Sunday, May 11, 2014

Jeff Woolf's Clever Folding Bicycle Helmet Wins A Popular Science Invention Award...

Jeff Woolf's clever folding bicycle helmet is an idea that just, well, morphed from when a few years ago, Jeff, pictured here, while riding down a narrow London City street got hit by a car. His helmet saved his life and now, twenty years later, his invention is enabling helmeted cyclists to ride their bikes to work, fold the very nicely designed head gear and fit it into their briefcase.
Without squashing their lunch...




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7 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 11, 2014 at 12:41 PM

    Another, "Why didn't I think of that!" moment.

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  2. Karin CorbinMay 12, 2014 at 8:55 AM

    Too bad that you can't actually buy one. They are not actually in production.

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    1. The Flying TortoiseMay 12, 2014 at 9:51 AM

      The helmet should be on the market fairly soon Karin...

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  3. Mr. ObviousMay 12, 2014 at 3:55 PM

    If I were a bicyclist with a folding head, I might think that this was a pretty good idea, but isn't the purpose of a helmet to keep your shoulder melon from getting folded by bigger, heavier objects?

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    1. The Flying TortoiseMay 12, 2014 at 4:42 PM

      Dear Mr Obvious Ly Concerned.
      The prototype has passed the European safety tests and is expected to pass the US standard possibly in your coming summer so your delicate shoulder melon may well be safe...

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  4. AnonymousMay 13, 2014 at 3:48 AM

    What about the structural strength of the helmet as a whole? Does it have interlocking parts that give it overall rigidity when unfolded? If not, then I'm afraid Mr. Obvious is right.

    (Val, too lazy to sign in)

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  5. UnknownMay 14, 2014 at 9:48 AM

    That is awesome! I want one. He will be a billionaire.

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