Patent ID: 6226803
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
A helmet including a cap-shaped head protecting body to be worn by a helmet wearer on his/her head, said head protecting body having a main cap portion and a subsidiary cap portion attached to said main cap portion to be substantially vertically movable so as to selectively cover a chin of the helmet wearer,said head protecting body being provided with first and second locking mechanisms for respectively locking left and right sides of said subsidiary cap portion with respect to said main cap portion when said subsidiary cap portion is at a lower position to cover the chin, andsaid head protecting body being also provided with a common unlocking member which is operated forward to commonly unlock said subsidiary cap portion locked by said first and second locking mechanisms, wherein:a common tractive flexible wire is provided, said common tractive flexible wire commonly transmitting forward movement of said unlocking member to first and second movable locking members of said first and second locking mechanisms,one end portion of said wire is connected to said first movable locking member and the other end portion of said wire is connected to said second movable locking member,said unlocking member is provided with a wire engaging portion,an intermediate portion of said wire is engaged by said wire engaging portion,said wire engaging portion is formed substantially semicircularly on a wire attaching member attached to said unlocking member, andsaid intermediate portion of said wire is hooked and engaged by a substantially arcuated portion of said substantially semicircular wire engaging portion to form substantially a U-letter shape.