Body protective device

The padding of claim 6 further comprising hardened protective means directly bonded to said upper surface of each of said modules.

Body padding comprising upper and lower layers of stretchable, breathable fabric, said lower layer of fabric being adapted to be adjacent a surface of a body, said fabric layers having sandwiched between them a plurality of foam modules, each of said foam modules having an upper surface and a lower surface, said foam modules being spaced from one another in a direction generally parallel to the surface of the body, said body padding comprising a plurality of air passages extending from and through said upper layer to and through said lower layer to provide direct gaseous communication between an environment surrounding the body and the surface of the body.

Body padding comprising upper and lower layers of stretchable, breathable fabric, said lower layer of fabric being adapted to be adjacent a body, said fabric layers having sandwiched between them a plurality of spaced, foam modules having an upper surface and a lower surface, said body padding comprising a plurality of air passages extending from said upper layer to said lower layer, wherein each of said foam modules includes a tapered periphery and wherein said air passages extend through said tapered periphery of said foam modules.

Body padding comprising upper and lower layers of stretchable, breathable fabric, said lower layer of fabric being adapted to be adjacent a body, said fabric layers having sandwiched between them a plurality of spaced, foam modules having an upper surface and a lower surface, said body padding comprising a plurality of air passages extending from said upper layer to said lower layer, said body padding further comprising a plurality of air channels interconnecting lower termini of said air passages, said air channels being substantially parallel with said lower layer of fabric.

Body padding comprising upper and lower layers of stretchable, breathable fabric, said lower layer of fabric being adapted to be adjacent a body, said fabric layers having sandwiched between them a plurality of spaced, foam modules having an upper surface and a lower surface, said body padding comprising a plurality of air passages extending from said upper layer to said lower layer, wherein said foam modules have variable density, the density thereof increasing in a direction away from said lower layer toward said upper layer.

Body padding comprising upper and lower layers of resilient, breathable fabric, said lower layer of fabric being adapted to be adjacent a body, said fabric layers having sandwiched between them a plurality of spaced, foam modules having an upper surface and a lower surface, said body padding comprising a plurality of air passages extending from said upper layer to said lower layer and means for providing air distribution between said air passages along said lower layer.

Body padding comprising upper and lower layers of resilient, breathable fabric, said lower layer of fabric being adapted to be adjacent a body, said fabric layers having sandwiched between them a plurality of spaced, foam modules having an upper surface and a lower surface, said foam modules having a variable, tripartite density distribution, the density thereof increasing in a direction away from said lower layer toward said upper layer, said body padding comprising a plurality of air passages extending from said upper layer to said lower layer.