Safety light helmet
View Patent ↗A safety light helmet is a helmet with a light affixed to the top center of the helmet for 360-degree visibility by other riders and vehicles when passing a rider wearing the helmet. The safety light detaches immediately during a collision without causing injury to the rider. The safety light helmet has a plurality of light bulbs operative for displaying a plurality of light patterns. The light is rechargeable.
1. A safety light helmet, comprising:
an outer shell having a curved crown, the curved crown having a top center;
a light attaching to the outer shell at the top center of the curved crown, the light having a contoured bottom having a radius of contour conforming to the radius of a curve of the curved crown at the top center, the light having a lip surrounding the contoured bottom, the lip having a front, a rear and a pair of sides, the rear of the lip taller than the front of the lip; and
a U-shaped bracket coupled to the outer shell at the top center of the curved crown, the U-shaped bracket having a radius of contour conforming to the radius of the curve of the curved crown at the top center, the lip of the light sliding into the bracket thus engaging the sides and the rear of the lip, selectively mounting the light onto the outer shell at the top center of the curved crown, the light conforming to the top center of the curved crown, maintaining a 360-degree visibility when mounted to the U-shaped bracket, the U-shaped bracket maintaining the light in a position parallel to a ground, wherein the light when the lip is engaged by the bracket, is a breakaway light, the light being able to decouple from the helmet upon impact so that the integrity of the shell is maintained preventing the light from damaging the outer shell.
2. The safety light helmet as described in claim 1 , wherein the bracket has a groove configured for coupling to the lip of the light.
3. The safety light helmet as described in claim 2 , wherein the groove of the bracket engages the lip of the light along the sides and the rear of the light.
4. The safety light helmet as described in claim 3 , wherein the outer shell has a front lock on the top center of the crown operative to engage the front of the lip of the light.
5. The safety light helmet as described in claim 4 , wherein the contoured bottom of the light and the bracket constrain the light from rotating out of position on the top center of the crown of the helmet while maintaining the light parallel to the ground.
6. The safety light helmet as described in claim 5 , wherein the front lock of the helmet unlocking upon an impact, allowing the light decoupling of the light from the helmet.