Patent ID: 8490214
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: A42B,F41H

Abstract:
1. A face armor assembly for attachment to a stiff helmet shell, the face armor assembly comprising: a concave, rearwardly opening front band, the band having a first end and a second end; a strap which extends between the first end and the second end of the front band, the strap and the band defining an encircling loop configured to encircle the helmet shell; a first side element fixed to the front band; and a second side element fixed to the front band, and spaced from the first side element to be positioned opposite the first side element, to be positioned to protect portions of a face of a person wearing a helmet to which the face armor assembly is mounted, wherein both the first side element and the second side element are comprised of a vertical segment which extends downwardly from the front band, and a horizontal segment which extends downwardly and frontwardly from the vertical segment, the horizontal segments positioned to extend below the level of the nose of a wearer of the face armor assembly, and the horizontal segments being comprised of a ballistic material selected from the group consisting of: fabric of aramid fibers, fabric of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fibers, and rigid plates of metal.