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Granted Patent B2
US 12,262,773 · App. 18/253,259 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Harness bracket and helmet

Inventors: Akira Sawabe (Tokyo, JP); Wakaba Miyamori (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
A42B3/127A42B3/08
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Patent No.
US 12,262,773
App. No.
18/253,259
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A harness bracket is configured to be attached to a helmet body of a helmet. The harness bracket includes a base attached to the helmet body. The base includes a first support that supports a harness, a second support that supports a liner, and a third support that supports a cheek pad. The first support is configured to position the harness on the base. The second support is configured to position the liner on the base. The third support is configured to position the cheek pad on the base.

Claims (23)

1. A harness bracket configured to be attached to a helmet body of a helmet, the harness bracket comprising:

a base configured to be attached to the helmet body, wherein

the base includes

a first support configured to support a harness connected to electronic devices installed in the helmet, the first support being configured to position the harness on the base,

a second support configured to support a liner being an interior member of the helmet, the second support being configured to position the liner on the base by being inserted into an insertion hole of the liner, and

a third support configured to support a cheek pad being an interior pad of the helmet and arranged at an inner side of the liner, the third support being configured to position the cheek pad on the base by engaging with an engagement portion of the cheek pad,

wherein the first support includes more than one wire supports configured to support a wire of the harness, wherein the wire supports are aligned from front to rear, as viewed from a wearer of the helmet, and the wire supports are configured to support the wire upward and/or downward.

2. The harness bracket according to claim 1 , wherein the first support is located upward, as viewed from a wearer of the helmet, from the second support.

3. The harness bracket according to claim 1 , wherein the first support is located upward, as viewed from a wearer of the helmet, from the third support.

4. The harness bracket according to claim 1 , wherein the third support is located downward, as viewed from a wearer of the helmet, from the first support and the second support.

5. The harness bracket according of claim 1 , wherein

the first support further includes a connection member support configured to support a connection member of the harness

wherein the connection member support includes two holding projections configured to hold the connection member therebetween, thereby supporting the connection member.

6. The harness bracket according to claim 5 , wherein the connection member support, the second support, and the third support are arranged at different positions in a vertical direction and a circumferential direction of the helmet body.

7. A helmet comprising a helmet body and a harness bracket configured to be attached to the helmet body, wherein

the harness bracket includes a base configured to be attached to the helmet body, and

the base includes

a first support configured to support a harness connected to electronic devices installed in the helmet, the first support being configured to position the harness on the base,

a second support configured to support a liner being an interior member of the helmet, the second support being configured to position the liner on the base by being inserted into an insertion hole of the liner, and

a third support configured to support a cheek pad being an interior pad of the helmet and arranged at an inner side of the liner, the third support being configured to position the cheek pad on the base by engaging with an engagement portion of the cheek pad,

wherein the first support includes more than one wire supports configured to support a wire of the harness, wherein the wire supports are aligned from front to rear, as viewed from a wearer of the helmet, and the wire supports are configured to support the wire upward and/or downward.

8. The helmet according to claim 7 , wherein the first support further includes a connection member support configured to support a connection member of the harness, wherein the connection member support includes two holding projections, and the two holding projections hold the connection member therebetween, thereby supporting the connection member.

9. The helmet according to claim 8 , wherein the connection member support, the second support, and the third support are arranged at different positions in a vertical direction and a circumferential direction of the helmet body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2023
From: SAWABE, AKIRA; MIYAMORI, WAKABA
To: SHOEI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063695/0559 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-006413 · Jan 19, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240016251A1 · Jan 18, 2024
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