Energy absorbing protective device that protects areas of articulation
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorJason Berns
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Abstract
An energy absorbing, articulated, protective pad with improved articulation for protection of areas of articulation, such as joints of a human body. A pad of energy absorbing material has score lines along a first axis and a second axis. The score lines are cut into said pad to provide articulation of the pad. The pad also has cuts along the second axis at the periphery of the pad that provide flexibility to the pad.
Claims49
An energy absorbing, articulated, protective pad comprising:
- a pad of energy absorbing material;
- score lines along a first axis and about a second axis wherein said score lines are cut into said pad to provide articulation of said pad;
- and
- cuts through said pad about said second axis at a periphery of said pad that provide flexibility to said pad wherein the cuts about the second axis are in two directions.
A method for providing an energy absorbing, articulated, protective pad comprising the steps of:
- defining score lines along a first axis and about a second axis of a pad of energy absorbing material wherein said score lines provide articulation of said pad;
- and
- cutting through said pad about said second axis in two directions at a periphery of said pad to provide flexibility to said pad.
An energy absorbing, articulated protective pad comprising:
- a pad of energy absorbing material;
- and
- score lines along a first axis and about a second axis wherein said score lines are cut into said pad to provide articulation of said pad, said score lines defining a plurality of polygons having a first dimension along a first axis and a second dimension along a second axis, said first dimension being smaller than said second dimension.
An energy absorbing, articulated, protective pad comprising:
- a plurality of discrete beads of substantially elastic and resilient material, said beads being integrally joined to each other to form a pad;
- and
- score lines along a first axis and about a second axis in two directions wherein said score lines are cut into said pad to provide articulation of said pad.
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