Multi-body helmet construction with shield mounting
AssigneeBell Sports, Inc.
InventorGregg T. Jacobsen
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Abstract
A helmet can comprise an upper-body and a lower-body nested within the upper-body. An opening can be formed within a front portion of the helmet and disposed between an outer surface of the upper-body and an inner surface of the lower-body. A first magnet can be encased within the upper-body or the lower-body and adjacent the opening. A shield can comprise a shield mount and a second magnet coupled to the shield mount that is sized to fit within the opening and to be releasably coupled to the first magnet. The first magnet and the second magnet can be self-aligned in direct alignment with eyes of a user. A third magnet can be disposed above the first magnet and aligned with the second magnet on an outer surface of the helmet out of sight from eyes of the user.
Claims19
A helmet comprising:
- an upper-body comprising an upper outer shell and a separately formed upper energy-absorbing material coupled to the upper outer shell;
- a lower-body comprising a lower outer shell and a separately formed lower energy-absorbing material coupled to the lower outer shell, wherein the lower-body is nested within the upper-body and a lower portion of the lower outer shell is disposed below, not covered by, and remains exposed with respect to, the upper-body when viewed from a side and not from a bottom of the helmet;
- an opening formed within a front portion of the helmet and disposed between an outer surface of the upper-body and an inner surface of the lower-body;
- a first magnet encased and in-molded within the upper energy-absorbing material without extending into the opening, the first magnet being disposed between the outer surface of the upper-body and an inner surface of the upper body, or encased and in-molded within the lower energy-absorbing material without extending into the opening, the first magnet being disposed between the inner surface of the lower-body and an outer surface of the lower body;
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- a shield comprising a shield mount and a second magnet coupled to the shield mount that is sized to fit within the opening and adapted to be releasably coupled to the first magnet with a magnetic field.
A helmet comprising:
- an upper-body;
- a lower-body nested within the upper body such that a lower portion of the lower outer shell is not covered by, and remains exposed with respect to, the upper-body;
- an opening formed within a front portion of the helmet and disposed between the upper-body and the lower-body;
- a first magnet encased and in-molded within the upper-body without extending into the opening, the first magnet disposed between an outer surface of the upper-body and the opening or encased and in-molded within the lower-body without extending into the opening, the first magnet disposed between the inner surface of the lower-body and the opening;
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- a shield comprising a shield mount and a second magnet coupled to the shield mount that is sized to fit within the opening and to be releasably coupled to the first magnet.
A helmet comprising:
- an upper-body;
- a lower-body nested within the upper-body;
- an opening formed between the upper-body and the lower-body;
- a first magnetic component encased within the upper-body between an outer surface of the upper-body and the opening or encased within the lower-body between an inner surface of the lower-body and the opening;
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- a shield comprising a shield mount that is sized to fit within the opening and releasably couple to the first magnetic component;
- wherein the first magnet component is in-molded within the upper-body or the lower-body without extending into the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.