Helmet with tiltable visor
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1. A helmet assembly, in particular for motorcyclists and the like, comprising:
- a helmet;
a transparent visor hinged to the helmet to removably cover an opening in the helmet, with the perimetral edge of the visor being housed in an outward facing peripheral recess defining the peripheral edge of said opening in said helmet, such that said visor is flush with and not projecting from the outer surface of the helmet; and
hinging means located between the outer ends of said visor and said helmet, said hinging means including elongated guide means on said helmet extending along said helmet toward said peripheral edge of said helmet opening,and pivot means on said outer ends of said visor engaging said elongated guide means on said helmet and being movable forwardly therealong for guiding forward displacement of said visor out of said flush position on said helmet and into a position spaced forward of and disengaged from said peripheral recess,said elongated guide means including camming surfaces extending therealong and inclined to move the outer ends of the visor away from each other as said pivot means move forwardly therealong,said pivot means pivotally supporting said visor on said elongated guide means for swinging of said visor about a substantially horizontal axis.
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Abstract
The helmet, at its face opening, is provided with a peripheral abutment in which the edge of a transparent shield is housed, such that the visor when closed is flush with the surface of the helmet. Such shield is connected to the helmet structure by articulation members which are connected to members such as multiple hinges comprising links or the like. The length of the hinge members can be varied to allow the shield to be moved away and removed from the peripheral abutment and then tilted.
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19 Claims
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1. A helmet assembly, in particular for motorcyclists and the like, comprising:
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a helmet; a transparent visor hinged to the helmet to removably cover an opening in the helmet, with the perimetral edge of the visor being housed in an outward facing peripheral recess defining the peripheral edge of said opening in said helmet, such that said visor is flush with and not projecting from the outer surface of the helmet; and hinging means located between the outer ends of said visor and said helmet, said hinging means including elongated guide means on said helmet extending along said helmet toward said peripheral edge of said helmet opening, and pivot means on said outer ends of said visor engaging said elongated guide means on said helmet and being movable forwardly therealong for guiding forward displacement of said visor out of said flush position on said helmet and into a position spaced forward of and disengaged from said peripheral recess, said elongated guide means including camming surfaces extending therealong and inclined to move the outer ends of the visor away from each other as said pivot means move forwardly therealong, said pivot means pivotally supporting said visor on said elongated guide means for swinging of said visor about a substantially horizontal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A helmet assembly, in particular for motorcyclists and the like, comprising:
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a helmet; a transparent visor hinged to the helmet to removably cover an opening in the helmet, with the perimetral edge of the visor being housed in an outward facing peripheral recess defining the peripheral edge of said opening in said helmet, such that said visor is flush with and not projecting from the outer surface of the helmet; and hinging means located between the outer ends of said visor and said helmet, said hinging means including a multiple element hinge connecting each visor outer end to said helmet, said multiple element hinge having end elements fixed with respect to said visor outer end and helmet and hingedly connected through a pair of hinge axes by at least one intermediate element rotatable on said pair of hinge axes for guiding forward displacement of said visor out of said flush position on said helmet and into a position spaced forward of and disengaged from said peripheral recess, said hinging means further supporting said visor for swinging of said visor about a substantially horizontal axis. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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