Systems and methods for providing an assembly for releasably connecting an inner helmet and outer helmet shell
AssigneeMSA Technology, LLC
InventorsKevin R. Ketterer, David J. Losos
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for a helmet shell mounting assembly. A system includes a mounting component and a locking slider configured to interface with the mounting component when the locking slider is in an engaged position to secure an outer helmet shell to an inner helmet. In another embodiment, the system also includes an anchor that is configured to pass through the outer helmet shell via a through hole and be received by the mounting component, and the locking slider is configured to retain the anchor within the mounting component when the locking slider is in the engaged position.
Claims18
A helmet assembly comprising:
- an outer helmet shell;
- an inner helmet;
- and
- a mounting assembly, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a mounting component integrated with the inner helmet;
- an anchor having extending portions configured to extend through the outer helmet shell and into the mounting component;
- and
- a locking slider configured to slide into the mounting component when the locking slider is in an engaged position and slide out of the mounting component when the locking slider is in a disengaged position;
- wherein when the locking slider is in the engaged position, the locking slider is configured to secure the outer helmet shell to the inner helmet;
- and
- wherein when the locking slider is in the disengaged position, the outer helmet shell is removable from the inner helmet and the mounting component, and the extending portions are removable from the mounting component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.