Hair retainer for a helmet

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a hair retainer for a helmet. The hair retainer comprises a helmet mounting portion configured for mounting the hair retainer to a back edge or an underside of the helmet and a hair retaining portion locatable at an underside of the helmet in a hair retaining configuration for retaining hair thereat whilst a user is wearing the helmet.

1 . A hair retainer for a helmet comprising:
 a helmet mounting portion configured to mount to a back edge or an underside of the helmet; and   a hair retaining portion comprising a pouch suspended from the helmet mounting portion for retaining long hair from a head of a user whilst the user is wearing the helmet.   
     
     
         2 . The hair retainer of  claim 1 , wherein the pouch comprises a free edge comprising an elastic strip stretchable sufficiently for long hair from the head of the user to be placed in the pouch whilst the user is wearing the helmet. 
     
     
         3 . The hair retainer of  claim 2 , wherein the elastic strip is biased towards a hair retaining configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The hair retainer of  claim 1 , wherein the pouch is formed from a resiliently deformable material. 
     
     
         5 . The hair retainer of  claim 1 , wherein the pouch is stretchable. 
     
     
         6 . The hair retainer of  claim 1 , wherein the pouch is biased towards a hair retaining configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The hair retainer of  claim 1 , wherein the helmet mounting portion has a shape corresponding to the back edge of the helmet. 
     
     
         8 . The hair retainer of  claim 1 , wherein the helmet mounting portion has a shape corresponding to the underside surface of the helmet. 
     
     
         9 . The hair retainer of  claim 1 , wherein the helmet mounting portion is substantially C-shaped. 
     
     
         10 . The hair retainer of  claim 1 , wherein the helmet mounting portion includes a plurality of attachment tabs. 
     
     
         11 . The hair retainer of  claim 1 , wherein the helmet mounting portion is configured to be releasably mountable to the helmet. 
     
     
         12 . The hair retainer of  claim 1 , wherein the helmet mounting portion comprises a first member configured to be permanently attached to the helmet and a second member that is releasably connectable to the first member in order to releasably mount the hair retainer to the helmet. 
     
     
         13 . The hair retainer of  claim 12 , wherein the first member comprises a plurality of members configured to be permanently attached to the helmet at separate locations. 
     
     
         14 . The hair retainer of  claim 12 , wherein the first member is adherable to the helmet. 
     
     
         15 . The hair retainer of  claim 12 , wherein the first member comprises an adhesive strip and one or more fasteners, the one or more fasteners being configured to receive corresponding fasteners of the second member. 
     
     
         16 . The hair retainer of  claim 12 , wherein the first and second members are releasably connectable via hook and loop fasteners, snap fasteners, interference fit fasteners, magnetic fasteners, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         17 . A helmet comprising a hair retainer according to  claim 1  affixed thereto. 
     
     
         18 . A hair retainer for a helmet comprising:
 a helmet mounting portion configured to mount to a back edge or an underside of the helmet; and   a hair retaining pocket suspended from the helmet mounting portion for retaining long hair from a head of a user whilst the user is wearing the helmet.   
     
     
         19 . A hair retainer for a helmet comprising:
 a helmet mount for mounting to a back edge or an underside of the helmet; and   a hair retaining pouch fastened to the helmet mount for retaining long hair from a head of a user whilst the user is wearing the helmet