Patent ID: 8321962

Claim:
An adapter system for a protective mask, for a movable attachment of the protective mask to a helmet, wherein the adapter system comprises: two individual adapters, which on the one hand are provided for coupling to a connecting slot of the helmet by means of a helmet coupling and on the other hand for the attaching to the protective mask by means of a mask coupling, wherein the adapters each comprise a swivelling joint around which a protective mask attached to the adapter is capable of being swivelled, wherein the adapters each respectively comprise a swivelling arm capable of being swivelled relative to the swivelling joint, and the swivelling arm is adjustable in its length, wherein the swivelling arm is manually adjustable by swivelling around the swivelling joint, locking in at least three positions, wherein the adapters each respectively comprise an adjusting joint, around which the swivelling joint is capable of being swivelled relative to the helmet coupling, wherein an axis of rotation of the swivelling joint and an axis or rotation of the adjusting joint are not coaxial, wherein one of the locking positions of the swivelling arm corresponds to a position of the protective mask above the helmet and the center of gravity of the protective mask in this position at least approximately lies in a center plane of the helmet, and wherein the center plane is a vertical plane through the helmet when the helmet is in a position corresponding to an upright head position of a person wearing the helmet, the center plane extending through the middle of the helmet and separating a front part of the helmet from a rear part of the helmet.