Protective gear

Protection for a body part of a user, comprising a stiff protective plate with a shape adapted to the body part, which protective plate displays an outer surface arranged to be turned away from the user in a facially outward direction, an inner surface arranged to be facing the user in a facially inward direction generally opposite the facially outward direction, and a peripheral edge defining an edgeward direction generally parallel to the inner and outer surfaces, and at least one shock absorbing element arranged on the inner surface only along the periphery of the inner surface, the protective plate and the at least one shock absorbing element define an inner chamber of the protection, wherein said at least one shock absorbing element comprises at least one strip displaying peripherally spaced peaks or cones with edgewardly extending mutual spaces therebetween, the mutual spaces configured to provide fluid communication between the inner chamber and a location edgewardly outward of the protection, and wherein the protective plate displays one or more through-going ventilation holes configured to provide fluid communication between the inner chamber and a location facially outward of the protection.