Adjustable high/low hook-up chin strap for athletic helmets

An adjustable high/low hook-up chin strap for a helmet having high and low hook-ups on ear protector portions of the helmet, comprising a chin cup having an upper edge, a lower edge and opposite end portions, a first strap extending along and secured to the upper edge of said chin cup, a second strap extending along and secured to the lower edge of said chin cup, the opposite end portions of each strap extending beyond the opposite end portions of the chin cup, a pair of spaced, longitudinally extending slits provided in one of said first and second straps, each slit being positioned in proximity to a respective end portion of said chin cup, the opposite end portions of the other of said second and first straps extending through a respective slit, whereby the first and second straps cross over each other at each end portion of the chin cup, adjustable fasteners connected to the opposite end portions of each strap;

• the adjustable fasteners on said first strap being adapted to be connected to the low hook-ups on the helmet, the adjustable fasteners on said second strap being adapted to be connected to the high hook-ups on the helmet, the length of each slit being dimensioned to allow the second strap to be moveable relative to the first strap via the slit crossover connection of the straps, whereby the adjustable fasteners on each end of the second strap can be connected to the higher hook-up on the helmet regardless of their position relative to the lower hook-ups.