Helmet strap attachment method and device
AssigneeBell Sports, Inc.
InventorGregg T. Jacobsen
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Abstract
An anchoring system for securing a strap to an in-molded helmet can include a strap anchor that includes an anchor housing and an in-molding flange coupled to the anchor housing. The anchoring system can include a bar tack clip sized to fit partially within the anchor housing, the bar tack clip including a cross beam, an opening adjacent the cross beam, and at least one clip coupled to the cross beam and sized to mateably couple with the anchor housing. The anchoring system can also include a strap disposed through the opening in the bar tack clip and looped around the cross beam, the strap being coupled to itself with a bar tack. The at least one clip of the bar tack clip can be disposed at an in-bound side of the bar tack clip or can include two side clips.
Claims12
An anchoring system for securing a strap to an in-molded helmet comprising:
- a strap anchor comprising:
- an anchor housing, and
- an in-molding flange coupled to the anchor housing and sized to hold the strap anchor within the in-molded helmet;
- a bar tack clip sized to fit partially within the anchor housing, the bar tack clip comprising:
- a cross beam,
- an opening adjacent the cross beam, and
- at least one clip coupled to the cross beam and sized to mateably couple with the anchor housing;
- and
- a strap disposed through the opening in the bar tack clip and looped around the cross beam, the strap being coupled to itself with a bar tack.
An anchoring system for securing a strap to an in-molded helmet comprising:
- a strap anchor comprising an in-molding flange coupled to the strap anchor and sized to hold the strap within the in-molded helmet, the in-molding flange comprising a net shaped geometry comprising a solid outer perimeter and at least one inner open area surrounded by the solid outer perimeter;
- a bar tack clip sized to fit partially within the anchor housing, the bar tack clip comprising:
- a cross beam, and
- at least one clip coupled to the cross beam and sized to mateably couple with the strap anchor;
- and
- a strap looped around the cross beam and coupled to itself with the bar tack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.