Apparel – Guard or protector – For wearer's head
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-30
2001-09-18
Lindsey, Rodney M. (Department: 3765)
Apparel
Guard or protector
For wearer's head
C002S424000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06289521
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a chin cover to be attached to a helmet in order to cover the chin of a helmet wearer, and a helmet attached with this chin cover.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A helmet chin cover as described above is described in, e.g., Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-16180. The chin cover described in this reference is comprised of a plate-like attached member serving as an elastic shape retaining member, and a flexible cover member attached to this attached member. When the chin cover is attached to a full-face-type helmet, the upper half of the attached member is interposed between the lower rib member of an outer shell and the impact-on-the-chin-and-cheek absorbing liner, and the lower half thereof is arranged substantially along the lower end face of the impact-on-the-chin-and-cheek absorbing liner. Hence, the flexible cover member is arranged to cover the chin of the helmet wearer from its lower front to a portion below it.
In this state, when the helmet wearer drives the motorcycle, the wind generated by driving which abuts against the chest of the helmet wearer and directed to his chin is blocked by the flexible cover member. Thus, the wind generated by driving is prevented from being dragged between the lower end of the chin cover portion of the helmet and the chin of the helmet wearer to produce a whistling sound.
When this chin cover is attached to a full-face-type helmet, ventilation near the chin of the helmet wearer is not performed well.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to effectively correcting the above drawbacks of the helmet chin cover described above with a comparatively simple structure.
It is, therefore, the main object of the present invention to provide a helmet chin cover capable of performing ventilation near the chin of the helmet wearer well.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a helmet chin cover capable of preventing a wind generated by driving, which abuts against the chest of the helmet wearer and is directed toward the chin, from being dragged between the lower end of chin cover portion of the helmet and the chin of the helmet wearer to produce a whistling sound.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a helmet chin cover comprising a shape retaining member having an attached portion which can be attached to a helmet, and a wind shield portion capable of preventing a driving wind from abutting against a portion near a chin of a helmet wearer when the attached portion is attached to the helmet, the wind shield having at least one ventilation hole. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a helmet attached with this chin cover.
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Jones,Day, Reavis & Pogue
Lindsey Rodney M.
Shoei Co., Ltd.
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