Rear-sector helmet suspension

Abstract

A universal, rear-sector helmet suspension attachable selectively inside to the rear sectors of various size helmet shells which are characterized by possessing different, generally common patterns, respectively, of plural, pre-established and located host attachment sites including a rear, central host attachment site, and additional, other, laterally-spaced host attachment sites. The suspension includes (a) an elongate, resilient armature which is bendable to form a curved expanse fittable, in a universal manner, closely within the rear-sector insides of the shells in such helmets, and (b) spaced, anchor-accommodating, guest affixing sites including (1) a longitudinally central, position-locating guest affixing site which is commonly employable with the rear, central locating host attachment sites in all such helmet shells to anchor the armature positionally in place in such shells, and (b) plural, range-accommodating other guest affixing sites which freely accommodate further attachable fitment of the armature, on a one-to-one basis, at the respective locations of the other host attachment sites in such shells.

1 . A universal, rear sector helmet suspension attachable selectively inside, and directly to, the shells of helmets which are characterized by different sizes in a user-defined range of sizes, and wherein such shells have a generally common pattern of plural, pre-established and located, spaced host attachment sites with respect to which different pairs of adjacent such sites have differing specific spacings that differ in a known way in relation to helmet-shell size, and wherein the host attachment sites include a rear, central locating host attachment site, and additional, other, laterally-spaced host attachment sites, said suspension comprising 
 an elongate, resilient armature having a long axis, bendable to form a curved expanse fittable, in a universal curving manner, closely within the rear-sector insides of the shells in such helmets, and throughout the mentioned range of helmet sizes, and    spaced, anchor-accommodating, guest affixing sites furnished in the armature, including (a) a longitudinally central, position-locating guest affixing site which is commonly employable with the rear, central locating host attachment sites in all such helmet shells to anchor the armature in place in such shells, and (b) plural, range-accommodating, other guest affixing sites which freely accommodate attachable fitment of the armature, on a one-to-one basis, at the respective locations of the other host attachment sites in such shells.    
     
     
         2 . The suspension of  claim 1 , wherein said affixing sites take the forms of spaced, elongate apertures formed in and distributed along said armature.  
     
     
         3 . The suspension of  claim 2  which further includes plural, distributed, chin-strap attaching-device holders formed integrally with said armature.  
     
     
         4 . The suspension of  claim 2 , wherein said central and other guest affixing sites each takes the form of an elongate aperture having a long axis, with the long axis of said central guest affixing site being disposed generally normal to said armature's said long axis, and the long axes of said other guest affixing sites generally paralleling the armature's said long axis.  
     
     
         5 . The suspension of  claim 2  which further includes elongate, article-retaining spring-finger structure formed integrally with, and extending angularly away from the long axis of said armature.  
     
     
         6 . The suspension of  claim 5 , wherein said spring-finger structure includes a pair of elongate, side-by-side-adjacent spring fingers.