Safety containment shield

A safety containment shield for use for protective purposes, said shield incorporating a series of layers of material located adjacent to each other, one of said layers of material being a hardened configuration to resist impact, another of said layers being formed of a cushioned material, said one layer and said another layer being contiguous, and a third layer of said layers of material being an overlying covering, said overlying covering contiguously encasing the said one and said another layers, means connecting to the shield to provide for grasping by the user during application of the shield, said means comprising a strap, said layer of hardened material comprising a sheet of polymer, said sheet of cushioned material comprising a polymer foam, said strap means for grasping of the shield comprising at least one strap means for grasping by the hand to facilitate a holding of the shield during application and usage of the shield, said shield having opposite side edges, and said strap means for grasping by the hand connecting to the shield and extending approximately from one side edge of the shield to an opposite side edge, and having clearance intermediate thereof for grasping of the strap by the arm of the user during application of the shield, said covering material comprising a canvas cloth having a strength to substantially resist impact, the canvas cloth enveloping the entire exterior of the shield, said shield being light of weight to facilitate its maneuvering during application and usage by the user, said polymer sheet having a front surface and a back surface, said polymer sheet extending from one side edge to the opposite side edge of the shield, said polymer foam material having a thickness of approximately one inch to four inches and disposed along the front surface of the hardened polymer sheet, said foam material arranged between the hardened polymer sheet and the overlying covering material, a second foamed polymer sheet provided upon the backside of the hardened polymer sheet of material to add cushioning to the shield upon its backside and to minimize injury to the user during application of the shield, said backside arranged layer of cushioning material being approximately two to four inches in thickness.