Patent ID: 7841026

Claim:
A head protection system comprising a helmet shell, mounting means on the shell for pivotally mounting a visor thereto to permit the visor to be moved between raised and lowered positions, a visor adapted for mounting on said mounting means, said visor comprising a first layer of transparent material, and a plurality of layers of fragment resistant fabric connected to said first layer and covering part of said first layer, said part being limited to an area which is positioned outside a region of said first layer which forms a transparent viewing area of said visor, and locking means for releasably locking said visor in at least one of a raised position and a lowered position, wherein said locking means is spaced apart from the pivotal axis of said mounting means, and comprises a depressible locking member mounted on said helmet shell for locking said visor, and a manually accessible depressible member coupled to said locking member, and wherein said lock further comprises a movable member coupled to said depressible member, and said shell includes receiving means for receiving said moveable member.