US 12,342,894 B2
Reclining helmet mount apparatus
James W. Teetzel, Portsmouth, NH (US); and Gary M. Lemire, Lee, NH (US)
Assigned to Wilcox Industries Corp., Newington, NH (US)
Filed by WILCOX INDUSTRIES CORP., Newington, NH (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/388,903.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/425,443, filed on Nov. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0156201 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. A42B 3/04 (2006.01); A42B 3/32 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/042 (2013.01) [A42B 3/324 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A helmet mount apparatus, comprising:
a recliner mount assembly having a pair of transversely spaced apart pivot arms;
an upper end of each pivot arm attached to a mount base member and configured for pivoting movement about a first transverse pivot axis;
a lower end of each pivot arm attached to a viewing device and configured for pivoting movement about a second transverse pivot axis;
wherein the pivot arms are pivotable about the first transverse pivot axis between a viewing position wherein the viewing device is positioned in front of an eye of a user and a stowed position wherein the viewing device is positioned above the helmet; and
wherein the pivot arms are pivotable about the second transverse pivot axis to adjust a viewing angle of the viewing device when the helmet mount apparatus is attached to the helmet and the pivot arms are in the viewing position and to reduce a profile of the viewing device with respect to the helmet when the helmet mount apparatus is attached to the helmet and the pivot arms are in the stowed position.