Apparatus (100) for absorbing an impact is disclosed. The apparatus (100) comprises a connected array of tubular structures (101) defining a surface. Each tubular structure (101) has a wall (103) defining an interior region (104) of the tubular structure (101) extending substantially along an axial direction of said tubular structure (101). The axial direction of each tubular structure (101) extends substantially perpendicularly to the surface. The wall (103) of each of a plurality of the tubular structures (101) is at least partially discontinuous, such that said tubular structures (101) preferentially deform in the region of the discontinuity during an impact.

A thermal control module for a system for thermally controlling all or a portion of a person's body including a housing with a lower face having a plurality of anchor points on a bracket for mounting a luggage item for a motorcycle, and an upper face having a plurality of points for mounting a luggage item for a motorcycle, the lower and upper faces being separated by a height, the housing has a location for mounting a heat exchange element having a means for distancing the heat exchange element from the walls of the housing, and a face for exchanging heat with the area surrounding a Peltier device thermally connected to a heat-pipe radiator extending in a direction orthogonal to the height, where the height is minimised and the exchange of heat with the surrounding area is maximised.

This disclosure relates to a system and method for an. The system comprises an inflatable trouser, an inflatable jacket, a pair of inflatable boots, one or more inflatable canopies. The system is flat when worn by the rider, resembling ordinary clothing and inflates in the event of a motorcycle accident. The system reduces the speed of a rider when the inflatable canopies are deployed by inflation, thus reducing the overall impact force the rider is facing in an accident situation. The system offers impact reducing protection for the rider by having a barrier of inflatable airtunnel structures inside or outside the outfit that absorbs impact energy in an accident situation when inflated. The airtunnel shells and the outfit are made from material with abrasion resistant, heat resistant, and/or stretchable properties.

A protective fabric is described, preferably for motorcyclist professional clothing, said monolayer or coupled fabric comprising at least two coupled fabrics which surprisingly meets all the requirements of the applicable reference standards for abrasion, cut and burst resistance, while maintaining unchanged exceptional characteristics of softness, breathability, comfort, washability.

Some embodiments provide a protective motorcycle blazer for protecting a motorcyclist. The protective motorcycle blazer includes an outer layer comprising textile fabric for providing an appearance of a blazer, a middle layer comprising abrasion resistant material for providing abrasion resistance to the protective motorcycle blazer, and an inner layer for providing an interface between the motorcyclist and the protective motorcycle blazer.

A wearable protection device including an inflatable element having a plurality of side-by-side segments and configurable between a deflated condition and an inflated condition. The protection device includes a case defining a compartment in which the plurality of segments is housed. The case includes a first and a second cover in sheet material, at least partially opposite to each other.

Some embodiments provide a protective motorcycle jacket with a detachable blazer for protecting a motorcyclist. The protective motorcycle jacket with a detachable blazer includes an outer layer comprising textile fabric for providing an appearance of a blazer, and an inner layer comprising abrasion resistant material for providing abrasion resistance to the protective motorcycle jacket with a detachable blazer.

Some embodiments provide a protective motorcycle jacket with a detachable blazer for protecting a motorcyclist. The protective motorcycle jacket with a detachable blazer includes an outer layer comprising textile fabric for providing an appearance of a blazer, and an inner layer comprising abrasion resistant material for providing abrasion resistance to the protective motorcycle jacket with a detachable blazer.