Strap retainer for attaching a chinstrap to a safety helmet

A strap retainer for attaching a chinstrap to a safety helmet, the strap retainer comprising a clip that has a base from which a first and a second retention leg protrude, the first retention leg having a first free end and the second retention leg having a second free end, a first latch protrudes from the first retention leg adjacent the first free end and a second latch protrudes from the second retention leg adjacent the second free end, wherein the first and second retention leg are arranged in a mirrored relationship with each other about a mirror axis such that the first and second latch protrude away from each other, the first and second retention leg provide movability of the first and second latch between an engage position and a retracted position, the first latch and the second latch each being resiliently biased toward the engage position, wherein the strap retainer further having a slider that is displaceable between a lock setting and a release setting, wherein the lock setting causes a movement of the first latch and the second latch toward the retracted position to be impeded, and wherein the release setting causes the impeding to be suspended, wherein the first latch forms a first retention surface and the second latch forms a second retention surface, and wherein the first and second retention surface are parallel to each other and face in a direction toward the base.