REAR VIEWING APPARATUS FOR ATTACHMENT TO HEADGEAR AND RELATED METHODS
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1. An attachable mirror device, comprising:
- a. at least one anchoring member for attaching to a structure on a helmet,i. said anchoring member having at least two clamping members that apply pressure to structure on said helmet, andii. a locking mechanism for arresting the position of said at least two clamping members relative to one another;
b. a housing attached to said at least one anchoring member; and
c. a convex mirror attached to said housing through a rotatable joint, wherein said convex mirror has an elongate structure providing a broad field of vision of the areas that are peripheral and behind the helmet.
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Abstract
The present invention provides improved mirror assembly for safety headgear and the like. The mirror assemblies of the present invention may advantageously allow the wearer to quickly view areas peripheral to and behind the forward field of vision quickly without the need for large movements. Additionally, the mirror assembly includes anchoring mechanisms that sturdily attach the mirror assembly to the headgear such that it is unlikely to be displaced or jostled during violent movement or a collision.
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1. An attachable mirror device, comprising:
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a. at least one anchoring member for attaching to a structure on a helmet, i. said anchoring member having at least two clamping members that apply pressure to structure on said helmet, and ii. a locking mechanism for arresting the position of said at least two clamping members relative to one another; b. a housing attached to said at least one anchoring member; and c. a convex mirror attached to said housing through a rotatable joint, wherein said convex mirror has an elongate structure providing a broad field of vision of the areas that are peripheral and behind the helmet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An attachable mirror assembly for attachment to safety headgear, comprising:
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a. at least two anchoring members for attaching to a structure on said safety headgear, each of said at least two anchoring members including i. at least two clamping members that apply pressure to structure on said safety headgear, and ii. a locking mechanism for arresting the position of said at least two clamping members relative to one another; b. a housing attached to said at least two anchoring members, wherein said housing is attached to each of said at least two anchoring members by a rotatable anchor joint and said rotatable anchor joints are lockable to hold said at least anchoring members in a constant position relative to said housing; and c. a convex mirror attached to said housing through a rotatable joint, wherein said convex mirror has an elongate structure providing a broad field of vision of the areas that are peripheral and behind the helmet. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An attachable mirror assembly for attachment to safety headgear, comprising:
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a. at least two anchoring members for attaching to a structure on said safety headgear, each of said at least two anchoring members including i. at least two clamping members that apply pressure to structure on said safety headgear, and ii. a locking mechanism for arresting the position of said at least two clamping members relative to one another; b. a housing attached to said at least two anchoring members, wherein said housing is attached to each of said at least two anchoring members by a rotatable anchor joint and said rotatable anchor joints are lockable to hold said at least anchoring members in a constant position relative to said housing; c. a convex mirror attached to said housing through a rotatable joint, wherein said convex mirror has an elongate structure providing a broad field of vision of the areas that are peripheral and behind the helmet, and said rotatable anchor joints allow rotation of the anchoring members along an axis that is parallel to a major axis of the elongate convex mirror; and d. a mirror position locking mechanism that arrests the position of the mirror relative to the housing when the mirror position locking mechanism is engaged.
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