Patent ID: 11864614
Assignee: BELL SPORTS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 2:
3. A pivot mechanism for a shield for a helmet, the pivot mechanism comprising
a curved track having a first end and a second end; and
a clamp slidingly engaged to the curved track, wherein the clamp is configured to attach to an end of the shield and slide along the curved track between a first position proximate to the first end of the curved track and a second position proximate to the second end of the curved track, further comprising
(a) a track member comprising the curved track having the first end and the second end, an inside radius side, an outside radius side and a fixed width therebetween, a first raised portion proximate to the first end, and a second raised portion proximate to the second end; and
(b) the clamp comprises
(i) a clip member comprising a generally planar region having a first surface and an opposed second surface, and one or more raised portions on the first surface; and
(ii) a slider member attached to the clip member, the slider member comprising a generally planar region having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface of the clip member and the first surface of the slider member face each other and the generally planar region of the clip member and the generally planar region of the slider are spaced apart and substantially parallel,
at least one first raised track engagement feature configured to slidably engage the inside radius side of the curved track,
at least one second raised track engagement feature configured to slidably engage the outside radius side of the curved track, wherein a first portion of the generally planar region of the clip member, a first portion the generally planar region of the slider member, the at least one first raised track engagement feature and the at least one second raised track engagement feature define a passageway slidingly engaged around the curved track, and a second portion of the generally planar region of the clip member, and a second portion of the generally planar region of the slider member define an open cavity for insertion of an end of the shield,
and wherein the first position is defined when a first portion of the clamp is in contact with the first raised portion of the track member, and the second position is defined when a second portion of the clamp is in contact with the second raised portion of the track member.