HELMET MOUNTING SYSTEM
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1. An apparatus for a helmet accessory mount, comprising:
- a carrier attachable to a helmet, the carrier including;
a first arm and a second arm located opposite one another relative to a central region of the carrier, each arm extending in a respective direction away from the central region of the carrier; and
a receptacle-receiving portion to removably receive a receptacle that is configured to hold a helmet accessory mounting interface.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for attaching an accessory to a helmet are disclosed. A helmet accessory mounting interface may be attached to a receptacle. The receptacle may be removably or permanently received by a carrier. The carrier may be attached to a helmet having a particular shape and size. The carrier also may be configured to receive any selected type of a plurality of receptacle types which, in turn, corresponds to a particular mounting interface for a helmet accessory. The receptacle may be receivable, in some embodiments removably, by any one of a number of different types of carriers.
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1. An apparatus for a helmet accessory mount, comprising:
a carrier attachable to a helmet, the carrier including; a first arm and a second arm located opposite one another relative to a central region of the carrier, each arm extending in a respective direction away from the central region of the carrier; and a receptacle-receiving portion to removably receive a receptacle that is configured to hold a helmet accessory mounting interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 12)
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16. A helmet accessory mount assembly, comprising:
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a carrier constructed and arranged to be attached to a helmet, the carrier including a receptacle-receiving portion; a receptacle removably received by the receptacle-receiving portion of the carrier; and a helmet accessory mounting interface attached to the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of assembling a helmet accessory mount system, comprising:
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attaching a helmet accessory mounting interface to a receptacle; and positioning the receptacle at a receptacle-receiving portion of a carrier, the carrier being attachable to a helmet.
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34. An apparatus for a helmet accessory mount, comprising:
a carrier constructed and arranged to be attached to a helmet, the carrier including; a hook located at a lower region of the carrier and having a surface configured to resist rotation of an upper region of the carrier in a direction away from the helmet; and a receptacle-receiving portion to removably receive a receptacle that is configured to hold a helmet accessory mounting interface.
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44. A method of assembling a helmet accessory mount system, the system including a carrier which is attachable to a helmet and is configured to receive any type of receptacle from among a plurality of receptacle types, each type of receptacle being configured to receive a different type of helmet accessory mounting interface, the method comprising:
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(a) selecting a type of receptacle to associate with the carrier; and (b) attaching a receptacle of the selected receptacle type to the carrier.
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