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Helmet with tiltable visor

  • US 4,242,757 A
  • Filed: 06/14/1978
  • Issued: 01/06/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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