Protective body gear device

A protective body gear device comprising:

• a panel being flexible and configured to be wrapped around and detachably secured to a portion of a limb of a person, said panel including an inner layer and an outer layer, each of said inner layer and said outer layer including woven para-aramid fibers being resistant to heat and impact forces, wherein:
• said inner layer includes soft and breathable material to promote comfortable placement against the skin of the limb;
• a shield being disposed between said inner layer and said outer layer, said shield including two side portions and a central portion projecting in a substantially convex manner away from said inner layer, said shield including a thermoplastic vulcanizate polymer material being resistant to heat and impact forces, wherein:
• said shield includes two side shield edges, each of said side shield edges is disposed at a respective one of said side portions of said shield;
• said shield includes two side slots, each of said two side slots is disposed in a respective one of said two side portions adjacent a respective one of said side shield edges;
• said shield includes a plurality of orifices to permit passage of air through said shield;
• and
• a band being disposed between said shield and said inner layer, said band extending across said shield and being connected to said side portions of said shield with a space in between said band and said central portion of said shield, said space extending over a majority of a width of said band and over a majority of a width of said central portion of said shield, said band including woven para-aramid fibers being resistant to heat and impact forces, wherein:
• said band includes two side band edges, each of said two side band edges is disposed adjacent a respective one of said two side shield edges;
• said band includes two side projections, each of said two side projections is attached to said outer layer of said panel, each of said two side projections is disposed projecting through a respective one of said two side slots to secure said shield to said panel.