US Patent 11385028 Removable and stowable throat guard

A throat guard has one or more insertion points which are received in openings or otherwise removably attached to a garment component. The insertion points can be upper horns and a lower section with the upper horns received in openings on the collar of the garment component and the lower section is received a central opening of the garment component. In an undeployed position the upper horns are released from collar of the garment component, but the throat guard remains attached to the garment component and available to be quickly secured around the throat area of the wearer.