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IMPROVED NOSE-SHIELDING DEVICE FOR HELMET
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
[00011 The present invention generally relates to an improved
nose-shielding device for helmet, more particularly to a nose-shielding
device that has a flexible folded member integrated with a
nose-shielding body and is adjustable for the touching degree of the
bridge of the nose of each operator.
2. Description of the Prior Art
(0002] The present applicant applied a Invention patent, No.
27391441 in Canada, Republic of China, and the title is nose-shielding
device for helmet. The nose-shielding device comprises a
nose-shielding body that is made integrally, a nose-shielding portion is
located around the central of the nose-shielding body and protruded, a
nose-shielding room is formed accordingly inside the nose-shielding
portion, the front edge of the nose-shielding body elongates upwardly
to form a positioning surface, in addition, the rear edges of the
nose-shielding body and the nose-shielding portion elongate backward
and bent inwardly, a nose-touching portion forms inside a
nose-shielding room, the nose-shielding body integrates with the inner
portion of the helmet and locates below a mask of the helmet, while
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the operator wears the helmet, and the nose is accommodated in the
nose-shielding room, further that the bridge of the nose of the operator
fits the nose-touching portion, so that the nose-shielding body and the
nose tightly touch to each other, and the warm air discharged from the
nose or mouth of the operator may not go up, and the mask of the
helmet is not nebulized, so as to approach the safety of riding.
[0003] Due to the nose-shielding body being made of rubber and
or plastic material and structural restriction, only the nose-touching
portion slightly touches onto the bridge of the nose of the operator,
although the material is elastic. As a matter of fact, the applicant found
that everybody has the shape of the nose oneself, for instance, if the
bridge is too narrow, the nose-touching portion cannot completely fit
the bridge of the nose of the operator, in addition, the shortcoming lets
the noses of partial operators be pressed while using it. Therefore,
s providing an improved nose-shielding device for helmet that has a
flexible folded member integrated with the nose-shielding body and is
adjustable for the touching degree of the nose-shielding body and the
bridge of the nose of each operator shall be the best solution.
20 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The main objective of the present invention is to provide an
improved nose-shielding device for helmet in order to let the
nose-shielding device fit each operator.
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[0004] To approach aforesaid objectives, the improved
nose-shielding device comprises: a nose-shielding body, which has a
nose-shielding surface and a positioning surface that are about
perpendicular to each other, a nose-shielding portion is located around
the central of the nose-shielding surface and protruded upward, a
nose-shielding room is formed accordingly inside the nose-shielding
portion, a nose-touching portion is formed at the bottom surface of the
nose-shielding portion, an adjusting room is formed between the
nose-touching portion and the bottom surface of the nose-shielding
pa portion, and the improved nose-shielding device is characterized in
that:
the nose-shielding portion has a flexible folded member that integrates
with a portion, corresponding to the bridge of an operator nose, of the
nose-shielding portion, and is adjustable for the folding degree of the
folded member according to the figure of the bridge of the operator
nose, thus the nose-shielding body more fits the operator nose.
[0005] In practice, the folded member integrates with the surface,
corresponding to the bridge of the operator, of the nose-shielding
portion by means of integrative shaping.
[0006] In practice, the folded member integrates with the inner
surface, corresponding to the bridge of the operator, of the
nose-shielding portion by means of integrative shaping.
[0007] In practice, the folded member integrates with the bottom
surface, corresponding to the bridge of the operator, of the
nose-shielding portion by means of integrative shaping.
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In practice, the folded member is made of metal or other rigid and
flexible materials.
(00081 Other and further features, advantages, and benefits of the
invention will become apparent in the following description taken in
conjunction with the following drawings. It is to be understood that the
foregoing general description and following detailed description are
exemplary and explanatory but are not to be restrictive of the invention.
The accompanying drawings are incorporated in and constitute a part
of this application and, together with the description, serve to explain
the principles of the invention in general terms. Like numerals refer to
like parts throughout the disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
100091 The objects, spirits, and advantages of the preferred
embodiments of the present invention will be readily understood by the
accompanying drawings and detailed descriptions, wherein:
Fig. 1 illustrates schematic 3-D structural views of the improved
nose-shielding device for helmet of the present invention;
Fig. 2 illustrates schematic 3-D structural views of the improved
nose-shielding device for helmet of the present invention;
Fig. 3 illustrates a schematic sectional view of the nose-shielding device
for helmet of the present invention;
Fig. 4 illustrates a schematic lateral view of the nose-shielding device
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for helmet of the present invention;
Fig. 5A illustrates a schematic combining view of the improved
nose-shielding device and the helmet of the present invention;
Fig. 56 illustrates a schematic combining view of the improved
nose-shielding device and the helmet of the present invention
Fig. 6A illustrates a schematic application view of the improved
nose-shielding device of the present invention; and
Fig. 66 illustrates a schematic application view of the improved
nose-shielding device of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[00101 Following preferred embodiments and figures will be
described in detail so as to achieve aforesaid objects.
