The present invention relates to a helmet from which pads are removable in case of emergency.
It is generally essential for a rider of a two-wheeled vehicle to wear a safety helmet in order to protect his/her head when riding at high speed.
For example, a safety riding helmet disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a front open portion through which a wearer can secure his/her front field of view. A selectively openable/closable shield may be mounted in the opening to block wind and dust from entering through the open portion during riding.
The prior art safety riding helmet surrounds the wearer's entire head and has a lower end portion through which his/her head passes. However, the relatively narrow lower end portion makes it difficult to separate the safety riding helmet from the wearer's head. Particularly, pads embedded in the safety riding helmet are in close contact with the wearer's head and face for better stability or wearability, making it difficult to separate the safety riding helmet from his/her head. Thus, in case of an accident, it is very difficult for a rescuer to take off the safety helmet from the wearer's head.
(Patent Document 1) KR10-0649944 B1
The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the problems of the prior art and one aspect of the present invention is directed to a helmet in which fastening means are provided to facilitate the removal of pads from a helmet body such that the helmet body is easily taken off from a wearer's head in case of an accident.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a helmet with pads removable in emergency includes a helmet body, pads attached to the inside of the helmet body, and fastening means detachably attaching the corresponding pads to the inside of the helmet body wherein each of the fastening means includes a first fastening member in the form of a bar provided on either one of the pad and the inside of the helmet body and a second fastening member provided on the other of the pad and the inside of the helmet body, surrounding the first fastening member such that the first fastening member is inserted thereinto, and having an open portion formed at one side thereof, and wherein when the pad is pulled out, the first fastening members are separated from the second fastening members through the open portions of the second fastening members.
In the helmet, each of the second fastening members includes a flat base, a first extension protruding from one surface of the base facing the corresponding first fastening member, a second extension having one end extending from the end of the first extension and extending in parallel with the base, and a protrusion protruding from the other end of the second extension toward the base, and the open portion is formed between the protrusion and the base.
In the helmet, each of the first fastening members has an outer surface including first, second, third, and fourth sides, the first side of the first fastening member faces the base, the second side of the first fastening member faces the first extension, the third side of the first fastening member faces the second extension, and the fourth side of the first fastening member is latched to the protrusion.
The helmet further includes flat guides, each of which has one end fixed to either one of the corresponding pad and the inside of the helmet body and the other end as a free end and comes into contact with the second extension when the first fastening member is separated from or coupled to the second fastening member through the open portion of the second fastening member.
In the helmet, each of the guides is depressed toward either one of the pad and the inside of the helmet body relative to the first fastening member.
The helmet further includes fastening grooves, each of which is formed on either one of the corresponding pad and the inside of the helmet body, wherein one end of the base is fitted into the fastening groove when the first fastening member is inserted into the second fastening member.
In the helmet, the one end of the base is in the shape of an arc and the fastening groove is arc-shaped corresponding to the shape of the one end of the base.
The helmet further includes flat covers, each of which covers one surface of either one of the corresponding pad and the inside of the helmet body and has an opening across which the first fastening member extends.
The helmet further includes flat covers, each of which covers one surface of either one of the corresponding pad and the inside of the helmet body and has an opening across which the first fastening member extends, wherein one end of the guide extends from one side of the opening.
The helmet further includes flat covers, each of which covers one surface of either one of the corresponding pad and the inside of the helmet body and has an opening across which the first fastening member extends, wherein the fastening groove is formed by a protrusion protruding from the boundary of the opening.
In the helmet, the base is attached to the other of the pad and the inside of the helmet body through a concavo-convex engaging structure including a concave portion and a convex portion.
In the helmet, the convex portion is formed on the other surface of the base and the concave portion is formed in the other of the pad and the inside of the helmet body.
In the helmet, pulling means into which an object is insertable is attached to the corresponding pad to pull out the pad.
In the helmet, the first fastening member is provided on the pad and the second fastening member is provided on the inside of the helmet body.
In the helmet, the open portion is open downward and the first fastening member is separated from the second fastening member through the open portion of the second fastening member when the pad is pulled downward.
The helmet further includes flat guides, each of which has one end fixed to either one of the corresponding pad and the inside of the helmet body and the other end as a free end and comes into contact with the second fastening member when the first fastening member is separated from or coupled to the second fastening member through the open portion of the second fastening member.
In the helmet, each of the guides has at least one guide protrusion that comes into contact with the second fastening member after the first fastening member is separated from the second fastening member through the open portion of the second fastening member.
In the helmet, the guide protrusion protrudes from the guide so as to have a rounded shape in cross section.
The features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description set forth below with reference to the appended drawings.
Prior to the detailed description of the invention, it should be understood that the terms and words used in the specification and claims are not to be construed as having common and dictionary meanings, but are construed as having meanings and concepts corresponding to the spirit of the invention in view of the principle that the inventor can define properly the concept of the terms and words in order to describe his/her invention with the best method.
The helmet of the present invention is constructed such that the fastening means are provided to facilitate the removal of the pads from the helmet body. Due to this construction, the helmet body is easily taken off from a wearer's head in case of an accident.
