Illuminated safety helmet
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1. Illuminated protective headgear comprising:
- a) a safety helmet including a molded shell adapted to fit over a user'"'"'s head, said shell having a rear section;
b) a battery-powered LED mounting bracket on the rear section of said shell, said mounting bracket including a clip attachment section spaced from the rear section of said helmet shell; and
c) a battery-powered LED including an attachment clip having a flexible clip arm for releasable attachment to said clip attachment section of said LED mounting bracket, wherein said flexible clip arm is insertable between said clip attachment section and the rear section of said helmet shell.
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Abstract
An illuminated protective headgear is described that includes a safety helmet with a molded shell adapted to fit over a user'"'"'s head, the shell having a rear section; a battery-powered light mounting bracket on the rear section of the shell; and a battery-powered light including an attachment clip adapted for releasable attachment to the light mounting bracket. The light mounting bracket may be an attachable bracket that can be secured to the rear section of an existing safety helmet, or a mounting bracket that is integrally molded as a part of the rear section of the helmet shell.
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16 Claims
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1. Illuminated protective headgear comprising:
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a) a safety helmet including a molded shell adapted to fit over a user'"'"'s head, said shell having a rear section;
b) a battery-powered LED mounting bracket on the rear section of said shell, said mounting bracket including a clip attachment section spaced from the rear section of said helmet shell; and
c) a battery-powered LED including an attachment clip having a flexible clip arm for releasable attachment to said clip attachment section of said LED mounting bracket, wherein said flexible clip arm is insertable between said clip attachment section and the rear section of said helmet shell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. Illuminated protective headgear to assist in locating wearers in low-light conditions comprising:
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a) a safety helmet including a molded shell adapted to fit over a wearer'"'"'s head, said shell having a rear section, a brim, and a LED mounting bracket integrally molded with the rear section of said shell adjacent to said brim, said mounting bracket including a clip attachment section spaced from the rear section of said shell; and
b) a battery-powered LED including an attachment clip having a flexible clip arm adapted to be secured to said clip attachment section of said LED mounting bracket, wherein said flexible clip arm is insertable between said clip attachment section and the rear section of said helmet shell. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Illuminated protective headgear to assist in locating wearers in low-light conditions comprising:
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a) a safety helmet including a molded shell adapted to fit over a wearer'"'"'s head, said shell having a rear section and a brim;
b) a LED mounting bracket includes a center clip engaging section and mounting plates on either side of said clip engaging section, said clip engaging section being spaced from said shell when said mounting plates are attached to said shell; and
c) a battery-powered LED including an attachment clip having a flexible arm with a lower surface that includes a locking tang adapted to secure said LED to said LED mounting bracket. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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