Safety helmet

Abstract

A protective helmet of the type comprising a shell provided with a chin guard and with an opening for a visor, one or more shock absorbing layers, internally coupled to said shell and to said chin guard, and to one or more paddings within said one o more shock absorbing layers, as well as at least one support mask for one shock absorbing layer of the chin guard, said at least one support mask comprising holding means for said shock absorbing layer of the chin guard, and hooking means to the chin guard and/or the shell, characterized in that said at least one support mask comprises further temporary coupling means of at least said one or more paddings.

1 . A protective helmet of the type comprising a shell provided with a chin guard and an opening for a visor, one or more shock absorbing layers, internally coupled to said shell and to said chin guard, and one or more paddings placed inside said one or more shock absorbing layers, and at least one support mask for a shock absorbing layer of the chin guard, said at least one support mask including retaining means of said shock absorbing layer of the chin guard, and hooking means to the chin guard and/or to the shell, characterized in that said at least one support mask also includes temporary coupling means for at least one of said one or more paddings. 
     
     
         2 . The protective helmet according to  claim 1 , wherein said temporary coupling means are of a loose type. 
     
     
         3 . The protective helmet according to  claim 1 , wherein said temporary coupling means achieve mechanical fastening of said one or more paddings to said at least one support mask. 
     
     
         4 . The protective helmet according to  claim 3 , wherein said temporary coupling means are of the elastic coupling of complementary parts type, or of the counterpart hooking type, or of the type comprising male and female strips of Velcro®. 
     
     
         5 . The protective helmet according to  claim 1 , wherein said temporary coupling means comprise one or more engaging strikers to complementary hooking means integral with said one or more paddings. 
     
     
         6 . The protective helmet according to  claim 1 , wherein said one or more paddings temporarily fixed to said at least one support mask are paddings placed to the side of said opening engaging the user's cheeks. 
     
     
         7 . The protective helmet according to  claim 1 , wherein said hooking means to the chin guard of said at least one support mask are of the restraining type or of the juxtaposition type or of the type comprising elastic coupling of complementary parts, made as a one piece and/or made integral within the shell and/or the chin guard. 
     
     
         8 . The protective helmet according to  claim 1 , wherein said retaining means for retaining said shock absorbing layer of the chin guard comprise one or more shaped support regions for said shock absorbing layer of the chin guard, and also one or more retaining elements, by contrasting parts, of said shock absorbing layer of the chin guard. 
     
     
         9 . The protective helmet according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one support mask includes ducts for the passage of an air flow. 
     
     
         10 . The protective helmet according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one support mask includes holding means for additional external accessories of said helmet. 
     
     
         11 . The protective helmet according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one support mask is made of injection molded plastic material (PE or PP or TPU). 
     
     
         12 . The protective helmet according to  claim 1 , wherein said chin guard is made as a whole with the shell.