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US 5,688,039 AGranted
Pivoting projection beam safety helmet
OwnerLyndon F. Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A safety helmet has a battery operated, flashing rear light for wide angle visibility and a battery operated front light with a narrow projected forward beam to light the path being traversed. The front light pivots about a horizontal axis with manual control to adjust the attitude or inclination of the beam to enhance its utility.
Claims18
An illuminated safety helmet for protecting the head of a user, the helmet comprising:
- a hard shell;
- resilient head-engaging means for engaging the head of a user and resiliently spacing the shell away from the head to cushion the head from forces applied to the shell, the head-engaging means attached to the shell at the inner surface thereof;
- rearwardly directed intermittently electric powered rear light for flashing on and off at predetermined intervals;
- forwardly directed electrically powered front light for directing a focused projection beam of light along the path to be taken by the user;
- the rear light and front light being attached to the helmet in such a fashion as to maintain the protective integrity of the hard shell;
- electric power means for supplying electric power to the front and rear lights connected to the front and rear lights;
- means interposed between the power means and the front and rear lights for switching the front and rear lights on and off;
- and
- means for adjusting the attitude of the projection beam, the means for adjusting attached to the front light and extending outward therefrom to provide a handle for manual adjustment of the attitude of the beam by the user.
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An illuminated safety helmet for protecting the head of a user, the helmet comprising
- a hard shell;
- a resilient head-engaging means for engaging the head of a user and resiliently spacing the shell away from the head to cushion the head from forces applied to the shell, the head-engaging means attached to the shell at the inner surface thereof;
- a rearwardly directed intermittently electric powered rear light for flashing on and off at predetermined intervals;
- a forwardly directed electrically powered front light for directing a focused projection beam of light along the path to be taken by the user;
- the rear light and front light being attached to the helmet in such a fashion as to maintain the protective integrity of the hard shell;
- electric power means for supplying electric power to the front and rear lights connected to the front and rear lights;
- means interposed between the power means and the front and rear lights for switching the front and rear lights on and off;
- pivotal mounting means mounting the front light on the helmet for adjustable rotation about a horizontal axis for attitude adjustment of the beam of light;
- and
- means for adjusting the attitude of the projection beam, the means for adjusting attached to the front light and extending outward therefrom to provide a handle for manual adjustment of the attitude of the beam by the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.