Patent ID: 8225420
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
1. A heat shield assembly contoured to fit over an exterior surface of a helmet of the type worn by riders of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, bicycles, and other similar open-air vehicles, the heat shield comprising a hemispherical-shaped shell having an outer surface and an inner surface; a hemispherical-shaped, thin radiant barrier adhesively attached to the inner surface of said shell; a plurality of posts attached to the inner surface of said shell; and a means of fastening said hemispherical-shaped shell to the helmet, wherein said shell is constructed and molded so as to substantially surround the exterior surface of the an upper portion of said helmet, the upper portion of the helmet extending from a helmet's left ear area to a helmet's right ear area and further extending in a transverse direction from a helmet's forehead area to a rearward position in a helmet's occipital area by operation of said fastening means, said fastening means further operated so as to leave a continuous air gap between said radiant barrier and the exterior surface of said helmet to provide enhanced air flow.