Shoulder pads
AssigneeSport Maska Inc.
InventorJean-François Béland
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Abstract
Protective shoulder pads, such as the type worn for playing ice hockey, including a central panel configured to cover a portion of a chest of the wearer and defining a centerline extending centrally therethrough, and two side panels partially overlapping the central panel and each disposed on opposite sides of a centerline of the central panel. Each of the side panels is rotatable relative to the central panel about a rotation axis located proximate an upper end of each of the side panels, so as to adjust a width of the protective shoulder pad which is defined between opposed outer lateral edges of the side panels. The side panels are securable to the central panel at a plurality of attachment points to maintain a selected width of the adjustable shoulder pad.
Claims18
Protective shoulder pads, comprising:
- a neck portion defining a neck opening configured for receiving a head of a wearer;
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- a front panel assembly extending from the neck portion and configured for covering a chest of the wearer, the front panel assembly having a central panel and side panels disposed on opposite sides of a centerline of the central panel, upper ends of the side panels being fixed relative to the neck portion, lower ends of the side panels being laterally displaceable relative to the central panel and the neck portion to adjust a width of the front panel assembly defined between outer lateral edges of the side panels, and the lower ends of the side panels being removably securable to the central panel, the lower ends of the side panels being removably securable to the central panel at a plurality of attachment points defined by hook-and-loop fasteners, wherein tabs are secured to the side panels, the tabs wrapping around a lower edge of the central panel, the plurality of attachment points being defined between the tabs and the central panel.
Protective shoulder pads for a female wearer, comprising:
- a neck portion defining a neck opening configured for receiving a head of the female wearer;
- a central panel secured to the neck portion and configured to cover a portion of a chest of the female wearer and defining a centerline extending centrally therethrough;
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- two side panels each secured to the neck portion via a securing portion of an inner lateral edge and partially overlapping the central panel and each disposed on opposite sides of a centerline of the central panel, the inner lateral edge having a free portion located lower than the securing portion and being free of connection to the neck portion, the free portion of the inner lateral edge extending towards the centerline of the central panel in a downward direction while curving to follow the neck opening, each of the side panels being rotatable relative to the central panel about a rotation axis located proximate an upper end of each of the side panels to adjust a width of the protective shoulder pad, the width defined between opposed outer lateral edges of the side panels, the side panels being securable to the central panel at a plurality of attachment points to maintain a selected width of the protective shoulder pad, each of the side panels having a dart to provide a cup shape to the side panels, the cup shape configured for receiving a portion of a chest of the female wearer when the protective shoulder pads are worn by the female wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.