Protective articles having a plurality of core members
AssigneePinwrest Development Group, LLC
InventorMark D. Dodd
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Abstract
A protective guard for reducing injury to a shin of a person includes a conformable substrate and a plurality of core members disposed adjacent to a surface of the conformable substrate. The plurality of core members are arranged such that a first of the core members is rotationally movable about at least one axis relative to a second of the core members. A flexible fabric membrane comprised of natural or synthetic fibers is positioned adjacent to at least one of the conformable substrate and the plurality of core members.
Claims26
A shin guard for reducing injury to a shin of a person comprising:
- an elastomeric substrate;
- and
- a central core having a plurality of rigid plates disposed on or adjacent to the elastomeric substrate, a first of the plates being joined by at least one hinge to a second of the plates;
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- a flexible fabric membrane comprised of natural or synthetic fibers positioned adjacent to at least one of the elastomeric substrate and the central core.
A protective guard for reducing injury to a shin of a person comprising:
- a conformable substrate;
- and
- a plurality of core members disposed adjacent to a surface of the conformable substrate and arranged such that a first of the core members is rotationally movable about at least one axis relative to a second of the core members;
- and
- a flexible fabric membrane comprised of natural or synthetic fibers positioned adjacent to at least one of the conformable substrate and the plurality of core members.
A glove for reducing injury to a hand of a person comprising:
- an elastomeric substrate;
- and
- a central core having a plurality of rigid plates disposed on or adjacent to the elastomeric substrate, a first of the plates being joined by at least one hinge to a second of the plates;
- and
- a flexible fabric membrane comprised of natural or synthetic fibers positioned adjacent to at least one of the elastomeric substrate and the central core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.