MANDIBLE GUARD ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a mandible guard for a helmet; and
a position control that holds the mandible guard in a first position relative to the helmet and a second position relative to the helmet;
wherein the first position defines a first distance from a point on the helmet to a point on the mandible guard and the second position defines a second distance from the point on the helmet to the point on the mandible guard, the second distance being different from the first distance, the point on the helmet being a laterally centered point on a front brim of the helmet, and the point on the mandible guard being a laterally centered point on the mandible guard;
wherein the position control permits adjustment of the mandible guard from the first position to the second position by a user while the helmet is worn by the user; and
wherein in the first and second positions, the mandible guard is below the front brim of the helmet.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for adjusting the position of a mandible guard relative to a helmet are disclosed. Adjustment of the mandible guard may be performed by a user while the user is wearing the helmet and/or without the use of tools. A mandible guard adjustment system may be combined with an attachment system for attaching and removing the mandible guard to a helmet.
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44 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a mandible guard for a helmet; and a position control that holds the mandible guard in a first position relative to the helmet and a second position relative to the helmet; wherein the first position defines a first distance from a point on the helmet to a point on the mandible guard and the second position defines a second distance from the point on the helmet to the point on the mandible guard, the second distance being different from the first distance, the point on the helmet being a laterally centered point on a front brim of the helmet, and the point on the mandible guard being a laterally centered point on the mandible guard; wherein the position control permits adjustment of the mandible guard from the first position to the second position by a user while the helmet is worn by the user; and wherein in the first and second positions, the mandible guard is below the front brim of the helmet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus comprising:
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a mandible guard; an attachment arm configured to attach the mandible guard to a helmet; a position control that holds the mandible guard in a first position relative to the attachment arm and a second position relative to the attachment arm, the mandible guard being movable relative to the attachment arm, wherein the first position defines a first distance from a point on the helmet to a point on the mandible guard and the second position defines a second distance from the point on the helmet to the point on the mandible guard, the second distance being different from the first distance, the point on the helmet being a laterally centered point on a front brim of the helmet, and the point on the mandible guard being a laterally centered point on the mandible guard, and wherein in the first and second positions, the mandible guard is below the front brim of the helmet.
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40. An apparatus comprising:
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a mandible guard for a helmet; and a position control that holds the mandible guard in a first position having a first pitch angle relative to the helmet and a second position having a second pitch angle relative to the helmet, the second pitch angle being different from the first pitch angle; wherein the position control permits adjustment of the mandible guard from the first position to the second position by a user while the helmet is worn by the user; and wherein in the first and second positions, the mandible guard is below the front brim of the helmet.
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41. A method comprising:
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donning a helmet including a mandible guard; and pivoting the mandible guard from a first position to a second position while the helmet is worn by a user, the second position being different from the first position; wherein in the first and second positions, the mandible guard is below a front brim of the helmet. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. An apparatus comprising:
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a mandible guard for a helmet; and a position control that holds the mandible guard in a first position relative to the helmet and a second position relative to the helmet; wherein the first position defines a first distance from a point on the helmet to a point on the mandible guard and the second position defines a second distance from the point on the helmet to the point on the mandible guard, the second distance being different from the first distance, the point on the helmet being a laterally centered point on a front brim of the helmet, and the point on the mandible guard being a laterally centered point on the mandible guard; wherein in the first and second positions, the mandible guard is below the front brim of the helmet; and wherein the position control permits adjustment of the mandible guard from the first position to the second position without the use of a tool.
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