Patent ID: 6052833
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
In combination with a protective helmet having convexly curved surfaces and a lower edge extending about the rear and side areas of the wearer's neck below the ears in the side areas and above the shoulders, an air stream deflector for deflecting rearward and downward high velocity air stream flow comprising;an elongated lip structure on the surface of said helmet located closely adjacent said lower edge and extending arcuately thereabout to include the rear and side areas of the wearer's neck,said lip structure including a deflector surface curved upwardly and outwardly from the helmet surface for deflecting said high velocity air stream flow upwardly and outwardly from the helmet surface,whereby said lip structure deflects high velocity air stream flow from across the top and around the side surfaces of the helmet upwardly and away from the wearer's neck and shoulders, said curved deflector surface serving to channel off debris and moisture carried by said air stream.