A head and neck support and protection device for a driver of a vehicle, wherein the device is integral with a chassis of the vehicle or is configured to be coupled with a chassis of the vehicle, comprising: an arm (1) being pivotably mounted, at a first end, to a support (7) and comprising, at a second end, a slidably-mounted element (2) connected to a helmet clip (3); wherein the helmet clip (3) is configured to engage a helmet pin (22); a resistance block (4, 71, 281) that is fixed or configured to be fixed to the vehicle chassis and configured to transfer energy into the vehicle chassis when the arm (1) hits the resistance block (4, 71, 281); a head support tape (191T) or rope (191R) attached at one end to the vehicle chassis and at the other end to the arm (1); wherein the slidably-mounted element (2) is configured to slide out of the arm, in a controlled manner, when conditions indicating a crash have been met.
HEAD AND NECK SUPPORT AND PROTECTION DEVICE
KOPF- UND NACKENSTÜTZE UND SCHUTZSYSTEM
DISPOSITIF DE SUPPORT ET DE PROTECTION DE LA TÊTE ET DE LA NUQUE
2023-06-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English