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US 2017/0360124 A1Published application
Protective equipment
AssigneeXTECH Protective Equipment LLC
InventorTheodore Anthony Monica
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Abstract
The present application provides a protective apparatus that includes a left and a right generally arched shaped portion with a padding system that provides a channel that accommodates the user's shoulder. The foam padding system includes a shoulder pad removably attached to at least one of the generally arched shaped portions, and a pair of body pads removably attached at their top ends to the shoulder pad and at a bottom to respective bottom ends of the generally arched shape portions.
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A protective apparatus comprising:
- a left generally arched shaped portion;
- a right generally arched shaped portion;
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- a foam padding system comprising a shoulder pad removably attached to at least one of the generally arched shaped portions, and a pair of body pads removably attached at a top end to the shoulder pad and at a bottom to respective bottom ends of the generally arched shape portion.
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A protective apparatus comprising:
- a left generally arched shaped portion;
- a right generally arched shaped portion;
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- a foam padding system comprising a shoulder pad removably attached to at least one of the generally arched shaped portions, and a pair of body pads removably attached at a top end to the shoulder pad and at a bottom to respective bottom ends of the generally arched shape portion, wherein the shoulder pad comprises a plurality of lateral hinges that are essentially parallel to a lateral axis of the shoulder pad, and wherein each of the generally arched shape portion extends outwardly to form a cantilever section at the arch, the shoulder pad is shaped to form a cantilever shape when folded about a lateral axis of the shoulder pad that follows the cantilever shape of the arch, and wherein the pair of body pads comprise a front body pad having a shape that follows the cantilever shape of the arch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.