Abstract: Visors for helmets are generally of spherical shape and of constant thickness, and articulated to the side walls of a helmet at the level of the forehead, about an axis of articulation passing through the center of their sphere. Thus shaped and mounted, they are seen off axis by a helmet wearer leading to optical distortions for him caused by diffraction effects on their internal and external faces. Visors with shapes modified to minimize the optical distortions perceived by a helmet wearer are proposed here. A first type of modification consists of a relative pivoting, in the vertical plane, of one of the faces of the visor with respect to the other and of a slight reduction in the ratio of the radius of curvature of the outer face of the visor to that of the inner face of the visor compared to the usual concentric bispherical visor. A second type of modification consists of adopting one or two aspherical surfaces of particular shape.

Abstract: A shield fixing structure in which convenience in shield fixing or removing operation is further improved while superior effect in the fixing structure is being assured. This fixing structure is set such that when the stopper is oppositely faced against the passing notch at its full-opened upper limit position, the holding part holds the state to enable a turning of the shield over the full-opened upper limit position of the shield.

Abstract: A face mask is disclosed. The face mask includes an inside surface, an outside surface having at least one edge, and at least one loop having a first end and a second end attached to the outside surface, where the loop is less than about 80 millimeters in length.

Abstract: A heated visor system for providing a user with a visor that will not fog up when used in cold weather. The heated visor system includes a helmet that has an opening. A visor is coupled to the helmet for covering the opening. A heating element is coupled to an interior face of the visor for heating the visor to prevent fogging of the visor during use of the helmet in cold weather. A power source is for the heating element. The power source is coupled to the visor whereby the visor, heating element, and power source are removable from the helmet.

Abstract: The fencing mask comprises a steel mesh or plastic face piece 10, for protecting the face of a wearer. A fabric bib 15, for protecting the neck of the wearer, is detachably secured to the mask by means of an elongate channel member 16 connected to the lower edge thereof and extending from one side of the mask to the other from positions adjacent the ears of the wearer and passing under the chin of the wearer when worn and a co-operating elongate bead provided on or adjacent the upper edge of the bib 15.

Abstract: A protective sport helmet, such as for lacrosse includes a hard shell portion. The hard shell portion is constructed so as to provide protection to a wearer's head. The inner side of the hard shell portion includes a lining portion that is secured thereto. A chin strap portion is includes for attachment to the hard shell portion at a plurality of attachment points. The hard shell portion includes a ledge portion that extends generally forwardly therefrom. A visor portion is secured to the hard shell portion and overlies the ledge portion. A facemask portion is secured to both the hard shell portion and the ledge portion in order to improve the structural integrity of the helmet.

Abstract: A motorcycle helmet face shield is cleaned by a unit that is mounted on a visor that can be releasably attached to the helmet. The unit includes rollers that are slidably mounted on the visor in a groove defined in the visor.

Abstract: Helmet visor with a solar cell device that is arranged directly on the helmet visor, wherein the helmet visor can be darkened or tinted through voltage that is generated by a solar cell device and loses its tint that has been created by the voltage in the de-energized state.

Abstract: A full-face helmet having a fundamental structure of the full-face helmet as well as a function of protection and showing an identification of face, convenience in use of it and a high visibility in field of view as formed in a half type, three-quarters type, or an open face type helmet. There is provided a full-face helmet for a motorcycle in which a chin guard integrally formed with the helmet is provided and the helmet has a shield that can be opened or closed, wherein a window hole opened at a front surface of a shell made of fiber reinforced resin material or thermoplastic resin material or the like is opened in a range in which a substantial entire face ranging from brows to the chin of the wearing person can be confirmed when the window hole is seen from an outside part of the front surface of the helmet under a state in which the head part of a wearing person is kept upright.

Abstract: A helmet, particularly a racing driver helmet for motorcycle drivers or automobile drivers, has a helmet shell which is lined on its interior side with a shock-absorbing material and which has a recess which forms a field of view for the wearer of the helmet, and has a chin bow extending below the field of view. On the interior side of the chin bow at least one pot-shaped recess is provided for receiving an indicating device.

Abstract: A new football helmet includes: a jaw flap attached to the ear flap of the helmet, and the jaw flap overlies the sides of the lower jaw of football player; and a face guard connector which includes a shock absorbing member.

