US 12,349,755 B2
Helmet rim lighting system for protective headgear
Rockwood Boles Bullard, Clarkston, MI (US); and Adam Michael Denz, Clarkston, MI (US)
Assigned to Crustacean Concepts LLC
Filed by Crustacean Concepts LLC, Clarkston, MI (US)
Filed on May 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/313,304.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/338,993, filed on May 6, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0354942 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A42B 3/04 (2006.01); A42B 1/242 (2021.01); A42B 1/244 (2021.01); F21V 21/084 (2006.01); F21V 21/088 (2006.01); F41H 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/0446 (2013.01) [F21V 21/084 (2013.01); F21V 21/088 (2013.01); A42B 1/242 (2013.01); A42B 1/244 (2013.01); A42B 3/0433 (2013.01); A42B 3/044 (2013.01); A42B 3/0453 (2013.01); F41H 1/04 (2013.01)] 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A helmet rim lighting system comprising:
a helmet attach mechanism configured to attach to the rim of a helmet,
a housing that holds electronics and when the helmet attach mechanism is attached to the rim of the helmet, is configured to produce forward light rays and is configured to produce downward light rays,
where:
the forward light rays originate from at least one forward-facing light source, where the at least one forward-facing light source that is fully contained inside the housing,
the downward light rays originate from at least one downward-facing light source, where the at least one downward-facing light source that is fully contained inside the housing, and
the helmet attachment mechanism has a thin extension configured to be sandwiched between a mounting surface of a night vision goggle mount and an outer surface of the helmet when the night vision goggle mount is bolted to the helmet using night vision goggle mount holes of the helmet.