Abstract: A safety helmet for motorcycle drivers or the like includes a helmet shell which is open at the chin of the user and has a shock-absorbing inner lining, and a folding portion which is swivelably and removably connected to the helmet shell. The folding portion forms a chin protector composed of outer shell and inner lining and includes a visor. The chin protector rests at least in its lower portion against corresponding end faces of the helmet shell. The folding portion is held so as to be in contact with the helmet shell through holding means which are displaceable against a spring load. The folding portion extends at least essentially over the forward half of the helmet and is hinged to the helmet shell so as to be releaseable only in a predetermined swivel position. The visor is hinged to the inside of the folding portion which extends over the front half of the helmet.

Abstract: A protective helmet for use by the riders of motorcycles and the like is disclosed, characterized by the provision of a visor which is pivotally connected with the helmet by pivot means contained solely within the interior of the helmet. In a preferred embodiment, the helmet comprises a shell including separate, superimposed body and cover portions each containing a window opening, the cover portion being connected with and spaced from the body portion to define a space for receiving the visor when the visor is pivoted about a horizontal pivot axis from the closed protective position toward an open position relative to the window opening. In a alternate embodiment, the visor is generally cylindrical and fits within a pair of oppositely disposed guides extending continuously around the horizontal inner circumference of the shell above and below the window opening, respectively, whereby the visor pivots about a vertical pivot axis.