Helmet

Abstract

A helmet comprising a helmet shell; a breathing apparatus face mask and a visor, for breathing apparatus and the visor being connected to the helmet shell; an augmented reality viewer positioned within the helmet shell and adapted to receive a video signal and to display the signal as a video image, the video image being arranged such that it can be viewed by a wearer of the helmet; the helmet further comprising a power socket adapted to be connected to an external source of power for the augmented reality viewer.

1 . A helmet comprising 
 a helmet shell;    a breathing apparatus face mask for connection to a breathing apparatus and a visor, the breathing apparatus face mask and the visor being connected to the helmet shell;    an augmented reality viewer positioned within the helmet shell and adapted to receive a video signal and to display the signal as a video image, the video image being arranged such that it can be viewed by a wearer of the helmet;    the helmet further comprising a power socket adapted to be connected to an external power source for the augmented reality viewer.    
     
     
         2 . A helmet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the video image displayed by the augmented reality viewer is arranged such that it can be viewed by the wearer of the helmet whilst looking through the visor.  
     
     
         3 . A helmet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the augmented reality viewer is located behind the breathing apparatus face mask.  
     
     
         4 . A helmet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the helmet further comprises a video socket adapted to receive a video signal from an external source for display by the augmented reality viewer.  
     
     
         5 . A helmet as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the external video source comprises a thermal imaging camera.  
     
     
         6 . A helmet as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the helmet further comprises a thermal imaging sensor, the thermal imaging sensor being adapted to be connected to an external image interpretation circuit; 
 the image interpretation circuit being adapted to generate a video signal in response to the signal received from the thermal imaging sensor; and,    the video socket being adapted to receive the video signal generated by the external image interpretation circuit for display by the augmented reality viewer.    
     
     
         7 . A helmet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the helmet further comprises a thermal imaging sensor, the thermal imaging sensor being connected to an integrated image interpretation circuit; 
 the image interpretation circuit being adapted to generate a video signal in response to the signal received from the thermal imaging sensor; and,    the augmented reality viewer being adapted to receive the video signal from the image interpretation circuit for display.    
     
     
         8 . A viewing system for mounting on a breathing apparatus face mask, the viewing system comprising 
 an augmented reality viewer adapted to receive a video signal and to display the signal as a video image, the video image being arranged such that it can be viewed by a wearer of the face mask; and,    a power socket adapted to be connected to an external source of power for the augmented reality viewer.    
     
     
         9 . A viewing system as claimed in  claim 8 , further comprising a thermal imaging sensor and integrated image interpretation circuit, the image interpretation circuit being adapted to generate a video signal in response to the signal received from the thermal imaging sensor; 
 the augmented reality viewer being adapted to receive the video image generated by the image interpretation circuit for display.    
     
     
         10 . A viewing system as claimed in  claim 8  further comprising a thermal imaging sensor adapted to be connected to an external image interpretation circuit, the external image interpretation circuit being adapted to generate a video signal in response to the signal received from the thermal imaging sensor; 
 the augmented reality viewer being adapted to receive the video image generated by the image interpretation circuit for display.