Eye gear helmet fastener

Abstract

A helmet ( 10 ), especially a sports and recreational activities safety or protective helmet, having eye gear or goggle fastening means which properly position the eye gear and inhibit or prevent the eye gear from moving too far towards the rear of the helmet. More specifically, the outer shell of the helmet of the present invention includes at least one, preferably two, eye gear strap retaining means such as webbing or side clips ( 20 ). A gap in the outer shell is formed, which gap is adapted to receive at least a portion of the strap of straps ( 41 ) of the eye gear ( 40 ) of goggles. Once the strap of straps are received in the gap, the eye gear is properly oriented toward the front of the helment and inhibited or prevented from slipping too far twards the rear of the helmet.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A helmet adapted to fit over the head of a wearer and secure eye gear to said helmet, said eye gear having a strap, said helmet comprising: a crown region adapted to cover the top of said head, a rear region adapted to cover the rear of said head, a pair of opposite side regions adapted to cover the sides of said head, and fastening means attached to said helmet, said fastening means having a portion spaced from one of said opposite side regions to form a gap therebetween, whereby said strap of said eye gear is held in said gap.  
     
     
         2 . The helmet of  claim 1 , wherein said fastening means comprises at least one clip.  
     
     
         3 . The helmet of  claim 1 , wherein said fastening means comprises two clips.  
     
     
         4 . The helmet of  claim 1 , wherein said helmet has a vertical centerline, and wherein said fastening means holds said strap such that said eye gear is inhibited from moving past said vertical centerline towards said rear of said helmet.