Device for cleaning a motorcycle helmet visor

Abstract

Device for cleaning a motorcycle helmet visor, which is designed as a cover (1) in the form of a closed band that can be slipped over a motorcycle glove (5), wherein the cover (1) has a section which is provided with a loop part (4) or an adhesive part of a hook and loop fastener, wherein a cleaning cloth (6) which has the other part of the hook and loop fastener on its reverse side can be detachably attached to the section.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a device for cleaning a motorcycle helmet visor.

[0002] A motorcycle helmet visor can become dirty while riding. In particular, the remains of insects that strike the visor while riding can impair the rider's visibility. The same applies to other contaminants such as dust or rain. To restore sufficient visibility in such cases, the rider must dismount, take a cleaning cloth from a backpack or bag, and moisten the cleaning cloth with water or cleaning fluid. The motorcycle helmet visor can only be cleaned after removing the motorcycle helmet and gloves. In this case, it may happen that the cleaned visor becomes dirty again with insects after a short time, meaning that the laborious cleaning process described above has to be repeated at short intervals. This is annoying because it frequently requires interrupting the ride.

[0003] The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a device with which the cleaning of a motorcycle helmet visor can be carried out more easily and conveniently.

[0004] To solve this problem, a device having the features of claim 1 is provided.

[0005] The device according to the invention for cleaning a motorcycle helmet visor is designed as a cover in the form of a closed band that can be put over a motorcycle glove, wherein the band has a section that is provided with a fleece part or an adhesive part of a hook and loop connection, wherein a cleaning cloth, which has the other part of the hook and loop connection on its back, can be detachably attached to the section.

[0006] The invention is based on the discovery that cleaning a motorcycle helmet visor can be significantly simplified by attaching a cleaning cloth to the motorcycle glove. This eliminates the previously required steps of dismounting the motorcycle, removing the helmet, removing the cleaning cloth from a backpack or bag, and then storing the used cleaning cloth.

[0007] According to the invention, the rider can instead clean the motorcycle helmet visor with the cleaning cloth attached to the cover placed over the motorcycle glove. This makes the cleaning process much quicker and more convenient.

[0008] The cover is designed similarly to an elastic bandage and can be easily pulled over the motorcycle glove. The device, designed as a cover, can be slipped over the motorcycle glove of the left hand or alternatively over the motorcycle glove of the right hand, as the rider chooses. The cover is only pulled over the motorcycle glove when necessary. If no insects or other contaminants are expected during the ride, the cover can be easily removed. No modifications to the motorcycle glove are required, so any conventional motorcycle glove can be used with the device according to the invention.

[0009] The Velcro fastener allows for a detachable attachment of the cleaning cloth to the motorcycle glove. The Velcro fastener is preferably located on the palm. However, it is also possible to install the Velcro fastener on the outside of the hand, i.e., on the back of the hand. A Velcro fastener can also be provided on both the inside and outside. When the cleaning cloth becomes dirty, it can be easily removed from the cover using the Velcro fastener and replaced with a clean cleaning cloth.

[0010] In the device according to the invention, it is preferred that the cover, designed as a band, has a separate opening that can be slipped over the thumb of the motorcycle glove. In this embodiment, the cover comprises a large opening for pulling over four fingers and a small opening for pulling over the thumb. This ensures a particularly secure hold of the cover on the motorcycle glove. Unwanted loosening or slipping of the cover is prevented.

[0011] The banded cover is preferably made of an elastic material. This can be a textile material that stretches like rubber. The cover stretches when pulled over the motorcycle glove. This exerts a compressive force on the motorcycle glove, ensuring the cover stays securely in place.

[0012] According to a preferred variant of the device according to the invention, the fleece part of the hook-and-loop fastener is located on the band-like cover, and the adhesive part is located on the cleaning cloth. This ensures a long service life of the hook-and-loop fastener components.

[0013] When it comes to cleaning cloths, it's best to use a microfiber cloth. A microfiber cloth allows for particularly thorough cleaning of the motorcycle helmet visor.

[0014] A particularly preferred variant of the device according to the invention provides for a sponge that can be impregnated with a cleaning fluid to be arranged on the back of the cleaning cloth. The sponge acts as a reservoir for the cleaning fluid. It is sufficient to impregnate the sponge with the cleaning fluid before starting the journey. After cleaning the visor with the cleaning cloth, capillary action automatically draws cleaning fluid back to the cleaning cloth, so that the cleaning cloth is re-impregnated. The sponge enables multiple cleaning processes without the need to add cleaning fluid in between.

