Apparatus for the removal of helmet-mounted equipment
First Claim
1. Apparatus for detaching helmet-mounted equipment from the helmet of a vehicle-mounted user, which includes a quick-release mechanism for detachably securing the equipment to the helmet, a removal cord attached to the equipment and to the vehicle and arranged to permit normal movements of the equipment when attached to the helmet, and guide means constructed and arranged so as to control the movement of the equipment subsequent to its detachment from the helmet.
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Abstract
Apparatus for detaching helmet-mounted equipment (6) from the helmet (4) of a vehicle-mounted user (1) includes a quick-release fastening (8) securing the equipment to the helmet. A removal cord (11) passes from the equipment by way of a guide (10) and is attached to the vehicle (12). The action of the apparatus is to remove the equipment from the helmet to a position of safety when the user has to leave the vehicle in an emergency.
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18 Claims
- 1. Apparatus for detaching helmet-mounted equipment from the helmet of a vehicle-mounted user, which includes a quick-release mechanism for detachably securing the equipment to the helmet, a removal cord attached to the equipment and to the vehicle and arranged to permit normal movements of the equipment when attached to the helmet, and guide means constructed and arranged so as to control the movement of the equipment subsequent to its detachment from the helmet.
- 10. Apparatus for detaching helmet-mounted equipment from the helmet of a vehicle-mounted user comprising a quick-release mechanism for detachably securing the equipment to the helmet, a removal cord attached to the equipment and to the vehicle and arranged to permit normal movements of the equipment when attached to the helmet, and guide means located so as to control the movement of the equipment subsequent to its detachment from the helmet, said guide means including a receptacle carried by the user and having an aperture through which the removal cord passes between the equipment and the vehicle.
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15. Apparatus for detaching helmet-mounted equipment from the helmet of a vehicle-mounted user, which includes a quick-release mechanism for detachably securing the equipment to the helmet, a removal cord attached at one end to the equipment and at the other end a tensioning device fastened to the floor of the vehicle and arranged to permit normal movements of the equipment when attached to the helmet, tensioning device attached to the removal cord and operable to maintain in the cord a tension below said predetermined value, and guide means located so as to control the movement of the equipment subsequent to its detachment from the helmet, the quick release mechanism being attached to the removal cord so as to be actuated when the tension in the cord exceeds a predetermined value caused by movement of a seat carrying the user in excess of a preset distance and a guide system positioned in the seat and on the floor and arranged to increase the speed of movement of the equipment when movement of the seat occurs.
- 16. Apparatus for detaching helmet-mounted equipment from the helmet of a vehicle-mounted user, which includes a quick-release mechanism for detachably securing the equipment the helmet, a removal cord attached to the equipment and to the vehicle and arranged to permit normal movements of the equipment when attached to the helmet, and guide means located so as to control the movement of the equipment subsequent to its detachment from the helmet, the guide means including a winding device secured to the structure of the vehicle and operable to detach the equipment from the helmet and to move the equipment away from the user.
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