Patent ID: 6983487

Claim:
A head and face protection apparatus comprising: a concave shell with a crown portion, forehead portion, chin portion, two jaw portions and two side portions; an elongated view opening between said forehead portion and said chin portion; said forehead portion connected to said chin portion by means of said side portions and said jaw portions; said side portions terminating vertically, toward the rear, prior to, and rather than, extending over and covering an associated wearer's ears; said jaw portion following contour of said associated wearer's jaw until connection with said side portions; said jaw portion, at said connection with said side portions, and in conjunction with said side portions, flaring outward, in a direction away from said associated wearer's head, such that the jaw portion and side portions form a concave shape; said crown portion extending over the front half of said associated wearer's head; and, said crown portion terminating intermediate to the front half and back half of said associated wearer's head.