illinois based sporting company that develops american football baseball and softball equipment based in litchfield illinois . 1 schutt s ion 4d air xp vengeance and dna football helmet lines are the only helmets to have tpu cushioning in the helmets which is the same material used by the united states armed forces for fighter pilot and paratrooper helmets . 2 contents 1 history 2 concussion prevention efforts 3 equipment usage 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the company was established in 1918 as a basketball hoop and dry line developer and created the first football faceguard in 1935 . 3 in 2008 competitor riddell sued schutt for infringing on three patents . the three products identified were branded by schutt under the names dna ion and air xp . 4 two years later the company sued riddell also for patent infringement . however schutt ended up losing in the lawsuit forcing them to file bankruptcy . 5 despite this football helmets and facemask sales in 2011 increased by 15 % . 6 after the bankruptcy platinum equity acquired the assets of the company . 2 concussion prevention efforts edit schutt has been active in preventing concussions in american football including having created a device in 2008 for arena football league players called the shockometer . the device is shaped like a triangle with an adhesive on one side which sticks to the helmet . when a player is hit by a g force of more than 100 g a light in a capsule on the device will flash red . however fan activity could potentially affect the device . 7 in 2012 the company developed a helmet line called vengeance which the company stated will give players the opportunity to face their foes head on . 8 critics and doctors questioned the model s marketing saying that the statement as well as the name can give the wrong message . however schutt ceo robert erb stated that the name stems from the competition between schutt and riddell and that the name will not appear on the helmet . 9 warning keep your head up . do not butt ram spear or strike an opponent with any part of the helmet or faceguard . this is a violation of football rules and may cause you to suffer severe brain or neck injury including paralysis or death and possible injury to your opponent . contact in football may result in concussion brain injury which no helmet can prevent . symptoms include loss of consciousness or memory dizziness headache nausea or confusion . if you have symptoms immediately stop and report them to your coach trainer and parents . do not return to a game or contact until all symptoms are gone and you receive medical clearance . ignoring this warning may lead to another and more serious or fatal brain injury . no helmet system can protect you from serious brain and or neck injuries including paralysis or death . to avoid these risks do not engage in the sport of football . 10 warning label on the back of schutt developed football helmets equipment usage edit the company s basketball equipment has been used by various athletic associations ; the company s rims are the official rims of the sec men s and women s basketball tournaments . the company is the sponsor of the illinois high school association schutt sports slam dunk spectacular dunk contest . the philadelphia 76ers frequently use schutt s equipment during their summer camps and is the preferred equipment of the missouri valley conference . 11 the company also develops equipment for the united states men s national softball team women s softball teams and developed the aqua tech helmet in 2012 for the women s team . 12 see also edit riddell references edit schutt sports litchfield il . manta.com . retrieved 2012 07 21 . a b platinum equity acquires schutt sports . reuters . 2010 12 16 . retrieved 2012 07 21 . our portfolio schutt sports . platinum equity . retrieved 2012 07 21 . files patent infringement action against schutt sports . riddell . 2008 12 10 . retrieved 2012 08 15 . mccarty dawn 2010 09 07 . schutt sports files bankruptcy seeks bar to riddell patent suit damages . bloomberg . retrieved 2012 07 21 . landis tim 2011 09 23 . schutt sports says it s growing again . the state journal register . retrieved 2012 06 18 . afl to test device designed to warn of possible concussions orlando sentinel . articles.orlandosentinel.com . 2008 03 06 . retrieved 2012 07 21 . schutt sport vengeance is here . schuttsports.com . 2012 01 09 . retrieved 2012 08 15 . dicker ron january 11 2012 . vengeance helmet schutt sports new model raises eyebrows . huffingtonpost.com . retrieved 2012 08 15 . how to properly fit the schutt helmet systems pdf . retrieved 21 june 2012 . schutt sports basketball systems residential & institutional grade . basketballhoopsonline.com . retrieved 2012 08 15 . usa softball schutt sports unveils new usa softball women s national team aqua tech helmet for 2012 . usasoftball.com . retrieved 2012 08 15 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title schutt sports & oldid 660174713 categories sporting goods manufacturers of the united stateslitchfield illinoiscompanies established in 1918hidden categories use mdy dates from february 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 may 2015 at 03 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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