Face Guard Retaining Device

摘要

A quick-release retaining device for securing a faceguard to a helmet shell. A selectively engageable latch structure maintains the retaining device in a closed condition. When the retaining device is urged to the open condition, the faceguard may be moved away from a wearer's face. The device is biased in the closed condition by a C-shaped clip, and has a sliding-bar feature for additional securement. The sliding bar is further secured by a locking pin.

主权项

1. A quick-release face guard retaining device, comprising:
a base, the base defining a shock stabilizer-receiving groove, a grommet-receiving opening, and a sliding bar-receiving groove; a latch, the latch hingedly-connected to the base, the latch further comprising a hooked part at a distal end thereof and defining a sliding bar-receiving groove; clip having a first end and a second end, the clip being secured within a clip-receiving part of the base at the first end and within a clip-receiving part of the latch at the second end; a sliding bar located in the sliding bar-receiving groove of the base; a shock stabilizer located in a shock stabilizer-receiving groove of the base; a grommet located in the opening of the base, the grommet defining a grommet opening, wherein the base, the shock stabilizer and the latch are adapted to cooperatively define a receiving aperture in a closed condition for securing a faceguard wire in the device, and wherein the clip is adapted to exert closing forces on the latch and the base, so that the retaining device is biased to the closed condition.