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Ballistic and impact protective system for military helmet assembly

  • US 10,542,787 B2
  • Filed: 09/02/2010
  • Issued: 01/28/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An accessory attachment assembly for a helmet, comprising:

  • a visor comprising a lens having a width adapted to span from a user'"'"'s first eye to a user'"'"'s second eye when the visor is in a deployed position, and adapted to provide a primary viewing area that includes a straight ahead line of sight from both of the user'"'"'s eyes when the visor is in the deployed position; and

    a mounting arrangement adapted to attach the visor to the helmet, the mounting arrangement comprising a helmet mount, an arm, a link, and a visor mount, wherein;

    the helmet mount is adapted to be mounted to a center front position on the helmet;

    the visor mount is adapted to couple with the visor;

    the visor mount is adapted to connect to the helmet mount such that the visor is attachable to the helmet mount at only the center front position on the helmet;

    the arm and the link are adapted to guide the visor between the deployed position and a standby position that is raised from the deployed position;

    the arm is pivotally coupled to the helmet mount about a first pivot axis and is pivotally coupled to the visor mount about a second pivot axis;

    the link is pivotally coupled to the helmet mount about a third pivot axis and is pivotally coupled to the visor mount about a fourth pivot axis; and

    the first, second and third pivot axes are distinct from one another.

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