Abstract: A safety helmet has a shell, which can be a full face or open face type for encasing at least a portion of the user's head, a face shield mounted to the shell, and a sun visor mounted to an upper portion of the face shield. The face shield can be retractably or rotatably displaceable. The sun visor has a center section, a first wing section extending from a first side of the center section, and a second wing section extending from a second side of the center section that is opposite to the first side of the center section. The first wing section has a first mounting device mounting the sun visor to a first upper side of the face shield, and the second wing section has a second mounting device mounting the sun visor to a second upper side of the face shield that is opposite to the first upper side of the face shield. The sun visor can be fixedly or detachably mounted to the face shield or formed as an integral part of the face shield.

Abstract: To increase the amount of open air's introduction, have satisfactory good design and operability, and further increase the degree of freedom of designing a helmet. Two center points for turning are provided for opening and closing a chin-ventilation shutter and the aforementioned center points are capable of being switched on the way to which the closing condition of the chin-ventilation shutter is turned to the opening condition thereof.

Abstract: A safety helmet has a shell, which can be a full face or open face type for encasing at least a portion of the user's head, a face shield mounted to the shell, and a sun visor mounted to an upper portion of the face shield. The face shield can be retractably or rotatably displaceable. The sun visor has a center section, a first wing section extending from a first side of the center section, and a second wing section extending from a second side of the center section that is opposite to the first side of the center section. The first wing section has a first mounting device mounting the sun visor to a first upper side of the face shield, and the second wing section has a second mounting device mounting the sun visor to a second upper side of the face shield that is opposite to the first upper side of the face shield. The sun visor can be fixedly or detachably mounted to the face shield or formed as an integral part of the face shield.

Abstract: Antiglare system for a crash helmet with an outer and an inner helmet shell that has an eyeport that can be closed by a visor and that can be partially covered by a sunshade, wherein the sunshade has at least one first antiglare module and covers the eyeport in an upper region in such a way that the sunshade is located above a horizontal line of sight and outside of a vertical field of vision when the wearer's head is in a relaxed, fairly upright position, and wherein the sunshade extends into the vertical field of vision when the helmet wearer's head is tilted forward.

Abstract: A helmet is particularly well suited for cold-weather use. The helmet includes a jaw shield that is detachable from a head portion. A breathing mask connects to the jaw shield via a mask adjustment mechanism that selectively axially moves the breathing mask toward and away from an inner surface of the jaw shield to precisely and accurately position the breathing mask against the nose and mouth of the helmet's wearer. A spring-loaded quick-release tinted shield is controlled by a lever that selectively raises and lowers the tinted shield. An eye shield pivotally connects to the helmet and is disposed in front of the tinted shield. An eye shield heating system on the eye shield electrically connects to the head portion of the helmet to provide electric power to the heating system.

Abstract: A device for removably hooking visor (2) to a cap (4) of the type provided, in correspondence of each side end of porthole (22) of the helmet, with a guide-body (5) for the rotation of the visor that engages according to an axis into a hole (23) of the visor. The device also comprises a cursor (7) slidingly associated to the guide-body and provided with means (8) for holding the visor. Cursor (7) translates between an engagement position of the holding means with the visor and a disengagement position. The device is also provided with elastic means (25) to push the holding means to an engagement position with the visor.

Abstract: A system for controlling a shield plate in a helmet includes a shield plate 4 pivotally supported on a cap body 2, and a control lever 52 capable of being turned between a neutral position N in which the full closing of the cap body is permitted, and a slightly opening position A in which the shield plate in the fully closed position is pushed up and opened at a very small opening degree. In this system, the control lever 52 has a locking position permitting the control lever to turn from the neutral position in a direction opposite from the slightly opening position A. The shield plate has an abutment projection 61 formed on its inner surface, while the control lever 52 has a locking claw 52d adapted to be put into abutment against a front surface of the abutment projection 61 to inhibit the opening of the shield plate 4 upon turning the control lever 52 to a locking position B when the shield plate is in the fully closed position.

Abstract: A helmet is particularly well suited for cold-weather use. The helmet includes a jaw shield that is detachable from a head portion. A breathing mask connects to the jaw shield via a mask adjustment mechanism that selectively axially moves the breathing mask toward and away from an inner surface of the jaw shield to precisely and accurately position the breathing mask against the nose and mouth of the helmet's wearer. A spring-loaded quick-release tinted shield is controlled by a lever that selectively raises and lowers the tinted shield. An eye shield pivotally connects to the helmet and is disposed in front of the tinted shield. An eye shield heating system on the eye shield electrically connects to the head portion of the helmet to provide electric power to the heating system.

