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US 11,627,776 B2Granted
Communication-enabled hard hat
OwnerRonald L. Macferren, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A communication-enabled hard hat includes a control panel mounted in one side of the hard hat for establishing a Bluetooth connection with an external device.
Claims8
A communication-enabled hard hat, the hard hat comprising:
- an impact resistant shell, the shell having a central dome-shaped portion having a lower section, the dome-shaped portion being adapted to conform to the human head, and a brim extending from the lower section of the dome-shaped portion, the shell having a front area, a rear area, a left-side area, and a right-side area, and a communications module mounted within the impact resistant shell, the communications module including:
- a control panel, the control panel being mounted in an aperture formed in the right-side area or the left-side area of the dome-shaped portion, the control panel including switches for controlling power, and connection to a Bluetooth-enabled external device,
- a Bluetooth receiver/transmitter circuit,
- a battery,
- a battery charging circuit,
- an audio amplifier circuit, and
- at least one speaker.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.