Folding motorcycle helmet nominated for Dyson Award | iAutocom.com ...

Posted inNew Automotive Design Reviews on28. May, 2011

Filed under: Etc., Motorcycle, Design/Style

Twenty-five-year-old Australian Jessica Dunn exhausted five months on foot a motorcycle in Indonesia as a foreign swap student, and so as to meant hauling a helmet approximately all so as to time. Weary of so as to grind following now 150 days, Dunn urbanized the Proteus folding helmet and it is now shortlisted for the James Dyson Award.

An outer layer of polycarbonate covers polystyrene foam, and the inmost layer is a fabric essential pliable throughout usual use but instantly hardens at what time it registers an impact. The helmet itself collapses in a manner reminiscent of a hardtop convertibles, the visor slides rear on top as,at the same time as the dispersal and rear fold eager on the helmets center cavity. The Proteus helmet has person's name engineered to get together Australian security standards, and at what time folded hysterics eager on a normal backpack. Have a seem at the gallery of high-res images for a improved view, and if you believe essential funky, you be hypothetical to create sure out Julien Bergignats Tatou helmet.

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