Appliance mounting device and system for head gear

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9578916-B2
Application number	US-201414177299-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 11, 2014
Priority date	Feb 11, 2014
Publication date	Feb 28, 2017
Grant date	Feb 28, 2017

Abstract

An appliance mounting device 10 that is adapted for securement to head gear 12 . The device 10 has an elongated guide 14 that is adapted for removable attachment to the head gear 12 such that a lengthwise dimension of the elongated guide 14 is at least generally coincident with a sagittal plane 16 . An appliance holder 20 supports an appliance 18 and can engage the elongated guide 14 to allow for adjustment of the position of the appliance 18 along the elongated guide 14.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An appliance system suitable for use with head gear, the appliance system comprising:
a first elongated guide that is arcuate and attachable to head gear at a first location, wherein the first elongated guide comprises first and second rails;
a first appliance;
a first appliance holder that supports the first appliance and that can engage the first elongated guide to allow for adjustment of the position of the first appliance along the lengthwise dimension of the first elongated guide, wherein the first appliance holder comprises first and second grooves and a tab connected to the first groove, wherein the first and second rails of the first elongated guide are disposed within the first and second grooves of the first appliance holder respectively when the first appliance holder is engaged with the first elongated guide, and further wherein the first appliance holder can be disengaged from the first elongated guide by pressing the tab away from the first and second rails of the first elongated guide such that the first and second grooves of the first appliance holder move apart from each other;
a second elongated guide secured to the first appliance;
a second appliance; and
a second appliance holder that supports the second appliance and that can engage the second elongated guide to allow for adjustment of the position of the second appliance along the lengthwise dimension of the second elongated guide.

2. The appliance system of claim 1 , wherein the first appliance comprises a face shield, wherein the second elongated guide is secured to a side of the face shield.

3. The appliance system of claim 2 , wherein the second elongated guide is secured to the side of the face shield at a pivotable location such that the second appliance holder and the second appliance are rotationally positioned on the side of the face shield.

4. The appliance system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second appliance holders allow for incremental adjustment of the position of the first and second appliances along the first and second elongated guides respectively.

5. The appliance system of claim 1 , wherein the first elongated guide is flexible to allow it to be adapted to the shape of the head gear.

6. The appliance system of claim 1 , wherein the first appliance is a light, a camera, a sensor, a communication device, or a gps device.

7. The appliance system of claim 6 , wherein the second appliance is a light, a camera, a sensor, a communication device, or a gps device.

8. The appliance system of claim 7 , wherein both the first appliance and the second appliance are flashlights.

9. The appliance system of claim 1 , wherein the first appliance is integrally attached to the first appliance holder.

10. The appliance system of claim 1 , wherein the second appliance is integrally attached to the second appliance holder.

11. The appliance system of claim 1 , wherein the first elongated guide is removably attachable to a hardhat such that a lengthwise dimension of the first elongated guide is at least generally coincident with a sagittal plane of the hardhat.

12. The appliance system of claim 1 , wherein the second elongated guide comprises first and second rails, wherein the second appliance holder comprises first and second grooves and a tab connected to the first groove, wherein the first and second rails of the second elongated guide are disposed within the first and second grooves of the second appliance holder respectively when the second appliance holder is engaged with the second elongated guide, and further wherein the second appliance holder can be disengaged from the second elongated guide by pressing the tab away from the first and second rails of the second elongated guide such that the first and second grooves of the second appliance holder move apart from each other.

13. An article of head gear, which article comprises a helmet and the appliance system of claim 1 .

Assignees

• 3M Innovative Properties Co

Inventors

• Daniels Bjorn
• Aberg Stefan
• Frejd Jonas N A
• Sernfalt Mats U
• Wiederkehr Marcus T R

Classifications

• A42B3/044

  Lighting devices, e.g. helmets with lamps · CPC title

• A42B3/14

  Suspension devices · CPC title

• A42B3/0406 Primary

  Accessories for helmets · CPC title

• A42B3/04 Primary

  Parts, details or accessories of helmets · CPC title

• A42B3/221

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