US 12,150,511 B2
Helmet with a reversible visor
Brett G. Baker, Tulsa, OK (US); Michael Velasquez, Jr., Tulsa, OK (US); and Hilgard N. Muller, Willows, CA (US)
Assigned to Kids ProLids IP, LLC, Tulsa, OK (US)
Filed by Kids ProLids IP, LLC, Tulsa, OK (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/536,283.
Prior Publication US 2023/0165335 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. A42B 3/22 (2006.01); A42B 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/221 (2013.01) [A42B 3/06 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A helmet, comprising:
an outer protective shell having a forward-facing portion, a rearward-facing portion, and an inner surface comprising a plurality of visor attachment protrusions;
an inner absorbent shell having a forward-facing portion, a rearward-facing portion, and an exterior surface comprising a plurality of visor attachment recesses; and
a visor removably attachable to both the forward-facing portion and the rearward-facing portion of (i) the outer protective shell, (ii) the inner absorbent shell, or (iii) a combination of both the outer protective shell and the inner absorbent shell, wherein the visor comprises a visor coupling mechanism configured to mechanically attach the visor to both the forward-facing portion and the rearward-facing portion of (i) the outer protective shell, (ii) the inner absorbent shell, or (iii) the combination of both the outer protective shell and the inner absorbent shell, the visor coupling mechanism comprising:
an arcuate internal upright ridge, wherein the internal upright ridge comprises a plurality of upright attachment apertures, the visor attachment protrusions on the inner surface of the outer protective shell being removably attachable to the upright attachment apertures, the visor attachment recesses configured to receive the upright attachment apertures when attached to the visor attachment protrusions.