Patent ID: 7203972
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: A42B,A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bicycle helmet, comprising: a shell configured to protect the head of a rider; a first pair of straps connected to a first side of the shell; a second pair of straps connected to a second side of the shell; a pair of strap adjustment assemblies cooperating with said first pair of straps and said second pair of straps, respectively, each member of said pair of strap adjustment assemblies comprising: a base having a first face and a second face, said base defining an opening extending through said first face to a first pivot surface defining an axis of rotation, said second face of said base defining a curved first guide surface and a curved second guide surface to one side of said axis of rotation and a third guide surface to the other side of said axis of rotation; and a release lever having an arm section and a pivot section, said pivot section defining a second pivot surface and being configured to pass through said opening, said release lever further comprising a protuberance defining an engagement surface, said first pivot surface and said second pivot surface cooperating to permit manual manipulation of said arm section to rotate said lever about said axis between a first position wherein said engagement surface of said protuberance is unopposed and extends outward a first distance in the direction of said first face and a second position wherein said engagement surface of said protuberance extends less than said first distance in the direction of said first face, said base and said release lever defining a first path for a first strap extending over said second face side of said first guide surface, over said first face side of said protuberance and over said second face side of said third guide surface, said base and said release lever further defining a second path for a second strap extending over said second face side of said second guide surface, over said first face side of said protuberance and over said second face side of said third guide surface.