US 11,896,075 B2
Hard hat lamp attachment system
Steven W. Hyma, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/068,159.
Application 18/068,159 is a continuation of application No. 17/523,277, filed on Nov. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,528,952.
Application 17/523,277 is a continuation of application No. 16/706,410, filed on Dec. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,213,087.
Application 16/706,410 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/062464, filed on Nov. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/770,466, filed on Nov. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0122996 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A42B 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/044 (2013.01) [A42B 3/042 (2013.01); A42B 3/0406 (2013.01); A42B 3/0426 (2013.01); A42B 3/0446 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hard hat system, comprising:
a hard hat comprising:
a brim extending radially outward from a bottom portion of an exterior surface of the hard hat and
a raised mounting ridge extending outward from the exterior surface of the hard hat and positioned above the brim, the raised mounting ridge comprising opposing edges; and
a mounting bracket that removably mounts to the raised mounting ridge of the hard hat, the mounting bracket comprising:
a first end having a first side surface;
a second end opposing the first end and having a second side surface;
a top surface extending between the first end and the second end;
a bottom surface opposing the top surface and extending between the first end and the second end;
a first slot located at the first end, the first slot configured to receive one of the opposing edges of the raised mounting ridge; and
a second slot located at the second end, the second slot configured to receive the other of the opposing edges of the raised mounting ridge;
wherein a length of the mounting bracket is defined between the first side surface and the second side surface, and wherein a height of the mounting bracket is defined between the top surface and the bottom surface.