Abstract: A helmet is particularly well suited for cold-weather use. The helmet includes a jaw shield that is detachable from a head portion. A breathing mask connects to the jaw shield via a mask adjustment mechanism that selectively axially moves the breathing mask toward and away from an inner surface of the jaw shield to precisely and accurately position the breathing mask against the nose and mouth of the helmet's wearer. A spring-loaded quick-release tinted shield is controlled by a lever that selectively raises and lowers the tinted shield. An eye shield pivotally connects to the helmet and is disposed in front of the tinted shield. An eye shield heating system on the eye shield electrically connects to the head portion of the helmet to provide electric power to the heating system.

Abstract: A helmet is particularly well suited for cold-weather use. The helmet includes a jaw shield that is detachable from a head portion. A breathing mask connects to the jaw shield via a mask adjustment mechanism that selectively axially moves the breathing mask toward and away from an inner surface of the jaw shield to precisely and accurately position the breathing mask against the nose and mouth of the helmet's wearer. A spring-loaded quick-release tinted shield is controlled by a lever that selectively raises and lowers the tinted shield. An eye shield pivotally connects to the helmet and is disposed in front of the tinted shield. An eye shield heating system on the eye shield electrically connects to the head portion of the helmet to provide electric power to the heating system.

Abstract: A breathing mask is provided for a helmet which reduces the formation of water on the lens of the eyeglasses of the wearer or on the shield of the helmet. The helmet comprises a head portion, a shield portion, and a breathing mask. The shield portion comprises a jaw shield and an eye shield. The breathing mask is hermetically adapted to the face of the wearer to evacuate the wearer's breath outside the helmet through breathing channels. The jaw shield can be pivotally opened or closed and is locked to the head portion in the closed position. The eye shield is pivotally connected to the head portion and includes a see-through shield and a tinted shield. The tinted shield can be lowered inside the helmet to protect the wearer from sun rays and reflexions.

Abstract: In a full-face helmet including a chin-covering portion provided on a cap body to define a space for breathing of a user, the chin-covering portion includes a lower end edge which is formed to be directed upwards in a backward direction on wearing position of the cap body, and bulges formed at left and right outer surfaces thereof to be continuous to the lower end edge. Therefore, travel wind is passed on outer surfaces of the bulges to traverse the lower end edge, thereby generating a negative pressure or vacuum at a lower portion of the chin-covering portion to draw out the user's breath in the breathing space to below the chin-covering portion. Thus, the fogging of an inner surface of a shield plate is prevented without deteriorating the strength of the chin-covering portion.

Abstract: A visor protector prevents a visor secured to a helmet from being scratched when not in use such as during transportation thereof. The protector includes a protective member that essentially covers at least the external surface of the visor. The protective cover is biased in pressuring configuration against the visor by stretchable straps secured to the protective member and releasably attaching to the helmet in stretched configuration. Preferably, the protective member includes an internal shell to simultaneously cover the internal surface of the visor and to form a transversal V-shaped cross-section of the protective member for slidably receiving the visor therein.

Abstract: A shield fixing structure in which convenience in shield fixing or removing operation is further improved while superior effect in the fixing structure is being assured. This fixing structure is set such that when the stopper is oppositely faced against the passing notch at its full-opened upper limit position, the holding part holds the state to enable a turning of the shield over the full-opened upper limit position of the shield.

Abstract: A helmet device incorporating both increased peripheral vision characteristics as well as retaining sufficient rigidity and durability. A three dimensionally shaped and interiorly hollowed helmet shell is adapted to being placed upon a head of a wearer and includes an extending forward surface defining a forward facial opening. First and second spaced apart pairs of side surfaces define first and second peripheral openings. The pairs of side surfaces communicate with specified locations of the forward surface and each extends along the sides of the helmet shell in a direction substantially towards a rear of the shell. A face guard includes elongate extending structural members securing along both the forward surface as well as the pairs of spaced apart side surfaces. The guard extends in a forward direction from the forward facial opening and protects a face of the wearer as well as providing reinforcing support to the shell.

Abstract: A rotatable coupling structure for a shield and visor of a helmet includes a rotation shaft unit installed at both sides of the helmet body. The shield includes a rotary shaft inserted into a shaft hole in a circular rotation plate member through insertion guide portions at both ends. The visor includes a respective rotary shaft inserted into a shaft hole in the circular rotation plate member. The shield is coupled to the shaft hole of the respective rotary shaft and is rotatable upward and downward at multiple stage stop points, and the visor is assembled to the shaft of the rotary shaft and is fixed at a fixed position without an upward and downward rotation.

