Helmet with visual shock indicator
AssigneeShockWatch, Inc.
InventorClinton A. Branch
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Abstract
A visual shock indicator apparatus includes a helmet, a facemask secured to the helmet, and a mounting element secured to the helmet. The mounting element has a mounting region disposed between a pair of attachment points used to secure the facemask to the helmet. A retainer assembly is configured to be removably coupled to the mounting element within the mounting region. The retainer assembly includes a shock indicator configured to provide a visual indication of receipt of a predetermined level of a shock event.
Claims20
A visual shock indicator apparatus, comprising:
- a helmet;
- a facemask secured to the helmet;
- a mounting element secured to the helmet, the mounting element having a mounting region disposed between a pair of attachment points used to secure the facemask to the helmet;
- and
- a retainer assembly configured to be removably coupled to the mounting element within the mounting region, the retainer assembly including a shock indicator configured to provide a visual indication of receipt of a predetermined level of a shock event.
A visual shock indicator apparatus, comprising:
- a helmet;
- a facemask secured to the helmet over a face opening of the helmet via a pair of attachment points;
- a mounting region disposed between the attachment points;
- and
- a retainer assembly configured to be removably coupled to the mounting region, the retainer assembly including a shock indicator configured to provide a visual indication of receipt of a predetermined level of a shock event.
A visual shock indicator apparatus, comprising:
- a helmet having a face opening;
- a mounting element located above the face opening and configured to secure a portion of a facemask over the face opening via a pair of spaced-apart attachment points, the mounting element having a mounting region disposed between the attachment points, the mounting region including a plurality of sidewalls forming a wedge-shaped receiving area;
- and
- a retainer assembly configured to be removably coupled to the mounting region within the wedge-shaped receiving area, the retainer assembly including a shock indicator configured to provide a visual indication of receipt of a predetermined level of a shock event, and wherein a forward-facing surface of the retainer assembly is disposed below a forward-facing surface of the attachment points.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.