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| Proteus Folding Motorcycle Helmet Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT |
Helmets are large rigid structures that are difficult to cram into most portable luggage for easy carrying. This is due in large part to their unique function of not changing volume size when being impacted from external forces. Full-face helmets take the most volume, but three-quarter helmets generally take nearly the same space.
As an innovation project candidate for the Australian 2011 James Dyson Award, the Proteus folding motorcycle helmet offers a solution to the storage and carrying problems. It starts as a normal three-quarter helmet, but through a new folding system is able to reduce its volume by 20% when not being worn. This is intended to allow it to fit in most standard sized backpacks.
The visor and mount had to be redesigned to allow the sides of the helmet to fold inward to the space a head would otherwise occupy. The protective layers of the helmet were based on the recommendations of the Australian safety standards for motorcycle helmets. This includes an expanded polystyrene foam inner shell, a lining made of a pliable material that hardens on impact, and a polycarbonate resin outer shell.
No word on colors or anticipated pricing, but even if Jessica Dunn’s entry does not win the award, you may be able to see similar innovations introduced by helmet manufactures in the future.
Stay tuned for more updates, and be sure to order your copy of the 2011 print edition of Inline Performance Magazine HERE at half off the cover price for a limited time.
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