Motorcycle safety helmet
OwnerGarry Harrisinventor
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Abstract
A riders helmet for a motorcycle or the like having a rearward facing auxiliary brake lamp secured thereto spaced from and connected by an optic or sonic link to the brake light operating system of the motorcycle. The auxiliary lamp is caused to illuminate with the illumination of the brake lamp of the motorcycle.
Claims8
In combination with a motorcycle or the like having brakes, an electrical power supply, a stop light switch and a stop light which illuminates when said stop light switch is switched from an "OFF" position to a "ON" position comprising:
- a riders safety helmet;
- a portable power supply carried by said safety helmet;
- at least one light source for providing a beam of light outside of the visual light range carried by said motorcycle and connected to said motorcycle electrical power supply for shining that beam of light toward said riders helmet when said stop light switch is activated;
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- a receiving means positioned on said riders helmet for receiving said beam of light transmitted from said at least light source causing said auxiliary stop light to illuminate with power supplied from said portable power supply.
In combination with a motorcycle or the like having brakes, an electrical power supply, a stop light switch and a stop light which illuminates when said stop light switch is switched from an "OFF" position to a "ON" position comprising:
- a rides safety helmet;
- a portable power supply carried by said safety helmet;
- at least one sound source for providing a sonic signal of a specific frequency outside of the audio sound range, said sound source carried by said motorcycle and connected to said motorcycle electrical power for transmitting a beam of sonic sound toward said riders helmet when said stop light switch is activated;
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- a receiving means positioned on said riders helmet for receiving said beam of sonic sound transmitted from said at least one sound source and operating said auxiliary light for illumination thereof.
In combination with a motorcycle or the like having brakes, an electrical power supply, a stop light switch and a stop light which illuminates when said stop light switch is switched from an "OFF" position to a "ON" position comprising:
- a riders safety helmet;
- a portable power supply carried by said safety helmet;
- at least one sound source comprises a first and second sound source for providing a sonic signal of a specific frequency outside of the audio sound range, said sound source carried by said motorcycle and connected to said motorcycle electrical power supply for transmitting a beam of sonic sound toward said riders helmet when said stop light switch is activated;
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- said receiving means comprising a first and second receiving means connected in parallel with said first receiving means for operating said auxiliary stop light positioned on said riders helmet for receiving said beam of sonic sound transmitted from said at least one sound source and operating said auxiliary stop light for illumination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.