25 to band 40 and then end portion 37 to end portion 25 however a better balance occurs when limiting means 60 is provided on only one side of face protector 10 and notch 80 is provided on the other side it has also been found through experimentation that limiting means 60 can be provided on either the left side as illustrated in the preferred embodiment of fig1 8 or on the right side as not illustrated in the drawings of face protector 10 and the effectiveness is the same in an alternate embodiment best seen in fig9 16 limiting means 60 is eliminated from the preferred embodiment of fig1 8 and replaced by notch 160 which is identical to notch 80 of the preferred embodiment and notch 180 other than this change and the resultant change to the fastening arrangement eliminating one now extraneous fastener 31 because bands 120 and 130 do not cross at notch 160 the preferred and alternate embodiments are identical numbering in the alternate embodiment in the 100 series corresponds to the same numbering in the preferred embodiment turning now to fig9 16 first stiffening member 130 of face protector 110 can be rotated in the direction of arrow 34 b 34 through a 180 u00b0 arc pivoted about snap fasteners 126 132 and 128 129 134 to the position as best.