Neck shield attachment for helmet

An environmental shield for securement to a helmet for protecting a wearer, the helmet including a rigid outer shell and perforate liner positioned within the outer shell such that a space remains between at least a portion of the rigid outer shell and the perforate liner, the environmental shield comprising:

• a flexible sheet like main portion having a generally quadrilateral shape including a center, opposite first and second sides, a width measured along a lateral axis substantially parallel to the first and second sides, and opposite third and fourth sides;
• two generally elongated flaps extending from opposite ends of the first side of the shield and defining securement portions for securing the shield to the perforate liner of the helmet;
• receded regions on both third and fourth sides that extend from the flaps and slope away from the center of the main portion in the direction from the first side to the second side;
• shoulders that protrude from the receded regions such that a width of the shield at the shoulders is greater than any width of the shield at the receded regions;
• extensions that extend from the shoulders to the second side of the shield and are sloped away from the center of the shield in a direction from the first side to the second side such that a width of the shield at the extension is wider than any width at the receded regions;
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• an arcuate edge defining the second side of the shield connecting the extensions;
• a third flap is located centrally on the first side, wherein the first side forms bridges separating the flaps;
• the bridges being sloped such that, when the flaps connect the shield to the perforate liner of the helmet, the first side of the shield will be substantially parallel to the bottom of the helmet.

An environmental assembly for protecting a wearer comprising:

• a helmet including a rigid outer shell and perforate liner positioned within the outer shell such that a space remains between at least a portion of the rigid outer shell and the perforate liner;
• a flexible sheet like main portion which shields the wearer of the helmet when the environmental shield is secured to the helmet;
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• an attaching portion associated with the main portion and configured to secure the environmental shield to the perforate liner such that air can flow into the space between the rigid outer shell and the perforate liner when the environmental shield is attached to the helmet;
• wherein the attaching portion comprises a flap, extending from the main portion of the shield by an extent sufficient for the flap to be folded around a portion of the perforate liner to secure the environmental shield to the perforate liner, and wherein said air flow into said space is not obstructed when said flap is folded around the portion of said perforate liner;
• wherein the main portion further comprises:
• a receded temple region that extends from the perforate liner of the helmet to a cheek of a wearer which covers a temple area of a wearer.