Motorcycle helmet microphone mount and plug mount

• US 4,788,724 A
• Filed: 06/24/1987
• Issued: 12/06/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John J. Lazzeroni, Melinda K. Lazzeroni
• Original Assignee: John J. Lazzeroni, Melinda K. Lazzeroni
• Inventors: Lazzeroni, John J., Lazzeroni, Melinda K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Reynolds, Wm. Carter
• Application Number:
  US07/066,130
• Time in Patent Office: 531 Days
• Field of Search: 2/6, 2/209.1, 2/422, 379/430, 381/187, 455/89, 455/351
• US Class Current: 2/422
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/30 Mounting radio sets or communication systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/08 Mouthpieces; Microphones; Attachments therefor

Abstract

A microphone mount and plug mount for attaching to the side of a motorcyclist'"'"'s helmet, said microphone mount adapted to secure a microphone boom positioning a microphone proximate the motorcyclist'"'"'s mouth, the motorcycle mount characterized by a clamp portion adapted to forcefully engage the bottom edge of the helmet with minimum structure below the edge of the helmet, and a boom seat to receive the boom base and passage of electrical wires from the microphone mount. The plug mount defines a clamp portion similarly adapted to surround the lower edge of the helmet, and a plug seat defining a cavity adapted to receive a electrical plug and an opening to said plug seat cavity to receive electrical wires from said microphone mount and from a headset mounted interiorly to said helmet, the electrical plug receiving a mating electrical plug attached to wires connecting with audio accessories located on said motorcycle.

Claims

1. Helmet accessories for helmets of the type having an opening for viewing and receiving the head of a wearer, the helmet opening having a lower side edge with adjacent inside and outside helmet surfaces above the lower side edge, said helmet accessories placing a microphone attached at the end of a boom proximate the helmet wearer'"'"'s mouth, the accessories comprising:

a microphone mount for attachment to an associated helmet, said microphone mount adapted to receive and secure an associated microphone boom for placing the microphone proximate the wearer'"'"'s mouth; and

a plug mount for attachment to the associated helmet proximate said microphone mount, said plug mount adapted to receive and secure an associated electrical plug and provide for electrical connection from the electrical plug to the microphone secured by said microphone mount, to associated earphones located in the helmet, and to associated audio instruments located distal to the helmet;

both said microphone mount and said plug mount each including an attached clamp portion engaging the lower side edge of the associated helmet, said clamp portion comprising an outside elongated jaw and an inside elongated jaw, each said jaws having opposite first and second ends, each said outside jaw and inside jaw second ends forcibly engaging the outside surface and the inside surface of the helmet above the lower side edge of the helmet respectively with each said outside jaw and inside jaw first end below the side edge of the helmet, each said jaw defining an arcuate shaped concavity situated between said first and second end and a pair of gripping ridges in each of said concavity, and tightening means situated at said first end of each said jaws to force said jaws together, said tightening means comprising at least one machine bolt and nut, said machine bolt passing through said first ends of both said outside and inside jaw, said machine bolt and nut operably tightening said jaws forcibly together, said gripping ridges together with said second ends engaging and holding said clamp portion and thus said microphone mount and said plug mount to the helmet by tightening said jaws together whereby said microphone mount and plug mount secure the microphone in position and provide for electrical connections in order that the wearer may utilize the associated microphone, earphones, and audio instruments.

2. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 1 wherein said microphone mount includes a microphone boom seat attached to said outside jaw, said seat adapted to receive and secure the boom of a microphone, and to provide means for wires associated with the microphone to exit said seat.

3. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 2 wherein said microphone boom seat is attached to said outside jaw proximate said second end, said microphone boom seat thereby located proximate the outside surface of the helmet above the helmet edge.

4. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 3 wherein said microphone boom seat includes a removable top cap, said cap removable to facilitate placement of the microphone boom therein for securing, and to facilitate exiting the wires associated with the microphone from said seat.

5. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 4 wherein said microphone boom seat defines a separable elongated cylinder having a pair of oppositely situated circular openings, the first of said openings adapted to pass the microphone boom, and the second of said openings smaller than said first opening, said second opening comprising said means providing an exit for electrical wires connected to the microphone to exit from said seat, said second openings centrally situated with respect to said first opening.

6. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 1 wherein said plug mount includes a plug seat attached to said outside jaw, said plug seat adapted to receive and secure the associated electrical plug, and to provide means for wires associated with the electrical plug to exit said seat.

7. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 6 wherein said plug seat attached to said outside jaw comprises a plug seat attached to said outside jaw proximate said second end, said plug seat thereby located proximate the outside surface of the helmet above the helmet edge.

8. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 7 wherein said plug seat includes a removable top plug holder.

9. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 8 wherein said plug seat defines a cavity, said cavity adapted to receive the associated electrical plug.

10. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 9 wherein said plug mount defines a pair of openings, the first of said openings situated in said removable top plug holder, said first opening leading to said cavity in said plug mount, said first opening also adapted to receive the associated electrical plug in conjunction with said cavity, and said second opening partially in said removable top plug holder said second opening providing an exit for electrical wiring into and out of said cavity formed in said plug mount.

11. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 10 wherein said plug mount first opening includes indexing grooves, said indexing grooves adapted to receive the associated electrical plug to secure the electrical plug in a fixed configuration.

12. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 5 wherein said microphone boom seat includes a plurality of circular grooves formed interiorly to said seat, said circular grooves adapted to receive and secure the microphone boom.

13. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 12 wherein said microphone boom seat elongated cylinder is situated at right angles to said outside elongated jaw.

14. The helmet accessories as defined in claim 12 wherein said microphone boom seat elongated cylinder is situated at an angle skewed from a right angle to said outside elongated jaw.