3m Innovative Properties Company

Peter L Axelsson

Pernilla M Nolåkers

Christina E S Wester

Stephen M Bertling

Christina ES Wester

Pernillam NOLÅKERS

A strap retainer () for attaching a chinstrap () to a safety helmet (). The strap retainer () includes a clip () that has a first latch (A) that is movable between an engaged position and a retracted position. The first latch (A) is resiliently biased toward the engaged position. The strap retainer () further has a slider () that is displaceable between a lock setting and a release setting. The lock setting causes a movement of the first latch (A) toward the retracted position to be impeded, and the release setting causes the impeding to be suspended.

Strap retainer for attaching a chinstrap to a safety helmet

A chinstrap connector () for a safety helmet () has a receptacle for attaching a chinstrap () to the chinstrap connector and a stud () for attachment of the chinstrap connector to the helmet. The stud is formed by at least two spaced stud retainers () protruding from a body of the chinstrap connector. The body has a through-hole () that opens in the space between the stud retainers and a pin () which is placeable through the through-hole into the space to restrict a movement of the stud retainers toward each other. The invention helps facilitating the attachment of a chinstrap to a safety helmet and allows for retrofitting a safety helmet with a chinstrap.

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Borlange, Sweden

Peter L Axelsson