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US 5,323,493 AGranted
Bicyclist air deflector apparatus
OwnerFrank M. Ogibainventor
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Abstract
A helmet includes a band member mounted integrally to the helmet, with the band member having first and second end portions extending below the helmet, with each end portion including a generally U-shaped deflector structure arranged for positioning in adjacency relative to each ear of an individual bicyclist.
Claims3
A bicyclist air deflector apparatus, comprising,
- a helmet, the helmet including an annular periphery, and
- a band mounted within the helmet, the band having a first end spaced from a second end, and the first end and the second end project from the annular periphery, and the first end and the second end are arranged in a spaced facing relationship relative to one another, the first end mounting a first U-shaped deflector, and the second end mounting a second U-shaped deflector, wherein the first U-shaped deflector and the second U-shaped deflector are mounted in a mirror image relationship relative to one another, and
- each of the first U-shaped deflector and the second U-shaped deflector include a first plate mounted to the band, the first plate having a second arcuate plate extending from the first plate, and each second arcuate plate including a third plate extending from the second arcuate plate, wherein the first plate and the third plate are arranged in a spaced facing relationship relative to one another, and the first end includes a first mounting boss, the second end includes a second mounting boss, the first mounting boss having a first boss bore, the second mounting boss having a second boss bore, the first U-shaped deflector having a first shaft, the second U-shaped deflector having a second shaft, with the first boss bore receiving the first shaft and the second boss bore receiving the second shaft, wherein the first shaft and the second shaft are arranged in a parallel relationship, and a first fastener directed into the first mounting boss in communication with the first shaft, and a second fastener directed into the second mounting boss in communication with the second shaft permitting the first shaft and the second shaft for adjustable displacement within the respective first mounting boss and the second mounting boss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.