Patent ID: 6017049
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A42B,B62J,B62K,Y10S

Abstract:
An interactive safety helmet for a bicyclist, making it possible for two or more bicyclists wearing like helmets to communicate with each other and thereby coordinate their activities, said helmet comprising:A. an outer shell shaped to fit onto the head of the bicyclist and having an inner liner;B. a miniature microwave transceiver mounted on the exterior of the shell provided with a transmitter section and a receiver section to function as a walkie-talkie, said transceiver being provided with an antenna that extends therefrom, said transceiver having a predetermined D-C operating voltage;C. a line extending from the helmet to connect the transceiver to an external power supply having an output voltage corresponding to said operating voltage;D. a microphone connected to said transmitter section extending from the shell to assume a position adjacent the mouth of the bicyclist;E. at least one miniature loudspeaker connected to said receiver section mounted within said shell and embedded in said liner at a position adjacent an ear of the bicyclist whereby by talking into the microphone and listening to the loudspeaker, the bicyclist can communicate with other bicyclists.