Patent ID: 8899867

Claim:
A mounting assembly for attaching a face shield to a protective helmet, the assembly comprising: a unitary base having a planar surface configured to contact an opposing surface disposed on an interior of the helmet; first and second posts fixedly connected to the unitary base in a side-by-side relationship and extending outwardly from the planar surface of the base, the first and second posts configured to be inserted through corresponding holes in the helmet and to receive one or more mechanical fasteners to releasably attach the face shield to the helmet; and a spacer assembly comprising: first and second spacers, each spacer having a central through hole sized to frictionally engage a corresponding one of the first and second posts when the posts are inserted through the corresponding holes in the helmet, so that terminal ends of the first and second posts are substantially flush with, or below, a surface of the first and second spacers when the face shield is attached to the helmet; and at least one raised ridge formed on the surface of at least one of the first and second spacers and sized to insert into a slot in the face shield when the face shield is attached to the helmet; and wherein the spacer assembly is configured to slide over the first and second posts when the posts are inserted through the corresponding holes in the helmet so that the helmet is disposed between the planar surface of the base and the spacer assembly, and to frictionally engage outer surfaces of the first and second posts.