Protective armor for the human body

• US 3,302,214 A
• Filed: 06/01/1964
• Issued: 02/07/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lester Yuritch Victor
• Original Assignee: Lester Yuritch Victor
• Inventors: LESTER YURITCH VICTOR
• Application Number:
  US04/371,673
• Time in Patent Office: 981 Days
• US Class Current: 2/2.5
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0153 having hinged or separable parts
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0512 Neck or shoulders area
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/08 Body-protectors for players or sportsmen , i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions protective clothing or garments for sporting purposes A41D13/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/17 Head mounted

Claims

1. A PROTECTIVE ARMOR FOR THE HUMAN BODY COMPRISING A CHEST PLATE HAVING SHOULDER-ENGAGING MEMBERS ADAPTED TO REST ON THE SHOULDERS OF A WEARER AND THUS SUPPORT SAID CHEST PLATE AGAINST THE WEARER'"'"''"'"'S CHEST, AND A HEAD MASK EXTENDING FROM SAID CHEST PLATE BETWEEN SAID SHOULDERENGAGING MEMBERS, SAID MASK BEING CONTOURED TO EMBRACE THE FRONT OF THE WEARER'"'"''"'"'S FACE AND TO EXTEND AROUND THE SIDES OF THE HEAD TO POINTS BEHIND THE EARS, AND SAID HEAD MASK INCLUDING A CHIN RECEIVING PORTION AND ALSO HAVING A PAIR OF TRANSVERSE OPENINGS THEREIN, ONE OF SAID OPENINGS BEING LOCATED JUST ABOVE SAID CHIN RECEIVING PORTION FOR SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE WEARER'"'"''"'"'S MOUTH, AND THE OTHER OF SAID OPENINGS BEING LOCATED ABOVE SAID ONE OPENING FOR SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE WEARER'"'"''"'"'S EYES WHEN THE WEARER'"'"''"'"'S CHIN IS DISPOSED IN SAID CHIN RECEIVING PORTION AND SUBSTANTIALLY RESTING THEREON, SAID HEAD MAS ALSO INCLUDING A FOREHEAD-ENGAGING PORTION ABOVE SAID OTHER OPENING, SAID HEAD MASK BEING OPEN AT THE REAR AND AT THE TOP AND BEING DEVOID OF ANY MEANS OF CONNECTION THEREOF TO THE HEAD OF THE WEARER WHEREBY THE WEARER IS FREE TO WITHDRAW HIS CHIN FROM SAID CHIN RECEIVING PORTION IN EITHER A REARWARD DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE FRONT OF SAID MASK, OR IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION TO RAISE THE EYES ABOVE SAID FOREHEAD ENGAGING PORTION FOR COMPLETE FREEDOM OF UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW.