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Motorcycle safety helmet system

  • US 5,704,707 A
  • Filed: 07/01/1996
  • Issued: 01/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An improved safety helmet-mounted stop lamp system in operative combination with a vehicle having a brake system for stopping or slowing said vehicle by applying pressure to a lever mechanism disposed on said vehicle, said lever mechanism having a fixed and a movable portion, said stop lamp system further in operative combination with a safety helmet wearable by a user, said stop lamp system comprising:

  • switch means, in operative combination with an electrical power supply, for detecting movement of said movable portion of said lever mechanism;

    coded infrared transmitter means, in operative combination with said switch means and said electrical power supply, said transmitter means, responsive to detection of movement of said movable portion of said lever mechanism by said switch means, for emitting an encoded infrared light emission;

    a stop lamp attachable to said helmet;

    coded infrared receiver means, further attachable to said helmet and in operative combination with said electrical power supply, for receiving said encoded infrared light emission over a large receiving angle during times of darkness as well as bright sunlight, for rejecting solar infrared energy, for decoding said emission, and, responsive to said decoding said emission, for energizing said stop lamp; and

    electrical connection means for electrically connecting said switch means, said transmitter means, said receiver means, and said stop lamp to said electrical power supply.

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