Side attachment strap for helmet

Abstract

In prior art face guard mounting technology, the guard is attached to the helmet by four attachment straps. This invention pertains to improving the way that the guard is mounted to only the sides of the helmet. Each prior art side attachment strap is in the form of a single loop that encircles the rear most bar of the guard. The prior art design holds the guard to the helmet restricting the guard from moving only in the direction that the side attachment strap points in. However, the prior art side attachment has no means of restricting the guard from moving down through the loop in the side attachment strap, nor does it keep the guard from rattling, tilting or moving up and down on the helmet. The present invention side attachment strap provides a means of restricting the guard from getting moved around on the helmet. The improved side attachment strap eliminates the problems encountered by the prior art design by containing two loops, with a 90 degree angle between the loops. The first loop encircles the rear most vertical bar of the guard, restricting the guard from moving in the fore and aft directions, while the second loop encircles the lowest horizontal bar, of the rear section of the guard, restricting the guard from moving in the vertical direction. The invention when mounted on the helmet, takes the form of the letter "L" rotated about the X axis 180 degrees and rotated about the Y axis 90 degrees.

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