Motorcyclist helmet fitted with a retaining device without chin strap
OwnerFrancois Chaiseinventor
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Abstract
A protective motorcycle helmet is provided which has a collar or bead which is substantially concentric with the opening of the shell base of the motorcycle helmet. The perimeter of the collar is a constant and when the helmet is locked in a closed position can open at one point over its circumference in order to remove the helmet from a user and to place it on a user. At least one flexible element extends about the circumference of the helmet shell base. These flexible elements are connected to one end to the helmet shell and at the other end to the collar. This ensures connection between the two elements.
Claims41
A protective motorcycle helmet including a retention apparatus for enhancing the position and maintenance of said helmet on a user, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a helmet shell having a base and an opening positioned along said base;
- (b) a collar which is substantially concentric with said shell base opening, said collar having a constant circumference when said helmet is locked in a closed position and being opened along at least one portion of said circumference to permit said helmet to be positioned on the head of the user and removed from the head of the user;
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- (c) at least one flexible element connected to said helmet shell, said element having first and second ends and being connected at one end to said helmet shell and at said second end to said collar, said flexible element extending from at least one portion of said circumference of said collar, said at least one flexible element connecting said collar to said base and comprising means for absorbing a shock exerted on a section of said collar which causes relative movement of said collar with respect to said helmet shell.
A protective helmet in accordance with claim 29 wherein said reinforcing elements comprise a plurality of flexible metallic wires connecting said helmet base to said collar over a non-rectilinear path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.