ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,190, issued on March 24, was assigned to Bell Sports Inc. (Scotts Valley, Calif.).
"Pivot mechanism for a shield for a helmet" was invented by Scott S. Whitesell (Camarillo, Calif.) and Lawrence Broers (Aptos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a pivot mechanism for a shield for a helmet, the pivot mechanism comprising a curved track having a first end and a second end; and a clamp slidingly engaged to the curved track, wherein the clamp is configured to attach to an end of the shield and slide along the track between a first position proximate to the first end of the curved track and a second position proximate to t...