Anti-Horse Collar Tackle Safety Device
OwnerKevin SWANSONinventor
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Abstract
An anti-horse collar tackle safety device, comprising a base having means for attaching the base to a pair of shoulder pads, wherein the base comprises an interior portion facing the shoulder pads and an exterior portion that is accessible from outside a jersey placed over the shoulder pads, and a releasable portion releasably attached to the exterior portion of the base via means for releasable attachment, wherein the releasable portion is configured to release via application of a force equal to or less than about 15 pounds.
Claims20
An anti-horse collar tackle safety device, comprising:
- a base having means for attaching the base to a pair of shoulder pads, wherein the base comprises an interior portion facing the shoulder pads and an exterior portion that is accessible from outside a jersey placed over the shoulder pads;
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- a releasable portion releasably attached to the exterior portion of the base via means for releasable attachment, wherein the releasable portion is configured to release via application of a force equal to or less than about 15 pounds.
An anti-horse collar tackle safety device, comprising:
- a releasable portion comprising an upper cushioning portion and a lower support portion;
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- a base having means for securing the base to athletic equipment selected from a jersey and/or shoulder pads,
- wherein the releasable portion and the base have cooperative means for releasably attaching the releasable portion to the attaching base such that the releasable portion is positioned at the upper back, spine and shoulders of an athlete when wearing the safety device, and
- wherein the releasable portion is releasably attached to the base and the base is non-releasably secured to the piece of athletic equipment such that the releasable portion is operable to release upon grasping by an opposing player during game play, thereby preventing a horse-collar tackle and possibility for resultant injury to an athlete.
A method for preventing injury to an athlete due to horse-collar tackling, comprising:
- releasably attaching an athletic safety device to a piece of equipment to be worn by the athlete, wherein the athletic safety device is positioned at the upper spine and back shoulders of an athlete and wherein the athletic safety device is releasably attached to the piece of athletic equipment such that the safety device is operable to release upon grasping by an opposing player during game play, thereby preventing a horse-collar tackle and possibility for resultant injury to the athlete.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.