Helmet Bracket System

• US 20110099695A1
• Filed: 11/04/2010
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David John Siviter
• Original Assignee: David John Siviter
• Inventors: Siviter, David John
• Application Number:
  US12/939,411
• Publication Number:
  US 20110099695A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/422
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/04 Parts, details or accessories of helmets

Abstract

The helmet bracket system is an electro-mechanical device for mounting digital head-mounted systems. The Helmet bracket system is lightweight, supports one-handed adjustment, has a breakaway base, and is mechanically low profile. The device also supports the transfer of high bandwidth digital data.

Claims

1. An apparatus for mounting an external device to a helmet comprising:

a rear fastener that allows cables to pass through without affecting ballistic integrity of the helmet;

a front fastener that allows cables to pass through without affecting ballistic integrity of the helmet;

a head cable operable to carry electrical power and data signals and to pass from a front side of the helmet to a back side of the helmet through the rear fastener and the front fastener on the helmet without passing the head cable over a top of the helmet or under a rim of the helmet, wherein the head cable transitions from a round cable that passes through the custom rear fastener to a flat cable which passes around an underside of the helmet and back to the round cable that passes through the custom flanged fastener;

an electro/mechanical docking station hard mounted to the helmet, the electrical/mechanical docking station operable to provide mechanical mounting, power connections including duplicate power contacts, and a communications attachment;

an electro/mechanical break-away unit attached to the helmet docking station that is operable to deploy and stow the external device, and to receive the electrical power and data signals from the head cable;

an electro/mechanical break-away mechanism that is operable to create an electrical signal indicating a soft shut down or start-up of an external device; and

a electro/mechanical external device attachment point that, when attached to the electro/mechanical docking station, provides an electrical signal to the external device indicating whether the electro/mechanical break-away unit is in a deployed or a stowed position.