Protective garment
OwnerMary S. Coxinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a protective jacket to prevent injury to the torso of a wearer. The jacket comprises a rear panel and front panels closed by a zip fastener. The front and rear panels are formed of inner and outer sheets of material which are stitched together along seams to form a plurality of pockets. One longitudinal central pocket in the rear panel accommodates a spine protective member laminated from a poycarbonate member and impact absorbing member. Pockets adjacent the central pocket accommodate impact absorbing pads which are separated to define a waist of the jacket. Other pockets accommodate other impact absorbing pads in the rear panel and front panel.
Claims20
A protective garment for protecting the torso, the garment comprising;
- a rear panel having an upper and a lower portion defining a waist therebetween,
- an elongated spine protective member extending longitudinally of the rear panel from the upper portion to the lower portion across the waist to in use co-incide with at least portion of the spine of the wearer,
- at least one main elongated impact absorbing member extending longitudinally of the rear panel on each side of the spine protective member, each main impact absorbing member comprising an upper and a lower elongated impact absorbing pad which define therebetween portion of the waist.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.