Helmet safety lighting system
US9968153B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/0095
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An illuminable helmet assembly is disclosed. The helmet assembly may include a helmet body having an outer shell, an energy management layer and a fit system. A light diffuser is coupled to an outer surface of the helmet body, the diffuser having an illumination surface with an outer perimeter and defining a footprint of the illumination surface extending inward from the illumination surface to a center of the helmet body. A light source is positioned adjacent to and in some cases outside of the outer perimeter and the footprint of the illumination surface. The light source is positioned to emit light toward the illumination surface at an acute angle to the illumination surface.
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