US 12,458,093 B2
Helmet mount for powered device
Andrew Pischke, Mansfield, TX (US)
Assigned to Sellmark Corporation, Mansfield, TX (US)
Filed by Sellmark Corporation, Mansfield, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/149,788.
Prior Publication US 2024/0215674 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. A42B 3/04 (2006.01); H01R 4/30 (2006.01); H01R 11/01 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/0406 (2013.01) [H01R 4/30 (2013.01); H01R 11/01 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for mounting an electrically powered device to a helmet, the apparatus comprising:
a mounting body configured to be removably secured to an existing mounting fixture on the helmet and depending generally downwardly therefrom;
a device-mounting rail carried by the mounting body, the device-mounting rail having upper and lower surfaces and having a length extending generally transversely to each side of the mounting body;
at least one longitudinal slot formed in and extending through the device-mounting rail from the upper to the lower surface and having a length extending at least partially the length of the device mounting rail;
an electrically conductive rail carried on the lower surface of the device-mounting rail and at least partially coextensive with the length of the longitudinal slot, the electrically conductive rail configured to mate with a receptacle on the device;
a fastener extending through the longitudinal slot to engage and secure the device to the device-mounting rail;
a source of electrical power in communication with the device through the electrically conductive rail and receptacle.