Patent ID: 8733989
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: A42B,F21L,F21V

Abstract:
1. A bicycle helmet lighting system providing lighting for night riding, comprising: a front light assembly mounted on the helmet at or adjacent to a most forward point on the helmet, the front light assembly including a front light housing with a pivot adjustment to adjust the aim of the light up or down, and the front light assembly being without a battery, a rear light assembly projecting red light in a rearward direction, the rear light assembly being secured to the helmet at a rear position, on a rear-facing tail portion of the helmet, in a position low on the helmet, the rear light assembly including a rear housing holding a battery, an electric cable connecting the rear light housing with the front light housing, a switch on exterior of the front light assembly, accessible for manual use by a rider, the switch effective to switch on the front and rear lights by connecting the lights to power from the battery in the rear light assembly, and the front light assembly including a base secured to the helmet and the rear light assembly including a rear base secured to the helmet, and both the front and rear light housings being quickly releasable from their bases.