BALLISTIC AND IMPACT PROTECTIVE SYSTEM FOR MILITARY HELMET ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. An accessory attachment assembly for a helmet, comprising:
- at least one strap guide configured to connect a strap with a helmet;
the strap guide having a fastener engaging portion for releasably receiving a fastener secured to a rear portion of a helmet, and a strap holding portion configured to hold a strap relative to the guide.
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Abstract
A helmet assembly including a mandible bracket configured to connect a mandible to a helmet, with at least one strap connected to the mandible bracket and configured to extend from the mandible bracket to a helmet. The assembly includes at least one strap guide having a strap engaging portion connected to the strap along a length of the strap for connecting the strap to a helmet. The strap guide is removably attachable to the helmet, and in some embodiments the strap guide may be attached and/or removed through movement along a lengthwise direction of the strap, including in a horizontal direction. The assembly may secure an accessory other than a mandible to the helmet, and sufficient force on the accessory may remove the strap guide from the helmet.
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32 Claims
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1. An accessory attachment assembly for a helmet, comprising:
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at least one strap guide configured to connect a strap with a helmet; the strap guide having a fastener engaging portion for releasably receiving a fastener secured to a rear portion of a helmet, and a strap holding portion configured to hold a strap relative to the guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An accessory attachment assembly for a helmet, comprising:
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at least one mandible bracket configured to connect a mandible to a helmet; at least one strap connected to the mandible bracket and configured to extend from the mandible bracket to a rear portion of a helmet; at least one strap guide having a strap engaging portion connected to the strap along a length of the strap, and a fastener engaging portion configured to connect to a fastener attached to a helmet. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of securing a face protector to a helmet, comprising :
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connecting a face protector about a front portion of the helmet by face protector brackets; bringing straps connected to the face protector from opposite sides of the face protector to the rear of the helmet; sliding each of one or more strap guides onto a fastener attached to the helmet, each of the one or more strap guides being attached to one of the straps; and connecting the straps together at a rear of the helmet. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. An accessory attachment assembly for a helmet, comprising:
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at least one strap guide configured to connect a strap with a helmet; the strap guide having one of a fastener and a fastener engaging portion for releasably receiving the other of a fastener and a fastener engaging portion secured to a portion of a helmet, the strap guide further having a strap holding portion configured to hold a strap relative to the guide.
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23. An accessory attachment assembly for a helmet, comprising:
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at least one mandible bracket configured to connect a mandible to a helmet; at least one strap connected to the mandible bracket and configured to extend from the mandible bracket to a rear portion of a helmet; at least one strap guide having a strap engaging portion connected to the strap along a length of the strap, and a fastener or a fastener engaging portion configured to connect to the other of a fastener or a fastener engaging portion that is attached to a helmet.
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24. A method of securing a face protector to a helmet, comprising :
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connecting a face protector about a front portion of the helmet by face protector brackets; bringing straps connected to the face protector from opposite sides of the face protector to the rear of the helmet; sliding each of one or more strap guides onto a fastener or fastener engaging portion attached to the helmet, each of the one or more strap guides being attached to one of the straps; and connecting the straps together. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A method comprising:
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disconnecting a connector which is connecting two strap portions of an accessory-securing strap that is arranged to be mounted to a helmet; exerting a force on an accessory that is being secured by the strap arrangement; and through the exertion of force on the accessory, disengaging at least one strap guide from the helmet, the strap guide holding a strap portion of the two strap portions. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. An accessory attachment assembly for a helmet, comprising:
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a strap to secure an accessory to a helmet; a first strap guide holding the strap relative to the first strap guide, the first strap guide including a first engaging portion to engage with a second engaging portion which is connected to the helmet, wherein when the first strap guide is attached to the helmet through the engagement of the first and second engaging portions, the assembly is constructed and arranged such that a force on the strap along a lengthwise direction of the strap and more than a threshold force disengages the first engaging portion from the second engaging portion. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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Specification