A protective non-helmeted single molded facemask for contact sports and non-contact sports comprising:
- a peripheral frame single molded structure formed of a polycarbonate polymer and being configured and structured to engage a user's forehead, side and cheek facial structure and chin, and the peripheral frame structure surrounding a face area including an upper face area and a lower face area;
- an arrangement of vertical and horizontal bars in the lower portion of the face area integrally formed with the peripheral frame structure of the polycarbonate polymer material and the arrangement of vertical and horizontal bars being structured and configured to protect the user's nose and mouth from direct contact with external objects;
- a rigid eye shield formed of a transparent polycarbonate composition, and the rigid eye shield extending across a front of the upper face area and terminating at opposite side edges adjacent left and right side open areas of the upper face area to allow air flow and ventilation that prevents fogging of the eye shield while also providing better peripheral vision of the wearer, and the rigid transparent eye shield being structured and disposed for protecting the user's eyes from direct impact and contact with external objects;
- the combined structure of the peripheral frame, the rigid eye shield and the arrangement of vertical and horizontal bars are integrally molded as a single unitary structure;
- a pair of slots on a left side of the peripheral frame and a pair of slots on a right side of the peripheral frame and each pair of slots including an upper slot and a lower slot, and a top center slot in the peripheral frame at a location that is positioned over the user's forehead;
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- an upper strap secured at opposite ends to the upper slots on the left and right sides of the peripheral frame structure of the facemask and a lower strap secured at opposite ends to the lower slots on the left and right sides of the peripheral frame structure of the facemask, and the upper and lower slots on the left and right sides of the peripheral frame being positioned and arranged to angle the upper and lower straps so that the upper and lower straps extend around the lower back of the wearer's head, and a top strap secured at a first end to the top center slot of the peripheral frame and extending over the top of the wearer's head, down the back of the head and joining the upper and lower straps at the lower back of the wearer's head to secure the facemask on the wearer's head in a fully protective position over the wearer's face including the wearer's forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheekbones and chin and to discourage the facemask from being dislodged from the fully protective position.