Helmet provided with an accessory fastening assembly
AssigneeCookie Composites Group Pty Ltd.
InventorsJeremy Robert Hunt, Jason Cooke, Stephane Dion
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Abstract
A helmet is provided, which includes a helmet shell and a fastening assembly. The fastening assembly has a mounting fixture releasably connected to the helmet shell and a release mechanism operatively connectable to the mounting fixture, where connection of the release mechanism to the mounting fixture secures the mounting fixture to the helmet shell, and disconnection of the release mechanism from the mounting fixture enables disconnection of the mounting fixture from the helmet shell.
Claims15
A helmet comprising:
- a helmet shell;
- and
- a fastening assembly comprising:
- a mounting fixture comprising a latch portion operable between a connected configuration, where the latch portion is connected to the helmet shell and secures the mounting fixture to the helmet shell, and a disconnected configuration, where the latch portion is disconnected from the helmet shell and enables disconnection of the mounting fixture from the helmet shell;
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- a release mechanism adapted to engage the mounting fixture and operate the latch portion in the connected configuration, the release mechanism being selectively operable to disengage the latch portion thereby operating the latch portion from the connected configuration to the disconnected configuration,
- wherein the helmet shell further comprises a fixture opening defined through the helmet shell, the fixture opening being shaped and sized to enable the latch portion to extend therethrough and connect to the helmet shell,
- wherein the fixture opening comprises an opening perimeter defining a latching edge, and wherein the latch portion is adapted to connect to the latching edge when operated in the connected configuration,
- wherein the latch portion comprises a pair of latching legs adapted to extend within the fixture opening, and wherein each latching leg comprises a latching foot extending at a distal end thereof and adapted to be coupled to respective sections of the latching edge, and
- wherein the latching legs are provided opposite one another and define a central passage therebetween, and wherein the release mechanism comprises a strap shaped and adapted to engage the central passage and displace the latching legs to position each latching fool below the latching edge for becoming coupled thereto.
The helmet according to 1, wherein the latching legs are shaped and adapted to bias each latching foot inwardly towards one another, and wherein disengaging the strap from the central passage enables the latching feet to move inwardly and away from the latching edge in order to become uncoupled therefrom and allow disconnection of the mounting fixture from the helmet shell.
A fastening assembly for connecting an accessory to a helmet having a helmet shell provided with a fixture opening defined therethrough, the fastening assembly comprising:
- a mounting fixture comprising a latch portion operable between a connected configuration, where the latch portion is adapted to extend through the fixture opening of the helmet shell for connection with the helmet shell and to secures the mounting fixture to the helmet, and a disconnected configuration, where the latch portion is disconnected from the helmet shell to enable disconnection of the mounting fixture from the helmet;
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- a release mechanism adapted to engage the latch portion and operate the latch portion in the connected configuration, the release mechanism being selectively operable to disengage the latch portion thereby operating the latch portion from the connected configuration to the disconnected configuration,
- wherein the latch portion comprises a pair of latching legs adapted to extend within the fixture opening, and wherein each latching leg comprises a latching foot extending at a distal end thereof and adapted to be coupled to respective edges of the fixture opening, and
- wherein the latching legs are provided opposite one another and define a central passage therebetween, and wherein the release mechanism comprises a strap shaped and adapted to engage the central passage and displace the latching legs to urge each latching foot below the respective edges for becoming coupled thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.