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Students Creates Proteus Foldable Motorcycle Helmet Concept

Proteus foldable helmet
The fact that motorcycle helmets are too bulky and difficult to be carried around is no news, as riders have been struggling with this problem for decades now. But what if we tell you that we could get to see the first foldable helmets in action soon? Yes you’ve heard it right! Thanks to Jessica Dunn, a young student designer from Sydney, Australia, the portability of an essential road safety product could no longer be an issue. The 25-year-old has created the world's first folding motorcycle helmet.

Dubbed Proteus, the innovative helmet concept is designed for easy storage and portability, folding up small enough to fit inside a student's backpack. It uses an intuitive folding sequence and locking mechanism design. There are three key layers of impact protection provided by the Proteus helmet.

The first layer is the polycarbonate resin shell which protects against abrasion and puncture, embedded with strong high-torque friction hinges. The second layer is a standard impact-absorbing expanded polystyrene foam and the third layer, closest to the head, is made from a pliable yet impact absorbing material, which flexes in normal use, but then hardens instantly upon impact.

Thus in the event of an accident, the molecules within the specified material lock together to effectively absorb and distribute shock. Additionally, the mechanism for attaching the visor is an original design, as it it allows a visor to rotate via any specified arc of rotation via a track of a certain radius.

The idea came to her while riding in Indonesia. “I rode a motorcycle every day when I was in Indonesia on study exchange but had to buy a helmet from a roadside stall after mine was stolen,” Dunn explains. “I had to carry it around with me every day for the next five months and wanted one I could put in my backpack.”

Dunn’s innovative helmet design is nominated for the James Dyson Award, which is run by the billionaire inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner. If she wins the award, she will receive £10,000 to develop the invention.
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