Abstract: A helmet includes a main body, a chin protecting member, and a face shield. The main body has a front opening, a bottom passage, and two opposing connecting portions sticking forwards from two lateral portions; the connecting portions each has a front opening in communication with an inner space thereof. The chin protecting member is pivoted to the lateral portions of the main body from two lateral portions thereof such that a front portion of the chin member can be positioned at a lower part of the opening of the main body so as to protect a chin of a wearer when the chin member is pivoted to an in-use position; the chin member is provided with a lock member for securing the same to the connecting portions of the main body when the chin member is moved to the in-use position. The face shield is pivotally connected to the chin member for covering the front opening.

Abstract: A rotatable coupling structure for a shield and visor of a helmet includes a rotation shaft unit installed at both sides of the helmet body. The shield includes a rotary shaft inserted into a shaft hole in a circular rotation plate member through insertion guide portions at both ends. The visor includes a respective rotary shaft inserted into a shaft hole in the circular rotation plate member. The shield is coupled to the shaft hole of the respective rotary shaft and is rotatable upward and downward at multiple stage stop points, and the visor is assembled to the shaft of the rotary shaft and is fixed at a fixed position without an upward and downward rotation.

Abstract: A coupling apparatus for a helmet shield includes a helmet and a shield that includes a left and right protruded inner portion, a curved rim protrusion, a cam shaped shaft portion having an engaging shaft flange at both sides of the rim protrusion and a guide pin shaft. A coupling apparatus includes a movable shaft member, base member and movable shaft member spring that is assembled to the back surface of the base member. The movable shaft member spring includes one end engaged to a spring engaging ring of the movable shaft member and the other end supported by the base member for thereby returning the movable shaft member, wherein the cam shaped shaft portion of the shield is rotatable in the movable shaft member, and the movable shaft member is slide-movable in the concave portion of the base member in a forward and backward direction.

Abstract: A breathing mask is provided for a helmet which reduces the formation of water on the lens of the eyeglasses of the wearer or on the shield of the helmet. The helmet comprises a head portion, a shield portion, and a breathing mask is hermetically adapted to the face of the wearer to evacuate the wear's breath outside the helmet through breathing channels. The jaw shield can be pivotally opened or closed and is locked to the head portion and includes a see-through shield and a tinted shield. The tinted shield can be lowered inside the helmet to protect the wearer from sun rays and reflexions.

Abstract: A motorcycle helmet includes a jaw protector pivotably attached to the helmet along opposite sides thereof. The jaw protector is provided with at least one releasable lock fixing the jaw protector in a lowered use position. The lock is deactivated for enabling a pivoting of the jaw protector to a raised position.

Abstract: A helmet for artificial respiration without the aid of masks, comprising a containment body with at least one optically transparent portion, which can accommodate hermetically the head of a patient. The containment body has an air intake port that can be connected to a ventilation apparatus and an outlet port. The helmet further comprises, on the containment body, substantially at the mouth of the patient being treated, an opening that can be closed removably by a closure element.

Abstract: A welder helmet includes a shield holder. A head set is disposed rearwardly of and is pivoted to left and right ends of the shield holder. A fixed face shield extends downwardly from the shield holder. A movable face shield is disposed frontwardly of the fixed face shield. A coupler unit couples the movable face shield on the shield holder to permit turning of the movable face shield away from the fixed face shield when the welder wishes to check a welded spot.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system of head and spine protection conceptually different from, and superior to, the traditional free-floating helmet concept, for use in high impact physical activities, such as such as football, hockey, lacrosse, motorcycling, downhill skiing, bobsledding/luge, cycling, snowmobiling, race car driving, factory/construction activities, firefighting, skydiving, and training/battlefield activities by the military and law enforcement officers. The head dome and connection system provides a clear or tinted, impact-proof, projectile-proof bubble over the head and neck, which is secured firmly to the wearer's shoulders and torso via a connection system of straps to a harness, or to the waistline/upper thighs. The head is protected from impact against the inside of the dome by a cushioned cap, secured in place with a chin strap.

Abstract: An apparatus having a face mask removably attachable to a firefighting hood is provided. The face mask used in cooperation with a breathing apparatus such as a self-contained breathing assembly or a respirator. The face mask has a rim supporting a seal member that operatively sealingly engages the user's face providing a breathing chamber between the user's face and the face mask that is sealed off from the external environment. The firefighting hood has a compliant material enclosing the wearer's head and a support frame surrounding a front opening in the firefighting hood exposing the wearer's face. The firefighting hood matingly engages the face mask such that a perimeter portion of the firefighting hood around the front opening is nested behind the rim of the face mask so as to prevent gaps between the firefighting hood and the face mask.

