Military helmet with camouflage band retaining system and method for retaining a camouflage band on a military helmet
First Claim
1. A helmet comprising:
- a dome having an outer surface, an inner surface, a rim, which, along with the inner surface, defines a cavity for receiving a wearer'"'"'s head, an upper portion, and an expanded portion extending from the upper portion to the rim;
an elastic camouflage band fitted about the upper portion of the dome for holding camouflage elements against the outer surface of the dome; and
a camouflage band retaining system comprising a plurality of straps attached to and spaced about the helmet and engaged with the elastic camouflage band so as to prevent the elastic camouflage band from sliding away from the rim, over the upper portion of the helmet, and off of the helmet.
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Abstract
A helmet including a camouflage band retaining system for retaining an elastic camouflage band about the upper portion of a helmet dome. The elastic camouflage band is useful for holding camouflage elements against the outer surface of the dome. The camouflage band retaining system includes a plurality of straps attached to and spaced about the helmet and engaged with the elastic camouflage band so as to prevent the elastic camouflage band from sliding away from the rim, over the upper portion of the helmet and off of the helmet. A method for retaining an elastic camouflage band about a helmet is also disclosed and includes the steps of attaching a plurality of straps to the helmet so that the straps are spaced about the helmet and engaging the straps with the elastic camouflage band so as to prevent the elastic camouflage band from sliding away from the rim, over the upper portion of the helmet, and off of the helmet.
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24 Claims
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1. A helmet comprising:
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a dome having an outer surface, an inner surface, a rim, which, along with the inner surface, defines a cavity for receiving a wearer'"'"'s head, an upper portion, and an expanded portion extending from the upper portion to the rim; an elastic camouflage band fitted about the upper portion of the dome for holding camouflage elements against the outer surface of the dome; and a camouflage band retaining system comprising a plurality of straps attached to and spaced about the helmet and engaged with the elastic camouflage band so as to prevent the elastic camouflage band from sliding away from the rim, over the upper portion of the helmet, and off of the helmet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A helmet comprising:
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a dome having an outer surface, an inner surface, a rim, which, along with the inner surface, defines a cavity for receiving a wearer'"'"'s head, an upper portion, an expanded portion extending from the upper portion to the rim, a forward portion, a rearward portion, and opposing sides extending between the forward portion and the rearward portion; an elastic camouflage band fitted about the upper portion of the dome for holding camouflage elements against the outer surface of the dome; and a camouflage band retaining system comprising; a pair of forward straps each having a mounting portion and a looping portion, the mounting portion of each forward strap attached to the inner surface of the dome on respective opposing sides proximate the forward portion of the dome, each of the forward straps comprising a single releasable fastener including a male component and a female component spaced from one another along the looping portion of the respective forward strap and attached to one side of the respective forward strap; and a rearward strap having two looping portions and a mounting portion between the two looping portions, the mounting portion of the rearward strap attached to the inner surface of the dome at the rearward portion of the dome, the rearward strap comprising two selectively releasable fasteners both attached to one side of the rearward strap, one of the selectively releasable fasteners attached to one of the looping portions of the rearward strap and another of the selectively releasable fasteners attached to another of the looping portions of the rearward strap, each of the selectively releasable fasteners of the rearward strap including a male and a female component spaced from one another along respective looping portions of the rearward strap, so that the elastic camouflage band can be selectively retained on the helmet by extending the looping portions of the forward and rearward straps over the rim and the expanded portion of the dome, looping the looping portions of the straps around the elastic camouflage band, and engaging the male and female components of the respective releasable fasteners to form closed loops with the looping portions, and alternatively, released from the helmet by disengaging the male and female components of the respective releasable fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for retaining an elastic camouflage band on a helmet, the helmet comprising a dome having an outer surface, an inner surface, a rim, which, along with the inner surface, defines a cavity for receiving a wearer'"'"'s head, an upper portion, and an expanded portion extending from the upper portion to the rim, the elastic camouflage band fitted about the upper portion of the dome for holding camouflage elements against the outer surface of the dome, the method comprising the steps of:
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attaching a plurality of straps to the helmet so that the straps are spaced about the helmet; and engaging the straps with the elastic camouflage band so as to prevent the elastic camouflage band from sliding away from the rim, over the upper portion of the helmet, and off of the helmet. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for retaining an elastic camouflage band on a helmet, the helmet comprising a dome and an elastic camouflage band, the dome having an outer surface, an inner surface, a rim, which, along with the inner surface, defines a cavity for receiving a wearer'"'"'s head, an upper portion, an expanded portion extending from the upper portion to the rim, a forward portion, a rearward portion, and opposing sides extending between the forward portion and the rearward portion, the elastic camouflage band fitted about the upper portion of the dome for holding camouflage elements against the outer surface of the dome, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a pair of forward straps each having a mounting portion and a looping portion, each of the forward straps comprising a single releasable fastener including a male component and a female component spaced from one another along the looping portion of the respective forward strap and attached to one side of the respective forward strap; providing a rearward strap having two looping portions and a mounting portion between the two looping portions, the rearward strap comprising two selectively releasable fasteners both attached to one side of the rearward strap, one of the selectively releasable fasteners attached to one of the looping portions of the rearward strap and another of the selectively releasable fasteners attached to another of the looping portions of the rearward strap, each of the selectively releasable fasteners of the rearward strap including a male and a female component spaced from one another along respective looping portions of the rearward strap; attaching the mounting portion of each forward strap to the inner surface of the dome on respective opposing sides proximate the forward portion of the dome; attaching the mounting portion of the rearward strap to the inner surface of the dome at the rearward portion of the dome; and extending the looping portions of the forward and rearward straps over the rim and the expanded portion of the dome and looping the looping portions of the straps around the elastic camouflage band and engaging the male and female components of the respective releasable fasteners to form closed loops about the elastic camouflage band with the looping portions. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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