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US 11,229,252 B2Granted
Helmet mounted shroud
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorJason W. O'Connell
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Abstract
A retention system comprises a shroud configured to be coupled to a helmet. The shroud includes a front surface and a rear surface and the shroud is configured to be coupled to an accessory device. A flexible element is coupled to the shroud and configured to at least partially secure the accessory device to the shroud. The flexible element extends through the front surface of the shroud.
Claims15
A retention system comprising:
- a shroud including a front surface, a rear surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, wherein the rear surface of the shroud is configured to be coupled to a helmet and the front surface of the shroud is configured to be coupled to an accessory device;
- a first flexible element coupled to the first side surface of the shroud and configured to at least partially secure the accessory device to the shroud, the first flexible element extending through the front and rear surfaces of the shroud and around the first side surface of the shroud;
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- a second flexible element coupled to the second side surface of the shroud and configured to at least partially secure the accessory device to the shroud, the second flexible element extending through the front and rear surfaces of the shroud and around the second side surface of the shroud.
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A retention system comprising:
- a shroud including a front surface, a rear surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, the shroud have a first lateral wing having a first aperture and a second lateral wing having a second aperture, wherein the rear surface of the shroud is configured to be coupled to a helmet and the front surface of the shroud is configured to be coupled to an accessory device;
- a flexible element have a middle portion, a first end portion, and a second end portion, the middle portion of the flexible element being coupled to the shroud, the first end portion of the flexible element extending through the first aperture of the first lateral wing of the shroud from the front surface of the shroud to the rear surface of the shroud and around the first side surface of the shroud, the second end portion of the flexible element extending through the second aperture of the second lateral wing of the shroud from the front surface of the shroud to the rear surface of the shroud and around the second side surface of the shroud;
- a first hook fastener coupled to a distal end of the first end portion of the flexible element and configured to selectively couple to either the first side surface of the shroud or the accessory device;
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- a second hook fastener coupled to a distal end of the second end portion of the flexible element and configured to selectively couple to either the second side surface of the shroud or the accessory device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.