US 11,986,039 B2
Ballistic and impact protective system for military helmet assembly
Stéphane Lebel, St. Redempteur (CA)
Assigned to Galvion Ltd., Portsmouth, NH (US)
Filed by GALVION Ltd., Portsmouth, NH (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/723,214.
Application 16/723,214 is a continuation of application No. 12/875,106, filed on Sep. 2, 2010, granted, now 10,542,787.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/334,923, filed on May 14, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/265,707, filed on Dec. 1, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/246,701, filed on Sep. 29, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/239,733, filed on Sep. 3, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2021/0195978 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. A42B 3/04 (2006.01); A42B 3/22 (2006.01); A42B 3/32 (2006.01); F41H 1/04 (2006.01); F41H 11/04 (2006.01); G02C 3/02 (2006.01); G02C 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/04 (2013.01) [A42B 3/221 (2013.01); A42B 3/326 (2013.01); F41H 1/04 (2013.01); F41H 11/04 (2013.01); G02C 3/02 (2013.01); G02C 7/022 (2013.01); G02C 2202/04 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.