Helmet with rotatable accessory mount and method of making the same
First Claim
1. A helmet for rotatable attachment with a helmet accessory having at least one mounting member, comprising:
- an inner liner member for substantially covering a wearer'"'"'s head;
an outer shell member that includes;
an upper shell surface,a lower shell surface which substantially covers an upper liner surface of the inner liner member, andat least one mounting hole formed therethrough;
a grommet with an access hole formed therethrough and attached to the outer shell so that the access hole is aligned with the mounting hole; and
an engagement member that is rotatably attached to the grommet with a predetermined amount of friction therebetween and has means for engaging a helmet accessory mounting member inserted through the access hole, wherein the predetermined amount of friction is selected to be low enough to allow a wearer to rotate a helmet accessory, mounted to the helmet by the helmet accessory mounting member engaged with the engaging means, between various rotational positions yet high enough to selectively hold the helmet accessory in any of the various rotational positions.
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Abstract
A helmet and method of making the same for allowing repeatably removable and adjustable attachment of helmet accessories, that includes an inner liner member for substantially covering a wearer'"'"'s head, and an outer shell member that includes an upper shell surface, a lower shell surface which substantially covers an upper liner surface of the inner liner member, and at least one mounting hole formed therethrough. A grommet with a access hole formed therethrough is attached to the outer shell so that the access hole is aligned with the mounting hole. A helmet accessory has at least one mounting member insertable through the access hole. An engagement member is rotatably attached to the grommet with a predetermined amount of friction therebetween, and has means for removably engaging the helmet accessory mounting member inserted through the access hole for removably mounting the helmet accessory to the helmet. The predetermined amount of friction is selected to be low enough to allow a wearer of the helmet to rotate the helmet accessory between various rotational positions, yet high enough to selectively hold the helmet accessory in any of the various rotational positions.
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39 Claims
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1. A helmet for rotatable attachment with a helmet accessory having at least one mounting member, comprising:
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an inner liner member for substantially covering a wearer'"'"'s head; an outer shell member that includes; an upper shell surface, a lower shell surface which substantially covers an upper liner surface of the inner liner member, and at least one mounting hole formed therethrough; a grommet with an access hole formed therethrough and attached to the outer shell so that the access hole is aligned with the mounting hole; and an engagement member that is rotatably attached to the grommet with a predetermined amount of friction therebetween and has means for engaging a helmet accessory mounting member inserted through the access hole, wherein the predetermined amount of friction is selected to be low enough to allow a wearer to rotate a helmet accessory, mounted to the helmet by the helmet accessory mounting member engaged with the engaging means, between various rotational positions yet high enough to selectively hold the helmet accessory in any of the various rotational positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A helmet, comprising:
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an inner liner member for substantially covering a wearer'"'"'s head; an outer shell member that includes; an upper shell surface, a lower shell surface which substantially covers an upper liner surface of the inner liner member, and at least one mounting hole formed therethrough; a grommet with a access hole formed therethrough and attached to the outer shell so that the access hole is aligned with the mounting hole; a helmet accessory having at least one mounting member insertable through the access hole; and an engagement member that is rotatably attached to the grommet with a predetermined amount of friction therebetween and has means for removably engaging the helmet accessory mounting member inserted through the access hole for removably mounting the helmet accessory to the outer shell member, wherein the predetermined amount of friction is selected to be low enough to allow a wearer of the helmet to rotate the helmet accessory between various rotational positions yet high enough to selectively hold the helmet accessory in any of the various rotational positions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of making a composite helmet to which a helmet accessory having at least one mounting member can be removably attached, the method comprising the steps of:
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forming an inner liner member for substantially covering a wearer'"'"'s head; forming an outer shell member that includes an upper shell surface, a lower shell surface for substantially covering an upper liner surface of the inner liner member, and at least one mounting hole formed therethrough; attaching a grommet having an access hole to the outer shell such that the access hole is aligned with the mounting hole; rotatably attaching an engagement member to the grommet with a predetermined amount of friction therebetween, wherein the engagement member has means for removably engaging a helmet accessory mounting member from a helmet accessory inserted through the access hole for removably mounting the helmet accessory to the outer shell member, wherein the predetermined amount of friction is selected to be low enough to allow a wearer of the helmet to rotate the helmet accessory between various rotational positions yet high enough to selectively hold the helmet accessory in any of the various rotational positions; and affixing the upper liner surface of the inner liner member to the lower shell surface. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A helmet, comprising:
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an inner liner member for substantially covering a wearer'"'"'s head; an outer shell member that includes; an upper shell surface, a lower shell surface which substantially covers an upper liner surface of the inner liner member, and at least one mounting hole formed therethrough; a helmet accessory having at least one mounting member; and a clutch housing attached to the mounting hole, the clutch housing including; an access hole formed therein, and an engagement member rotatably disposed inside the clutch housing with a predetermined amount of friction therebetween, the engagement member includes means for removably engaging the helmet accessory mounting member inserted through the access hole for removably mounting the helmet accessory to the outer shell member; wherein the predetermined amount of friction is selected to be low enough to allow a wearer of the helmet to rotate the helmet accessory between various rotational positions yet high enough to selectively hold the helmet accessory in any of the various rotational positions. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A helmet, comprising:
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an inner liner member for substantially covering a wearer'"'"'s head; an outer shell member that includes; an upper shell surface, a lower shell surface which substantially covers an upper liner surface of the inner liner member, and at least one mounting hole formed therethrough; a helmet accessory; a clutch housing attached to the helmet accessory, the clutch housing including; an access hole formed therein, and an engagement member rotatably disposed inside the clutch housing with a predetermined amount of friction therebetween, the engagement member includes an attachment member extending out through the access hole; and a receptacle member disposed along the lower shell surface and having a receptacle that faces the mounting hole and that includes means for removably engaging the attachment member inserted through the mounting hole for removably mounting the clutch housing to the outer shell member; wherein the predetermined amount of friction is selected to be low enough to allow a wearer of the helmet to rotate the helmet accessory between various rotational positions yet high enough to selectively hold the helmet accessory in any of the various rotational positions. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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Specification