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Helmet

Granted 4 Nov 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: BELL SPORTS, INC. · originally Vista Outdoor

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Inventors: David M. Thompson · Examiner: Kimberly Barnes · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application
29/882,845
filed 19 Jan 2023
Publication
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US D1101283
granted 4 Nov 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top front right isometric…

FIG. 1 is a top front right isometric view of a helmet showing the design.

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear left isometric view of the helmet of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the helmet of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view of the helmet of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a left elevation view of the helmet of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a right elevation view of the helmet of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the helmet of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the helmet of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion of the helmet of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion of the helmet of FIG. 3 .

The dashed lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the helmet that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines circumscribe the enlarged views and form no part of the claimed design. The shading lines shown in the drawings represent the approximate three-dimensional contour of the claimed design and are not intended to indicate surface decoration.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D29/102

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