Helmet-mounted intercommunications and entertainment system

• US 7,308,108 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2005
• Issued: 12/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William E. Davis
• Original Assignee: William E. Davis
• Inventors: Davis, William E.
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, HUYEN D
• Application Number:
  US10/907,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20050226451A1
• Time in Patent Office: 974 Days
• Field of Search: 381/370, 381/374, 381/375, 381/376, 379/430, 455/66.1, 455/90.3, 455/348, 455/351, 220/9, 220/913, 290/6
• US Class Current: 381/376
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/30 Mounting radio sets or communication systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1008 Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1066 Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support earpiece support for monophonic headphones H04R1/105; earpiece support for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1083 Reduction of ambient noise active noise reduction per se G10K11/175; protective devices for the ear, e.g. providing acoustic protection A61F11/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

An improved headset for a helmet includes an acoustic component of a relatively small size to permit insertion thereof within the helmet, a relatively soft and comfortable textile material configured to removably contain the acoustic component, a connector for removably retaining the textile material to an inner portion of the helmet, and power supply for energizing the acoustic component causing emission of a sound wave. The textile material can be formed into a pouch.

Claims

1. An improved headset for a helmet, which includes:

an acoustic component including a speaker of a size approximately not exceeding that of an ear area on the helmet and having a cone with a back side and a front side;

a relatively soft and comfortable textile material forming a pouch configured to directly removably contain said speaker and wherein said textile material is configured with a back port of a size approximate that of said speaker cone back side and a front port of a size approximate that of said front side of said speaker such that when containing said acoustic component, said ports permit migration of a sound wave therethrough which is generated by said speaker and thereby permitting enhanced free movement of said cone and improved performance thereof and wherein said pouch is of a size slightly greater than said speaker;

means for removably retaining said textile material to an inner portion of the helmet; and

means for energizing said acoustic component causing emission of the sound wave.

2. The improved headset of claim 1, wherein said retaining means includes a first member having a first side configured to affix to an inner surface of the helmet and a second side having a removably connectable surface extending outward therefrom and a second member having a first side configured to affix to a portion of said textile material and a second side having a removably connectable surface extending outward therefrom which is complementary configured to said second side of said first member to removably connect thereto, wherein when so connected retains said textile material and acoustic component in relatively fixed position.

3. A pouch for carrying a speaker within a helmet, which includes:

a relatively soft and comfortable textile material configured to removably contain the speaker and is of a size approximately not exceeding that of an ear area on the helmet, wherein said textile material is configured with a back port of a size approximate that of a speaker cone back side and a front port of a size approximate that of a speaker front side such that when containing the speaker, said ports permits migration of a sound wave therethrough which is generated by said speaker and thereby permitting enhanced free movement of said cone and improved performance thereof; and

means for removably retaining said textile material to an inner portion of the helmet.

4. The pouch of claim 3, wherein said retaining means includes a first member having a first side configured to affix to an inner surface of the helmet and a second side having a removably connectable surface extending outward therefrom and a second member having a first side configured to affix to a portion of said textile material and a second side having a removably connectable surface extending outward therefrom which is complementary configured to said second side of said first member to removably connect thereto, wherein when so connected retains said textile material and acoustic component in relatively fixed position.

5. The pouch of claim 4, wherein pouch includes a flap portion having a third member having a first side configured to affix to a portion of said textile material and a second side having a removably connectable surface extending outward therefrom which is complementary configured to said second side of said first member to removably connect to a portion thereof, wherein when so connected retains encloses said acoustic component in retained manner.