Patent ID: 6075857
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: A42B,H04M,H04R

Abstract:
A protective helmet including a communications headset, for motorcycle riders, said helmet including an impact resistant shell having spaced apart side panels for protecting the ears of a user and a front protection portion overlaying the chin and mouth of the user and extending rearwardly to said side panels, said headset comprising at least one audio receiver including a housing disposed in said at least one side panel, an elongated semi-rigid boom having two ends, a conductor disposed within said boom, an audio microphone secured at one end of said boom and spaced from the shell and an elongated adapter secured at the second end of said boom, a disconnectable coupling member electrically connected to said adapter for electrically communicating said microphone with a source of electrical energy located external of said helmet, said housing including an elongated channel extending therethrough in a front to rear direction relative to said helmet defining a socket, said socket having a configuration for receiving and securely mounting said adapter, thereby to mount said boom and microphone totally within said helmet.