Patent ID: 7376980

Claim:
A bicycle helmet, comprising: a body having a concave inner surface configured to permit the helmet to sit on a head of a user, said body comprising a base and a shell, said shell covering at least a portion of an outer surface of said base; a retention mechanism extending from a lower, rearward portion of said body and defining a contact surface configured to contact the head of the user; and a strap arrangement having a first strap portion and second strap portion selectively connectable to one another to extend from opposing sides of said body and underneath a chin of the user, said strap arrangement comprising a strap section extending through a pair of spaced openings in a lower, rearward portion of said body such that a portion of said strap section extends across an outer surface of said body between said openings, wherein no portion of said strap arrangement is secured to said retention mechanism, wherein the pair of spaced openings extend through the base and the shell so that the portion of said strap section extends over an outer surface of the shell of said body between said openings.