公开(公告)号：US06243881B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-12

申请号：US09257220

申请日：1999-02-25

申请人： Brad D. Brinkman

发明人： Brad D. Brinkman

IPC分类号： A42B300

CPC分类号： A42B3/003 ,  A42B3/06 ,  A42B3/061 ,  A42B3/08

摘要： A helmet cover system for visually enhancing conventional helmets thereby encouraging children to wear helmets. The inventive device includes an outer shell, a support strap attached to the outer shell, and a securing device for securing the outer shell about a conventional helmet. The outer shell preferably has a visually appealing appearance such as a cartoon character, a sport team's helmet, or other desirable shape for children. The outer shell comprises a body, a cavity within the body having a lower opening, a face opening, and a curved member. The cavity is formed to removably receive the conventional helmet and yet be easily worn individually by the child upon their head without discomfort. The body of the outer shell is preferably comprised of injected foam material and painted with a resilient paint for providing a visually stimulating appearance to the child. The securing device is preferably a plurality of pieces of hook and loop fastener attached within the cavity and correspondingly to the conventional helmet, however snap devices may also be utilized to secure the outer shell to the conventional helmet. The curved member provides a motorcycle helmet appearance and also allows the addition of the appearance of a face of a famous character.

摘要翻译： 一种用于视觉增强常规头盔的头盔护罩系统，从而鼓励儿童戴头盔。 本发明的装置包括外壳，附接到外壳的支撑带，以及用于将外壳围绕常规头盔固定的固定装置。 外壳优选具有视觉吸引人的外观，例如卡通人物，运动队的头盔或儿童的其它期望的形状。 外壳包括主体，主体内的空腔具有下开口，面开口和弯曲构件。 空腔被形成为可移除地接收常规头盔，并且可以容易地由儿童单独佩戴在头部上而不感到不适。 外壳的主体优选地由注射的泡沫材料组成并且涂上弹性涂料，以向儿童提供视觉刺激的外观。 固定装置优选地是连接在空腔内并对应于常规头盔的多个钩和环紧固件，然而也可以使用卡扣装置将外壳固定到常规头盔。 弯曲的构件提供摩托车头盔外观，并且还允许添加一个着名角色的脸部的外观。