Head Protection Helmet Assembly

Abstract

An improved head protection helmet assembly includes a helmet and a torso subassembly that is either a support vest or a shoulder pad subassembly. The helmet and torso subassembly are attached together in a way the helmet cannot move relative to the torso subassembly. A force applied to the helmet is transferred to the torso subassembly. The head of a person using the head protection helmet assembly can be moved inside, and relative to, the helmet. The head protection helmet assembly can also include front and rear body plates attached to the torso subassembly to reduce movement of the torso subassembly and the helmet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A head protection helmet assembly comprising:
 a helmet; and   a torso subassembly removably attached to the helmet;   wherein the helmet cannot move relative to the torso subassembly.   
     
     
         2 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein:
 during usage of the head protection helmet assembly by a person, a force applied to the helmet is transferred to the torso subassembly and then to shoulders or a torso of the person.   
     
     
         3 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein:
 during usage of the head protection helmet assembly by a person, a head of the person can be moved inside, and relative to, the helmet.   
     
     
         4 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the helmet includes padding on an inside thereof; and   during usage of the head protection helmet assembly by a person, a head of the person can move inside, and relative to, the helmet to press on the padding.   
     
     
         5 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the torso subassembly includes a support vest configured to be worn by a person between the person and a shoulder pad assembly that includes shoulder pads and a central collar portion attached together; and   the helmet is removably attached to the support vest.   
     
     
         6 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the torso subassembly further includes a collar mount device attached to the support vest; and   the helmet is removably attached to the collar mount device.   
     
     
         7 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the collar mount device includes a mounting ring configured to at least partially surround a neck of the person; and   the helmet is removably attached to the mounting ring.   
     
     
         8 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the collar mount device further includes a neck portion;   a bottom of the neck portion is attached to the support vest; and   a top of the neck portion is attached to the mounting ring.   
     
     
         9 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 8 , wherein:
 an inner dimension of the neck portion and the mounting ring is configured for a head of the person to be placed therethrough.   
     
     
         10 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the neck portion and the mounting ring are configured for the shoulder pad assembly to be placed down on top of the support vest, with a neck opening of the central collar portion substantially surrounding and abutting the neck portion, and with the central collar portion substantially below the mounting ring.   
     
     
         11 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the neck portion and the mounting ring are configured for part of the central collar portion to be positioned under a portion of the mounting ring when the shoulder pad assembly is placed down on top of the support vest.   
     
     
         12 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the torso subassembly is a shoulder pad subassembly that includes shoulder pads and a central collar portion attached together; and   the helmet is removably attached to the central collar portion.   
     
     
         13 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the torso subassembly further includes a collar mount device attached to the central collar portion; and   the helmet is removably attached to the collar mount device.   
     
     
         14 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the collar mount device includes a mounting ring configured to at least partially surround a neck of the person; and   the helmet is removably attached to the mounting ring.   
     
     
         15 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 front and rear body plates attached to the torso subassembly;   wherein, during usage of the head protection helmet assembly by a person, the front and rear body plates reduce movement of the torso subassembly and the helmet.   
     
     
         16 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a head cap worn by a person during usage of the head protection helmet assembly;   wherein the head cap includes cap padding thereon.   
     
     
         17 . The head protection helmet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein:
 during usage of the head protection helmet assembly by a person, the head protection helmet assembly prevents transfer of forces to a neck of the person or prevents excessive flexing of the neck.   
     
     
         18 . A head protection helmet assembly comprising:
 a helmet subassembly comprising:
 a helmet configured to surround at least a portion of a head of a person; 
 a helmet mount device attached to the helmet; 
   a torso subassembly comprising:
 a support vest configured to be worn by the person between the person and a shoulder pad assembly that includes shoulder pads and a central collar portion attached together, wherein the support vest is configured to surround at least an upper portion of a torso of the person and configured to be maintained substantially immovable relative to the torso; and 
 a collar mount device attached to the support vest; 
   and wherein:   the helmet mount device and the collar mount device are configured to be removably attached to each other; and   when the helmet mount device and the collar mount device are removably attached to each other, the helmet cannot move relative to the support vest.   
     
     
         19 . A head protection helmet assembly comprising:
 a helmet subassembly comprising:
 a helmet configured to surround at least a portion of a head of a person; 
 a helmet mount device attached to the helmet; 
   a shoulder pad subassembly comprising:
 a collar portion configured to be worn by the person, configured to surround at least an upper portion of a torso of the person, and configured to be maintained substantially immovable relative to the torso; 
 shoulder pads attached to the collar portion; and 
 a collar mount device attached to the collar portion; 
   and wherein:   the helmet mount device and the collar mount device are configured to be removably attached to each other; and   when the helmet mount device and the collar mount device are removably attached to each other, the helmet cannot move relative to the collar portion.