Patent ID: 11930879
Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A helmet accessory mounting system comprising:
a mounting device configured to couple to an outer surface of a side of a helmet, the mounting device including a plurality of mounting locations configured to releasably couple to at least one accessory, a plurality of the plurality of mounting locations each including an electrical node;
a power supply coupled to the mounting device;
an electrical supply line electrically coupling the power supply to each of the electrical nodes, the electrical supply line contained at least partially within the mounting device;
a sensor configured to sense a condition associated with the at least one accessory being coupled to the mounting device; and
a data line contained at least partially within the mounting device and communicatively coupling each of the electrical nodes to one another;
wherein the sensor is further configured to detect whether the at least one accessory is connected to the electrical nodes and at which electrical node the at least one accessory is electrically connected to.