Patent Publication Number: US-2018042328-A1

Title: Motorcycle Helmet System

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to helmet devices and more particularly pertains to a new helmet device for providing a heads up display in a helmet. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a vehicle that may be ridden. The vehicle has at least one gauge. A helmet is provided and the helmet may be worn. A shield is hingedly coupled to the helmet. The shield is comprised of a sunlight reactive material. Thus, the shield darkens when sunlight hits the shield. A display unit is coupled to the helmet and the display unit is visible when the helmet is worn. The display unit is in electrical communication with the vehicle. Thus, the display unit displays operational parameters of the vehicle. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of a helmet of a motorcycle helmet system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a right side perspective view of a helmet of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view of a helmet and a display unit of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a back perspective phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new helmet device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , the motorcycle helmet system  10  generally comprises a vehicle  12  that may be ridden. The vehicle  12  has at least one gauge  14  and the vehicle  12  may be a motorcycle or the like. A helmet  16  is provided and the helmet  16  may be worn when the vehicle  12  is ridden. The helmet  16  has a forward side  18  and the forward side  18  has an opening  20  extending therethrough. Thus, the opening  20  is looked through when the helmet  16  is worn. The helmet  16  has an inner surface  22  and an outer surface  24 . The helmet  16  may be a motorcycle helmet  16  of any conventional design. 
     A shield  26  is provided. The shield  26  is hingedly coupled to the helmet  16 . The shield  26  is comprised of a sunlight reactive material. Thus, the shield  26  darkens when sunlight hits the shield  26 . The shield  26  is selectively positioned to cover the opening  20  in the helmet  16 . The shield  26  enhances a user&#39;s visibility when the user is riding the vehicle  12  into sunlight. Moreover, the shield  26  inhibits the user&#39;s face from being struck be debris, bugs and other objects. 
     A display unit  28  is provided. The display unit  28  is coupled to the helmet  16 . The display unit  28  is visible when the helmet  16  is worn. The display unit  28  is in electrical communication with the vehicle  12 . The display unit  28  displays operational parameters of the vehicle  12 . 
     The display unit  28  comprises a housing  30  that is coupled to the outer surface  24  of the helmet  16 . The housing  30  may be positioned on a rear side of the helmet  16 . A processor  32  is positioned within the helmet  16 . The processor  32  is in electrical communication with the at least on gauge  14 . Thus, the processor  32  receives operational data from the at least on gauge  14 . 
     The processor  32  may comprise an electronic processor or the like. The processor  32  may be electrically coupled to the at least on gauge  14  with a conductor or the like. A receiver may be provided and the receiver may be electrically coupled to the processor  32 . The receiver may be in wireless electrical communication with the vehicle  12 . Thus, the receiver may receive the operational parameters from the at least on gauge  14 . 
     A heads up display  34  (hud) is provided. The hud  34  is coupled to the inner surface  22  of the helmet  16 . The hud  34  may be an electronic heads up display or the like. The hud  34  is substantially aligned with the opening  20  in the helmet  16 . 
     The hud  34  comprises a leg  36  and a foot  38 . The leg  36  is coupled to the helmet  16 . The foot  38  is coextensively aligned with the opening  20  in the helmet  16 . Thus, the foot  38  is visible when the helmet  16  is worn. The foot  38  is comprised of a translucent material. 
     The hud  34  is electrically coupled to the processor  32 . The hud  34  displays the operational parameters of the vehicle  12 . Thus, the hud  34  facilitate the operational parameters to be observed without looking at the at least on gauge  14 . The hud  34  enhances safety while operating the vehicle  12  by facilitating the user to keep the user&#39;s eyes on the road. 
     A power supply  40  is provided. The power supply  40  is positioned in the housing  30 . The power supply  40  is electrically coupled to the processor  32 . The power supply  40  comprises at least one battery  42 . 
     In use, the helmet  16  is worn when the vehicle  12  is ridden. The processor  32  is electrically coupled to the vehicle  12 . Thus, the processor  32  receives the operational data from the at least on gauge  14 . The shield  26  is selectively positioned to cover the opening  20 . The shield  26  darkens when the shield  26  is exposed to sunlight. The hud  34  displays the operational parameters of the vehicle  12 . Thus, the operational parameters may be observed without looking at the at least one gauge  14 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, system and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.