One-piece body portion truss

Claim 1

A TRUSS COMPRISING A ONE-PIECE BODY PORTION OF ONE CONTINUOUS PIECE OF STRONG FLEXIBLE INEXTENSIBLE FABRIC, MEANS FOR DETACHABLY SECURING THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BODY PORTION TOGETHER IN FIXED OVERLAPPING RELATION TO ENCIRCLE THE BODY OF THE WEARER, SAID BODY PORTION HAVING A TRANSVERSE FOLD ON EACH SIDE OF THE MIDDLE THEREOF, A TRANSVERSE STAY AT EACH FOLD EXTENDING BACK OF EACH FOLD IN ALIGNMENT THEREWITH, A STRIP OF WEBBING OVER EACH STAY, STITCHING SECURING THE PLIES OF THE FOLDS TOGETHER AND SAID WEBBING THERETO, TO MOUNT SAID STAYS IN FIXED POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FOLDS IN A POSITION TO STIFFEN SAID FOLDS VERTICALLY AND TRANSVERSE STAY ON EACH SIDE OF THE MIDDLE THEREOF SPACED FURTHER FROM THE MIDDLE OF SAID BODY PORTION THAN SAID FOLD AND FURTHER FROM THE ENDS OF SAID BODY PORTION THAN FROM THE MIDDLE THEREOF, PAIRS OF FLAT FACED ADJUSTING STRAPS EACH PAIR COMPRISING A STRAP SECURED TO SAID BODY PORTION AT SAID FOLD AND A STRAP SECURED TO SAID BODY PORTION ACROSS THE MIDDLE THEREOF FROM SAID FOLD AT SAID STAY SPACED FURTHER FROM SAID MIDDLE AND MEANS ADJUSTABLY CONNECTING SAID STRAPS FOR ADJUSTING THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF SAID BODY PORTION TO FORM A FLEXIBLE BELT OF FIXED LENGTH EXTENDING ENTIRELY AROUND THE BODY WITH SAID ADJUSTING MEANS AT THE REAR OF THE BODY AND SAID ENDS AT THE FRONT OF SAID BODY, SAID BODY PORTION BETWEEN SAID FOLDS FORMING AN INTEGRAL SHIELDING MEMBER BETWEEN SAID STRAPS AND THE BODY OF THE WEARER, AND A FLAT SPONGE RUBBER PAD DETACHABLY MOUNTED ON THE INNER FACE OF SAID SHIELDING MEMBER MIDWAY BETWEEN SAID TRANSVERSE FOLDS.