US 12,239,180 B2
Helmet with custom-fit liner
Louis Anthony Vanhoutin, Iuka, IL (US); Vincent R. Long, St. Peters, MO (US); Nathan Loucks, Litchfield, IL (US); and Richard Groff, III, Litchfield, IL (US)
Assigned to SCHUTT SPORTS IP, LLC, Litchfield, IL (US)
Filed by SCHUTT SPORTS IP, LLC, Litchfield, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/648,229.
Application 18/648,229 is a continuation of application No. 17/340,907, filed on Jun. 7, 2021, granted, now 12,004,586.
Application 17/340,907 is a continuation of application No. 16/815,861, filed on Mar. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,026,466, issued on Jun. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/836,923, filed on Apr. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0277096 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A42B 3/12 (2006.01); A42B 3/20 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/127 (2013.01) [A42B 3/122 (2013.01); A42B 3/128 (2013.01); A42B 3/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A helmet kit comprising:
a helmet shell adapted to protect a head of a wearer;
a base liner having a plurality of pod attachment sites located on a surface of the base liner that faces the head of the wearer when the base liner is disposed within the helmet shell; and
a plurality of fit pods removably attachable to the plurality of pod attachment sites, wherein each of the plurality of fit pods has a base that is removably attachable to a respective pod attachment site to define a fit configuration;
wherein the plurality of fit pods are interchangeable such that the base of each fit pod is attachable at any of the plurality of pod attachment sites; and
wherein each of the plurality of pod attachment sites is demarcated on the base liner to identify a corresponding fit pod attachment site location on the base liner.