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US 8,024,820 B2Granted
Multi-piece protector for a baseball catcher
AssigneeEaston Sports, Inc.
InventorsKen Weimer, Dmitry Rusakov
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Abstract
A multi-piece chest protector includes a front section connected to side sections by straps or other connectors that provide independent and relative movement between the front section and the side sections. The front and side sections include padding for absorbing impact. Additional padding, such as shoulder pads, may optionally be removably or permanently attached to the chest protector.
Claims15
A chest protector, comprising:
- a front section providing an opening for a head of, and including padding for protecting a front torso of, a wearer, wherein the front section includes padded upper regions configured to extend over a wearer's shoulders to the back of the wearer;
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- a side section including padding for protecting the front torso of a wearer, with the side section connected to the front section by at least one strap located below the head opening, such that the front section is movable independently of, and relative to, the side section.
A chest protector, comprising:
- a padded, forward-facing front section including padded upper regions configured to extend over a wearer's shoulders to the back of the wearer;
- a padded, substantially forward-facing first side section attached to the front section by at least one strap, such that the first side section is movable independently of, and relative to, the front section;
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- a padded, substantially forward-facing second side section attached to the front section by at least one strap, such that the second side section is movable independently of, and relative to, the front section;
- wherein each of the first and second side sections are configured to overlie at least a region of the torso located below the shoulders of a wearer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.