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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1997
Robert L Doss, Jr, Ringgold, GA (US);
Christopher F Smith, Chickamauga, GA (US);
David G Lashley, Cartersville, GA (US);
Ooltewah Manufacturing, Inc., Ooltewah, TN (US);
Abstract
A motorcycle helmet formed from an impact resistant shell for covering and protecting the head of a user has audio receiver members mounted on the interior of the shell and has a microphone at one end of a boom within the helmet. The microphone is located for use by the user at the front of the helmet while the boom has an adapter on the end opposite the microphone. The microphone has conductors communicating with a connector which communicates with the electrical energy source and control cables. The adapter is receivable within a socket formed by a channel in an extension of one of the receiver housings so that the microphone and boom may be mounted totally within the helmet. The electrical power and control cables are connected to the microphone and the receivers by means of a quick-disconnect type connector and has a separate volume control for the microphone and for the receivers so that two motorcycle riders may adjust the audio system to their liking. The modular arrangement provided by the two connectors permit elements, if broken, to be replaced readily without replacing the entire systems.