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Adaptor platform for helmet

a technology for adaptors and helmets, applied in the field of mounting systems for combat helmets, can solve the problems of compromising the integrity of helmet shells, unable to enable positional adjustment or easy removal of attached items,

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-04-08
EYE TACTICAL
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[0005]More specifically, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a mounting system for attaching a plurality of devices to a protective ballistic helmet, at least a selected one of the plurality of devices comprising a rail mating portion. The adaptor platform comprises a mounting halo secured around the helmet and a standardized Picatinny rail rotatably mounted to the halo adjacent a side of the helmet. The rail extends along a longitudinal axis and is rotatable relative to the halo about an axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The rail has formed on an outer surface thereof a device mating portion complementary with the rail mating portion, the device mating portion adapted to be engaged by the rail mating portion for removably attaching the at least one device to the rail.

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Still, despite providing secure attachment, these approaches typically do not enable positional adjustment or easy removal of the attached items in addition to potentially compromising the helmet shell's integrity and not enabling for a wide range of accessories to be attached to the helmet using a single attachment means.

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[0019]The present invention is illustrated in further details by the following non-limiting examples.

[0020]Referring now to FIG. 1A, the adaptor platform or mounting system, generally referred to using the reference numeral 10, is comprised of a mounting halo 12. Referring to FIG. 1B in addition to FIG. 1A, the halo 12 is adapted to fit over a combat helmet or the like 14 and is secured thereto by means of a plurality of screws or bolts or the like 16 which engage corresponding threaded inserts or bores (not shown) machined or otherwise formed in the helmet 14. The halo 12 provides a variety of elements allowing for the mounting of equipment or hardware (not shown) such as for example one or more rails 18, illustratively sized according to the well known and standardized Picatinny (or MIL-SRD-1913) rail, a variety of threaded apertures as in 20 for mating with bolts or the like (not shown) and a variety of apertures as in 22 for accepting nylon ties or the like (not shown).

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Abstract

A mounting system for mounting a plurality of devices to a helmet. The mounting system comprises a mounting halo secured around the helmet, at least one rail rotatably mounted to the halo and adapted to secure a device thereto, and an adaptor bracket mounted to a rear of the helmet. The adaptor bracket is adapted to receive therein a device whose weight counterbalances the weight of night vision equipment secured to the front of the helmet.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority on U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 102,210, filed on Oct. 2, 2008 and on U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 144,474, filed on Jan. 14, 2009, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a mounting system for a combat helmet comprising an adaptor bracket mounted to the rear of the helmet to enable attachment of various equipment to the helmet.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Combat helmet assemblies, which offer significant ballistic, aural, head and facial protection to wearers, are used to prevent facial injuries, casualties and fatalities that mounted and dismounted warriors are faced with during training and combat operations. Various accessories, which may provide additional capability and utility to the overall assembly (e.g. portable light sources) and / or additional protection to the wearer (e.g. face shields), are typi...

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IPC IPC(8): F41H1/04A42B1/24
CPCA42B3/04
Inventor MCGOVERN, SHAWN
Owner EYE TACTICAL
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