Protective helmet with a shell and a movable visor

Abstract

A protective helmet with a movable visor. The protective helmet includes a shell with an open facial region as well as the visor. The visor is movable between a first position, in which the visor at least partially covers said open facial region and at least one second position, in which the visor lies on the shell substantially outside of the open facial region. The visor includes at least one first element of a detachable fastening element arranged on an edge of the visor. The shell includes at least two second elements of the detachable fastening element arranged on the shell such that each of the second elements of the detachable fastening element may hold the visor in the first and said at least one second position, respectively, by forming a releasable connection with the first element.

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         13 . A protective helmet comprising a shell with an open facial region and a movable visor, said visor being movable between a first position, in which the visor at least partially covers said open facial region and at least one second position, in which said visor lies on said shell substantially outside of the open facial region, wherein the visor comprises at least one first element of a detachable fastening means arranged on an edge of the visor, and wherein the shell comprises at least two second elements of the detachable fastening means arranged on the shell such that each of said second elements of the detachable fastening means may hold the visor in said first and said at least one second position, respectively, by forming a releasable connection with the first element of the detachable fastening means arranged on said visor, and wherein the visor is further attached to the shell by at least two flexible elements which are arranged on two opposing lateral sides of the visor. 
     
     
         14 . The protective helmet according to  claim 13 , wherein said at least two flexible elements are made of a non-elastic material. 
     
     
         15 . The protective helmet according to  claim 13 , wherein said at least two flexible elements are strings, ropes, cables or straps. 
     
     
         16 . The protective helmet according to  claim 13 , wherein said at least one first element and said at least two second elements of the detachable fastening means are magnets or a magnet and a ferromagnetic element. 
     
     
         17 . The protective helmet according to  claim 16 , wherein the at least two second elements of the releasable fastening means are magnets or ferromagnetic elements which are embedded in the shell. 
     
     
         18 . The protective helmet according to  claim 13 , wherein said visor comprises two first elements of the detachable fastening means, said two first elements being arranged on opposite lateral edges of the visor, wherein the shell comprises at least two pairs of second elements of the detachable fastening means, said at least two pairs of second elements being arranged on the shell such that a first pair of said at least two pairs of the second elements may form a releasable connection with the two first elements arranged on said visor when said visor is in the first position, and at least one second pair of said at least two pairs of second elements may form a releasable connection with the two first elements arranged on said visor when said visor is in the second position. 
     
     
         19 . The protective helmet according to  claim 17 , wherein said visor comprises two additional first elements of the detachable fastening means arranged on an upper side of the visor, wherein the shell comprises two additional pairs of second elements of the detachable fastening means arranged on the shell, said at least two additional pairs of second elements being arranged on the shell such that a first additional pair of said at least two additional pairs of the second elements may form a releasable connection with the two additional first elements arranged on said visor when said visor is in the first position, and at least one second additional pair of said at least two additional pairs of second elements may form a releasable connection with the two additional first elements arranged on said visor when said visor is in the second position. 
     
     
         20 . The protective helmet according to  claim 13 , wherein the visor comprises at least one first form-fit element and the shell comprises at least one second form-fit element, said at least one first form-fit element and said at least one second form-fit element being shaped and dimensioned such as to engage into a positive lock when the visor is in said first position. 
     
     
         21 . The protective helmet according to  claim 13 , wherein said at least two flexible elements are removably connected to the shell and/or to the visor. 
     
     
         22 . The protective helmet according to  claim 20 , wherein said at least two flexible elements each are connected at one end to an anchoring element, said anchoring element being removably connected to the shell or to the visor. 
     
     
         23 . A shell for a protective helmet with an open facial region which may at least be partially covered by a visor, wherein said shell comprises:
 a) two connection areas which may each be removably connected with an anchoring element through a form-fit or force-fit connection; or   b) at least two flexible elements, each having a first end and a second end, which are each permanently affixed on the shell at the first end and which each comprise an anchoring element at the second end.   
     
     
         24 . A visor for a protective helmet, wherein said visor comprises:
 a) two flexible elements which are permanently affixed to the visor on two opposing lateral sides of the visor at a first end, said two flexible elements each comprising an anchoring element at a second end; or   b) two connection areas arranged on two opposing lateral sides of the visor, said connection areas being able to be removably connected each with an anchoring element by a form-fit or force-fit connection.