Full coverage protective head gear

Abstract

A protective headpiece particularly adapted to the practice of paintball war games is designed to protect against the impact of paintballs arriving from all directions. The headpiece comprises a face mask with a central aperture shaped and dimensioned to accommodate a eye shield with top and lateral rearward projections and a nape piece adjustably and flexibly attached to the top projection so that it may be conveniently pulled back to facilitate installation of the head piece.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A headgear, for protecting a wearer against multi-directional impacts, which comprises: 
 a face mask having a central aperture positioned, shaped and dimensioned to accommodate an eye shield;    a pair of projections each extending laterally and rearwardly from said mask to cover the wearer's ears and neck side areas;    a cap section projecting rearwardly from an upper portion of said mask; and    a nape piece adjustably secured to said cap section and extending downwardly to cover the back of the wearer's head.    
     
     
         2 . The headgear of  claim 1 , wherein said projections and nape piece have overlapping edges.  
     
     
         3 . The headgear of  claim 1 , wherein said central aperture extends from the wearer's brow area to the base of the nose and from one temple area to the other.  
     
     
         4 . The headgear of  claim 3  which further comprise goggles fitted over said aperture.  
     
     
         5 . The headgear of  claim 3  which further comprises an arcuate lens fitted over said aperture.  
     
     
         6 . The headgear of  claim 1 , wherein said mask, projections, cap section and nape piece are made of thin flexible plastic material.  
     
     
         7 . The headgear of  claim 1 , wherein said nape piece is resiliently biased toward the wearer's head by said cap section; 
 whereby said nape piece can be pulled away to facilitate placement of the headgear over the wearer's head.    
     
     
         8 . The headgear of  claim 1 , wherein said mask, projections, cap section and nape piece have a plurality of aeration openings therethrough.  
     
     
         9 . The headgear of  claim 1 , wherein said mask, projections and cap sections are integrally joined to each other.  
     
     
         10 . The headgear of  claim 7 , wherein said nape piece comprises a substantially spherical cap and a stem projecting from a top edge therefrom; and 
 means for slidingly securing said stem to said cap section.