Helmet

• US 10,271,601 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2018
• Issued: 04/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tzu-Chiang Chen
• Original Assignee: Tzu-Chiang Chen
• Inventors: Chang, Le-Yen
• Primary Examiner(s): Collier, Jameson D
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mangine, Heather N
• Application Number:
  US16/002,090
• Publication Number:
  US 20180360152A1
• Time in Patent Office: 327 Days
• Field of Search: 2422, 2 62, 224181, 224182, 224270, 224271, 396419, 396428, 569409
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/04 Parts, details or accessories of helmets
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/042 Optical devices night vision goggles G02B23/12
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/025 with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0533 Cameras, e.g. reflex, digital, video camera
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/00 Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles heads thereof F16M11/02 ; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20 ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 ; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/561 Support related camera accessories

Abstract

The helmet has a cap, and a turning assembly and a fastening device assembled on the cap. The helmet is formed as an integral whole and has a simplified and compact structure. A camera is mounted to the fastening device and is held by a lower holder and an upper holder of the turning assembly. A locking panel of the fastening device allows the camera to be easily and quickly mounted onto the cap via the fastening device or removed from the fastening device. With a locking member engaging in or disengaging from one of multiple engaging recesses of a corresponding guiding rod of the turning assembly, a position of the camera relative to the cap can be also easily and quickly adjusted.

Claims

1. A helmet comprising:

a cap being a hollow shell;

a turning assembly assembled on the cap and having

a main base securely mounted on the cap;

two arms, and each of the arms having

a first end pivotally connected to the main base; and

a second end;

a swing seat pivotally connected to the second ends of the arms and having

a front portion; and

a rear portion being opposite to the front portion of the swing seat and pivotally connected to the second ends of the arms; and

two guiding rods parallelly mounted on the front portion of the swing seat, at least one of the guiding rods having multiple engaging recesses, and the engaging recesses formed in an outer surface of the guiding rod and spaced at intervals; and

a fastening device assembled on the guiding rods and having

a lower holder having

two opposite side portions;

two mounting holes respectively formed through the side portions of the lower holder and extending parallel to each other;

a positioning notch formed through one of the side portions of the lower holder to divide said side portion into two parts, and communicating with the mounting hole that is formed in the same side portion;

wherein the guiding rods are respectively mounted through the mounting holes of the lower holder, and the at least the guiding rods that has the engaging recesses is mounted in the mounting holes that communicates with the positioning notch; and

the positioning notch of the lower holder corresponds in position to the engaging recesses of the guiding rod;

an upper holder securely attached to the lower holder, wherein a receiving chamber is defined between the lower holder and the upper holder;

a locking member pivotally mounted in the positioning notch of the lower holder and having

a side surface;

an end surface;

an engaging protrusion protruding from the side surface of the locking member and selectively engaging in the engaging recesses of the at least the guiding rods; and

an abutting protrusion protruding from the end surface of the locking member toward the lower holder;

a first resilient element having two ends respectively abutting against the lower holder and the abutting protrusion of the locking member;

a locking panel pivotally mounted on the upper holder, and having

a first end;

a second end defined opposite to the first end of the locking panel;

an inner surface facing the upper holder; and

a locking protrusion protruding from the inner surface of the locking panel, disposed adjacent to the second end of the locking panel, and extending toward the receiving chamber; and

a second resilient element mounted between the first end of the locking panel and the upper holder and pushing the first end of the locking panel to allow the locking protrusion on the second end of the locking panel to protrude toward the receiving chamber.

2. The helmet as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the upper holder has an indentation formed in an outer surface of the upper holder;

the locking panel further has a mounting protrusion protruding from the inner surface of the locking panel, disposed adjacent to the first end of the locking panel, and corresponding in position to and protruding toward the indentation of the upper holder; and

the second resilient element is mounted around the mounting protrusion of the locking panel and has two ends, one of the ends of the second resilient element abuts against the locking panel, and the other end of the second resilient element protrudes into the indentation of the upper holder and abuts against the upper holder.

3. The helmet as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the cap has multiple through holes separately formed through the cap;

and

the helmet further comprises a battery set assembled on the cap and including

a bag for mounting a battery; and

a fixing element connected to the bag and connected to the cap through at least one of the through holes of the cap.

4. The helmet as claimed in claim 2 further comprising a supporting device assembled on the cap and including:

a flexible rod having a first end and a second end;

a mounting base pivotally mounted on the first end of the flexible rod;

a pivot rod;

a swing base pivotally mounted on the second end of the flexible rod and having

an elongated hole being arced and formed through the swing base; and

a pivot hole formed through the swing base and disposed at a center of curvature of the elongated hole;

a holding base mounted on the swing base and having

a base mount having

a pivot hole formed through the base mount and aligning with the pivot hole of the swing base; and

a through hole formed through the base mount and aligning with the elongated hole of the swing base;

a first pivot shaft mounted through the pivot hole of the base mount, the pivot hole of the swing base, and the second end of the flexible rod;

a second pivot shaft mounted through the through hole of the base mount and the elongated hole of the swing base, wherein the swing base is able to be turned relative to the holding base or be securely held on the holding base;

a clamping panel mounted on a side of the base mount; and

a bolt mounted through the base mount and the clamping panel and combined with a nut, wherein a clamping recess is defined between the base mount and the clamping panel; and

a positioning panel being elongated, securely mounted on the cap, mounted through the clamping recess and selectively held by the clamping panel and the base mount of the holding base.

