On-vehicle helmet lock

A lock comprising:

• a body configured for receiving at least a portion of an inner cavity of a helmet, and for attaching to a structure, and, the body including an engagement member movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position;
• and,
• a lock bar slideably mounted along the body, the lock bar including a first end and a second end:
• the first end including at least one receiver, for receiving the engagement member, when the engagement member is in the engaged position, such that the lock bar is in a locked position along the body, and,
• the second end including at least two prongs in a laterally spaced apart arrangement corresponding to the position of apertures on the helmet, each of the at least two prongs of a length for extending through the apertures of the helmet to at least proximate to the body and into a locking position, such that the helmet is engaged with respect to the body, such that when the lock bar has moved to the locking position along the body, the helmet is locked and/or unlocked on the body by the engagement member moving between the engaged position, where the engagement member is in the at least one receiver, such that the lock bar is locked with respect to the body, where movement of the lock bar along the body is inhibited, and the disengaged position, where the engagement member is out of the at least one receiver, such that the lock bar is unlocked with respect to the body, where the lock bar is moveable along the body.

A method for locking a helmet comprising:

• providing a locking apparatus onto a structure of vehicle, the locking apparatus including at least two prongs, spaced apart laterally from each other, and said each prong dimensioned to correspond to at least one opening of at least two spaced apart correspondingly dimensioned openings of the helmet, and of a length to extend through each respective opening, and a body, such that each of the at least two prongs are movable toward the body, so as to lock the helmet on the body, and away from the body, to unlock the helmet from the body;
• placing the helmet on the body;
• and,
• moving the at least two prongs into and through a corresponding opening of the at least two openings of the helmet, to a position at least proximate to the body, such that the helmet is locked on the body.