Protective equipment
AssigneeXTECH Protective Equipment LLC
InventorTheodore Anthony Monica
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Abstract
The present application provides a protective apparatus that includes a left and a right generally arched shaped portion with a padding system that provides a channel that accommodates the user's shoulder. The foam padding system includes a shoulder pad removably attached to at least one of the generally arched shaped portions, and a pair of body pads removably attached at their top ends to the shoulder pad and at a bottom to respective bottom ends of the generally arched shape portions.
Claims25
A protective apparatus comprising:
- a left generally arched shaped portion;
- a right generally arched shaped portion;
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- a foam padding system comprising a shoulder pad removably attached to at least one of the generally arched shaped portions, and a pair of body pads removably attached at a top end to the shoulder pad and at a bottom to respective bottom ends of the generally arched shape portions,
- wherein each of the generally arched shape portion extends outwardly to form a cantilever section at the generally arched shape portion, and wherein the pair of body pads comprise a front body pad having a shape that follows the cantilever shape of the generally arched shape portion.
A protective apparatus comprising:
- a left generally arched shaped portion;
- a right generally arched shaped portion;
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- a foam padding system comprising a shoulder pad removably attached to at least one of the generally arched shaped portions, and a pair of body pads removably attached at a top end to the shoulder pad and at a bottom to respective bottom ends of the generally arched shape portion, wherein the shoulder pad comprises a plurality of lateral hinges that are essentially parallel to a lateral axis of the shoulder pad, and wherein each of the generally arched shape portion extends outwardly to form a cantilever section at the arch, the shoulder pad is shaped to form a cantilever shape when folded about a lateral axis of the shoulder pad that follows the cantilever shape of the arch, and wherein the pair of body pads comprise a front body pad having a shape that follows the cantilever shape of the arch.
A protective apparatus comprising:
- a left generally arched shaped portion;
- a right generally arched shaped portion;
- a foam padding system comprising a shoulder pad removably attached to at least one of the generally arched shaped portions, and a pair of body pads removably attached at a top end to the shoulder pad and at a bottom to respective bottom ends of the generally arched shape portion;
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- a second generally U-shaped shoulder pad layered below the first shoulder pad.
A protective apparatus comprising:
- a left generally arched shaped portion;
- a right generally arched shaped portion;
- a foam padding system comprising a shoulder pad removably attached to at least one of the generally arched shaped portions, and a pair of body pads removably attached at a top end to the shoulder pad and at a bottom to respective bottom ends of the generally arched shape portion,
- wherein at least one of the pair of body pads have a plurality of apertures therein that align with a plurality of apertures in the generally arch shaped portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.