Protective appliance
AssigneeArmadillo Sports Design Limited
InventorAnthony John White
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Abstract
An appliance for protection against impact and strain injury and comprising an inner flexible web or sleeve (10, 15) adapted to be worn about a part of the body such as the lower leg and to conform closely to the shape thereof, and a series of interconnected outer rigid plates (18) attached to the inner web or sleeve (10, 15) such as to provide impact absorption and distribution whilst permitting relative movement between the plates and maintaining its position in use without restraining the wearer's bodily movement. The device is particularly intended to prevent injuries to sports people.
Claims18
An appliance for protection against impact and strain injury including a flexible panel adapted to be worn on a part of the body and to conform closely to the shape thereof, and a plurality of interconnected rigid plates carried by the panel such as to permit limited relative movement between the plates, the plates being connected together in overlapping relationship on a backing strip, at least some of said plates being movable relative to each other and to said backing strip.
An appliance for protection against impact and strain injury, said appliance comprising:
- a) a flexible base member for placement in overlying relationship with a portion of the body to be protected;
- b) a plurality of substantially rigid plate elements having a curvature corresponding with that of the portion of the body over which the base member is positioned, wherein successive plate elements are disposed in partially overlapped, shingled relationship with each other;
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- c) an elongated elastic connecting carrier member for supporting the respective plates for relative lengthwise movement along the carrier member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.