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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Gentex Corporation, Simpson, PA (US);
Inventor:
Duco Noordzij, Roslindale, MA (US);
Assignee:
GENTEX CORPORATION, Simpson, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A42B 3/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A42B 3/222 (2013.01); A42B 3/228 (2013.01);
Abstract
A visor assembly for a helmet includes a helmet cover configured to couple to a helmet, a visor pivotably coupled to the helmet cover and configured to selectively pivot between a stowage position and one or more usage positions relative to the helmet cover, and a latching mechanism coupled to the visor. The latching mechanism includes a first pawl configured to rotate between a locked position and an unlocked position. The latching mechanism is further configured to releasably lock the visor in one or more of the stowage position and the one or more usage positions.