diff --git a/common/net/minecraftforge/common/ITickingArmor.java b/common/net/minecraftforge/common/ITickingArmor.java
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+++ b/common/net/minecraftforge/common/ITickingArmor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package net.minecraftforge.common;
+
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+
+/**
+ * A simple interface to receive ticks from armor items when placed in armor slots.
+ *
+ * @author cpw
+ *
+ */
+public interface ITickingArmor {
+    void onArmorTickUpdate(World worldObj, EntityPlayer player, ItemStack itemStack);
+}
diff --git a/fml-src-1.4.7-4.7.30.549-master.zip b/fml-src-1.4.7-4.7.31.552-master.zip
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rename from fml-src-1.4.7-4.7.30.549-master.zip
rename to fml-src-1.4.7-4.7.31.552-master.zip
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diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/entity/player/InventoryPlayer.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/entity/player/InventoryPlayer.java.patch
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+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/entity/player/InventoryPlayer.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+--- ../src_base/minecraft/net/minecraft/entity/player/InventoryPlayer.java
++++ ../src_work/minecraft/net/minecraft/entity/player/InventoryPlayer.java
+@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
+ import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+ import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+ import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagList;
++import net.minecraftforge.common.ITickingArmor;
+ 
+ public class InventoryPlayer implements IInventory
+ {
+@@ -337,6 +338,14 @@
+                 this.mainInventory[var1].updateAnimation(this.player.worldObj, this.player, var1, this.currentItem == var1);
+             }
+         }
++
++        for (int i = 0; i < this.armorInventory.length; i++)
++        {
++            if (this.armorInventory[i] != null && this.armorInventory[i].getItem() instanceof ITickingArmor)
++            {
++                ((ITickingArmor)this.armorInventory[i].getItem()).onArmorTickUpdate(this.player.worldObj, this.player, this.armorInventory[i]);
++            }
++        }
+     }
+ 
+     /**