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US 2020/0139218 A1Published application
Protective articles and methods thereof
AssigneeAexos Inc.
InventorCharles Ryan CORRIGAN
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are wearable articles and methods for the manufacture and use thereof. The wearable articles can comprise compression elements, gripping elements, and support elements containing a rate-sensitive material which can operate to prevent injury.
Claims21
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An article wearable by a subject, comprising:
- (a) a base layer having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface has a first coefficient of friction (μ1) relative to a body surface of the subject;
- (b) a neck support device coupled to the base layer, the neck support device comprising a non-Newtonian material;
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- (c) at least one gripping element coupled to the interior surface of the base layer, wherein the at least one gripping element is configured to contact a body of the subject, and wherein the at least one gripping element has a second coefficient of friction (μ2) relative to the body surface, wherein μ2 is greater than μ1.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.