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US 9,539,487 B2Granted
Multi-material impact protection for contact sports
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorRyan P. Henry
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Abstract
A protective device may be configured to be worn to protect a portion of a wearer's anatomy. A pliable first material may form a perimeter portion and at least one connecting portion. A rigid second material may form at least two plates retained within the perimeter portion and at least one connecting portion.
Claims19
A protective device for attenuating force from an impact, the protective device comprising:
- an impact plate comprising:
- a first plate portion having an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and a first thickness between the anterior surface and the posterior surface of the first plate portion;
- a second plate portion having an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and a second thickness between the anterior surface and the posterior surface of the second plate portion;
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- a connecting tab that extends between and bridges the first plate and the second plate, the connecting tab having an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and a third thickness between the anterior surface and the posterior surface of the connecting tab, the third thickness being less than the first thickness and the second thickness;
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- an elastomeric member that is more pliable than the impact shell and that includes a connecting portion that covers the anterior surface of the connecting tab.
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A protective device for attenuating force from an impact, the device comprising:
- at least two plate portions including a first plate portion and a second plate portion, the at least two plate portions formed of a first material;
- one or more connecting tabs that connects the first plate portion to the second plate portion;
- an elastomeric perimeter portion that binds terminal edges of the at least two plate portions and forms a terminal perimeter edge of the protective device, the elastomeric perimeter portion formed of a second material that is more pliable than the first material;
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- at least one elastomeric connecting portion extending between two points on the elastomeric perimeter portion, the elastomeric connecting portion covering at least a portion of the connecting tab, the elastomeric connecting portion formed from the first material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.