Helmet Breath Guard

Abstract

A helmet breath guard add-on which is capable of effectively preventing steam formation in a helmet shield, thereby removing inconveniences when wearing a helmet, is disclosed. The breath guard may be made from a flexible yet solid elastomeric material providing for an adequate elastic adjustment, and allowing a fit to a wide variety of different helmet user faces. Preferably, the single piece nature of the breath guard allows for the prevention of leaks for adequate helmet fog reduction. The elastic nature of the material allows the breath guard to generally keep its shape even when distorted from the putting on and the removal of the helmet.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present patent application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 598,875, entitled “Helmet Breath Guard” filed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Jan. 16, 2015 which claims the benefits of priority of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 61 / 928,176, entitled “Helmet Breath Guard” and filed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Jan. 16, 2014.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to breath guards for use in helmets, such as but not limited to motorcycle or snowmobile helmet.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Breath guards are commonly used today to prevent the formation of fog in helmets when they are worn by riders. However, one of the problems of breath guards is their permeability and the degree to which they absorb moisture which ultimately result in ice and / or fog formation in the helmet. Understandably, frozen breath guards are uncomfortable due to t...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]At least some of the aforementioned problems are mitigated by the present invention concerning an impermeable breath guard for a helmet. The helmet comprises a helmet outer shell having an inside surface facing the head of a person wearing the helmet, a substantially transparent face shield attached to the helmet outer shell, and a chin bar disposed below the face shield, the chin bar having an inside surface facing toward a person using the helmet. The breath guard is then configured to be operatively inserted into the helmet and to extend from the inside surface of the chin bar toward the face of the person, the breath guard comprising an impermeable material, whereby in use, the impermeable breath guard prevents the breath of the person to pass through the breath guard and contact the face shield and the inside surface of the helmet outer shell.

Problems solved by technology

However, one of the problems of breath guards is their permeability and the degree to which they absorb moisture which ultimately result in ice and / or fog formation in the helmet.

Understandably, frozen breath guards are uncomfortable due to the distortions caused by frost.

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