ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,013, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to DoubleThree LLC (Laguna Beach, Calif.).
"Helmet and chin strap" was invented by Carl Winefordner (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and Frank Hermansen (Corona del Mar, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A helmet comprises a shell having a front portion, a rear portion, and a pair of lateral portions extending between the front portion and the rear portion. The shell is sized and configured to be placeable on the head of a user. The helmet additionally includes a chin strap having a pair of end portions and an intermediate portion located between the pair of end portions. The end portions are fixedly co...