Patent ID: 8381318

Claim:
An adapter for mounting equipment ( 4 ) onto a protective helmet, comprising a base ( 1 ) fastened detachably onto the protective helmet, and a holder ( 2 ) with straps ( 3 ) that snap detachably into the base ( 1 ); wherein the base ( 1 ) includes a snap-and-detent mechanism ( 1 . 1 ) that is fastened detachably onto the protective helmet; wherein the holder ( 2 ) includes a snap-and-detent element ( 2 . 5 ) designed as a corresponding counter piece to the snap-and-detent mechanism ( 1 . 1 ) of the base ( 1 ); and wherein (i) at least two straps ( 3 ) are threaded into the holder ( 2 ), (ii) an insertable piece of equipment ( 4 ) can be fastened separately, flexibly and detachably by wrapping the at least two straps ( 3 ) around the equipment ( 4 ) and anchoring them onto the holder ( 2 ), and (iii) the snap-and-detent element ( 2 . 5 ) of the holder ( 2 ) snaps into the snap-and-detent mechanism ( 1 . 1 ) of the base ( 1 ) and, when in the base ( 1 ), is incrementally rotatable and detainable around an axis of the snap-and-detent element ( 2 . 5 ).