US 12,268,270 B2
Position specific protective sports helmet
Vittorio Bologna, Des Plaines, IL (US); Murphy Gillogly, Des Plaines, IL (US); and Thad M. Ide, Des Plaines, IL (US)
Assigned to Riddell, Inc., Des Plaines, IL (US)
Filed by Riddell, Inc., Des Plaines, IL (US)
Filed on May 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/316,342.
Application 18/316,342 is a continuation of application No. 17/878,190, filed on Aug. 1, 2022, granted, now 12,059,051.
Application 17/878,190 is a continuation of application No. 16/543,371, filed on Aug. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,399,589.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/778,559, filed on Dec. 12, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/719,130, filed on Aug. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0276891 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A42C 2/00 (2006.01); A42B 3/04 (2006.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/48 (2006.01)
CPC A42C 2/007 (2013.01) [A42B 3/04 (2013.01); G06T 17/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/4821 (2013.01)] 35 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A position specific American football helmet comprising:
a shell;
a facemask coupled to the shell;
an energy attenuation assembly configured to be positioned within the shell and having a pre-manufactured energy attenuation member; and
wherein the position specific American football helmet is designed based upon helmet impact information associated with a first group of players that primarily play a specific playing position.