Adjustable padset for protective helmet
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorRichard J. Long
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Abstract
There is provided an adjustable pad set for a protective helmet. The adjustable pad set includes a plurality of internal pads of various thicknesses. A plurality of pad retaining/locating devices each have a pocket for receiving at least one of the plurality of internal pads so as to form an individual pad of the adjustable pad set. At least one fastener for each of the plurality of pad retaining/locating devices respectively secures each of the plurality of pad retaining/locating devices to a selected location within the protective helmet.
Claims27
In combination an adjustable pad set and a protective helmet including a crown portion, the pad set comprising:
- a plurality of internal pads of various thicknesses;
- a plurality of pad retaining/locating devices, each having a pocket for receiving one or more of the plurality of internal pads so as to form an individual pad of the adjustable pad set;
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- at least one fastener for each of the plurality of pad retaining/locating devices for respectively securing the each of the plurality of pad retaining/locating devices to a selected location within the protective helmet;
- wherein at least two of the individual pads are positioned in the crown portion so as to surround, and not overlap, at least a portion of an audio headset headband extending from ear to ear, while providing cushioning from impact for a crown of a head of a wearer.
A protective helmet capable of being worn with an audio headset having a headband extending from earcup to earcup, the protective helmet comprising:
- a padded shell having a re-locatable pad to provide a headset headband receiving zone and including nape and brow portions;
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- a fastener to secure the re-locatable pad outside the headset headband receiving zone to avoid overlapping the headset headband so that during headset headband use the re-locatable pad has an arcuate-shaped edge adapted to be co-linear with a crown section of the headset headband and a spherical section extending away from the arcuate-shaped edge in a direction towards one of the nape and brow portions and terminating in a crescent shaped edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.