Apparatus for retractable tethering and attachment to and between headgear and eyewear and methods of making and using the same

A retaining mechanism configured to attach to eyewear and headgear, the retaining mechanism comprising:

• a retractable tethering device attached to the headgear, configured to maintain a connection between the headgear and the eyewear;
• and
• an attachment mechanism attached to the eyewear configured to attach to at least a portion of the retractable tethering device,
• wherein the eyewear can be in a first position, wherein the first position allows a lens of the eyewear to affect a field of view of a user, wherein the eyewear can be in a second position upon the headgear, wherein the second position allows a lens of the eyewear to not affect a field of view of the user, and wherein the retaining mechanism is configured to retain the eyewear with respect to the headgear in at least one of the first position and the second position.

A method for retaining eyewear with respect to headgear, the method comprising:

• attaching a retaining mechanism to at least one of the headgear and the eyewear;
• incorporating an attachment mechanism of the retaining mechanism into at least one of the headgear and the eyewear;
• and
• retaining the eyewear with respect to the headgear via the retaining mechanism when the eyewear is in at least one of a first position and a second position, wherein the first position allows a lens of the eyewear to affect a field of view of the user and wherein the second position allows a lens of the eyewear to not affect a field of view of the user.