Helmet mounting system
AssigneeRevision Military S.a.r.L.
InventorsDominic Giroux Bernier, Stéphane Lebel, Marie-Pierre Gendron
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Abstract
Systems and methods for attaching an accessory to a helmet are disclosed. A helmet accessory mounting interface may be attached to a receptacle. The receptacle may be removably or permanently received by a carrier. The carrier may be attached to a helmet having a particular shape and size. The carrier also may be configured to receive any selected type of a plurality of receptacle types which, in turn, corresponds to a particular mounting interface for a helmet accessory. The receptacle may be receivable, in some embodiments removably, by any one of a number of different types of carriers.
Claims26
An apparatus for a helmet accessory mount, comprising:
- a carrier attachable to a helmet, the carrier including:
- a first arm and a second arm located opposite one another relative to a central region of the carrier, each arm extending in a respective direction away from the central region of the carrier;
- and
- a receptacle-receiving portion to removably receive a receptacle that is configured to hold a helmet accessory mounting interface.
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A helmet accessory mount assembly, comprising:
- a carrier constructed and arranged to be attached to a helmet, the carrier including a receptacle-receiving portion;
- a receptacle removably received by the receptacle-receiving portion of the carrier;
- and
- a helmet accessory mounting interface attached to the receptacle.
A method of assembling a helmet accessory mount system, comprising:
- attaching a helmet accessory mounting interface to a receptacle;
- and
- positioning the receptacle at a receptacle-receiving portion of a carrier, the carrier being attachable to a helmet.
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An apparatus for a helmet accessory mount, comprising:
- a carrier constructed and arranged to be attached to a helmet, the carrier including:
- a hook located at a lower region of the carrier and having a surface configured to resist rotation of an upper region of the carrier in a direction away from the helmet;
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- a receptacle-receiving portion to removably receive a receptacle that is configured to hold a helmet accessory mounting interface.
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A method of assembling a helmet accessory mount system, the system including a carrier which is attachable to a helmet and is configured to receive any type of receptacle from among a plurality of receptacle types, each type of receptacle being configured to receive a different type of helmet accessory mounting interface, the method comprising:
- (a) selecting a type of receptacle to associate with the carrier;
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- (b) attaching a receptacle of the selected receptacle type to the carrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.