5. The helmet as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the upper holder further has a pivot seat formed on the outer surface of the upper holder and having

a mounting notch formed through the pivot seat to divide the pivot seat into two parts;

and

an axial hole formed in and through the pivot seat and extending perpendicular to the mounting notch of the pivot seat;

the locking panel is mounted through the mounting notch of the pivot seat of the upper holder and further has an axial hole formed in and through the locking panel and aligning with the axial hole of the pivot seat of the upper holder; and

the fastening device further has a pivot shaft mounted through the axial hole of the pivot seat of the upper holder and the axial hole of the locking panel.

6. The helmet as claimed in claim 5, wherein

the cap has multiple through holes separately formed through the cap;

and

the helmet further comprises a battery set assembled on the cap and including

a bag for mounting a battery; and

a fixing element connected to the bag and connected to the cap through at least one of the through holes of the cap.

7. The helmet as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a supporting device assembled on the cap and including:

a flexible rod having a first end and a second end;

a mounting base pivotally mounted on the first end of the flexible rod;

a pivot rod;

a swing base pivotally mounted on the second end of the flexible rod and having

an elongated hole being arced and formed through the swing base; and

a pivot hole formed through the swing base and disposed at a center of curvature of the elongated hole;

a holding base mounted on the swing base and having

a base mount having

a pivot hole formed through the base mount and aligning with the pivot hole of the swing base; and

a through hole formed through the base mount and aligning with the elongated hole of the swing base;

a first pivot shaft mounted through the pivot hole of the base mount, the pivot hole of the swing base, and the second end of the flexible rod;

a second pivot shaft mounted through the through hole of the base mount and the elongated hole of the swing base, wherein the swing base is able to be turned relative to the holding base or be securely held on the holding base;

a clamping panel mounted on a side of the base mount; and

a bolt mounted through the base mount and the clamping panel and combined with a nut, wherein a clamping recess is defined between the base mount and the clamping panel; and

a positioning panel being elongated, securely mounted on the cap, mounted through the clamping recess and selectively held by the clamping panel and the base mount of the holding base.

8. The helmet as claimed in claim 5, wherein the upper holder further has an inner stop protruding from an inner surface of the upper holder.

9. The helmet as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the cap has multiple through holes separately formed through the cap;

and

the helmet further comprises a battery set assembled on the cap and including

a bag for mounting a battery; and

a fixing element connected to the bag and connected to the cap through at least one of the through holes of the cap.

10. The helmet as claimed in claim 8 further comprising a supporting device assembled on the cap and including:

a flexible rod having a first end and a second end;

a mounting base pivotally mounted on the first end of the flexible rod;

a pivot rod;

a swing base pivotally mounted on the second end of the flexible rod and having

an elongated hole being arced and formed through the swing base; and

a pivot hole formed through the swing base and disposed at a center of curvature of the elongated hole;

a holding base mounted on the swing base and having

a base mount having

a pivot hole formed through the base mount and aligning with the pivot hole of the swing base; and

a through hole formed through the base mount and aligning with the elongated hole of the swing base;

a first pivot shaft mounted through the pivot hole of the base mount, the pivot hole of the swing base, and the second end of the flexible rod;

a second pivot shaft mounted through the through hole of the base mount and the elongated hole of the swing base, wherein the swing base is able to be turned relative to the holding base or be securely held on the holding base;

a clamping panel mounted on a side of the base mount; and

a bolt mounted through the base mount and the clamping panel and combined with a nut, wherein a clamping recess is defined between the base mount and the clamping panel; and

a positioning panel being elongated, securely mounted on the cap, mounted through the clamping recess and selectively held by the clamping panel and the base mount of the holding base.

11. The helmet as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the main base of the turning assembly has

two end surfaces, and one of the end surfaces of the main base securely attached to the cap;

two mounting recesses separately formed in the other end surface of the main base;

two recess walls respectively defined in the mounting recesses; and

two abutting portions respectively formed on the recess walls of the main base;

the first end of each of the arms is mounted in a corresponding one of the mounting recesses of the main base, is eccentrically connected pivotally to the main base, and has a first side and a second side; and

each of the arms has a propping portion defined on the first side of the first end of the arm and selectively abutting against the abutting portion that is formed in the corresponding one of the mounting recesses.

