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US 12,628,898 · App. 18/693,633 · Granted May 19, 2026

Helmet and chin strap

Inventor: Kyosuke Ishikawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SHOEI Co., Ltd.
A42B3/08
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Patent No.
US 12,628,898
App. No.
18/693,633
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This helmet includes a cap body and a chin strap that is arranged on the inner side of the cap body. The chin strap is woven into a strap shape using weft threads and warp threads. The warp threads include a first warp thread constituted by a first fiber, and a second warp thread constituted by a second fiber, which is made of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. The tensile strength and the elastic modulus of the second fiber are greater than those of the first fiber. The weft threads are constituted by the first fiber.

Claims (17)

1 . A helmet, comprising:

a helmet body; and

a chin strap arranged at an inner side of the helmet body, wherein

the chin strap is woven with wefts and warps to be strap-shaped,

the warps include a first warp formed by a first fiber and a second warp formed by a second fiber of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene,

the second fiber has a higher tensile strength and a higher elastic modulus than the first fiber, and

the wefts are each formed by the first fiber.

2 . The helmet according to claim 1 , wherein the second warp is one of multiple second warps arranged at equal intervals in a direction in which the wefts extend in the chin strap.

3 . The helmet according to claim 1 , wherein the chin strap includes a strap length adjuster configured to adjust a length of the chin strap.

4 . The helmet according to claim 3 , wherein the strap length adjuster is made of stainless steel.

5 . The helmet according to claim 1 , wherein a percentage of a surface area of the second warp in the warps is greater than 0% and less than or equal to 43.6%.

6 . The helmet according to claim 1 , wherein a percentage of a surface area of the second warp in the warps is greater than 0% and less than or equal to 23.0%.

7 . A chin strap arranged at an inner side of a helmet body of a helmet, wherein

the chin strap is woven with wefts and warps to be strap-shaped,

the warps include a first warp formed by a first fiber and a second warp formed by a second fiber of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene,

the second fiber has a higher tensile strength and a higher elastic modulus than the first fiber, and

the wefts are each formed by the first fiber.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2024
From: ISHIKAWA, KYOSUKE
To: SHOEI CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-155125 · Sep 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240389702A1 · Nov 28, 2024
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