Mounting assembly for a face shield
OwnerWally Wayne Tatomirinventor
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Abstract
A face shield, such as a visor, mounts to a protective helmet using a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly has a base, a spacer assembly, and a pair of posts. The base is disposed on the interior of the helmet. The posts are connected to the base and extend outwardly through holes that are formed in the side of the helmet. The spacer assembly slides over the posts when the posts are inserted through the corresponding holes in the helmet, and frictionally engages the outer surfaces of the first and second posts such that the helmet is disposed between the base and the spacer assembly. The posts threadingly receive corresponding fasteners that attach the face shield to the helmet.
Claims17
A mounting assembly for attaching a face shield to a protective helmet, the assembly comprising:
- a base having a planar surface;
- first and second posts connected to, and extending outwardly from, the base, wherein the first and second posts are configured to be inserted through corresponding holes in the helmet;
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- a spacer assembly comprising first and second spacers, each of the first and second spacers having a through hole configured to receive a corresponding one of the first and second posts when the first and second posts are inserted through the corresponding holes in the helmet, with the through hole of at least one of the first and second spacers configured to threadingly engage a corresponding one of the first and second posts.
A face shield assembly for mounting to a protective helmet, the assembly comprising:
- a face shield;
- a mounting assembly configured to mount the face shield to the helmet, the assembly comprising:
- a base having a planar surface;
- first and second posts connected to, and extending outwardly from, the base, wherein the first and second posts are configured to be inserted through corresponding holes in the helmet;
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- a spacer assembly comprising first and second spacers, each of the first and second spacers having a through hole configured to receive a corresponding one of the first and second posts when the first and second posts are inserted through the corresponding holes in the helmet, with the through hole of at least one of the first and second spacers configured to threadingly engage a corresponding one of the first and second posts.
A protective helmet comprising:
- a mounting assembly configured to mount a face shield to the helmet, the assembly comprising:
- a base having a planar surface;
- first and second posts connected to, and extending outwardly from, the base, wherein the first and second posts are configured to be inserted through corresponding holes in the helmet;
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- a spacer assembly comprising first and second spacers, each of the first and second spacers having a through hole configured to receive a corresponding one of the first and second posts when the first and second posts are inserted through the corresponding holes in the helmet, with the through hole of at least one of the first and second spacers configured to threadingly engage a corresponding one of the first and second posts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.