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A sport equipment for absorbing and dispersing, at least in part, an impact force, thereby reducing the impact force. The sport equipment can be a helmet having an outer shell, an inner shell, and a tensile sheet located between the outer and inner shells. The outer shell includes an interior side f

A sport equipment for absorbing and dispersing, at least in part, an impact force, thereby reducing the impact force. The sport equipment can be a helmet having an outer shell, an inner shell, and a tensile sheet located between the outer and inner shells. The outer shell includes an interior side featuring a plurality of outer shell detents extending out therefrom. The inner shell includes an exterior side featuring a plurality of inner shell detents extending toward the outer shell. The tensile sheet is configured to dissipate and redirect, randomly directed impact force applied to the outer shell, to a tensile loading directed along a respective longitudinal axis of the tensile sheet. The outer and inner shells are in a spaced apart relationship with and movable to each other. The outer shell detents extend toward the inner shell.

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1. A sport equipment for absorbing and dispersing, at least in part, an impact force, said sport equipment comprising: an outer shell having an interior side featuring a plurality of outer shell detents extending out therefrom;an inner shell having an exterior side featuring a plurality of inner she

1. A sport equipment for absorbing and dispersing, at least in part, an impact force, said sport equipment comprising: an outer shell having an interior side featuring a plurality of outer shell detents extending out therefrom;an inner shell having an exterior side featuring a plurality of inner shell detents extending toward said interior side of said outer shell, said inner shell being in a spaced apart relationship with said outer shell to define a gap therebetween; anda tensile sheet located between said outer shell and said inner shell, said tensile sheet being configured to dissipate and redirect, randomly directed impact force applied to said outer shell, to a tensile loading directed along a respective longitudinal axis of said tensile sheet;wherein said outer shell detents extend toward said inner shell;wherein at least one of said outer shell detents and said inner shell detents featuring sides tapering toward a rounded apex contactable with said tensile sheet. 2. The sport equipment as according to claim 1, wherein said tensile sheet is secured to one of said outer shell, and said inner shell. 3. The sport equipment as according to claim 1 further comprising at least one fastener configured to pull said outer shell and said inner shell together. 4. The sport equipment as according to claim 1 further comprising a coupling member connecting a portion of said outer shell to a portion of said inner shell. 5. The sport equipment as according to claim 4, wherein said coupling member is deformable. 6. The sport equipment as according to claim 5 further comprising at least one fastener configured to pull said outer shell and said inner shell together, said fastener received through said coupling member. 7. The sport equipment as according to claim 1, wherein said outer shell further comprising a plurality of outer shell troughs each adjacent to at least one of said outer shell detents, and said inner shell further comprising a plurality of inner shell troughs each adjacent to at least one of said inner shell detents. 8. The sport equipment as according to claim 7, wherein each of said outer shell detents is configured to contact a first side of said tensile sheet, and each of said inner shell detents is configured to contact a second side of said tensile sheet opposite said first side. 9. The sport equipment as according to claim 8, wherein at least one of said outer shell troughs is configured to receive a portion of said first side of said tensile sheet and a portion of at least one of said inner shell detents, and at least one of said inner shell troughs is configured to receive a portion of said second side of said tensile sheet and a portion of at least one of said outer shell detents. 10. The sport equipment as according to claim 1 further comprising an inflatable member configured to apply pressure against said tensile sheet. 11. The sport equipment as according to claim 10, wherein said tensile sheet wraps around a peripheral edge of said inner shell. 12. The sport equipment as according to claim 11, wherein said inflatable member is received in a groove defined adjacent said peripheral edge of said inner shell, a portion of said inflatable member is configured to extend from said groove and contact said tensile sheet. 13. The sport equipment as according to claim 1, wherein said gap is filled with an impact absorbing material. 14. The sport equipment as according to claim 1, wherein said sport equipment is a helmet. 15. The sport equipment as according to claim 13, wherein said helmet further comprises a plurality of padding attached to an interior side of said inner shell. 16. A sport equipment comprising: an outer shell having an interior side;an inner shell having an exterior side in a spaced apart relationship with said interior side of said outer shell to define a gap therebetween; anda tensile sheet located in said gap, said tensile sheet being capable of transforming at least a portion of an impact force applied to one of said outer shell and said inner shell to a tensile loading directed along a respective longitudinal axis of said tensile sheet;wherein at least one of said outer shell and said inner shell has a plurality of detents extending toward said tensile sheet, and at least one of said outer shell and said inner shell has a plurality of recesses defined adjacent said tensile sheet and configured to receive at least one of said detents, respectively;wherein at least one of detents features sides tapering toward a rounded apex contactable with said tensile sheet. 17. The sport equipment as according to claim 16, wherein said interior side of said outer shell and said exterior side of said inner shell each has said detents and said recesses. 18. The sport equipment as according to claim 17, wherein said detents each has an apex in contact with said tensile sheet, and wherein said recesses are adjacent said tensile sheet to define an open space in communication with said tensile sheet. 19. The sport equipment as according to claim 18, wherein said open space is filled with an impact absorbing material. 20. A method of using a sport equipment to reduce an impact force applied to said sport equipment, said method comprising the steps of: a) locating a tensile sheet in a gap defined between an interior side of an outer shell and an exterior side of an inner shell, said exterior side of said inner shell being in a spaced apart relationship with said interior side of said outer shell;b) moving said outer shell toward said inner shell upon an impact force applied to said outer shell;c) contacting at least a portion of said tensile sheet with at least a portion of a rounded apex of at least one of a plurality of detents extending from at least one of said outer shell and said inner shell, said detents extending toward said tensile sheet and featuring sides tapering toward said apex;d) deforming said portion of said tensile sheet by said at least one of said detents toward a recess defined, opposite said at least one of said detents, in at least one of said outer shell and said inner shell, respectively;e) transforming a first portion of said impact force to a tensile loading directed along a respective longitudinal axis of said tensile sheet; andf) transferring a second portion of said impact force to said inner shell from said tensile sheet.