Description
The new HANS Device III Youth SFI 38.1 certified head restraint model has been manufactured especially for young racers. The HANS III Youth protects younger, still developing racers with patented HANS technology in a rounded, smaller collar and similarly proportioned legs.
YOUTH HANS III Features
– The lightest ever HANS III Device
– Weighs 870gm
– SFI 38.1 Certified
– Provides the same protection as other HANS devices
– Designed for neck circumferences of 12 ½ to 14 ½ inches
– Manufactured using eco-friendly materials
– Helmet anchor posts not included
Primarily made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer, the HANS device is shaped like a “U”. The back of the “U” sits behind the nape of the neck and two arms lie flat along the top of the chest over the pectoral muscles. The device is in general, supported by the shoulders. It attaches to the helmet, not to the belts, the driver’s body, or the seat. The helmet attaches to the device via an anchor on each side. In a properly installed 5- or 6-point racing harness, the belts that cross the driver’s upper body pass directly over the HANS device on the driver’s shoulders and buckle at the center of the driver’s abdomen. Therefore, the HANS device is secured by the body of the driver, not the seat.
The purpose of the HANS device is to keep the head from whipping in a crash. This prevents excessive rotational movement as a secondary protection, without otherwise restricting movement of the neck. This allows the wearer’s head to move normally but restricts head movements during a crash that would exceed the normal articulation range of the musculoskeletal system. In any kind of crash, the body is decelerated by the harness. The head will maintain velocity until it is decelerated by the neck. The HANS device maintains the relative position of the head to the body additionally transferring energy to the much stronger chest, torso, shoulder, seat belts, and seat as the head is decelerated.
