Helmet accessory adapter
AssigneeMSA Technology, LLC
InventorsROBERT KLOTZ, REBECCA KREKE, KEVIN R. KETTERER
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Abstract
A system for use in connection with a protective helmet having at least one accessory connection mechanism includes a visor accessory which includes a frame including at least one rearward extending member. The system further includes an adapter including a helmet connector adapted to form a releasable connection with the accessory connection mechanism of the protective helmet and an accessory connector adapted to form a releasable connection with the at least one rearward extending member of the visor accessory. The accessory connector is adapted to be stowed on the at least one rearward extending member when the adapter is not in use to connect to the accessory connection mechanism of the protective helmet.
Claims20
A system for use in connection with a protective helmet having at least one accessory connection mechanism, comprising:
- a visor accessory, the visor accessory comprising a frame comprising at least one rearward extending member;
- an adapter comprising a helmet connector adapted to form a releasable connection with the accessory connection mechanism of the protective helmet, and an accessory connector adapted to form a releasable connection with the at least one rearward extending member of the visor accessory, the accessory connector being adapted to connect to the rearward extending member to stow the adapter on the at least one rearward extending member when the adapter is not in use to connect to the accessory connection mechanism of the protective helmet.
An adapter for use in connection with a protective helmet comprising at least one accessory connection mechanism to connect an accessory to the protective helmet, the adapter comprising a helmet connector adapted to form a releasable connection with the accessory connection mechanism of the protective helmet and an accessory connector adapted to form a releasable connection with the accessory, the accessory connector of the adapter being adapted to releasably connect to the accessory when the adapter is not in use to connect to the accessory to the helmet.
A method for connecting accessories to a protective helmet having at least one accessory connection mechanism, comprising:
- providing a visor accessory, the visor accessory comprising a frame comprising at least one rearward extending member;
- providing an adapter comprising a helmet connector adapted to form a releasable connection with the accessory connection mechanism of the protective helmet, and an accessory connector adapted to form a releasable connection with the at least one rearward extending member of the visor accessory, the accessory connector being adapted to be stowed on the at least one rearward extending member when the adapter is not in use to connect to the accessory connection mechanism of the protective helmet;
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- providing at least one hearing protection accessory, the hearing protection accessory comprising a helmet connector to connect the at least one hearing protection accessory to the accessory connection mechanism of the protective helmet and an accessory connector adapted to connect an accessory to the hearing protection accessory, the accessory connector of the hearing protection accessory being adapted to cooperate with the at least one rearward extending member of the frame of the visor accessory to connect the visor accessory to the hearing protection accessory while the adapter is stowed on the at least one rearward extending member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.