Hopkins, Mark Eric,Leatt, Christopher James,Nelson, Grant Leigh,Keevy, Pieter Andre
申请号：
AU2008277318
公开号：
AU2008277318B9
申请日:
2008.07.17
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A neck brace (10) is provided, which has an impact surface (30) which that can limitmovement of a helmet by contacting an underside of the helmet, bearing surfaces(44,72,88) configured for bearing on the body of a wearer, and a structure (24,66,94,100)between the impact surface (30) and the bearing surfaces (44,72,88), that cantransfer impact loads of the helmet on the impact surface (30), to the wearer'sbody. Parts (92,98) of the neck brace (10) that defines part of the impact surface(30) are displaceable towards the wearer s body and the structure (94,100) isconfigured to permit the displacement at rates slower than a predetermined rate,but to resist displacement if the rate exceeds the predetermined rate. The displacementof the parts (92,98) allow the wearer to move the helmet to positions not otherwisepermitted by the impact surface (30), but the resistance to displacement ensuresthat impact loads can still be transferred from the helmet to the body, duringimpacts.
