Structure for security holding of a helmet on a vehicle

Claim 1

A structure for mounting to a vehicle for security retention of a rider helmet to the vehicle comprising: a base means of a width sufficient to fit between the ear protection projection of a helmet when a helmet is placed thereon, and forming a pair of elongated and laterally spaced sides; a first and a second curved rod means having a radius of curvature less than the maximum longitudinal radius of curvature of a helmet to be retained, each of said curved rod means having a pair of ends with the ends of one curved rod means connected to one side of said base means and the ends of the other curved rod means connected to the other side of said base means whereby each curved rod means and its respective base means side forms an open and unoccupied opening through which may project an ear protection projection and a part of the side portion of a helmet to be retained; at least one of said curved rod means being pivotally connected to said base means; and securing means adapted to locate said first and second curved rod means on opposite sides of the longitudinal centerline of a helmet in substantially parallel arcuate relationship to each other, said securing means including a connectable means extending laterally between said first and second curved rod means and intermediate the ends thereof when said first and second curved rod means are placed in said parallel arcuate relationship, said connectable means including a pair of confronting eyelet means, and said securing means further including a security lock means of a padlock engageable with said eyelet means to retain said curved rod means substantially immovable relative to said base means and relative to each other when a helmet is security retained in said structure with said security lock means padlock operationally installed with said eyelet means.