Fastener for motorcycle driver's helmet
OwnerChing-Tien Piinventor
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Abstract
Fastener for motorcycle driver's helmet comprising a pair of individual members each formed by bending an endless loop of plastic coated wire into a generally hollow U-shaped formation having an inner tongue which is adapted to be inserted under the helmet and an outer ring. On top of the ring there is welded an ear inclined at a 45.degree. angle. The ears include holes for receiving a lock to fasten the helmet to the rear of the seat of the motorcycle. Auxiliary clamp means is further provided to attach the fastener members to the rear shelf of the motorcycle.
Claims6
A fastener for securing a motorcycle helmet to a motorcycle, comprising first and second fastener members, each fastener member comprising an endless loop of wire of hollow U-shaped formation including:
- a tongue defined by an inner bight portion of the hollow U-shaped formation, said tongue having a short curved arc and being adapted to be inserted under the helmet;
- an outer ring defined by an outer bight portion of the hollow U-shaped formation and configured to simulate the outside curvature of a helmet;
- an ear secured to the top of the outer ring, said ear having a hole therein for receiving a lock;
- a pair of flat sections defined by outer ends of leg portions of the hollow U-shaped formation, said flat sections being configured to receive a rim of the helmet;
- said fastener members being insertable around front and lower portions of a helmet, with the flat sections of one member engaging the front rim of the helmet and the flat portions of the other member engaging the lower rim of the helmet, and with the openings in said ears being substantially aligned for receiving a lock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.