GB2319948A - Safety helmet comprising pencil holder - Google Patents

Abstract

A safety helmet comprising a plastic holder 1 for fastening a pencil 7 being releasably securable to the side thereof. The holder 1 is of unitary construction with a recess 2 to house the pencil 7 and a tongue 3 to engage a slot on the helmet in a push-fit arrangement. The tongue 3 may be fastened to the helmet by means of a serrated surface 4 or alternatively by means of two resilient spring legs 8 engaging the helmet rim.

Description

SAFETY HELMET PENCIL HOLDER THIS INVENTION RELATES TO A PENCIL OR PEN HOLDER TO BE FIXED ON TO A SAFETY HELMET.

IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT BUILDERS GENERALLY KEEP THEIR PENCILS BEHIND THEIR EARS.

WITH RECENT LEGESLATION IT IS NOW A LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO WEAR A SAFETY HELMET IN INDUSTRY AT ALL TIMES.

THIS "SYNTHETIC SKULL" WORN FOR HEAD PROTECTION HAS MADE IT AWKWARD TO KEEP A PENCIL BEHIND YOUR EAR DUE TO THE NATURE OF ITS DESIGN.

I HAVE UNDERTOOK THE CREATIVE STEP OF INVENTING A "SYNTHETIC EAR" WITH PENCIL HOLDER THAT WILL FIT ONTO THE "SYNTHETIC SKULL" I.E.

SAFETY HELMET.

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT INVENTION THIS CAN BE DONE BY USING THE UNIVERSAL SLOTS ON THE SIDES OF HELMETS FOR THE MEANS OF A HOUSING TO ACCOMODATE A PUSH IN FITTING PENCIL HOLDER WHICH WILL ENGAGE SNUGGLY INTO THE SLOT.

A SPECIFIC EMBODYMENT OF THE INVENTION WILL NOW BE DESCRIBED BY WAY OF EXAMPLE WITH REFERENCE TO THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWING IN WHICH: FIGURE 1: SHOWS FRONT AND SIDE VIEW OF INDEPENDANT PENCIL HOLDER.

FIGURE 2: SHOWS A TYPICAL SAFETY HELMET WITH SLOT ON THE SIDE.

FIGURE 3: SHOWS THE PENCIL HOLDER ENGAGED IN THE SLOT ON THE SIDE OF THE HELMET.

FIGURE 4: ILLUSTRATES A VARYING FORM THE TONGUE COULD TAKE. THE TONGUE REMAINS PUSH FITTING DIFFERING IN THE MANER AS TO HAVING TWO SPRING LEGS.

REFERRING TO THE DRAWING THE HOLDER 1 IS A SINGLE ITEM WITH PENCIL RECESS AT THE TOP 2. AT THE BOTTOM THERE IS A TONGUE 3 AS ILLUSTRATED IN FIGURE 1.

THE TONGUE 3 COULD BE SERRATED 4 AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1 AND VARY IN WIDTH AND THICKNESS TO ALLOW FOR VARIATIONS IN HELMET SLOTS.

THE TONGUE 3 WOULD FIT FIRMLY INTO SLOT 6 ON THE SIDE OF THE HELMET AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 2 SHOWS A TYPICAL HELMET WITH SLOT 5.

THE ENGAGED PENCIL 7 CAN BE SEEN IN FIGURE 1 AND FIGURE 3.

IN ORDER TO COVER ANY HELMET SLOT DIFFERENCE FIGURE 4 ILLUSTRATES A VARRYING FORM THE TONGUE 3 COULD TAKE. THE TONGUE STILL REMAINS PUSH FITTING DIFFERING IN THE MANER AS TO HAVING TWO SPRING LEGS 8.

WHICH WOULD CLICK ONTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HELMET RIM WHEN PUSHED INTO THE SLOT 5.

Claims (1)

1.A PENCIL HOLDER COMPRISED OF A MOULDED PIECE OF RESILIENT PLASTIC WITH PROVISION TO CARRY A PENCIL OR PEN, WITH A TONGUE CAPABLE OF ENGAGING AND RELEASING IN THE SLOTTS ALLOCATED ON EITHER SIDE OF A SAFETY HELMET.