US 12,082,632 B2
Articulated cervical spine and neck protection system
Justin Forsell, Haberfield (AU); David Pysden, Surry Hills (AU); and Timothy Watson, Wellington (NZ)
Assigned to CHIRON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES IP HOLDCO PTY LTD., Sydney (AU)
Appl. No. 17/766,769
Filed by Chiron Global Technologies IP Holdco Pty Ltd., Sydney (AU)
PCT Filed Oct. 2, 2020, PCT No. PCT/AU2020/000117
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 6, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/108829, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019903774 (AU), filed on Oct. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0386715 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. A41D 13/05 (2006.01); A42B 3/04 (2006.01); A42B 3/10 (2006.01); A63B 71/12 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 13/0512 (2013.01) [A42B 3/0473 (2013.01); A42B 3/105 (2013.01); A63B 71/1291 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An articulated cervical spine and neck protection system for protecting the cervical spine and soft tissues of the neck comprising an articulated cervical shroud assembly made of a rigid material, wherein the articulated cervical shroud assembly includes:
(a) an inner cervical shroud being approximately funnel-shaped and having a funnel portion and a neck portion, wherein the inner cervical shroud is configured to be worn substantially around a neck of a wearer, and
wherein the funnel portion of the inner cervical shroud is configured to cradle a head of a wearer from below such that movement of the head of the wearer causes a corresponding movement of the inner cervical shroud, and
(b) an outer cervical shroud having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion of the outer cervical shroud includes a wall and is sized to sit concentrically around the neck portion of the inner cervical shroud so that the inner cervical shroud is partially nested within the outer cervical shroud; and
wherein when the inner cervical shroud and the outer cervical shroud are worn together, the neck portion of the inner cervical shroud forms a ball-and-socket style articulation with the upper portion of the outer cervical shroud, said ball-and-socket articulation allowing the outer cervical shroud to overlap with the inner cervical shroud for added protection around the neck of the wearer, while permitting movement of the inner cervical shroud relative to the outer cervical shroud in ball-and-socket fashion.