Note-holding accessory for a safety helmet
OwnerOliver McEnroeinventor
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Abstract
A flexible planar note holder stores information such a names and telephone numbers within a safety helmet that has a rigid outer shell and an inner harness with straps. The holder has a pocket, an opening accessing the pocket, a transparent face that permits viewing into the pocket, and a pair of T-slots at opposing ends of the holder, each slot dimensioned to locate about any strap of the harness. A paper card that carries the information is inserted into the pocket. The two T-slots are located about opposing straps to keep the holder positioned against the harness with the transparent face and information facing downward toward the open bottom of the helmet. When the wearer removes the helmet, the information is immediately available.
Claims4
A method of storing information that permits quick retrieval of the information by a wearer of a safety helmet, the helmet comprising a rigid outer shall shell and a domed inner harness with straps, the method comprising:
- inscribing the information onto a sheet;
- inserting the sheet into a pocket defined by a flexible planar holder that is dimensioned to fit against the harness and has a transparent face permitting viewing of the information on the sheet;
- and,
- attaching the holder to one strap of the harness and to another strap of the harness such that the holder is held against the harness with the transparent face facing downward toward an open bottom of the helmet
- whereby, the wearer can retrieve the information by removing the helmet from his head.
A safety helmet adapted to store information for quick retrieval by a wearer, the safety helmet having a rigid outer shell and an domed inner harness with a plurality of straps, the safety helmet comprising:
- a flexible planar holder located within the harness, the holder comprising a pocket, an opening accessing the pocket, a T-slot located about one of the plurality of straps thereby securing the holder to the harness, and a transparent face that permits viewing into the pocket;
- and,
- a sheet on which the information can be inscribed, the sheet being located within the pocket and dimensioned for insertion and removal through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.