Helmet accessory system

Abstract

A method of attaching a jaw protector to a helmet. The method includes fastening, with a first fastening means, a jaw protector to an outside face of a brace at a first position; and fastening, with a second fastening means, an inside face of the brace to the helmet at a second position. The helmet accessory system includes a cantilevered jaw protector; a brace; and a fastening means, wherein the fastening means is configured to attach the cantilevered jaw protector to the brace at a first position; and attach the brace to a helmet at a second position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A helmet accessory system comprising:
 a cantilevered jaw protector;   a brace; and   a fastening means, wherein the fastening means is configured to:   attach the cantilevered jaw protector to the brace at a first position; and   attach the brace to a helmet at a second position.   
     
     
         2 . The helmet accessory system of  claim 1 , wherein the second position is an ear cover of the helmet. 
     
     
         3 . The helmet accessory system of  claim 1 , wherein the brace is configured to be:
 attached to the helmet at a left ear cover of the helmet;   removed from the left ear cover of the helmet; and   attached to the helmet at a right ear cover of the helmet.   
     
     
         4 . The helmet accessory system of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening means is configured to secure an angular position of the cantilevered jaw protector. 
     
     
         5 . The helmet accessory system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the brace has an outside face and an inside face;   the first position is the outside face of the brace; and   the second position is the inside face of the brace.   
     
     
         6 . The helmet accessory system of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening means comprises at least one bolt. 
     
     
         7 . The helmet accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the brace comprises at least one first aperture at the first position and at least one second aperture at the second position. 
     
     
         8 . The helmet accessory of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one first aperture and at least one second aperture are holes. 
     
     
         9 . The helmet accessory of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one first aperture and at least one second aperture are distributed such that:
 the fastening means is configured to thread through the at least one first aperture at an opening in the cantilevered jaw protector; and   the fastening means is configured to thread through the at least one second aperture at an opening in the helmet.   
     
     
         10 . The helmet accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the brace has an indentation on an inner surface configured to comply with a contour of an ear cover of the helmet. 
     
     
         11 . The helmet accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the brace has an indentation on an inner surface configured to comply with a contour of a right ear cover of the helmet. 
     
     
         12 . The helmet accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the brace comprises a thermoplastic material. 
     
     
         13 . A method of attaching a jaw protector to a helmet, the method comprising:
 fastening, with a first fastening means, a jaw protector to an outside face of a brace at a first position; and   fastening, with a second fastening means, an inside face of the brace to the helmet at a second position.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the second position is a left ear cover of the helmet. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising detaching the inside face of the brace from the left ear cover of the helmet and attaching the inside face of the brace to a right ear cover of the helmet. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the brace comprises at least one first aperture at the first position and at least one second aperture at the second position. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising securing an angular position of the jaw protector. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the jaw protector is a cantilevered jaw protector. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13  wherein:
 the brace is an interface between the jaw protector and the helmet; 
 the jaw protector is an unmodified jaw protector; and 
 the helmet is an unmodified helmet. 
 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the brace has an indentation on an inner surface configured to comply with a contour of an ear cover of the helmet.