Ballistic and impact protective system for military helmet assembly
A helmet assembly includes a face shield and a single, center top mounting arrangement that operatively connects a center top location of the face shield to a center front mount on the helmet. The face shield can be raised and lowered about a pivot axis provided in the mounting arrangement between a tilted up, non-use position and a lowered, deployed position. The mounting arrangement can include a detent and two recesses, wherein the detent engages a first recess at a slightly forwardly displaced position to allow ventilation between the helmet and mandible and the face shield and a second recess at the tilted up, non-use position. The recess and detent engagement can be overcome by easy manual force acting on the face shield to reposition the face shield.
1. A helmet comprising:
a rail mounted to a portion of the helmet and having a channel enclosed therein, the rail having a dovetail slot extending along a portion of the rail for attaching a component to the rail; and
a cord positioned in the channel and being moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein:
the cord includes at one end a hook attached to an accessory when the cord is in the extended position and detached from the accessory when the cord is in the retracted position; and
the channel includes an outlet that widens beyond a width of the channel and receives a portion of the hook when the cord is in the retracted position.
2. The helmet of claim 1 , further comprising a support for connecting the accessory to a portion of the helmet.
3. The helmet of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second rail mounted to a second portion of the helmet and having a second channel enclosed therein, the second rail having a dovetail slot extending along a portion of the second rail for attaching a component to the second rail; and
a second cord positioned in the second channel and being moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein:
the second cord includes at one end a second hook attached to the accessory when the second cord is in the extended position and detached from the accessory when the second cord is in the retracted position; and
the second channel includes a second outlet that widens beyond a width of the second channel and receives a portion of the second hook when the second cord is in the retracted position.
4. The helmet of claim 1 , further comprising an anchor that attaches the cord in the channel.
5. The helmet of claim 1 , wherein the cord comprises an elastic cord.
6. The helmet of claim 1 , wherein the cord is configured to removably attach to the accessory to stabilize the accessory.
7. The helmet of claim 1 , wherein the channel extends along a length of the rail.
8. The helmet of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the cord is enclosed within the channel when the cord is in the retracted position.
9. The helmet of claim 1 , further comprising the accessory.
10. A helmet comprising:
a support for connecting an accessory to a front portion of the helmet;
a first rail mounted to a first side of the helmet and having a first channel enclosed therein, the first rail having a dovetail slot extending along a portion of the first rail for attaching a component to the first rail;
a first cord positioned in the first channel and being moveable between a retracted position and an extended position;
a second rail mounted to a second side of the helmet and having a second channel enclosed therein, the second rail having a dovetail slot extending along a portion of the second rail for attaching a component to the second rail; and
a second cord positioned in the second channel and being moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein:
the first cord includes at one end a first hook attached to the accessory when the first cord is in the extended position and detached from the accessory when the first cord is in the retracted position;
the first channel includes a first outlet that widens beyond a width of the first channel and receives a portion of the first hook when the first cord is in the retracted position;
the second cord includes at one end a second hook attached to the accessory when the second cord is in the extended position and detached from the accessory when the second cord is in the retracted position; and
the second channel includes a second outlet that widens beyond a width of the second channel and receives a portion of the second hook when the second cord is in the retracted position.
11. The helmet of claim 10 , further comprising:
a first anchor that attaches the first cord in the first channel; and
a second anchor that attaches the second cord in the second channel.
12. The helmet of claim 10 , wherein the first cord comprises a first elastic cord and the second cord comprises a second elastic cord.
13. The helmet of claim 10 , wherein the first and second cords are configured to removably attach to the accessory to stabilize the accessory.
14. The helmet of claim 10 , wherein the first channel extends along a length of the first rail and the second channel extends along a length of the second rail.
15. The helmet of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the first cord is enclosed within the first channel when the first cord is in the retracted position and at least a portion of the second cord is enclosed within the second channel when the second cord is in the retracted position.
16. The helmet of claim 10 , further comprising the accessory.