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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Bell Sports, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Samuel J. Shaffer, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Mark A. Busse, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Rafael T. Ramirez, Santa Clara, CA (US);
BELL SPORTS, INC., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A helmet may include a helmet body, a fit system, a bezel, and a hardware retainer. The helmet body may have an outer shell and an energy management layer. The bezel may be separate from the outer shell and coupled to the helmet body at the vent opening of the helmet, encircle the vent opening, and have a hardware opening extending through the bezel and an anchor opening in the bezel adjacent the hardware opening. The hardware retainer may be positioned behind and coupled to the bezel. The hardware retainer may include a hardware receiving aperture aligned with the hardware opening and a hardware retainer cover coupled to a rear side of the hardware retainer. The hardware retainer may further include an anchor recess aligned with the anchor opening. The bezel may be in-molded into the energy management layer.