12. The helmet as claimed in claim 11, wherein

the cap has multiple through holes separately formed through the cap;

and

the helmet further comprises a battery set assembled on the cap and including

a bag for mounting a battery; and

a fixing element connected to the bag and connected to the cap through at least one of the through holes of the cap.

13. The helmet as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a supporting device assembled on the cap and including:

a flexible rod having a first end and a second end;

a mounting base pivotally mounted on the first end of the flexible rod;

a pivot rod;

a swing base pivotally mounted on the second end of the flexible rod and having

an elongated hole being arced and formed through the swing base; and

a pivot hole formed through the swing base and disposed at a center of curvature of the elongated hole;

a holding base mounted on the swing base and having

a base mount having

a pivot hole formed through the base mount and aligning with the pivot hole of the swing base; and

a through hole formed through the base mount and aligning with the elongated hole of the swing base;

a first pivot shaft mounted through the pivot hole of the base mount, the pivot hole of the swing base, and the second end of the flexible rod;

a second pivot shaft mounted through the through hole of the base mount and the elongated hole of the swing base, wherein the swing base is able to be turned relative to the holding base or be securely held on the holding base;

a clamping panel mounted on a side of the base mount; and

a bolt mounted through the base mount and the clamping panel and combined with a nut, wherein a clamping recess is defined between the base mount and the clamping panel; and

a positioning panel being elongated, securely mounted on the cap, mounted through the clamping recess and selectively held by the clamping panel and the base mount of the holding base.

14. The helmet as claimed in claim 11, wherein

the swing seat of the turning assembly further has

two side panels separately protruding from the rear portion of the swing seat, respectively connected pivotally to the second ends of the arms, and being able to pivot relative to the arms and the main base, and each of the side panels having an abutting portion formed on an end of the side panel;

and

two rod mounts separately formed on the front portion of the swing seat; and

the guiding rods of the turning assembly are parallelly disposed between the rod mounts, and each of the guiding rods has two ends respectively connected to the rod mounts.

15. The helmet as claimed in claim 14 further comprising a supporting device assembled on the cap and including:

a flexible rod having a first end and a second end;

a mounting base pivotally mounted on the first end of the flexible rod;

a pivot rod;

a swing base pivotally mounted on the second end of the flexible rod and having

an elongated hole being arced and formed through the swing base; and

a pivot hole formed through the swing base and disposed at a center of curvature of the elongated hole;

a holding base mounted on the swing base and having

a base mount having

a pivot hole formed through the base mount and aligning with the pivot hole of the swing base; and

a through hole formed through the base mount and aligning with the elongated hole of the swing base;

a first pivot shaft mounted through the pivot hole of the base mount, the pivot hole of the swing base, and the second end of the flexible rod;

a second pivot shaft mounted through the through hole of the base mount and the elongated hole of the swing base, wherein the swing base is able to be turned relative to the holding base or be securely held on the holding base;

a clamping panel mounted on a side of the base mount; and

a bolt mounted through the base mount and the clamping panel and combined with a nut, wherein a clamping recess is defined between the base mount and the clamping panel; and

a positioning panel being elongated, securely mounted on the cap, mounted through the clamping recess and selectively held by the clamping panel and the base mount of the holding base.

16. The helmet as claimed in claim 14, wherein

the cap has multiple through holes separately formed through the cap;

and

the helmet further comprises a battery set assembled on the cap and including

a bag for mounting a battery; and

a fixing element connected to the bag and connected to the cap through at least one of the through holes of the cap.

17. The helmet as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a supporting device assembled on the cap and including:

a flexible rod having a first end and a second end;

a mounting base pivotally mounted on the first end of the flexible rod;

a pivot rod;

a swing base pivotally mounted on the second end of the flexible rod and having

an elongated hole being arced and formed through the swing base; and

a pivot hole formed through the swing base and disposed at a center of curvature of the elongated hole;

a holding base mounted on the swing base and having

a base mount having

a pivot hole formed through the base mount and aligning with the pivot hole of the swing base; and

a through hole formed through the base mount and aligning with the elongated hole of the swing base;

a first pivot shaft mounted through the pivot hole of the base mount, the pivot hole of the swing base, and the second end of the flexible rod;

a second pivot shaft mounted through the through hole of the base mount and the elongated hole of the swing base, wherein the swing base is able to be turned relative to the holding base or be securely held on the holding base;

a clamping panel mounted on a side of the base mount; and

a bolt mounted through the base mount and the clamping panel and combined with a nut, wherein a clamping recess is defined between the base mount and the clamping panel; and

a positioning panel being elongated, securely mounted on the cap, mounted through the clamping recess and selectively held by the clamping panel and the base mount of the holding base.

18. The helmet as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the cap has multiple through holes separately formed through the cap;

and

the helmet further comprises a battery set assembled on the cap and including

a bag for mounting a battery; and

a fixing element connected to the bag and connected to the cap through at least one of the through holes of the cap.