[0015] It can also be provided that the cleaning cloth has a container for cleaning fluid on its back, which has the fleece or adhesive part of the hook-and-loop connection on one side and openings for impregnating the cleaning cloth with the cleaning fluid on the opposite side. In this embodiment, the cleaning fluid is located in the container, which is arranged between the cleaning cloth and the hook-and-loop connection. The cleaning cloth can then be impregnated with cleaning fluid from the container.

[0016] Preferably, the container can be designed to be flexible and / or compressible in its thickness direction. For example, the container can be made of a plastic material that is so thin that it is compressible when pressure is applied. Upon compression, cleaning fluid is dispensed from the container onto the cleaning cloth. The container can be designed to be reversibly compressible. The compressive force is applied by the rider pressing the device attached to the motorcycle glove against the motorcycle helmet visor, thereby dispensing cleaning fluid onto the cleaning cloth.

[0017] Alternatively or additionally, the container can be designed as a bellows. The driver can compress the bellows from an initial position so that cleaning fluid exits one or more openings, thereby wetting or saturating the cleaning cloth. The bellows then automatically returns to its initial position, where no cleaning fluid exits. The container can optionally also have a spring element that can be compressed by applying an external force. The compressed spring element then causes the container to return to its initial position, where no cleaning fluid exits.

[0018] Preferably, the container can contain a sponge, a compressible foam, or a textile element. These elements prevent the cleaning fluid from flowing out.

[0019] A further improvement of the device according to the invention is achieved by providing a container for cleaning fluid with a pump head, the pump head having an outlet for the cleaning fluid. In this embodiment, the cleaning fluid is not located on the back of the cleaning cloth, but in a separate container. This container can be attached to a suitable location on the motorcycle, for example, on the handlebar or the steering head bearing.

[0020] Preferably, the container with the pump head is attached to the motorcycle by means of a bracket with the outlet facing upwards. The user can then press the top of the container's outlet with their motorcycle glove, which pumps cleaning fluid from the container, moistening the cleaning cloth.

[0021] The invention is explained below using exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawings. The drawings are schematic representations and show: Fig. 1 shows a device designed as a cover for a motorcycle glove according to a first embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 the opposite side of the Fig. 1 motorcycle glove shown; Fig. 3 the inside of a motorcycle glove with the cover; Fig. 4 the outside of the Fig. 3 motorcycle gloves shown; Fig. 5 the in Fig. 3 shown motorcycle glove with a cleaning cloth; Fig. 6 a cover with a cleaning cloth to which a sponge is attached; and Fig. 7 a sectional view of a container for a cleaning agent.

[0022] The Fig. 1 and Fig. The device for cleaning a motorcycle helmet visor shown in Figure 2 is designed as a band-like cover 1. The cover 1 is made of an elastic textile material. In addition to a first large opening 2, through which four fingers of the motorcycle glove can be inserted, a small opening 3 is provided for the thumb. The size and shape of the cover 1 are selected so that it can be slipped over the motorcycle glove. The cover 1 then covers the inner and outer palm, but not the fingers and thumb.

[0023] Fig. Figure 1 shows the area on the inside of the hand after the motorcycle glove has been slipped over. A fleece part 4 of a hook-and-loop fastener is attached there. The fleece part 4 can be sewn, glued, or welded on. The fleece part 4 has at least an approximately rectangular or trapezoidal basic shape.

[0024] The Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are similar representations as the Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 and 3 show a motorcycle glove 5 with the overlay 1 pulled over it. The fleece part 4 is located on the palm of the hand. The two openings 2, 3 for the fingers and thumb of the motorcycle glove hold the overlay 1 securely in place, preventing it from slipping or twisting. On the other hand, the motorcycle glove 5 can be used without any impairment despite the overlay 1 being pulled over it. The motorcycle glove 5 can fully protect the hand.

[0025] Fig. 5 shows the palm of the motorcycle glove 5. A cleaning cloth 6 is applied to the fleece part 4. In the illustrated embodiment, the cleaning cloth 6 is made of a microfiber cloth. The back of the cleaning cloth 6 is provided with an adhesive part (not shown) of the hook-and-loop connection. In the illustrated embodiment, the cleaning cloth 6 is sewn to the adhesive part. The fleece part 4 on the inside of the motorcycle glove 5, together with the adhesive part on the back of the cleaning cloth 6, forms the hook-and-loop connection. To clean the helmet visor, the cleaning cloth 6 must be moistened with a cleaning fluid. In the simplest case, water can be used for this purpose. Alternatively, a special cleaning fluid suitable for cleaning plastic surfaces can be used.

