High visibility, high ventilation bicycle helmet with minimally sized face protection

Abstract

Securely attached to the front of a bicycle helmet is a minimally sized band of sufficiently strong material that is positioned to provide a face protective barrier that is less then 35 millimeters high for a length of more then 200 millimeters long. This minimally sized, face protective structure will not only protect a bicyclist's face in a crash but will also give the highest degree of visibility and ventilation for the bicyclist to avoid a crash and allow a great amount of fresh air flow to cool the bicyclist and provide ample oxygen for breathing while bicycling.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates generally to a bicycle helmet that has an added minimally sized, face protection structure, to protect the bicyclist's face while providing a great amount of visibility and a great amount of ventilation, for increased safety and endurance.[0002]In the culture of general Road Biking and general Mountain Biking, a bicycle helmet is defined as being “Open Faced” meaning that it does not have any face protection. Bicycle helmets are very lightweight with a thin outer shell and also highly vented with numerous vent openings. Most bicyclists never wear a helmet that has face protection, as most bicyclists think that they can protect their face, in a crash, by putting their hands out. Bicycling is generally not thought of as a very dangerous activity, as bikes generally don't go over thirty miles per hour. As face protection is thought to limit a bicyclist's visibility and fresh air flow, most bicyclists and bicycle helmet designers d...

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Benefits of technology

[0023]An object and advantage of the present invention is a bicycle helmet that has a minimally sized face protective structure included, to protect the bicyclist's face in a crash and give the bicyclist the greatest amount of visibility possible to help the bicyclist avoid hitting objects that could destabilize the bike to cause the bike to crash.

[0024]An object and advantage of the present invention is a bicycle helmet that has a minimally sized face protective structure included, to protect the bicyclist's face in a crash and give the bicyclist the greatest amount of ventilation, for the bicyclist to get enough needed fresh air to breathe while exercising.

[0025]An object and advantage of the present invention is a bicycle helmet that has a minimally sized face protective structure included, to protect the bicyclist's face in a crash and give the bicyclist the greatest amount of ventilation, for the bicyclist to get enough flowing air on hot days, to keep the bicyclist from over heating.

[0026]An object and advantage of the present invention is a bicycle helmet that has a minimally sized face protec

Problems solved by technology

As face protection is thought to limit a bicyclist's visibility and fresh air flow, most bicyclists and bicycle helmet designers dismiss the entire notion of using face protection, for general Mountain Biking and Road Biking, that it would seem counterproductive and unnecessary.

Therefore, most bicycle stores only sell these Open Faced Bicycle Helmets and do not offer any sort of face protective bicycle helmets.

A motorcyclist realizes that putting their hands out, in a crash, while traveling at a high rate of speed would not be enough to stop their face from impacting the road.

Yet, for general bicyclists, these “full face bicycle helmets” make people worried that they won't have sufficient visibility, that they might hit a stick or a rock that they didn't see, to cause the cyclist to loose their balance and crash, which seems counterproductive and dangerous.

Another main reason that bicycle helmet users and bicycle helmet designers have not thought to create a bicycle helmet with a minimally sized face protective structure is that Downhill Mountain Bike helmet designers have borrowed too many design elements from Off Road Motorcycle Helmet Design, which has led Road and Mountain Bike helmet designers to incorrectly think that large face protection would also be required for bicyc

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