Patent · US Expired

Protective helmet with card displaying or recording data unique to authorized wearer and readable through helmet pocket window

US7093305B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 27, 2003
Grant dateAug 22, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA42B3/0406
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A protective helmet, which is intended to be only worn by a wearer who is authorized to pass through a security perimeter, comprises an outer shell, a pocket, which is mounted to the outer shell and which defines a window, a flap, which is movable between a position wherein the flap covers the window and positions wherein the flap does not cover the window, and a card, which is disposed in the pocket. The card displays or records data, which are readable through the window by a human, by an electronic reader, or by both, and which are unique to the authorized wearer of the protective garment. The data may comprise symbolic data, such as bar code data, and may comprise a photograph of the authorized wearer of the protective garment. When the flap covers the window, the flap protects the data against becoming unreadable because of foreign matter, such as soot, or because of surface abrasion.

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