Patent ID: 8453269

Claim:
A strap attachment for a sports helmet comprising: a chin strap having a plurality of evenly spaced apertures; a male quarter turn fastening member having a fastener head fixedly connected to a locking member, wherein the locking member comprises a male post with an arrow-shaped portion at a distal end of the male post, wherein the arrow-shaped portion lies along an insertion plane, and wherein the fastener head has cut out regions aligning with the insertion plane; wherein the fastener head cut out regions are on opposing sides of the fastener head creating a secure finger gripping; a female fastening member fixedly attached to an inside wall of the sports helmet, the inside wall having an aperture configured to align with retaining aperture of said female fastening member and any of the plurality of evenly spaced apertures on the chin strap to form an opening, wherein the opening is adapted to receive the arrow-shaped portion of the locking member; a cover plate enclosing said female fastening member; and a cushioning member enclosing said cover plate.