Method and system for retaining ski goggles

Abstract

A set of hooks or clips disposed on the front of a ski helmet can catch ski goggles and prevent them from sliding off a ski helmet when the goggles are not being worn by the user. The tension of the goggle strap can keep the goggles in place. The goggle grabber design can be used on almost any helmet. The goggle grabber design of the present invention can be made as an add-on to an existing helmet or can be integrated into a helmet design.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system preventing goggles from sliding off a helmet, comprising:
 one or more hook assemblies disposed on the helmet; and   a hook disposed on the one or more hook assemblies, the hook having a concave curve facing a face portion of the helmet, the hook operable to grasp the goggles to prevent them from sliding upward on the helmet.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more hook assemblies include a first hook assembly and a second hook assembly disposed on a front face of the helmet. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the hook assemblies are secured to the helmet with screws passing through a base member of the hook assemblies and into the helmet. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the hook assemblies are disposed in a recessed hook cavity and the hook is movable between a recessed position, with the hook disposed within the recessed hook cavity, and a deployed position, where the hook is operable to grasp the goggles to prevent them from sliding upward on the helmet. 
     
     
         5 . A system preventing ski goggles from sliding off a ski helmet, comprising:
 first and second hook assemblies disposed on the ski helmet; and   a hook disposed on the one or more hook assemblies, the hook having a concave curve facing a face portion of the ski helmet, the hook operable to grasp the ski goggles to prevent them from sliding upward on the ski helmet.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the hook assemblies are disposed in a recessed hook cavity and the hook is movable between a recessed position, with the hook disposed within the recessed hook cavity, and a deployed position, where the hook is operable to grasp the ski goggles to prevent them from sliding upward on the ski helmet. 
     
     
         7 . A method to prevent ski goggles from sliding off a ski helmet when not in use, the method comprising:
 removing the ski goggles from the user's face and placing the ski goggles on a front surface of the ski helmet; and   hooking a portion of the ski goggles on a hook disposed on the front surface of the ski helmet, the hook having a concave curve facing a face portion of the ski helmet, the hook operable to grasp the ski goggles to prevent them from sliding upward on the ski helmet.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein hook includes a first hook and a second hook disposed on a front face of the helmet. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the hooks are disposed in a recessed hook cavity and the hook is movable between a recessed position, with the hook disposed within the recessed hook cavity, and a deployed position, where the hook is operable to grasp the goggles to prevent them from sliding upward on the helmet.