Securing garment for a shoulder-pad system

A shoulder-pad system comprising:

• a set of shoulder pads comprising an anterior plate portion, a posterior plate portion, a first shoulder assembly, and a second shoulder assembly,
• wherein the anterior plate portion includes one or more first garment anchors;
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• wherein the first and second shoulder assemblies include a first and second arched frames, respectively, the arched frames each including a convex, crown-side surface;
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• an upper-body garment that fits over, and at least partially covers, the set of shoulder pads, the upper-body garment comprising:
• an anterior panel at least partially covering the anterior plate portion;
• a posterior panel at least partially covering the posterior plate portion and connected to the anterior panel by a first shoulder portion and a second shoulder portion, wherein the anterior panel, the posterior panel, and the first and second shoulder portions each includes a respective garment collar portion forming a garment perimeter edge around a garment neck-receiving opening;
• the first shoulder portion of the upper-body garment wrapping over the first arched frame of the first shoulder assembly and layered over the convex, crown-side surface of the first arched frame;
• the second shoulder portion of the upper-body garment wrapping over the second arched frame of the second shoulder assembly and layered over the convex, crown-side surface of the second arched frame;
• one or more second garment anchors attached to the upper-body garment and configured to releasably attach to the one or more first garment anchors.

A shoulder-pad system comprising:

• a set of shoulder pads comprising an anterior plate portion, a posterior plate portion, a first shoulder assembly, and a second shoulder assembly,
• wherein the anterior plate portion includes one or more first garment anchors;
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• wherein the first and second shoulder assemblies include a first and second arched frames, respectively, and a first and second epaulette plate, respectively;
• an upper-body garment that fits over, and at least partially covers, the set of shoulder pads, the upper-body garment comprising:
• an anterior panel at least partially covering the anterior plate portion;
• a posterior panel at least partially covering the posterior plate portion and connected to the anterior panel by a first shoulder portion and a second shoulder portion, wherein the anterior panel, the posterior panel, and the first and second shoulder portions each includes a respective garment collar portion forming a garment perimeter edge around a garment neck-receiving opening;
• the first shoulder portion of the upper-body garment wrapping over the first arched frame of the first shoulder assembly and layered over the convex, crown-side surface of the first arched frame;
• the second shoulder portion of the upper-body garment wrapping over the second arched frame of the second shoulder assembly and layered over the convex, crown-side surface of the second arched frame;
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• one or more second garment anchors attached to the upper-body garment and configured to releasably attach to the one or more first garment anchors;
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• a first discrete shoulder sleeve that is removably attachable to the first epaulette plate and a second discrete shoulder sleeve that is removably attachable to the second epaulette plate, the first and second discrete shoulder sleeves each including
• an epaulette attachment mechanism that releasably attaches to a respective epaulette;
• a shoulder pocket coupled with the epaulette attachment mechanism and including one or more textile panels coupled to one another to form a cavity, the one or more textile panels at least partially encasing the epaulette when the epaulette is positioned in the cavity, and
• a cuff coupled to the shoulder pocket and including a band of textile forming a tubular body, wherein the first and second discrete shoulder sleeves are detached from the upper body garment.