[0026] If the motorcycle helmet visor is dirty, for example, due to insects, the rider can moisten the cleaning cloth 6. They can then wipe the motorcycle helmet visor with the inner surface of the motorcycle glove 5. They can clean the motorcycle helmet visor by repeatedly making upward and downward movements. It is not necessary to dismount the motorcycle. It is sufficient to stop and clean while stationary. The device according to the invention is particularly convenient because the motorcycle glove 5 does not need to be removed.

[0027] Fig. 6 shows an embodiment in which a sponge 7, which can be saturated with a cleaning fluid, is attached to the back of the cleaning cloth 6. The sponge 7 absorbs cleaning fluid and can release it onto the cleaning cloth 6. The rider can thus perform multiple cleaning processes without having to re-soak the sponge 7 with cleaning fluid. Accordingly, longer distances can be traveled without the rider having to dismount to change the cleaning cloth 6. A cleaning cloth 6 can be washed and reused after use.

[0028] Fig.Figure 7 is a sectional, schematic view showing a container 8 that is elastically compressible like a bellows. Inside the container 8 is a sponge 9 impregnated with water or a cleaning fluid. On the underside of the container 8, which can be attached to the motorcycle glove 5, is the adhesive part 10 of the hook-and-loop fastener, which can be attached to the fleece part 4 of the motorcycle glove 5.

[0029] A cleaning cloth 6, for example a microfiber cloth, is adhered to the top of the container 8, which has openings 11. When the rider presses the inside of the motorcycle glove 5 against the motorcycle helmet visor, the container 8 is elastically compressed. Cleaning fluid flows through the openings 11 of the container 8 to the cleaning cloth 6 and soaks it. The size of the container 8 is such that the cleaning cloth 6 can be moistened several times before the container 8 needs to be refilled.

[0030] Instead of a container containing a sponge, a container attached to the motorcycle can also be used. The container includes a pump head with an outlet for the cleaning fluid. When pressure is applied to the pump head, cleaning fluid is dispensed and the cleaning cloth is moistened. The container with the pump head can be attached to the handlebars or steering head of the motorcycle. Various systems are suitable for attachment, such as magnetic attachments or holders for smartphones. To moisten the cleaning cloth, the rider presses the pump head with their motorcycle glove. They can then wipe the motorcycle helmet visor with a single hand movement using the moistened cleaning cloth attached to the motorcycle glove. List of reference symbols 1 coating 2 large opening 3 small opening 4 fleece part 5 motorcycle gloves 6 cleaning cloths 7 Sponge 8 containers 9 Sponge 10 adhesive part 11 Opening

Claims

[1] Device for cleaning a motorcycle helmet visor, which is designed as a cover (1) in the form of a closed band that can be put over a motorcycle glove (5), wherein the cover (1) has a section that is provided with a fleece part (4) or an adhesive part of a hook and loop connection, wherein a cleaning cloth (6), which has the other part of the hook and loop connection on its back, can be detachably fastened to the section. [2] Device according to claim 1, wherein the cover (1) formed as a band has a separate opening (3) which can be put over the thumb of the motorcycle glove (5). [3] Device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cover (1) is made of an elastic material. [4] Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the fleece part (4) of the hook and loop connection is located on the cover (1) and the adhesive part is located on the cleaning cloth (6). [5] Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cleaning cloth (6) is a microfiber cloth. [6] Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a sponge (7) which can be impregnated with a cleaning liquid is arranged on the back of the cleaning cloth (6). [7] Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cleaning cloth (6) has on its back a container (8) for cleaning liquid, which has on one side the fleece part or adhesive part (10) of the hook and loop connection and on the opposite side openings (11) for impregnating the cleaning cloth (6) with the cleaning liquid. [8] Device according to claim 7, wherein the container (8) is designed to be flexible and / or compressible in the thickness direction. [9] Device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the container (8) is designed as a bellows. [10] Device according to one of claims 7 to 9, wherein a sponge (9) or a liquid-storing material is located in the container (8). [11] Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a container for cleaning liquid is provided which has a pump head, the pump head having an outlet for cleaning liquid. [12] Device according to claim 11, wherein the container having the pump head can be fastened to a motorcycle by means of a holder such that the outlet points upwards.

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