Gentex Corporation

James J Petruzella

Richard J Long

Jackson A Aileo

Joseph J Zaccone

A dual-visor assembly for use with a helmet such as that of an aircraft crew member in which an inner visor is releasably secured to the helmet by snap fasteners that release toward the rear of the helmet, while an outer visor is releasably secured to the helmet over the inner visor by snap fasteners that release toward the front of the helmet to prevent the inadvertent release of both visors simultaneously. The snap fasteners are carried by straps that are secured to the inner surface of the inner visor and to the outer surface of the outer visor to prevent entanglement. Elements carried by the visors space the inner visor from the outer visor as well as from the surface of the helmet. A soft cover is releasably secured over the outer visor in its raised position to prevent scratching of the outer visor or other structures.

Dual-visor assembly for helmet

An adjustable suspension for a helmet or the like in which a front headband portion adapted to extend across the front of the wearer's head and a rear headband portion adapted to extend across the rear of the wearer's head receive an adjustable peripheral strap that extends around the wearer's head to complete the headband. Respective crown straps secured to the headband portions at their lower ends are formed with loops at their upper ends which are interconnected by an adjustable-length cord. A suspension frame contains apertures at spaced locations therearound for receiving the intermediate portions of the crown straps. Each headband portion also receives an adjustable strap that is looped through adjacent apertures in the suspension frame to permit adjustment of the front-to-back spacing of the suspension frame relative to the wearer's head.

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Carbondale, PA, United States of America

James J Petruzella