US 11,805,826 B2
Personal impact protection device
Walter T. Bonin, Marlborough, MA (US)
Assigned to WB Development Company, LLC, Marlborough, MA (US)
Filed by WB Development Company LLC, Marlborough, MA (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/443,462.
Application 16/443,462 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/766,828, filed on Feb. 14, 2013, granted, now 10,321,724.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/599,566, filed on Feb. 16, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2019/0297965 A1, Oct. 3, 2019
Int. Cl. A41D 13/015 (2006.01); A42B 3/06 (2006.01); A41D 13/06 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 13/015 (2013.01) [A41D 13/065 (2013.01); A42B 3/064 (2013.01); A42B 3/065 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An impact protection device, comprising:
a first shell configured to be disposed on a body portion of a user;
a second shell spaced at a distance from the first shell; and
at least one energy absorption subassembly disposed between the first shell and the second shell, the at least one energy absorption subassembly comprising a first component, a second component spaced at a distance from the first component, and a plurality of elastomeric members spanning the distance between the first component and the second component, each elastomeric member of the plurality of elastomeric members having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end coupled to the first component and the first shell and the second end coupled to the second component and the second shell,
the plurality of elastomeric members being configured to stretch between the first component and the second component in response to a translation of the second shell relative to the first shell and at a location that is substantially opposite to an impact receiving location of the second shell;
the first component defines a plurality of openings extending between an inner wall and an outer wall of the first component;
the first component comprises a plurality of first component clamping mechanisms, each first component clamping mechanism of the plurality of first component clamping mechanisms disposed within a corresponding opening of the plurality of openings defined by the first component, the first component clamping mechanism of each opening of the first component configured to secure a portion of a first end of an elastomeric member, of the plurality of elastomeric members, disposed within the opening defined by the first component;
each first clamping mechanism of the plurality of first component clamping mechanisms comprising corrugations within each opening of the plurality of openings defined by the first component, the corrugations defining a width of each opening of the plurality of openings of the first component as less than a width of the first end of the corresponding elastomeric member;
the second component defines a plurality of openings extending between an inner wall and an outer wall of the second component; and
the second component comprises a plurality of second component clamping mechanisms, each second component clamping mechanism of the plurality of second component clamping mechanisms disposed within a corresponding opening of the plurality of openings defined by the second component, the second component clamping mechanism of each opening of the second component configured to secure a portion of a second end of the elastomeric member, of the plurality of elastomeric members, disposed within the opening defined by the second component;
each second clamping mechanism of the plurality of second component clamping mechanisms comprising corrugations within each opening of the plurality of openings defined by the second component, the corrugations defining a width of each opening of the plurality of openings of the second component as less than a width of the second end of the corresponding elastomeric member.