Patent ID: 8334762

Claim:
A communications assembly adapted for use with a helmet worn by a person riding a vehicle with a light indication system, said communications assembly comprising: a control circuit fixedly secured to the helmet; an illumination display operatively connected to said control circuit and fixedly secured to a back surface of the helmet, said illumination display emitting light rearward of the helmet; a transmitter electrically connected to the light indication system of the vehicle for transmitting signals as a function of a status of the light indication system; a receiver electrically connected to said control circuit for receiving the signals transmitted by said transmitter, said receiver forwarding the signals onto said control circuit such that said control circuit operates said illumination display in concert with the light indication system of the vehicle; and an indicator electrically connected to said control circuit to indicate to the person of the operation of said illumination display, wherein said indicator includes a plurality of lights fixedly secured to the helmet in a position peripheral to a person's vision.