Patent ID: 8056144

Claim:
A safety helmet comprising a cap equipped with at least one visor, which is hinged to the cap at sides of a front opening of said cap and is rotatable between a position of interception of the front opening and a raised position with respect to said opening, and at least one light shielding element, which is also hinged to the cap at the sides of said front opening of the cap, said light shielding element being rotatable with respect to said cap, said at least one visor and said at least one light shielding element being independently rotatable one with respect to the other in both directions of rotation, only within a predefined angular interval, the rotation in both directions of said at least one visor not affecting, within the predefined angular interval of separate rotation, the displacement of said at least one light shielding element, and vice-versa, wherein said helmet comprises first means for allowing the joint rotation of said at least one visor and said at least one light shielding element when said predefined angular interval is exceeded in either one of both directions of rotation, said first means comprising at least one projection that engages in a slidable way within a seat, equipped with two distinct end-of-travel positions, said projection and said seat being respectively fixed to said at least one light shielding element and to said at least one visor, or vice-versa.