Patent ID: 6978523

Claim:
An attachment device for connecting a head and neck support device to a helmet, which comprises: (a) a base having a front surface with an indention and a back surface with an opening extending therebetween for positioning on the helmet with the back surface of the base adjacent an outer surface of the helmet and the opening of the base aligned with a hole in the helmet; (b) a button having a front surface and a back surface and an opening and positioned in the indention of the front surface of the base with the back surface adjacent the base and with the opening of the button aligned with the opening of the base wherein when the button is depressed, the button moves into the indention of the base and the front surface of the button is flush with the front surface of the base adjacent the indention; (c) a resilient member positioned between the base and the button for biasing the button in a direction away from the base; (d) a post, having opposed first and second ends with a head at the first end, for positioning through the openings of the button and the base and the hole in the helmet so that the second end of the post is adjacent an inner surface of the helmet; (e) a retainer for mounting on the second end of the post adjacent the inner surface of the helmet for securing the post in position in the hole in the helmet; and (f) a catch for connecting to the head and neck support device and having an opening for connecting to the head of the post by positioning the head of the post through the opening.