Patent ID: 7870617

Claim:
A protective helmet, comprising: a shell defining a shell exterior and a shell interior and at least one adjustment aperture, and being configured to receive a wearer's head and extend and protectively cover the head circumferentially and vertically over the top of the head; an internal support disposed within the shell interior in supportive association with the shell for supporting the shell on the wearer's head; an adjustment member associated with the internal support for adjusting the size of the internal support to fit the wearer's head, wherein the adjustment member extends from the internal support through the adjustment aperture to the shell exterior for manipulation and operation from outside the shell to adjust the internal support from outside the shell while the helmet is mounted on the wearer's head; and a cover member that is removably mountable to the shell exterior in a position at least covering a portion of the adjustment aperture and adjustment member that extends therethrough.