Abstract: Device for fastening/unfastening the visor from the cap of a helmet of the type with front opening and two side devices for rotating the visor from an operative position of interception of the front opening to a raised position of the visor itself, comprising, for each rotating device, an elastic cursor fitted in such a way that it can be turned and can slide axially in a seat in the same rotation device. This elastic cursor, in its relative movement with respect to the seat, can translate from an engaged to a disengaged position with a retaining hole made in a rear end of the visor. The device further comprises means for allowing the axial sliding of the elastic cursor with respect to the seat exclusively in one or more predefined angular positions assumed by the same cursor with respect to the seat.

Abstract: A device for hooking a visor of a helmet for motorcyclists to a mechanism for moving a visor, preferably embedded in a cap. There is also a device for extracting the visor from the embedding and a device to support the visor having the shape of an arched support or table. This device comprises a visor having guides adjustably engaged in a series of flanks of a table wherein there is a hole or opening for a hooking element which is adjustable within an eyelet disposed on the table. There is also a slide integral in the table having an eyelet wherein a bush translates, which is coaxially anchored to a hooking block and a sheet like spring anchored to a side and in touch with the bush to put a pressure on the bush. This pressure keeps the bush in contact with the block within the opening of the visor.

Abstract: The invention provides device for affixing a lens of a safety helmet. A helmet housing has a base located on each of both sides. The base has a C-like protruding ring. The protruding ring has an upward opening gap, wherein an inner side surface has a C-like groove. A protruding body is located under the protruding ring, wherein a bottom of the protruding body has a concave clicking opening. A side front portion of the protruding ring has clicking protruding body having a top with a slant surface. A windshield lens of safety helmet has a base plate at each of both sides, which base plate can be affixed onto the base of the helmet housing. An inner side of the base has two L-like clicking protruding bodies, which can be inserted to the C-like groove. A clicking gear is formed on the base plate at a bottom rim corresponding to the protruding body of the base.

Abstract: The invention provides device for affixing a lens of a safety helmet. A helmet housing has a base located on each of both sides. The base has a C-like protruding ring. The protruding ring has an upward opening gap, wherein an inner side surface has a C-like groove. A protruding body is located under the protruding ring, wherein a bottom of the protruding body has a concave clicking opening. A side front portion of the protruding ring has clicking protruding body having a top with a slant surface. A windshield lens of safety helmet has a base plate at each of both sides, which base plate can be affixed onto the base of the helmet housing. An inner side of the base has two L-like clicking protruding bodies, which can be inserted to the C-like groove. A clicking gear is formed on the base plate at a bottom rim corresponding to the protruding body of the base.

Abstract: An optical stack of laminated removable lens for affixing to a face shield is disclosed. The stack includes a plurality of superposed removable lens adhesively affixed to one another, wherein each of the removable lens is held to each successive lens with a clear uninterrupted adhesive layer interposed between each lens. Each of the lens has a removal tab portion on one end which does not have any adhesive layer on either side thereof. This allows the wearer of the face shield to quickly grasp the removal tab portion for removing the top lens and exposing a clean lens directly underneath. The bottom-most removable lens of the stack has a band of adhesive formed around the periphery thereof for attachment of the stack to the face shield. The band of adhesive forms a seal which eliminates any moisture from the interface between the bottom-most lens and the shield.

Abstract: A device for extraction and rotation of a visor for helmets comprising a cap, a recess or hole made in the cap, in which there may be positioned, so that it is perfectly set in, a visor, and means for expelling of the visor. The means for expelling the visor comprise an extractor ensemble designed to enable the application of a force of thrust on the visor directed towards the outside of the helmet, and two inclined guiding elements, which are set at the side ends of the hole and are designed to engage slidably two slide means connected to the visor for enabling translation of the slide means from a first position, in which the visor is set in inside the recess or hole, to a second position, in which the visor is extracted from the hole provided in the cap and is ready to be rotated, and vice versa (FIG.

