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US 12,383,011 B2Granted
Helmet holder
AssigneePit Bull Products, Inc.
InventorsCharles VanValkenburgh, Kelly R. McMeen, George F. Hoffman
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a helmet holder. The helmet holder allows a helmet to be safely stored in a way that does not compress the internal foam or scratch exterior painted or colored surfaces. It uses four upright, angled tabs to prevent front-to-back and side-to-side motion while allowing the bottom surface of the helmet to rest on somewhat horizontal surfaces. Each of the four tabs has a projection for hooking a bungee net, allowing the helmet to be safely constrained. The holder also has hooks for holding hangable items such as keys. It is expandable to add hooks for smaller items such as gloves and an adapter for hangers to hang jackets or full body suits.
Claims18
A helmet holder comprising:
- a tube protruding in a substantially horizontal orientation, and wherein the tube includes a bottom surface with a pair of threaded mounting openings spaced apart from each other,
- a mounting plate affixed to one end of the tube;
- a pair of supporting and retraining members adjustably secured onto the tube, the pair of supporting and retraining members spaced apart from each other on the tube, and wherein each of the supporting and retraining members includes:
- (a) a substantially flat horizontal base extending perpendicular to the tube, the base having two opposing ends, each end having an angled tab with a surface configured to face at an angle inwardly towards a longitudinal axis of the tube such that the surface of the angled tab is configured to rest on the outside of a portion of a helmet and the angled tab further configured to prevent front-to-back and prevent side-to-side movement of a helmet when positioned between the tabs, and
- (b) a bottom portion defined under the tube, the bottom portion having a slot oriented along a longitudinal axis of the tube;
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- a pair of threaded knobs separately positioned through the slot and into the pair of threaded mounting openings such that when tightened the pair of supporting and retraining members are locked in positioned to hold a helmet between the tabs.
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A helmet holder comprising:
- a squared shaped tube protruding in a substantially horizontal orientation, and wherein the tube includes a bottom surface with a pair of threaded mounting openings spaced apart from each other,
- a mounting plate affixed to one end of the tube;
- a pair of supporting and retraining members, each one of the pair of supporting and retraining members being adjustably secured onto the tube by having a bore sized to receive the tube, the pair of supporting and retraining members spaced apart from each other on the tube, and wherein each of the supporting and retraining members includes:
- (a) a substantially flat horizontal base extending perpendicular to the tube, the base having two opposing ends, each end having a tab having an angled face configured to rest on the outside of a portion of a helmet and wherein the angled face of each tab is configured at a first angle defined to a centerline of the tube, and the angled face of each tab is further configured at a second angle defined to the longitudinal axis of the tube, wherein the angled face is defined to prevent front-to-back and prevent side-to-side movement of a helmet when positioned between the tabs;
- (b) a bottom portion defined under the tube, the bottom portion having a slot oriented along a longitudinal axis of the tube;
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- a pair of threaded knobs separately positioned through the slot and into the pair of threaded mounting openings such that when tightened the pair of supporting and retraining members are locked in positioned to hold a helmet between the tabs.
4 more elements
A helmet holder comprising:
- a tube protruding in a substantially horizontal orientation, and wherein the tube includes a bottom surface with a pair of threaded mounting openings spaced apart from each other,
- a pair of supporting and retraining members adjustably secured onto the tube, the pair of supporting and retraining members spaced apart from each other on the tube, and wherein each of the supporting and retraining members includes:
- (a) a substantially flat horizontal base extending perpendicular to the tube, the base having two opposing ends, each end having a tab having an angled face configured to rest on the outside of a portion of a helmet and the angled face further configured at an angle defined towards a centerline of the tube to prevent front-to-back and prevent side-to-side movement of a helmet when positioned between the tabs, and
- (b) a bottom portion defined under the tube, the bottom portion having a slot oriented along a longitudinal axis of the tube;
- a pair of threaded knobs separately positioned through the slot and into the pair of threaded mounting openings such that when tightened the pair of supporting and retraining members are locked in positioned to hold a helmet between the tabs;
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- a vertical pole extending downwardly from the tube and secured to a surface base member configured to rest on a floor surface and configured to support the helmet holder horizontally above the floor surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.