Protective armor for the human body

Claim 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.