Chinstrap to helmet connector
OwnerChristopher D. Goweninventor
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Abstract
A helmet assembly includes a helmet having a stud, a chinstrap having a strap, and a connector attached to the strap. The connector includes a housing and an actuator. The housing has an underside with an opening sized to receive the stud through the opening into the housing. The actuator is movable within the housing between a first position in which the actuator engages the stud to retain the connector to the helmet and a second position in which the actuator disengages the stud to release the connector from the helmet. The actuator has a gripping portion extending outside the housing for operation by the user to move the actuator between the first and second positions.
Claims13
A helmet assembly comprising:
- a helmet comprising a stud;
- a chinstrap comprising a strap;
- and
- a connector attached to the strap, the connector comprising:
- a housing having an underside with an opening sized to receive the stud through the opening into the housing, and
- an actuator movable within the housing between a first position in which the actuator engages the stud to retain the connector to the helmet and a second position in which the actuator disengages the stud to release the connector from the helmet,
- wherein the actuator comprises a gripping portion extending outside the housing for operation by a user to move the actuator between the first and second positions;
- wherein the actuator comprises a first portion and an opposing second portion that form a collar to engage the stud, in which both the first portion and the second portion are configured to move when the actuator is moved between the first and second positions;
- wherein the connector is positioned on the helmet to enable the chinstrap to engage the chin of a user;
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- wherein the helmet is configured to protect the user from impact to the user's head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.