Stretchable strap having a padding element
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorPascal Martel
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Abstract
A strap for a protective sport garment wearable by a wearer, the garment comprising at least first and second parts separated by a space. The strap has first and second layers made of stretchable material a padding element confined therein for offering impact protection. The strap also has a first end portion affixed to one of the first and second parts and a second end portion detachably affixed at a selected location on the other one of the first and second parts. In use, the strap is movable between first and second lengths for allowing the second end portion of the strap to be affixed at the selected location for allowing adjustability of the first and second parts.
Claims51
A strap for a protective sport garment wearable by a wearer, the garment comprising at least first and second parts separated by a space, the strap comprising:
- first and second layers made of stretchable material, the first and second layers defining a hollow space therebetween;
- and
- a padding element confined in the hollow space for offering impact protection to the wearer wearing the garment;
- wherein the strap comprises a first end portion configured to be affixed to one of the first and second parts of the garment and a second end portion configured to be detachably affixed to a selected location on the other one of the first and second parts of the garment, wherein the padding element has a first end and a second end, the second end of the padding element being affixed to the second end portion of the strap, the first end of the padding element being free to move relative to the first end portion of the strap;
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- wherein the strap is configurable in a less stretched position and in a more stretched position and wherein, in the more stretched position, the first end of the padding element is further from the first end portion of the strap than in the less stretched position.
A strap for a protective sport garment wearable by a wearer, the garment comprising at least first and second parts separated by a space, the strap comprising:
- first and second layers made of stretchable material, the first and second layers defining a hollow space therebetween;
- and
- first and second padding elements confined in the hollow space for offering impact protection to the wearer wearing the garment;
- wherein the strap comprises a first end portion configured to be affixed to one of the first and second parts of the garment and a second end portion configured to be detachably affixed at a selected location on the other one of the first and second parts of the garment, the first padding element having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion that is adjacent the second end portion of the strap and the second padding element having a proximal end portion adjacent the first end portion of the strap, and a distal end portion adjacent the second end portion of the strap the second padding element defining a cavity for at least partially receiving the first padding element;
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- wherein the proximal end portion of the first padding element is configured to be free to move relative to the first end portion of the strap and relative to the proximal end portion of the second padding element, the distal end portion of the first padding element is affixed to the second portion of the strap, and wherein the strap is adjustable between a less stretched position and a more stretched position for allowing the second end portion to be affixed to the selected location while the proximal end portion of the first padding element remains within the cavity defined by the second padding element.
A strap for a protective sport garment wearable by a wearer, the garment comprising at least first and second parts separated by a space, the strap comprising:
- first and second layers made of stretchable material, the first and second layers defining a hollow space therebetween;
- and
- first and second padding elements confined in the hollow space for offering impact protection to the wearer wearing the garment;
- wherein the strap comprises a first end portion configured to be affixed to one of the first and second parts of the garment and a second end portion configured to be detachably affixed at a selected location on the other one of the first and second parts of the garment, the first padding element having a distal end portion adjacent the second end portion of the strap and the second padding element having a proximal end portion adjacent the first end portion of the strap;
- wherein the strap is configurable in a less stretched position and in a more stretched position in a direction of stretching and wherein the first and second padding elements define a first amount of overlap within the hollow space in the direction of stretching when the strap is in the less stretched position;
- and the first and second padding elements define a second amount of overlap within the hollow space in the direction of stretching when the strap is in the more stretched position, the second amount of overlap being less than the first amount of overlap.
A strap for a protective sport garment wearable by a wearer, comprising first and second parts, the strap comprising:
- strap material including a first end portion configured to be affixed to the first part of the protective sport garment and a second end portion detachably affixable to the second part of the protective sport garment, the strap material defining a channel between the first and second end portions;
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- a padding element disposed in the channel for providing impact protection to the wearer of the protective sport garment;
- wherein the strap material has a first portion that is fixed relative to the padding element and a second portion that is free to move relative to the padding element and is configured to move further away from an end of the padding element when the strap is stretched.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.