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US 5,029,341 AGranted
Football shoulder pad
AssigneeRiddell, Inc.
InventorJames C. Wingo, Jr.
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Abstract
A shoulder pad for a football player, includes a rib protector pad body disposed adjacent to the body arch members and releasably connected to the pad body disposed beneath the body arch members of the shoulder pad.
Claims9
A shoulder pad for a football player, comprising:
- body arch members having depending chest and back portions;
- a pad body, having a back, lower edge surface, disposed beneath the body arch members, wherein the pad body overlies a substantial portion of the chest and back of the football player;
- a flexible rib protector pad body for substantially encircling the body of the football player to protect the ribs of the football player from impact forces, the rib protector body having a back, upper edge surface;
- a means for releasably connecting the pad body to the rib protector pad body;
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- the pad body is releasably connected to the rib protector pad body, and the back, lower edge surface of the pad body is disposed adjacent to the back, upper edge surface of the rib protector pad body, whereby a substantial portion of the chest, substantially all of the back, and the ribs of the football player are protected from impact forces.
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