Patent ID: 9693596
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A42B

Claim:
1. Face armor for wearing with a helmet, the helmet having a chin strap configured to extend to the chin of a person wearing the helmet, the face armor comprising: a face guard having dual side panels for disposition on opposite sides of the head of a person wearing the face guard, each of said side panels having a bottom edge, a side slit extending upwardly from said bottom edge, a rearward portion extending rearward of said side slit, and a forward portion extending forward of said side slit, and a fastener which closes over said side slit to secure said forward and rearward portions together, said rearward portion having an outer surface, and said forward portion having an inner surface, wherein the chin strap of a helmet being worn by the person extends over the rearward portion of said side panel, passes through said side slit, and extends from said side slit under said forward portion to the person's chin so that any interference from the face guard to snug fitting of the helmet's tightened chin strap along the side of the person's head is minimized.