Safety helmet with lift-able touch-less visor for social distancing

Abstract

The present invention is a safety helmet with two rounded safety visors. The back visor is fixed, the front visor—movable up and down. This new safety helmet with lift-able front visor and fixed back visor enables people to socialize, while reducing risk of getting infected by Covid-19 virus or other airborne viruses. The lifting of the front visor could be achieved with a help of a handle or other means.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A helmet, comprising:
 a liftable visor;   a means to lift or lower the visor without touching the inner surface of the visor.   
     
     
         2 . A helmet as in  claim 1 , wherein
 the means to lift or lower the visor is a handle.   
     
     
         3 . A helmet as in  claim 2 , wherein
 the handle is attached to the visor.   
     
     
         4 . A helmet as in  claim 2 , wherein
 the handle and the visor are molded or manufactured as a single object.   
     
     
         5 . A helmet as in  claim 2 , wherein
 the visor is attached to the helmet and rotates around a geometric axis.   
     
     
         6 . A helmet as in  claim 5 , wherein
 the handle is positioned at a predetermined minimal distance from the axis.   
     
     
         7 . A helmet as in  claim 6 , wherein the predetermined minimal distance is any one of
 1 cm or greater;   2 cm or greater;   3 cm or greater;   4 cm or greater;   5 cm or greater;   6 cm or greater;   7 cm or greater;   8 cm or greater;   9 cm or greater;   10 cm or greater   11 cm or greater;   12 cm or greater;   13 cm or greater;   14 cm or greater;   or 15 cm or greater.   
     
     
         8 . A helmet as in  claim 2 , wherein
 the handle has a predetermined width, wherein the width is measured from the surface of the visor to the outermost edge of the handle.   
     
     
         9 . A helmet as in  claim 8 , wherein the predetermined width is any one of
 3 mm or greater;   6 mm or greater;   9 mm or greater;   12 mm or greater;   15 mm or greater;   20 mm or greater;   25 mm or greater;   30 mm or greater;   35 mm or greater;   40 mm or greater;   45 mm or greater; or   50 mm or greater;   
     
     
         10 . The helmet as in  claim 1 , wherein
 the means to lift or lower the visor includes a motor or other automated mechanism.   
     
     
         11 . The helmet as in  claim 2 , wherein
 the means to lift or lower the visor includes a second handle.   
     
     
         12 . The helmet as in  claim 2 , wherein
 the handle appears on a side, top, or bottom edge of the visor.   
     
     
         13 . The helmet as in  claim 2 , wherein
 the handle is connected in two or more places to the visor, and wherein the handle includes an opening between connections, so that fingers or a hand could be inserted between the connections' locations.   
     
     
         14 . The helmet as in  claim 1 , which further includes
 a locking mechanism that locks the visor in place wherein:   the locking mechanism is locked when the visor is fully closed or fully opened;   the locking mechanism is released when the handle is engaged to open or close the visor.   
     
     
         15 . The helmet as in  claim 10 , further comprising
 a remote control that operates the motor or automated mechanism.   
     
     
         16 . The helmet as in  claim 10 , further comprising
 a button or buttons installed on the helmet, that operate the motor or automated mechanism.   
     
     
         17 . The helmet as in  claim 14 , further comprising
 a button installed on the helmet, releasing the locking mechanism   
     
     
         18 . The helmet as in  claim 10 , wherein
 the automated mechanism opens the visor automatically, when an object approaches the visor within a predetermined range of distances or a predetermined range of speeds.   
     
     
         19 . The helmet as in  claim 18 , wherein
 the object is recognized by a video camera or other optical sensing means.   
     
     
         20 . The helmet as in  claim 18 , wherein
 the predetermined distance or predetermined speed are recognized utilizing a video camera, optical sensors, or proximity sensors.   
     
     
         21 . The helmet as in  claim 18 , wherein
 the object is recognized utilizing a visual object classification method, and   upon recognizing the object or a category of the object, the classification would trigger opening or closing of the visor;   upon recognizing a second object or second object category, the classification would not trigger opening or closing of the visor.   
     
     
         22 . The helmet as in  claim 21 , further comprising
 a means for temporarily or permanently disabling the mechanism for automatic opening of the visor.   
     
     
         23 . The helmet as in  claim 21 , wherein
 the classification would trigger opening or closing the visor, when the object approaches the visor within the predetermined range of distances or the predetermined range of speeds.   
     
     
         24 . The helmet as in  claim 21 , wherein
 the visual object classification method utilizes a video camera, an optical sensor, or a proximity sensor.   
     
     
         25 . The helmet as in  claim 21 , wherein
 the recognized object is a person, detected within a predetermined distance of the helmet wearer.   
     
     
         26 . The helmet as in  claim 21 , wherein
 the triggering of the opening or closing the visor is further affected by environmental circumstances, including walking or running speed of the wearer, weather factors, presence or absence of rain, or wind speed.   
     
     
         27 . The helmet as in  claim 21 , wherein
 the triggering of the opening or closing the visor utilizes audio recognition, recognizing or classifying predetermined sounds made by the wearer, words spoken by the wearer, or sounds occurring in the surroundings of the wearer.