Patent ID: 7296305

Claim:
A headband for use in a headgear support, comprising: a first end section comprising a plurality of spaced connectors; and a second end section comprising a fastener attached adjacent the end thereof, the fastener comprising a connecting member comprising a longitudinally extending section that is connected at a first longitudinal end thereof to the fastener and connected at a second longitudinal end thereof to the fastener, the longitudinally extending section having at least one cooperating connector attached thereto, the longitudinally extending section biasing the cooperating connector in an engagement position with at least one of the plurality of connectors of the first end section to hold the headband in a selected loop configuration, the fastener further comprising at least a first flexible release member, the first flexible release member being movable to a release position upon application of a force to the first release member in which the first release member abuts the longitudinally extending section of the connecting member at a position intermediate between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end of the longitudinally extending section to cause the longitudinally extending section of the connecting member to flex to a disengage position in which the cooperating connector is disengaged from the at least one of the plurality of connectors of the first end section to enable increasing the size of the loop of the headband.