Sports helmet with goggle strap retainers

Abstract

A sports helmet having a pair of strap retainers affixed thereto is provided for use with goggles held on a wearer's head by a strap. One strap retainer is affixed on each side of the helmet at a height above the goggle strap when the goggles are over the eyes of the wearer. The strap retainers are formed with an inner arm affixed to the side of the helmet and an outer arm spaced therefrom. When the wearer moves the goggles upward from the eyes to rest on the front rim of the helmet, the strap slides along the helmet and is entrapped in each strap retainer to prevent the goggles from sliding over the top of the helmet to an inconvenient position.

1 . A sports helmet having a pair of goggle strap retainers configured with an elongate first arm residing in substantially parallel relation to an exterior surface of the sports helmet, the first arm being connected to a bridge at an upper end and spaced from the exterior surface of the helmet to retain an open entry at a lower end, one of the goggle strap retainers being affixed to each side of the sports helmet at a position incrementally higher than an upper edge of a goggle strap when a pair of goggles resides over the eyes of the wearer. 
   
   
       2 . The sports helmet described in  claim 1 , wherein each of the goggle strap retainers further comprises a second arm fixedly mounted to the exterior surface of the sports helmet and oriented substantially parallel to the first arm with the bridge connecting therebetween such that the goggle strap is engaged in the goggle strap retainers when the pair of goggles is moved upward from the eyes of the wearer. 
   
   
       3 . The sports helmet described in  claim 2 , wherein the first arm of each of the goggle strap retainers is formed with an outwardly angled ramp portion configured to enlarge the size of the entry into which the goggle strap enters. 
   
   
       4 . The sports helmet described in  claim 1 , wherein each of the goggle strap retainers further comprises a flange oriented substantially parallel to the first arm with the bridge connecting therebetween, the flange being formed with a hole for affixing the goggle strap retainers to an outer surface of the sports helmet. 
   
   
       5 . The sports helmet described in  claim 4 , wherein the first arm of each of the goggle strap retainers is formed with an outwardly angled ramp portion configured to enlarge the size of the entry into which the goggle strap enters. 
   
   
       6 . The sports helmet described in  claim 2 , further comprising a spring anchor extending in perpendicular relation from the inner arm and whereas the sports helmet is formed with a hole in each side thereof configured for receiving the spring anchor, the holes and the spring anchors not being round in cross sectional shape. 
   
   
       7 . A sports helmet having a pair of goggle strap retainers configured with an elongate first arm and a second arm residing in substantially parallel relation to each other, the second arm affixed to an exterior surface of the sports helmet, the first and second arms connected to each other with a bridge at upper ends thereof and spaced from each other at lower ends thereof to retain an open entry between the lower ends, one of the goggle strap retainers being affixed to each side of the sports helmet and oriented with the entry below the bridge and incrementally higher than a goggle strap when a pair of goggles resides over the eyes of the wearer to engage the goggle strap in the goggle strap retainers when the pair of goggles is moved upward from the eyes of the wearer. 
   
   
       8 . The sports helmet described in  claim 7 , wherein the first arm of each of the goggle strap retainers is formed with an outwardly angled ramp portion configured to enlarge the size of the entry into which the goggle strap enters.