Visor assembly for sports helmet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12364303-B2
Application number	US-202118023816-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 15, 2021
Priority date	Sep 15, 2020
Publication date	Jul 22, 2025
Grant date	Jul 22, 2025

Abstract

A visor has: a visor body defining a visor aperture through the visor body on a side of the visor body; and an attachment device on the side of the visor body to secure the visor to a corresponding one of the flaps of the outer shell of the sport helmet, the attachment device having: a fastener extending through the visor aperture, the fastener having a head facing an outer side of the visor body, the fastener defining first threads threadingly engaged to second threads defined by one or both of the corresponding one of the flaps and a nut secured to the outer shell, and a spacer facing an inner side of the visor body, the spacer defining a spacer aperture in register with the visor aperture, the fastener extending in the spacer aperture at least partially through the spacer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A visor securable to a sport helmet, the sport helmet having an outer shell defining flaps covering temples of head of a wearer, the visor comprising:
a visor body defining a visor aperture through the visor body on a side of the visor body; and
an attachment device on the side of the visor body configured to secure the visor to a corresponding one of the flaps of the outer shell of the sport helmet, the attachment device having:
a fastener extending through the visor aperture, the fastener having a head facing an outer side of the visor body, the fastener defining first threads threadingly engageable to second threads configured to be defined by one or both of the corresponding one of the flaps and a nut configured to be secured to the outer shell, and
a spacer having a first face for facing the outer shell and a second face configured to be oriented toward the visor, the spacer facing an inner side of the visor body, the spacer defining a spacer aperture in register with the visor aperture, the fastener extending in the spacer aperture at least partially through the spacer, the spacer aperture extending from the first face to the second face, the spacer aperture having a first section extending from the first face toward the second face and a second section extending from the first section to the second face, a diameter of the first section of the spacer aperture greater than a diameter of the second section,
the nut, the nut having a base configured to be abuttable against an inner side of the outer shell and a post protruding from the base, the post defining the second threads threadingly engaged by the first threads of the fastener, the post sized to be receivable within a flap aperture defined by the corresponding one of the flaps,
wherein an inner surface of the post defines a proximal section extending from the base and a distal section extending from the proximal section to a distal end of the post, the second threads defined by the proximal section and the distal section being free of the second threads.

2. The visor of claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the second section is less than a diameter of the first threads of the fastener.

3. The visor of claim 1 , wherein the spacer defines an opening extending from a peripheral face of the spacer to the spacer aperture.

4. The visor of claim 3 , wherein a width of the opening is less than a diameter of a shank of the fastener.

5. The visor of claim 1 , wherein the post includes two posts each protruding from the base and wherein the fastener includes two fasteners, each of the two posts defining second threads matingly engageable to the first threads of the two fasteners.

6. The visor of claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the first threads of the fastener is less than an inner diameter of the distal section of the post such that the fastener is slidably receivable within the distal section of the post.

7. The visor of claim 1 , comprising a washer between the head of the fastener and the visor, the washer being beveled and/or serrated on one or both of opposed faces of the washer.

8. An attachment device for securing a visor body to an outer shell of a sport helmet, the visor body defining a visor aperture, the attachment device comprising:
a fastener sized and configured to extend through the visor aperture, the fastener having a head configured for facing an outer side of the visor body, the fastener defining first threads threadingly engageable to second threads defined by one or both of a flap of the outer shell of the helmet and a nut configured to be secured to the outer shell, and
a spacer having a first face configured for facing the outer shell and a second face configured to be oriented toward the visor body, the spacer configured for facing an inner side of the visor body and sized to be received between the visor body and the flap, the spacer defining a spacer aperture, the fastener extending in the spacer aperture at least partially through the spacer, the spacer aperture extending from the first face to the second face, the spacer aperture having a first section extending from the first face toward the second face and a second section extending from the first section to the second face, a diameter of the first section greater than a diameter of the second section of the spacer aperture,
the nut, the nut having a base configured to be abuttable against an inner side of the outer shell and a post protruding from the base, the post defining the second threads threadingly engaged by the first threads of the fastener, the post sized to be receivable within a flap aperture defined by the flap,
wherein an inner surface of the post defines a proximal section extending from the base and a distal section extending from the proximal section to a distal end of the post, the second threads defined by the proximal section and the distal section being free of the second threads.

9. The attachment device of claim 8 , wherein the diameter of the second section is less than a diameter of the first threads of the fastener.

10. The attachment device of claim 8 , wherein the spacer defines an opening extending from a peripheral face of the spacer to the spacer aperture.

11. The attachment device of claim 8 , wherein the post includes two posts each protruding from the base and wherein the fastener includes two fasteners, each of the two posts defining second threads matingly engageable to the first threads of the two fasteners.

12. The attachment device of claim 8 , wherein an outer diameter of the first threads of the fastener is less than an inner diameter of the distal section of the inner surface of the post such that the fastener is slidably receivable within the distal section of the post.

13. The attachment device of claim 8 , comprising a washer positionable between the head of the fastener and the visor body, the washer being beveled and/or serrated on one or both of opposed faces of the washer.

Assignees

• Sport Maska Inc

Inventors

• Langlois Simon
• Beauchamp Pierre-Luc
• Steenbrink Brian

Classifications

• A42B3/221 Primary

  Attaching visors to helmet shells, e.g. on motorcycle helmets · CPC title