Adjustable connector for a helmet accessory
AssigneeRevision Military S.a.r.L.
InventorsStéphane Lebel, David Lefebvre, David Redpath, Curtis Herman, Lindsay Faye Slater
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Abstract
Connectors for adjusting the location and/or orientation of a helmet accessory relative to a helmet are disclosed. In some embodiments, a connector may have a single lock and/or a single actuator that a user uses to selectively restrict or permit adjustment of the helmet accessory in multiple directions, including translating and/or rotating the helmet accessory relative to the helmet along one or more axes of translation and/or rotation.
Claims24
A connector which permits adjustment of a helmet accessory relative to a helmet, the connector comprising:
- a first attachment portion to attach the connector to a helmet;
- a second attachment portion to attach the connector to a helmet accessory;
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- an extendable arm that permits translation of the second attachment portion relative to the first attachment portion, wherein the second attachment portion is rotatable around at least two axes of rotation relative to the extendable arm,
- wherein the connector has a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, wherein when the connector is in the locked configuration, translation of the second attachment portion relative to the first attachment portion via extension and retraction of the extendable arm is substantially prevented, wherein changing the connector from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration permits translation of the second attachment portion relative to the first attachment portion, wherein, when the connector is in the locked configuration, rotation of the second attachment portion relative to the extendable arm is substantially prevented, and wherein changing the connector to the unlocked configuration permits rotation of the second attachment portion relative to the extendable arm.
A connector which permits adjustment of a helmet accessory relative to a helmet, the connector comprising:
- a first attachment portion to attach the connector to a helmet;
- a second attachment portion to attach the connector to a helmet accessory;
- an extendable arm coupled to the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion, wherein the extendable arm is constructed and arranged to permit translation of the second attachment portion relative to the first attachment portion;
- a first joint coupled to the first attachment portion, wherein the first joint permits rotation of the extendable arm relative to the first attachment portion around at least two axes of rotation;
- a second joint coupled to the second attachment portion, wherein the second joint permits rotation of the second attachment portion relative to the extendable arm around at least two axes of rotation;
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- a lock which is movable between a locking configuration and an unlocking configuration, wherein, in the locking configuration, the lock substantially prevents rotational and translational movement of the second attachment portion relative to the first attachment portion.
A connector which permits adjustment of a helmet accessory relative to a helmet, the connector comprising:
- a first attachment portion to attach the connector to a helmet;
- a second attachment portion to attach the connector to a helmet accessory;
- a means for adjusting the position of the second attachment portion relative to the first attachment portion;
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- a means for selectively permitting and preventing rotational and translational adjustment of the position of the second attachment portion relative to the first attachment portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.