Patent ID: 8161577

Claim:
A helmet comprising: a shell; an eyeport formed in said shell; a shield having inwardly projecting hubs; a pair of sockets on said shell positioned and configured to receive and rotatably capture said inwardly projecting hubs of said shield so that said shield is hingable about said hubs between a closed position covering said eyeport and an open position displaced from said eyeport, each of said sockets being generally oblong to facilitate insertion of said hubs into said sockets to mount said shield to said helmet, and to facilitate removal of said hubs from said sockets to detach said shield from said helmet; and a release lever on said shell, said release lever having a blade movable between a first position at least partially extending into said socket and a second position displaced from said socket, said release lever being spring biased to urge said blade toward its first position for securing said hubs in said sockets.