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  Motorcycle helmet flag assemblyUSPTO Application #: 20060021117Title: Motorcycle helmet flag assembly Abstract: The motorcycle helmet flag assembly is a decorative assembly for use with any type of motorcycle helmet that allows the user to decorate the helmet with a variety of different flags. The assembly includes a receptacle member that can be permanently attached to a rear portion of the helmet and engagement member with an attached flag that is designed to engage the receptacle in a detachable manner, resulting in the visible display of the flag near the rear of the helmet while the user is riding his or her motorcycle. The receptacle and engagement structure makes it easy for the user to change the decorative appeal of the helmet by interchanging flags. The user is also provided with the option of using more than one receptacle and engagement structure on a single helmet in order to display more than one flag at a time. (end of abstract) Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd - Arlington, VA, US Inventor: Stephen J. Madonia USPTO Applicaton #: 20060021117 - Class: 002422000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Apparel, Guard Or Protector, For Wearer's Head, With Article-attaching Means The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060021117. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/592,217, filed Jul. 30, 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to motorcycle helmets, and more specifically, to a motorcycle helmet that is equipped with an assembly that allows the user to decorate the helmet with a variety of different flags. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Motorcyclists commonly use a variety of decorative objects to enhance their appearance while riding their motorcycles. In recent years it has become fashionable to display flags on motorcycles, usually on a post mounted to the handlebar, seat, or other structural member of the cycle. In addition, flags have been used to decorate motorcycle jackets, or have been painted on motorcycle helmets. However, there is a need for an assembly that permits motorcyclists the freedom to decorate their helmets with a flag or a series of flags which will wave behind the helmet while cycling, eliminating the necessity for a cycle flag mount. It is also desirable that such an assembly be interchangeable so that the user can easily attach a variety of different sized and styled flags, or that permits the flag to be removed for wearing the helmet without a flag decoration, as desired. [0006] A variety of devices for mobile or portable flag display have been developed. U.S. Pat. No. 3,104,644, issued Sep. 24, 1963 to Burton, describes a water skier safety device. The device is a bathing cap, worn by water skiers, that has an attached flag that is used as a warning flag to help locate a skier who has fallen into the water. U.S. Pat. No. 3,213,823, issued Oct. 26, 1965 to Levy et al., describes a safety hat for water skiers. A hat or cap is equipped with a warning means in the form of a flag that can be used to locate water skiers who have been spilled into the water. [0007] U.S. Pat. No. 5,530,970, issued Jul. 2, 1996 to Knutson, describes a flexible device that is attachable to a baseball cap or other headgear that functions to display various logos, slogans, trademarks, and other designs. The device includes a spring or other flexible attachment member that can be attached to the top button, back, bill, or strap of a cap and can support a rigid display means bearing indicia. U.S. Pat. No. 5,896,585, issued Apr. 27, 1999 to Stazo, describes a device used to mount items on headgear that includes a slot and a snap for displaying an ornament on a cap or other headgear. [0008] U.S. Pat. No. 6,718,559, issued Apr. 13, 2004 to Davidson, describes a motorcycle helmet decorative device that is provided for attachment to the existing snap portions on a motorcycle helmet. Design elements can be presented on a display member that can be attached to the helmet over one or many snap members for visible externally visible decoration. U.S. Patent Publication No. 2004/0006900, published Jan. 15, 2004, describes an ornamental display device that is configured to be mounted on the top of conventional hats or the like. The display device includes a flexible stem and an ornament or signage member that is removably mounted on a conventional athletic hat or cap in a highly visible manner in order to attract attention to the displayed ornament. [0009] French Patent No. 2,760,328, published Sep. 11, 1998, describes a helmet with an attached flexible spring. A tube is connected to the spring and a flag is connected on top of the tube to help show the position of the person wearing the helmet. Other patents showing decorative headgear include U.S. Pat. No. 5,525,290, issued Jun. 11, 1996 to Carpenter (method of manufacturing a decorated helmet); U.S. Pat. No. 5,682,615, issued Nov. 4, 1997 to Wahl et al. (decorative hat having a miniature sporting display); and U.S. Pat. No. 6,532,601, issued Mar. 18, 2003 to Berman (headgear with manipulable projections). [0010] Although the related art addresses decorative headwear and helmets, including headwear and helmets with attached flags, there is a need for a motorcycle helmet assembly in which a variety of different styled and designed flags can be interchangeably attached to the helmet for decorative purposes. [0011] None of the above inventions and patents, taken either singly or in combination, is seen to describe the instant invention as claimed. Thus a motorcycle helmet flag kit solving the aforementioned problems is desired. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0012] The motorcycle helmet flag assembly of the present invention gives the wearer of a motorcycle helmet the ability to decorate his or her helmet in a variety of different ways through the use of flags. The assembly includes a receptacle member that is permanently affixed to a rear portion or backside of a motorcycle helmet. The receptacle member is constructed out of a pliable or flexible material, such as a plastic, so that it is capable of conforming to the curved shape of each respective style of motorcycle helmet. The receptacle member has a pair of sidewalls that form an inner groove throughout the length of the member. [0013] An engagement member fits closely within the groove in the receptacle member in a detachable manner. The engagement member is also constructed out of a pliable or flexible material, such as plastic, so that it is capable of easily fitting along the entire length of the groove, where it is held firmly in place. [0014] The assembly includes a decorative flag that is permanently attached to the engagement member. One end of the flag is attached to the engagement member along its entire length so that the body of the flag extends from the member and is clearly visible when the entire assembly is in its completed form. [0015] The assembly is constructed such that the user can readily and easily change the decorative look and appeal of a motorcycle helmet through the use of a number of differently designed and shaped flags that are attached to their respective engagement members and can be connected or slid in and out of the receptacle member attached to the rear of the helmet. More than one assembly can be used with a helmet for increased decorative appeal. If desired, the engagement member can be removed from the receptacle so that the helmet can be worn without a decorative flag. [0016] These and other features of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a motorcycle helmet flag assembly according to the present invention. [0018] FIG. 2 is a back view of a motorcycle helmet with an attached receptacle according to the present invention. [0019] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a receptacle member and engagement member with attached flag according to the present invention. [0020] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a receptacle member and attached engagement member with attached flag according to the present invention. Continue reading... Full patent description for Motorcycle helmet flag assembly Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Motorcycle helmet flag assembly patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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