The objects, certain advantages, and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and preferred embodiments when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, wherever possible, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals even though they are depicted in different drawings. Although the terms “first”, “second”, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. In the description of the present invention, certain detailed explanations of related art are omitted when it is deemed that they may unnecessarily obscure the essence of the invention.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As illustrated in
The helmet body 100 performs a role in protecting a wearer's head. The helmet body 100 may be made of a shock absorbing material. For example, the helmet body 100 includes an outer shell 110 made of a hard synthetic resin and an absorber 120 provided in the outer shell made of expanded polystyrene (EPS). The outer shell 110 has high strength and the absorber 120 has appropriate strength and elasticity because of the characteristics of their materials. The pads 200 are attached to the inner wall of the absorber 120 through the fastening means 300 (see
The pads 200 perform a role in enhancing the wearability of the helmet. The pads 200 are detachably attached to the inside of the helmet body 100 (for example, the inner wall of the absorber 120) by the fastening means 300. The pads 200 attached to the inside of the helmet body 100 come into contact with the cheeks and chin of the wearer of the helmet body 100. As illustrated in
The fastening means 300 detachably attach the pads 200 to the inside of the helmet body 100. Each of the fastening means 300 includes the first fastening member 400 and the second fastening member 500. Here, the first fastening member 400 is provided on the corresponding pad 200 and is in the form of a bar. For example, the first fastening member 400 may extend so as to cross the opening 810 of the cover 800 covering one surface of the pad 200. The second fastening member 500 is provided on inside of the helmet body 100 (for example, the inner wall of the absorber 120) and surrounds the first fastening member 400 such that the first fastening member 400 is inserted thereinto. The open portion 510 is formed at one side of the second fastening member 500. Due to this construction, when the pad 200 is pulled in one direction, the first fastening member 400 provided on the pad 200 can be separated from the second fastening member 500 through the open portion 510 of the second fastening member 500. For example, when the pad 200 is pulled downward, the first fastening member 400 provided on the pad 200 may be separated downward from the second fastening member 500 through the open portion 510 of the second fastening member 500 that may be open downward.
More specifically, each of the second fastening members 500 includes a base 520, a first extension 530, a second extension 540, and a protrusion 550 (see
The first fastening member 400 is in the shape of a square pillar and has an outer surface including four sides. As illustrated in
As illustrated in a partial enlarged view of
Conversely, the protrusion 550 of the fastening member 500 has a second inclined face 553 in contact with the second side 420 when the first fastening member 400 is coupled to the second fastening member 500. The second inclined face 553 is formed opposite to the first inclined face 551. The second inclined face allows the protrusion 550 of the second fastening member 500 to easily cross the second side 420 of the first fastening member 400.
As illustrated in
Here, the guide 600 is flat in shape and has one end fixed to the pad 200 and the other end as a free end. The guide 600 is liable to warp with respect to the fixed end due to its elasticity because the other end is free. Accordingly, when the first fastening member 400 is separated from or coupled to the second fastening member 500 through the open portion 510 of the second fastening member 500, the guide 600 comes into contact with the second extension 540 of the second fastening member 500 and is warped towards the inside of the helmet body 100, as illustrated in
As illustrated in
The guide 600 and the protrusion 750 are arranged in the opening 810 of the cover 800 covering one surface of the pad 200 (see
A concavo-convex engaging structure 900 is provided to attach the second fastening member 500 to the inside of the helmet body 100. Specifically, as illustrated in
Pulling means 1000 is attached to the pad 200 to effectively pull out the pad 200, as illustrated in
The first fastening members 400, the guides 600, the fastening grooves 700, the covers 800, etc. are provided on the pads 200 and the second fastening members 500, the concavo-convex engaging structures 900, etc. are provided on the inside of the helmet body 100, as described above, but the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. That is, the first fastening members 400, the guides 600, the fastening grooves 700, the covers 800, etc. are provided on the inside of the helmet body 100 and the second fastening members 500, the concavo-convex engaging structures 900, etc. are provided on the pads 200. Also in this case, it should be noted that when the pads 200 are pulled out, the first fastening members 400 can be separated from the second fastening members 500 through the open portions 510 (which may be openable upward) of the second fastening members 500.
As illustrated in
Next, as illustrated in
When the pad 200 is removed from the inside of the helmet body 100 by the above procedure, as illustrated in
As illustrated in
Specifically, as illustrated in
The guide protrusion 610 protrudes from one surface of the guide 600 in contact with the second extension 540 of the second fastening member 500. The guide protrusion 610 protrudes from one surface of the guide 610 so as to have a rounded shape in cross section. For example, the guide protrusion 610 may have a dome shape. The guide protrusion 610 may be provided in two and the two guide protrusions 610 are arranged in parallel (see
With reference to
First, as illustrated in
As described above, the guide protrusion 610 of the guide 600 guides the second fastening member 500 such that the second fastening member 500 is easily separated from the opening 810.
The helmet of the present invention is basically intended for riding but is not necessarily limited thereto. It should be understood that the helmet of the present invention is applicable to all kinds of helmets, including helmets for sports such as skiing, bobsleigh, and skeleton.
The present invention has been described in detail with reference to its specific embodiments. These embodiments are provided for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and improvements are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Simple modifications and changes of the present invention belong to the scope of the present invention, and the specific scope of the present invention will be clearly defined by the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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10-2017-0090168 | Jul 2017 | KR | national |
10-2018-0006176 | Jan 2018 | KR | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/KR2018/003994 | 4/4/2018 | WO | 00 |