A method for monitoring a vehicle status includes detecting a status of the vehicle, a helmet for the vehicle, or a component of the vehicle. A signal is transmitted wirelessly to a portable handheld device providing the notification to the user of the status of the vehicle, helmet, or vehicle component. Vehicle safety notifications and other information may also be relayed to the user through a software application operating on the handheld device.

An accessory mount is disclosed and may include a base, a foot, an accessory receiver, and at least two elastic bindings. The accessory receiver may rotatably couple an accessory to the base, and may include an accessory adapter and a base connector. The base may include a plurality of attachment points distributed at different locations around the base. The foot may include a non-slip surface on a first side, and a plurality of projections on a second side that mate with a corresponding plurality of recesses in a bottom surface of the base.

An accessory mount is disclosed and may include a base, a foot, an accessory receiver, and at least two elastic bindings. The accessory receiver may rotatably couple an accessory to the base, and may include an accessory adapter and a base connector. The base may include a plurality of attachment points distributed at different locations around the base. The foot may include a non-slip surface on a first side, and a plurality of projections on a second side that mate with a corresponding plurality of recesses in a bottom surface of the base.

A method for monitoring blind spots of a cycle using a smart helmet for a rider is provided. The method includes steps of: a blind-spot monitoring device, (a) if a video image of 1-st blind spots corresponding to the smart helmet is acquired, instructing an object detector to detect objects on the video image and confirming 1-st objects in the 1-st blind spots; and (b) determining a smart helmet orientation and a cycle traveling direction by referring to sensor information from part of a GPS sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor on the smart helmet, confirming 2-nd objects, among the 1-st objects, in 2-nd blind spots corresponding to the cycle by referring to the smart helmet orientation and the cycle traveling direction, and displaying the 2-nd objects via an HUD or sounding an alarm that the 2-nd objects are in the 2-nd blind spots via a speaker.

A pivot-arm assembly is provided for attaching an ear cup to a mounting feature on an exterior of a helmet. The pivot-arm assembly comprises a mount configured to releasably couple to the mounting feature. An arm has a first end configured to couple to the ear cup and a second end. A hinge is rotatable about a first axis and about a second axis. The hinge is coupled to the second end of the arm and disposed between the second end of the arm and the mount such that the first end of the arm is rotatable relative to the mount about the first axis and the first end of the arm is rotatable relative to the mount about the second axis. A biasing member is coupled to the arm and is configured to spring bias the first end of the arm relative to the mount in a rotatable direction about the second axis of the hinge.

A pivot-arm assembly is provided for attaching an ear cup to a mounting feature on an exterior of a helmet. The pivot-arm assembly comprises a mount configured to releasably couple to the mounting feature. An arm has a first end configured to couple to the ear cup and a second end. A hinge is rotatable about a first axis and about a second axis. The hinge is coupled to the second end of the arm and disposed between the second end of the arm and the mount such that the first end of the arm is rotatable relative to the mount about the first axis and the first end of the arm is rotatable relative to the mount about the second axis. A biasing member is coupled to the arm and is configured to spring bias the first end of the arm relative to the mount in a rotatable direction about the second axis of the hinge.

A holding tool is capable of performing positioning and reliable attachment by simple insertion operation when attaching a wearable device, and is capable of performing reliable detachment by simple operation when the device is detached. When a body part of a wearable device is inserted into a holding frame body, a projected engagement part of an elastic pressing body provided in the holding frame body is engaged with an upper surface and/or a lower surface of the body part. Engagement between the upper surface and/or the lower surface of the body part and the projected engagement part of the elastic pressing body is released by operating an operation part of the elastic pressing body upward and/or downward, to allow the wearable device to be pulled out of the holding frame body.

Disclosed is a lighting and communication system for providing communication between a vehicle and a helmet worn by a rider over a communication network. The lighting and communication system includes a vehicle system and a helmet system. The vehicle system attached to a handle of the vehicle, the vehicle system includes a joystick attached to the frame of the vehicle for allowing the rider to provide directional signals, a first communication unit configured in the joystick for communicating directional signals with the helmet over the communication network, and a first battery configured to power the joystick and the first communication unit. The helmet system attached to the helmet for communicating with the vehicle system. The helmet system includes a second communication unit attached to the helmet to receive the directional commands from the joystick via the first communication unit, a microprocessor attached to the helmet to process the directional commands received by the second communication unit from the first communication unit, wherein the second communication unit communicates the processed signals over the communication network, plurality of LED lights configured on the helmet to indicate movement of the vehicle based upon the movement of the joystick initiated by the rider, and a second battery configured in the helmet to power the plurality of LED lights, the second communication unit and the microprocessor. The microprocessor controls the operation of the LED lights, wherein the LED lights illuminate based on the directional signals from the joystick to reflect movement of the vehicle.

The present disclosure describes clips for lanyards, such as hard hat lanyards. The clips include opposing teeth that move to a closed/clamped position to secure a lanyard to a user, such as to the clothes of a user. The clip includes a body, a lever and a grip. Opposing teeth are located on the grip and body. The clip includes multiple pivoting connections between the body, lever and grip. The teeth on the grip may lie along an arcuate path and/or may have a tooth depth that facilitates engagement with material such as clothing.

The present invention achieves technical advantages as a pilot and passenger seating. An aircraft employs a pilot seat, comprising a contoured structure having ergonomically formed and padded surfaces, with left and right arm supports that include an articulated control knob, movable in three rectangular axes and rotatable about a vertical axis to provide one or more aircraft steering functions for an aircraft, and a touch-sensitive control surface for controlling one or more power system components. A passenger seat, having a contoured structure, having ergonomically formed and padded surfaces, a headrest, a seat, a left support member, and a right support member are adapted to cradle a portion of a passenger's body to support the passenger during travel.