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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1996
Ian Graham Thom, Edinburgh, GB;
GEC-Marconi Avonics (Holdings) Limited, Stanmore, GB;
Abstract
A helmet visor release apparatus has a pair of manually actuatable catches, each of the catches including a first portion to be disposed on a helmet; and a second portion to be disposed on a visor of the helmet. The first portion has an arrangement for releasably engaging the second portion, the arrangement for releasably engaging being manually actuatable for releasing the second portion from the first portion thereby releasing a corresponding one of the catches. The apparatus further includes a linkage mechanism connecting the catches to one another and being configured such that manual release of one of the catches causes a release of another one of the catches.