ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,431, issued on July 29, was assigned to Riddell Inc. (Des Plaines, Ill.).
"Sports helmet with adjustable chin strap system" was invented by Andrew Tryner (Des Plaines, Ill.) and Vittorio Bologna (Des Plaines, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective sports helmet that includes a chin strap system that allows for rapid, one-handed adjustment of a chin strap assembly by the player while he/she is wearing the helmet is provided. The chin strap assembly includes a protective chin cup and a pair of straps extending from opposed sides of the chin cup and having a plurality of securing elements. The assembly also includes a pair of ...