Abstract: A crash helmet with adjustably tinted visor including a helmet portion dimensioned for receiving a wearer's head therein. The helmet portion has an open lower end and a closed upper end. The helmet portion has a front section, a back section, and opposed side sections. The front section has an opening therein to allow the wearer to see therethrough. A transparent front panel is hingedly coupled with the opening in the front section of the helmet portion. The front panel is fabricated of an electro-sensitive crystal material to allow the front panel to vary in shades of tints. The electro-sensitive crystal material includes a logic control circuit. A control panel is disposed within one of the side sections of the helmet portion. The control panel is in communication with the logic control circuit for adjusting the shade of tints of the transparent front panel.

Abstract: In a helmet including a chin-covering portion provided on a cap body to define a space for breathing of a user, the chin-covering portion includes a lower end edge which is formed to be directed upwards in a backward direction on wearing position of the cap body, and bulges formed at left and right outer surfaces thereof to be continuous to the lower end edge. Therefore, travel wind is passed on outer surfaces of the bulges to traverse the lower end edge, thereby generating a negative pressure or vacuum at a lower portion of the chin-covering portion to draw out the user's breath in the breathing space to below the chin-covering portion. Thus, the fogging of an inner surface of a shield plate is prevented without deteriorating the strength of the chin-covering portion.

Abstract: A multi-phase headset (50) for aircraft crew members is provided which includes an inflatable gas mask unit (54) and a visor unit (56), supported on the head of a user (60) by mounting assembly (52). The overall headset (50) also has a selectively and/or automatically operable motive and control assembly (60). Preferably; the mounting assembly (52) includes a pair of ear pieces (62, 64) and a strap assembly (66) to allow positioning of the headset (50) on the user's head, with the mask and visor units (54, 56) adjacent the crown of the user's head. In the event of an emergency, the mask unit (54) is lowered and the mask body (124) is inflated for delivery of breathable gas to the user (60). Also, the visor unit (56) may be lowered to a use position atop mask unit (54). The pneumatically or electrically operated motive and control assembly (60) serves to move the mask and visor units (54, 56) between their retracted and deployed position.

Abstract: A system for controlling a shield plate in a helmet includes a shield plate 4 pivotally supported on a cap body 2, and a control lever 52 capable of being turned between a neutral position N in which the full closing of the cap body is permitted, and a slightly opening position A in which the shield plate in the fully closed position is pushed up and opened at a very small opening degree. In this system, the control lever 52 has a locking position permitting the control lever to turn from the neutral position in a direction opposite from the slightly opening position A. The shield plate has an abutment projection 61 formed on its inner surface, while the control lever 52 has a locking claw 52d adapted to be put into abutment against a front surface of the abutment projection 61 to inhibit the opening of the shield plate 4 upon turning the control lever 52 to a locking position B when the shield plate is in the fully closed position.

Abstract: A protective helmet face mask visor apparatus, method and system is disclosed. The apparatus is adapted to affix to the face mask of a protective helmet at a location where it is desired to impede the transmission of light. The apparatus includes an elongated strip of material that is adapted to transmit visible light and prevent transmission of ultraviolet light.

Abstract: A sports helmet includes relatively wide and deep lateral reliefs in the helmet for improved peripheral vision for a person wearing the helmet, while a face guard is formed with a series of closely spaced lateral bars thereacross for precluding insertion of the fingers or hand therein. The present helmet and face guard are particularly well suited for use in the game of football, but may be adapted for use in other contact sports as well. The present helmet greatly improves safety by providing a wider field of view for a player using the helmet, and the present face guard greatly reduces the opportunity for opposing players to use the face guard for restraining or tackling players, thereby greatly reducing injuries and increasing safety during play.

Abstract: Disclosed is a helmet or a safety cap for protecting the rider's head and a method of manufacturing the same, in which the main body of the helmet has a dual-structure so as to reduce work process when an outer surface of the helmet is painted, and weight thereof. The main body of the helmet has a dual-structure in that an outer surface thereof is formed of a thermoplastic for an aesthetic enhancement and an inner surface thereof is formed of FRP or a mixture of aramide fiber, polyethylene fiber, vinylon, carbon fiber. Thus-formed dual structure of the helmet body contributes to enhancement in impact resistance and convenience in painting, decreasing an overall weight of the helmet.

Abstract: A visor protector prevents a visor secured to a helmet from being scratched when not in use such as during transportation thereof. The protector includes a protective member that essentially covers at least the external surface of the visor. The protective cover is biased in pressuring configuration against the visor by stretchable straps secured to the protective member and releasably attaching to the helmet in stretched configuration. Preferably, the protective member includes an internal shell to simultaneously cover the internal surface of the visor and to form a transversal V-shaped cross-section of the protective member for slidably receiving the visor therein.