Elizabeth R Powell

US Patent:

56850204, Nov 11, 1997

Filed:

Aug 9, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/694560

Inventors:

William V. Powell - Tigard OR
Elizabeth A. Powell - Tigard OR

International Classification:

A42B 308

US Classification:

2421

Abstract:

Protective headgear with adjustable strap system and chin guard includes a first strap secured at its opposite ends to opposite sides of the headgear and adapted to extend downwardly therefrom to beneath the jaw of a person wearing the headgear, and a second strap secured at its opposite ends to opposite rear portions of the headgear and adapted to extend forwardly to and in front of the chin of a person wearing the headgear. The first and second straps are connected with first and second coupling members, respectively, at opposite sides of the strap system, connecting the first and second straps together where they intersect. The coupling members are fixed relative to the first strap and are slidable along the second strap, and one of the coupling members includes a quick-disconnect fitting to enable the first strap to be disconnected between its ends to enable the helmet to be quickly and easily applied to and removed from the head of a person using the headgear. The second strap is adjustable in length, and the chin guard is slidably adjustable along the second strap to enable it to be accurately positioned after the length of the first and second straps are adjusted.