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Bicycle helmet communication device

  • US 5,438,702 A
  • Filed: 12/28/1993
  • Issued: 08/01/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A bicycle helmet and communication device comprising:

  • (a) a shell for protecting the head of a bicyclist, said shell having an interior, crown, and opposite side portions, a boundary edge encircling said shell, a notch extending upward from said boundary edge proximal to one of said side portions, a penetrating chin strap portion attached to said boundary edge proximate to one of said side portions, a receiving chin strap portion attached to said boundary edge proximate to said the opposite side portion of said shell for engagement to said penetrating chin strap portion, and a sleeve positioned in said notch, said sleeve being affixed to said shell;

    (b) a voice activated communication module permitting wireless communication between said bicyclist and another bicycle rider, said communication module having a base, said base having a forwardly extending boom having a microphone positioned proximate to the mouth of said bicyclist, said base further having an earpiece for positioning over an ear of said bicyclist, said base further having an upwardly extending adjustable slide positioned in said sleeve for adjustable attachment of said communication module to said shell, said communication module further having an antenna; and

    (c) a power module having a transmitter and a receiver connected to said communication module, said transmitter and said receiver providing signal processing for communication between said microphone and said earpiece and for providing communication between said bicyclist and said other bicycle rider.

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