[00111 With references to Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, and Fig. 4, which
illustrate two schematic 3-D structural views of the improved
nose-shielding device for helmet of the present invention, a schematic
sectional view of the nose-shielding device for helmet of the present
invention and a schematic lateral view of the nose-shielding device for
helmet of the present invention. The nose-shielding device includes:
a nose-shielding body 2, which is made by means of integrative
shaping and has a nose-shielding surface 21 and a positioning surface
24 that has at least one positioning hole 241, the nose-shielding
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surface 21 and the positioning surface 24 are about perpendicular to
each other, a nose-shielding portion 22 is located around the central of
the nose-shielding surface 21 and protruded upward, a nose-shielding
room 23 is formed accordingly inside the nose-shielding portion 22,
wherein the other side edge 211, without the positioning surface 24, of
the nose-shielding surface 21 is elongated backward and bent inwardly
to form a fold sheet 27, the fold sheet 27 covers the nose-shielding
portion 22, so that the inner of the nose-shielding room 23 is formed a
nose-touching portion 25, the nose-touching portion 25 cannot fit the
bottom surface of the nose-shielding portion 22 since the
nose-shielding portion 22 is a streamline arc surface, thus a distance is
between the nose-touching portion 25 and the bottom surface of the
nose-shielding portion 22, and therefore an adjusting room 28 is
formed between the nose-touching portion 25 and the bottom surface
is of the nose-shielding portion 22;
the nose-shielding surface 21 and the positioning surface 24 are
semi-arc surfaces. The side surface of the nose-shielding portion 22 is a
streamline arc surface that is similar to the figure of a nose in order to
fit the bridge 411 of the nose 41 of an operator. The each side surface
of the nose-shielding portion 22 has a groove 26 in order to fit the each
nosewing of the nose 41 of the operator.
[00121 As shown in Fig. 3, the nose-shielding portion 22 has a
flexible folded member 221 that integrates with the inner surface,
corresponding to the bridge 411 of the operator nose 41, of the
nose-shielding portion 22, and is adjustable for the folding degree of
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the folded member 221 according to the figure of the bridge 411 of the
operator nose 41, thus the nose-shielding body (2) fits each operator.
[0013] Further, in addition to the internal surface of the
nose-shielding portion 22, the folded member 221 integrates with the
surface, corresponding to the bridge 411 of the nose 41 of the operator
4, of the nose-shielding portion 22 by means of integrative shaping, or
the folded member 221 integrates with the bottom surface,
corresponding to the bridge 411 of the operator 4, of the
nose-shielding portion 22 by means of integrative shaping.
to [0014] More, the folded member 221 is made of metal or other
rigid and flexible materials, the nose-shielding portion 22 and the
nose-touching portion 25 are able to position the bridge 411 of the
nose 41 of the operator 4 while the folding degree of the folded
member 221 is adjusted according to the figure of the bridge 411 of
the nose 41.
With references to Fig. 5A, Fig. 5B, Fig. 6A, and Fig. 6B, which illustrate
two schematic combining views of the improved nose-shielding device
and the helmet of the present invention and two schematic application
views of the improved nose-shielding device of the present invention.
As shown in Fig. 5A and Fig. 5B, the positioning surface 24 has at least
one positioning hole 241 so as to fix the positioning surface 24 of the
nose-shielding body 2 onto the inner side surfaces of the helmet 3, and
thus the nose-shielding body 2 is tightly adhered to the internal of the
helmet 3 and located below a mask 31. According to figures, while an
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operator 4 wears the helmet 3, the face of the operator 4 touches the
side edge 212 of the nose-shielding body 2, and the nose 41 is
accommodated in the nose-shielding room 23, further that the bridge
411 of the nose 41 of the operator 4 fits the nose-touching portion 25,
so that the touched position of the bridge 411 of the nose 41 of the
operator 4 and the nose-touching portion 25 is completely sealed.
When warm air 5 is discharged from the nose 41 of the operator 4, the
nose-shielding surface 21, the nose-shielding portion 22 and the
nose-touching portion 25 may block the upwardly moving warm air,
io hence the warm air 5 only goes down to avoid that the mask 31 of the
helmet 3 is nebulized. Since the folded member 221 is able to position
the nose-shielding portion 22 and the nose-touching portion 25 on the
bridge 411 of the operator 4, and while the mask 31 is lifted up by the
operator, as shown in Fig. 6A, the nose-shielding portion 22 and the
nose-touching portion 25 move upwardly from the bridge 411 of the
operator 4; on the other hand, the nose-shielding portion 22 and the
nose-touching portion 25 may shield downwardly the nose 41 from the
bridge 411 of the operator 4 while the mask 31 moves downwardly,
therefore the bridge 411 of the operator 4 totally fits on the
nose-touching portion 25. Since the folded member 221 of the
nose-shielding portion 22 makes one end of the nose-touching portion
to tightly stick on the bridge 411 of the operator 4, therefore no
matter what the mask 31 moves up or down, the location of the
nose-shielding portion 22 and the nose-touching portion 25 fitting the
25 bridge 411 of the operator 4 will not be affected.
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100151 With the comparison to prior arts, the nose-shielding device
for helmet has following advantages listed below:
1. The present invention is adjustable for the folding degree of the
folded member according to the figure of the bridge of the operator
nose, so that the nose-shielding portion of the nose-shielding body
fits each operator.
2. The present invention adopts a single type of material for a uniform
production process, and cost, time and labor can then be saved.
[00161 Although the invention has been disclosed and illustrated
with reference to particular embodiments, the principles involved are
susceptible for use in numerous other embodiments that will be
apparent to persons skilled in the art. This invention is, therefore, to be
limited only as indicated by the scope of the appended claims
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