ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,516, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to LIFT Airborne Technologies LLC (Rancho Dominguez, Calif.).
"Bayonet receiver for helmet" was invented by Guido Rietdyk (Rolling Hills, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments are directed toward a helmet including a receiver for adjustably securing a mask. The mask includes a bayonet to be received by the receiver. The receiver includes a bayonet coupler and a plate pressed against the coupler. The coupler has a channel for releasably engaging the bayonet of the mask mount. The plate is fixedly secured to the helmet shell outboard of the coupler. The coupler is rotatably secured to the ...