Apparel – Guard or protector – For wearer's head
Patent
1988-05-25
1990-03-13
Reynolds, Wm. Carter
Apparel
Guard or protector
For wearer's head
A61F 906, A42B 108
Patent
active
049072994
ABSTRACT:
A shield mounting assembly for a safety helmet having a helmet body and a front opening, includes an engaging base plate secured to left and right outer surfaces of the helmet body, each engaging base plate including a rotational axle with an engaging recess, a resilient engaging piece, a groove, and an engaging opening formed in the lower portion a shield is rotatably supported by the engaging base plates so as to cover the front opening in a closed position, each side of the shield including a mounting hole for receiving a respective rotational axle to rotatably support the shield on the engaging base plate, an arcuate guide opening for receiving a respective resilient engaging piece to limit rotation of the shield through a predetermined range of motion, and a lower peripheral edge which fits into the groove of the respective engaging base plates. A shield keep cover is detachably connected with an upper portion of each engaging base plate, each shield keep cover including a stopper operable from outside and being movable between positions into and removed from the engaging opening of a respective engaging base plate, and an engaging projecting portion which fits into the engaging recess of a respective engaging base plate through the mounting hole. The engaging projecting portion is disengageable from the engaging recess of a respective engaging base plate only when the shield is rotated so that each mounting hole is aligned at a predetermined rotational position with the respective rotational axle.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4612675 (1986-09-01), Broersma
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