Catcher's chest protector
AssigneeRawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.
InventorRobin J. Brown
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Abstract
A catcher's chest protector that expands and contracts in response to the movements of a wearer. The chest protector comprises a padded main body configured to protect the wearer from the impact of a thrown ball, connected to a harness by a pair of elastic straps. The harness includes a collar configured to extend around the neck of the wearer and having a pair of laterally spaced collar ends that overlap or about the main body on either side of the wearer's neck to cover a portion of the wearer's shoulder.
Claims22
A catcher's chest protector configured to protect a wearer's chest and abdomen comprising:
- a padded main body having an upper left side and an upper right side configured to cover a portion of a wearer's upper chest;
- a collar configured to extend around a wearer's neck and having left and right laterally spaced ends configured to cover a portion of a wearer's shoulders respectively;
- an elastic strap having a first end secured to one of said upper sides of said main body and a second end secured to a corresponding end of said collar, wherein said elastic strap extends laterally to allow said collar and said main body to move relative to one another.
A catcher's chest protector configured to protect a wearer's chest and abdomen comprising:
- a main padded portion;
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- a collar attached to said main padded portion by an elastic means for expanding and contracting in response to a wearer's movements, wherein said elastic means allows said collar to extend laterally from said main portion.
A catcher's chest protector configured to protect a wearer's chest and abdomen comprising:
- a padded main body having an left side extension and an right side extension that are adjacently disposed to the left and right shoulders of the wearer respectively;
- a collar elastically connected to said main padded body, wherein said collar is configured to extend around a wearer's neck and has left and right laterally spaced ends configured to cover a portion of the left and right shoulders of the wearer respectively, and wherein said main padded body and said collar are elastically connected for relative lateral movement between a juncture of said side extensions and said collar ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.