Cervical spine protection device
OwnerPatrick Kerrinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a cervical protective device that reduces the possibility of neck injuries in contact sports. In a preferred embodiment, this device is worn in conjunction with a football helmet and football shoulder pads. Without restricting normal movement of a football player, the device contacts the lower most parts of the sides of the helmet and has a shape that is molded as to the normal anatomy of the upper back and lower cervical spine. The device contacts the lower sides of the player's neck and is held in place by the shoulder pads as normally worn by football players. Force received at the top of the helmet is applied to the protective device, absorbed by compression elements contained within the protective device and the force is directed away from the cervical spine.
Claims10
A cervical protection device adapted for use with a user's head protection device, the cervical protection device comprising,
- a lower portion engaged with a user's shoulders, said lower portion having an opening at the forward facing side of the user's body;
- an upper portion designed for engagement with the user's head protection device when axial force is applied to a top portion of the user's head protection device, said upper portion having an opening at the forward and rearward sides of a user's body;
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- a plurality of compression elements contained within said upper and lower portions of said cervical protection device, whereby axial force applied to a top portion of the user's head protection device is directed away from the cervical spine of the user via said plurality of compression elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.