HELMET

• US 20010049837A1
• Filed: 04/20/2000
• Published: 12/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GB SOLO Limited
• Original Assignee: GB SOLO Limited
• Inventors: SLACK, GORDON
• Application Number:
  US09/556,904
• Publication Number:
  US 20010049837A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/6.2
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 18/04 Gas helmets

Abstract

A helmet comprising

a helmet shell;

a breathing apparatus face mask and a visor, for breathing apparatus and the visor being connected to the helmet shell;

an augmented reality viewer Positioned within the helmet shell and adapted to receive a video signal and to display the signal as a video image, the video image being arranged such that it can be viewed by a wearer of the helmet;

the helmet further comprising a power socket adapted to be connected to an external source of power for the augmented reality viewer.

Claims

1. A helmet comprising

a helmet shell;

a breathing apparatus face mask for connection to a breathing apparatus and a visor, the breathing apparatus face mask and the visor being connected to the helmet shell;

an augmented reality viewer positioned within the helmet shell and adapted to receive a video signal and to display the signal as a video image, the video image being arranged such that it can be viewed by a wearer of the helmet;

the helmet further comprising a power socket adapted to be connected to an external power source for the augmented reality viewer.

2. A helmet as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the video image displayed by the augmented reality viewer is arranged such that it can be viewed by the wearer of the helmet whilst looking through the visor.

3. A helmet as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the augmented reality viewer is located behind the breathing apparatus face mask.

4. A helmet as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the helmet further comprises a video socket adapted to receive a video signal from an external source for display by the augmented reality viewer.

5. A helmet as claimed in

claim 4

, wherein the external video source comprises a thermal imaging camera.

6. A helmet as claimed in

claim 4

, wherein the helmet further comprises a thermal imaging sensor, the thermal imaging sensor being adapted to be connected to an external image interpretation circuit;

the image interpretation circuit being adapted to generate a video signal in response to the signal received from the thermal imaging sensor; and

,

the video socket being adapted to receive the video signal generated by the external image interpretation circuit for display by the augmented reality viewer.

7. A helmet as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the helmet further comprises a thermal imaging sensor, the thermal imaging sensor being connected to an integrated image interpretation circuit;

the image interpretation circuit being adapted to generate a video signal in response to the signal received from the thermal imaging sensor; and

,

the augmented reality viewer being adapted to receive the video signal from the image interpretation circuit for display.

8. A viewing system for mounting on a breathing apparatus face mask, the viewing system comprising

an augmented reality viewer adapted to receive a video signal and to display the signal as a video image, the video image being arranged such that it can be viewed by a wearer of the face mask;

and,

a power socket adapted to be connected to an external source of power for the augmented reality viewer.

9. A viewing system as claimed in

claim 8

, further comprising a thermal imaging sensor and integrated image interpretation circuit, the image interpretation circuit being adapted to generate a video signal in response to the signal received from the thermal imaging sensor;

the augmented reality viewer being adapted to receive the video image generated by the image interpretation circuit for display.

10. A viewing system as claimed in

claim 8

further comprising a thermal imaging sensor adapted to be connected to an external image interpretation circuit, the external image interpretation circuit being adapted to generate a video signal in response to the signal received from the thermal imaging sensor;

the augmented reality viewer being adapted to receive the video image generated by the image interpretation circuit for display.