US 11,864,617 B2
Machine vendible expandable helmet and manufacture of same
Emerick Varga, Los Angeles, CA (US); Kenneth B. Hertz, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Isis Alexandra Shiffer, Brooklyn, NY (US)
Assigned to Membrain Safety Solutions, LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed by Membrain Safety Solutions, LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/504,944.
Application 17/504,944 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/215,396, filed on Mar. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,678,711.
Application 17/215,396 is a continuation of application No. 16/189,423, filed on Nov. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,959,480.
Application 16/189,423 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2017/051277, filed on Sep. 13, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/093,482, filed on Oct. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/458,767, filed on Feb. 14, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/415,057, filed on Oct. 31, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/393,911, filed on Sep. 13, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0104574 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. A42B 3/32 (2006.01); A42B 3/12 (2006.01); A42B 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/322 (2013.01) [A42B 3/065 (2013.01); A42B 3/066 (2013.01); A42B 3/124 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bicycle helmet for fitting over a head of a user, the bicycle helmet comprising:
a segment of flexible cell structures that form a radial honeycomb matrix between first and second ends, the segment movable between a folded condition where each of the first and second ends of the segment are disposed generally parallel and an expanded condition where the radial honeycomb matrix of the at least one segment is configured to be expanded at least partially over the head of the user and arranged radially relative to the surface of the head of the user;
a first and a second side frame disposed respectively at the first and second ends of the honeycomb matrix; and
a sliding latch comprising a first portion coupled to the first side frame and a second portion coupled to the second side frame, the first and second portions selectively translatable relative to each other to move the first and side frame toward and away from each other for accommodating different sized heads of the user.