EP0246812A1
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A protective garment
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-05-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-05-14
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a protective jacket to prevent injury to the torso of a wearer. The jacket (1) comprises a rear panel (2) and front panels (3) closed by a zip fastener (15). The front and rear panels (3) and (2) are formed of inner and outer sheets of material (24) and (25) which are stitched together along seams (27) to form a plurality of pockets (29 to 35). The pockets (29 to 33,35) accommodate pads (36 to 40) of impact absorbing material, namely closed cell expanded polyethelene material. The pocket (34) accommodates a spine protective member (43) laminated from a polycarbonate member (44) and an impact absorbing member (45). A crotch member (18) is releasably secured to the front panels (3). Shoulder pads (47) also comprising impact absorbing material are releasably secured to the front and rear panels (3) and (2).
Inventors
- 👤 Mary Sarah Cox
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 15:11
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/015; A41D13/0153; A41D13/05; A41D13/0518; A41D13/0537; A41D13/055; A41D13/0581; A41D13/0587; A41D13/0593; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/908; Y10S2/909
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A protective garment (1) for protecting the torso, the garment (1) comprising a rear panel (2) formed by a sheet of material (24,25), and impact absorbing material (36 to 40) being provided in at least portion (30,31) of the rear panel (2), characterised in that an elongated spine protective member (43) is provided in the rear panel (2) to coincide, in use, with at least portion of the spine of the wearer for protection thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A protective garment (1) for protecting the torso, the garment (1) comprising a rear panel (2) formed by a sheet of material (24,25), and impact absorbing material (36 to 40) being provided in at least portion (30,31) of the rear panel (2), characterised in that an elongated spine protective member (43) is provided in the rear panel (2) to coincide, in use, with at least portion of the spine of the wearer for protection thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A protective garment as claimed in Claim 1 characterised in that the spine protective member (43) extends from a position adjacent a neck portion (41) of the rear panel (2) to the bottom of the rear panel (2) to, in use, coincide with the coccyx of the spine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A protective garment as claimed in Claim 1 or 2 characterised in that the spine protective member (43) comprises a reinforcing member (44).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A protective garment as claimed in Claim 3 characterised in that the reinforcing member (44) of the spine protective member (43) is polycarbonate material (44), and the spine protective member (43) is a composite member comprising the reinforcing member (44) laminated to an elongated member (45) of impact absorbing material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
136 words
A protective garment as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 4 characterised in that an elongated central pocket (34) is provided in the rear panel (2) extending from a position adjacent the neck portion (41) of the rear panel to the bottom of the rear panel (2) to accommodate the spine protective member (43), and a plurality of elongated rear pockets (30,31,35) extend in the rear panel (2) on each side of the central pocket to accommodate the impact absorbing material (37,38), some of the rear pockets (30,31) adjacent the central pocket (34) extending substantially the length of the rear panel (2), the said rear pockets (30,31) being divided intermediate their length to form an upper rear pocket (30) and a lower rear pocket (31) and defining therebetween a waist (9) of the garment (1).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A protective garment as claimed in any preceding claim characterised in that the garment (1) comprises a front panel (3), the front panel (3) comprising a plurality of pockets (29,32) to accommodate impact absorbing material (36,39).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A protective garment as claimed in Claim 6 characterised in that each panel (2,3) comprises an inner (24) and an outer sheet (25) of material secured together (27) to form the pockets (29 to 35) therebetween.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A protective garment as claimed in any preceding claim characterised in that the impact absorbing material (36 to 40,45) is closed cell expanded polyethelene.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A protective garment as claimed in any of Claims 6 to 8 characterised in that a crotch member (18) extends from the rear panel (2) to the front panel (3), the crotch member (18) being releasably connected by releasable fastening means (19,20) to one or other panel (3).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
79 words
A protective garment as claimed in any preceding claim characterised in that the garment (1) is in the form of a sleeveless jacket having a rear panel (2) and a pair of front panels (3) releasably joined together by releasable fastening means (15) and the front (3) and rear panels (2) are joined along a seam (8) on each side thereof, each seam (8) extending from beneath an arm opening (7) to the waist (9) of the garment (1).
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