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Apparatus for the removal of helmet-mounted equipment

US4651951A · kind A · utility

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7References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 3, 1985
Grant dateMar 24, 1987
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2027/0187
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus for detaching helmet-mounted equipment (6) from the helmet (4) of a vehicle-mounted user (1) includes a quick-release fastening (8) securing the equipment to the helmet. A removal cord (11) passes from the equipment by way of a guide (10) and is attached to the vehicle (12). The action of the apparatus is to remove the equipment from the helmet to a position of safety when the user has to leave the vehicle in an emergency.

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