Helmet for displaying environmental images in critical environments
First Claim
1. A helmet for displaying environmental images in critical environments, comprising at least one video camera and means for displaying environmental images, further comprising a supporting structure that can be anchored to said helmet in order to support said at least one video camera and said display means, said supporting structure comprising a front adapter that can be coupled to a front edge of said helmet, a rear adapter that can be coupled to a rear edge of said helmet, and a rigid connecting element for mutually connecting said front adapter and said rear adapter, further comprising a frame that is mounted detachably on said front adapter, said frame comprising means for supporting said video camera and means for supporting said display means, wherein said frame comprises a bridge-like structure that mutually connects elements for coupling to said front adapter, said elements for coupling being arranged on opposite ends, of said bridge-like structure, said bridge-like element extending from left to right, transversely with respect to said front adapter, said elements for coupling being arranged at left and right ends of said bridge-like element, said bridge-like element protruding from the front adapter so as to space said display means in front of the eyes of a person that wears said helmet, said display means being rotatable upward to be placed substantially in line with said front adapter, so as to pass from an operative position wherein the display means are arranged in front of the eyes of the person that wears the helmet to an inoperative position wherein the display means are arranged in line with the front adapter and out of the line of sight of the person that wears the helmet.
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Abstract
A helmet for displaying environmental images in critical environments, comprising at least one video camera and a display for displaying environmental images; the helmet also has a supporting structure that can be anchored to the helmet in order to support the at least one video camera and the display; the supporting structure has a front adapter that can be coupled to a front edge of the helmet, a rear adapter that can be coupled to a rear edge of the helmet, and a connecting element for mutually connecting the front adapter and the rear adapter.
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- 1. A helmet for displaying environmental images in critical environments, comprising at least one video camera and means for displaying environmental images, further comprising a supporting structure that can be anchored to said helmet in order to support said at least one video camera and said display means, said supporting structure comprising a front adapter that can be coupled to a front edge of said helmet, a rear adapter that can be coupled to a rear edge of said helmet, and a rigid connecting element for mutually connecting said front adapter and said rear adapter, further comprising a frame that is mounted detachably on said front adapter, said frame comprising means for supporting said video camera and means for supporting said display means, wherein said frame comprises a bridge-like structure that mutually connects elements for coupling to said front adapter, said elements for coupling being arranged on opposite ends, of said bridge-like structure, said bridge-like element extending from left to right, transversely with respect to said front adapter, said elements for coupling being arranged at left and right ends of said bridge-like element, said bridge-like element protruding from the front adapter so as to space said display means in front of the eyes of a person that wears said helmet, said display means being rotatable upward to be placed substantially in line with said front adapter, so as to pass from an operative position wherein the display means are arranged in front of the eyes of the person that wears the helmet to an inoperative position wherein the display means are arranged in line with the front adapter and out of the line of sight of the person that wears the helmet.
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