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Abstract

A helmet includes a shell, a chin guard, a runner on the chin guard and a connector. The connector pivotally secures the chin guard to the shell and includes: (i) a track that: is sized to permit the chin guard runner to travel there along; and is rotatably connected to the shell about an axis of rotation, such that the track is able to rotate relative to the shell through at least 120 degrees between an operative position and a stowed position; (ii) a retainer at or near a first axial end of the track, which retainer is movable between: an inactive condition, in which the retainer permits a runner that is located at the first axial end of the track to move towards the second axial end of the track; and an active condition, in which the retainer prevents a runner that is located at the first axial end of the track from moving towards the second axial end of the track; and (iii) a formation that configures the retainer from: the inactive condition to the active condition when the track is rotated from either the operative position or the stowed position; and the active condition to the inactive condition when the track is in the operative position or the stowed position.

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