Ballistic resistant body covering

A body armor device for preventing injury by a ballistic missile, said device comprising:

• a torso portion having a front plate and a back plate, each of said plates being securely coupled together, said torso portion having a neck opening, a pair of arm openings and a torso opening;
• a groin portion having a generally cup-shape and a pair of leg openings therein, a middle area of said groin portion having a break therein extending between said leg openings, a securing means releasably securing a first edge of said break to a second edge of said break;
• a fastening member for coupling a top edge of said groin portion to a bottom edge of said torso portion, said fastening member including a zipper having a first zipper portion for removably engaging a second zipper portion, said first zipper portion being securely coupled to and extending about said bottom edge of said torso portion and said second zipper portion being securely coupled to and extending about said top edge of said groin portion;
• a shoulder portion including a panel having a hole extending through a central area of said shoulder portion, an annular lip being securely coupled to and extending upwardly from an edge of said hole;
• a plurality of male couplers being securely coupled to a top surface of said torso portion and positioned generally adjacent to said neck opening, a plurality of female couplers being securely coupled to a bottom surface of said panel and positioned such that said male couplers may be removably coupled to said female couplers, wherein said hole in said panel is generally coaxial to said neck opening;
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• each of said shoulder, torso and groin portions comprising a ballistic resistant material.