Helmet for impact energy displacement and/or absorption

Abstract

A helmet includes an outer shell, an intermediate isolator shell, an intermediate damping shell and an inner shell. The helmet further includes inner padding, a plurality of shocks, a plurality of shock mounts and one or more sensors. The helmet can further include an intermediate piston shell, one or more brake pads, a landing padding, and a bottom support. The helmet is configured to provide impact energy absorption and protect a user from brain and/or head injuries. The helmet provides controlled deceleration of the brain so as to prevent or minimize damage to the brain or head of the user. The one or more sensors of the helmet enables an impact detection system to be used concurrently with the helmet. The impact detection system is configured to measure, track, store, and present data collected during each use via a mobile application.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A helmet comprising:
 an outer shell;   an inner shell disposed within the outer shell; and   a plurality of shocks coupling the outer shell to the inner shell, wherein a first end of each shock is coupled to the outer shell and a second end of each shock is coupled to the inner shell.   
     
     
         2 . The helmet of  claim 1 , further comprising an intermediate isolator shell disposed within and coupled to the outer shell, wherein the inner shell is disposed within the intermediate isolator shell. 
     
     
         3 . The helmet of  claim 2 , wherein the intermediate isolator shell includes a plurality of isolator shell openings disposed therethrough, wherein each shock of the plurality of shocks extends through a corresponding opening of the plurality of isolator shell openings. 
     
     
         4 . The helmet of  claim 3 , further comprising an intermediate damping shell, the intermediate damping shell disposed within the intermediate isolator shell, and the inner shell disposed within and coupled to the intermediate damping shell. 
     
     
         5 . The helmet of  claim 4 , wherein the intermediate damping shell includes a plurality of damping shell openings disposed therethrough, wherein each shock of the plurality of shocks extends through a corresponding damping shell opening of the plurality of isolator shell openings. 
     
     
         6 . The helmet of  claim 4 , wherein the outer shell comprises carbon reinforced nylon, polyamide 6 (PA6), nylon 66 (PA66), fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) and/or any other high strength to weight ration composite materials. 
     
     
         7 . The helmet of  claim 6 , wherein the intermediate isolator shell comprises a material selected from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) foam, silicone foam, and/or elastomers with high resilience characteristics, the material having hardness from Shore 20A to 80A. 
     
     
         8 . The helmet of  claim 7 , wherein the intermediate damping shell comprises a material selected from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) foam, silicone foam, and/or low resilience elastomers, the material having a hardness from Shore 20A to 80A. 
     
     
         9 . The helmet of  claim 8 , wherein the inner shell comprises carbon reinforced nylon, polyamide 6 (PA6), nylon 66 (PA66), fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) and/or any other high strength to weight ration composite materials. 
     
     
         10 . The helmet of  claim 1 , further comprising a first shock mount coupled to the first end of each shock and the outer shell and a second shock mount coupled the second end of each shock and the inner shell, the first and second shock mounts for coupling the shocks to the outer and inner shells, respectively. 
     
     
         11 . The helmet of  claim 1 , further comprising inner padding disposed within and coupled to and interior of the inner shell. 
     
     
         12 . The helmet of  claim 11 , wherein the inner padding memory foam having a low natural frequency below 100 Hz. 
     
     
         13 . An impact detection system comprising:
 a helmet configured to be worn by a user, the helmet including a sensor including a data capture unit and a wireless communication processor to send information to a mobile application, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a fall by the user and/or an impact of the helmet; and   a mobile application wirelessly connected to the helmet, wherein the mobile application uses the user's height, age, and weight to establish baseline concussion thresholds, wherein information regarding a fall by the user and/or impact of the helmet is wirelessly communicated to the mobile application, wherein the mobile application uses the information from received from the sensors and baseline concussion thresholds to alert the user if the baseline concussion thresholds are exceeded.   
     
     
         14 . The impact detection system of  claim 13 , wherein the mobile application is configured to call an emergency number of a dangerous fall is detected based on measured parameters of the sensor, such as velocity, rate of deceleration, 3D position data and force. 
     
     
         15 . The impact detection system of  claim 13 , wherein the mobile application is configured to call an emergency number if the user does not respond within a predetermined time after a fall or impact. 
     
     
         16 . The impact detection system of  claim 13 , wherein the helmet further includes a GPS locator such that the mobile application can track the location of the helmet.