Helmet with a chin strap buckle system

A helmet, comprising:

• a) a protective head covering having a first side region and a second side region;
• wherein the first side region is disposed opposite of the second side region;
• b) a chin strap coupled to the first side region of the protective head covering and extending across a front region of the protective head covering;
• c) an anchor protruding from the second side region of the protective head covering and including an enlarged anchor head;
• and
• d) a buckle coupled to the chin strap, and selectably coupleable to the anchor, including:
• d1) a housing including a pair of strap slits;
• wherein the pair of strap slits are configured to couple to the chin strap;
• wherein the pair of strap slits each include a set of gripping teeth disposed on a side of the strap slit;
• d2) a cavity disposed in the housing and sized to contain the enlarged anchor head;
• and
• d3) a keyhole-shaped retaining channel disposed through the housing and including a retaining region at a body of the keyhole-shaped retaining channel sized to securely couple to the enlarged anchor head and a receiving region at a head of the keyhole-shaped retaining channel in functional communication with the retaining region and sized larger than the enlarged anchor head, wherein the receiving region is disposed at a position closer to the front region of the protective head covering than the retaining region when the buckle is coupled to the anchor.

A helmet, comprising:

• a) a protective head covering having a first side region and a second side region;
• wherein the first side region is disposed opposite of the second side region;
• b) a chin strap coupled to the first side region of the protective head covering and extending across a front region of the protective head covering;
• c) an anchor protruding from the second side region of the protective head covering and including an enlarged anchor head;
• d) a buckle coupled to the chin strap, and selectably coupleable to the anchor, including:
• d1) a housing including a pair of strap slits;
• wherein the pair of strap slits are configured to couple to the chin strap;
• wherein the pair of strap slits each include a set of gripping teeth disposed on a side of the strap slit;
• wherein the set of gripping teeth of the pair of strap slits are oriented so as to be facing oppositely from each other;
• wherein the housing includes a first end and a second end each extending from the housing at an angle and configured to assist in coupling and removing of the buckle from the anchor;
• wherein the pair of strap slits are disposed about the first end and the second end of the housing;
• d2) a cavity disposed in the housing and sized to contain the enlarged anchor head;
• and
• d3) a keyhole-shaped retaining channel disposed through the housing, shaped to selectably trap the enlarged anchor head therein, and therefore including a retaining region sized to securely couple to the enlarged anchor head and a receiving region in functional communication with the retaining region and sized larger than the enlarged anchor head, wherein the receiving region is disposed at a position closer to the front region of the protective head covering than the retaining region when the buckle is coupled to the anchor;
• wherein the retaining region is sized and shaped substantially smaller than the anchor;
• e) a securement member disposed about the keyhole-shaped retaining channel and is configured to be disposed over the anchor when the buckle is coupled thereto;
• and
• f) a second anchor and a second buckle disposed on the first side region and configured to couple together;
• wherein the second anchor and the second buckle mirror the anchor and the buckle disposed on the second side region of the protective head covering.