Coil protection assembly
AssigneeGrit Inc.
InventorsGregory James Collins, Steven Roncadin, Erin Dawn Dobo
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes a coil protection assembly configured to be incorporated into a piece of sports equipment such as a glove, shin guard, or shoulder pad. The coil protection assembly may include a coil element spiraled to form a plurality of loops. The coil protection assembly may also have a foam layer disposed on the interior surface of the coil element. An outer layer may enclose or encase the coil element and the foam layer with the loops free to move with respect to one another, A strip of liner material may be secured to the outer layer to connect the loop together. The liner material may be an elastic material to allow the loops to move away from each other, yet still retract back to a default position.
Claims20
A coil protection assembly configured to be incorporated into a piece of sports equipment, the coil protection assembly comprising:
- (a) a coil element comprising:
- i) an exterior surface,
- (ii) an interior surface,
- (iii) an elongated strip of material coiled into a plurality of loops, wherein the elongated strip of material comprises a first material extending from a first end to a second end, and
- (iv) a segment comprising a second material and extending from the first end of the elongated strip of material, wherein the segment comprises an exterior surface and an interior surface;
- (b) a foam layer disposed on the interior surface of the coil element, wherein the foam layer extends from the coil element onto the interior surface of the segment
- (c) an outer layer enclosing the coil element and the foam layer;
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- (d) a strip of liner material secured to the outer layer.
A coil protection assembly configured to be incorporated into a piece of sports equipment, the coil protection assembly comprising:
- (a) a coil element comprising:
- (i) an exterior surface,
- (ii) an interior surface, and
- (iii) an elongated strip of material coiled into a plurality of loops, wherein the elongated strip of material comprises a strip width;
- (b) a foam layer disposed on the interior surface of the coil element, wherein the foam layer comprises a foam width, wherein the foam width is greater than the strip width along the entire length of the elongated strip of material;
- (c) an outer layer enclosing the coil element and the foam layer;
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- (d) a strip of liner material secured to the outer layer.
A coil protection assembly configured to be incorporated into a piece of sports equipment, the coil protection assembly comprising:
- (a) a coil element comprising:
- (i) an exterior surface, and
- (ii) an interior surface;
- (b) a foam layer disposed on the interior surface of the coil element;
- (c) an outer layer enclosing the coil element and the foam layer;
- (d) a strip of liner material secured to the outer layer;
- (e) a seam, wherein the seam secures the outer layer around the coil element and the foam layer;
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- wherein the strip of liner material is a strip of elastic material, wherein the strip of elastic material is secured to a first portion of the seam, wherein the strip of elastic material is secured to a second portion of the seam, wherein the strip of elastic material is not secured to a third portion of the seam, wherein the third portion of the seam is disposed in between the first portion of the seam and the second portion of the seam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.