HEADPIECE ASSEMBLY HAVING REMOVABLE BALLISTIC SHELL AND BUMP SHELL WITH SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A headpiece assembly for use with a night vision mounting arm on a head of a human, comprising a bump shell having a front and a rear, an interior suspension assembly adapted for seating on the head of the human to permit the bump shell to be worn by the human, a mounting bracket secured to the front of the bump shell for removably attaching the night vision mounting arm to the bump shell, a ballistic shell having a bottom forming an opening, and a coupling mechanism for removably securing the ballistic shell to the bump shell when the ballistic shell is placed over the bump shell, the ballistic shell having a front and a notch extending upwardly from the opening into the front for receiving the mounting bracket when the ballistic shell is placed over the bump shell so as to permit the night vision mounting arm to be attached to the bump shell during use of the ballistic shell.
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Abstract
A headpiece assembly for use with a night vision mounting arm includes a bump shell and an interior suspension assembly for seating on the head of a human. A mounting bracket is secured to the front of the bump shell for removably attaching the night vision mounting arm to the bump shell. A ballistic shell has a bottom forming an opening and a coupling mechanism for removably securing the ballistic shell to the bump shell when the ballistic shell is placed over the bump shell. The ballistic shell has a front and a notch extending upwardly from the opening into the front for receiving the mounting bracket when the ballistic shell is placed over the bump shell so as to permit the night vision mounting arm to be attached to the bump shell during use of the ballistic shell.
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- 1. A headpiece assembly for use with a night vision mounting arm on a head of a human, comprising a bump shell having a front and a rear, an interior suspension assembly adapted for seating on the head of the human to permit the bump shell to be worn by the human, a mounting bracket secured to the front of the bump shell for removably attaching the night vision mounting arm to the bump shell, a ballistic shell having a bottom forming an opening, and a coupling mechanism for removably securing the ballistic shell to the bump shell when the ballistic shell is placed over the bump shell, the ballistic shell having a front and a notch extending upwardly from the opening into the front for receiving the mounting bracket when the ballistic shell is placed over the bump shell so as to permit the night vision mounting arm to be attached to the bump shell during use of the ballistic shell.
- 14. A ballistic headpiece for use by a human having a head and with a night vision mounting arm, a bump shell having a front, an interior suspension assembly for seating on the head of the human to permit the bump shell to be worn by the human, and a mounting bracket secured to the front of the bump shell for removably attaching the night vision mounting arm to the bump shell, comprising a ballistic shell having a bottom forming an opening and a coupling mechanism for removably securing the ballistic shell to the bump shell when the ballistic shell is placed over the bump shell, the ballistic shell having a front and a notch extending upwardly from the opening into the front for receiving the mounting bracket when the ballistic shell is placed over the bump shell so as to permit the night vision mounting arm to be attached to the mounting bracket during use of the ballistic shell without removing the mounting bracket from the bump shell.
- 22. A suspension assembly for use with a headpiece by a human having a head with frontal and parietal regions, comprising a unitary impact protection element adapted for seating on the head and having a front portion having a shape that closely contours at least the frontal region of the head and a top portion and rear portion together depending from the front portion and having a shape that closely contours the parietal region of the head and a mounting assembly for positioning the protection element on the head.
- 28. A bump shell assembly for use with ancillary equipment adapters and a ballistic shell by a human to protect a head during combat, comprising an outer body having a bottom forming an opening adapted to receive the head of the human and a suspension assembly coupled to the body and at least partially disposed in the body for seating on the head so as to permit the body to be worn by the human during combat, the body having an exterior convex surface and at least one recessed surface recessed below the convex surface for receiving the ancillary equipment adapters whereby the ballistic shell can be worn over the body when the ancillary equipment adapters are removed from the body.
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