US3784985A
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Athletic armor and inflatable bag assembly
Assignee: Air Guard Industries Inc
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Filing: 1972-05-02
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Granted: 1974-01-15
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Expires: 1992-05-02
Abstract
Abstract An inflatable bag for use with curvilinear athletic plate to protect anatomical parts of the torso, arms and legs. The curved athletic plate has a soft base material mounted to one side, and an opening is used to insert and withdraw an inflatable bag into the space between the athletic armor and the soft base material. The bag is inflated through air-fill means so that the assembly absorbs shocks in an improved manner.
Inventors
- 👤 R Conroy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 09:32
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/08; A63B71/081; A43; A43B; A43B5/00; A43B5/04; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/015; A41D13/0155; A41D13/05; A41D13/055; A41D13/0556; A41D13/0568
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
261 words
An inflatable member for use with a substantially rigid and protective athletic plate, including a pair of flexible but substantially inextensible plastic side walls forming an air chamber therebetween, said side walls being sealed along their peripheral edges, said side walls having a configuration and dimension sufficient to cover a major area of the athletic plate with which it is used, said member having a generally circular head portion, an elongated body portion, and a reduced width neck portion joining the body to the head portion, said head portion having a size sufficient to cover the knee of an athlete and said body portion having a size sufficient to cover the shin of an athlete, an air-fill tube having a cylindrical wall and being sealed at one end of one of said side walls in communication with said air chamber, said air tube being sufficiently long to extend from between the athletic plate and the base material when said inflatable member is positioned adjacent said athletic plate, a removable frictional closure for sealing the other end of said air-fill tube, said frictional closurE having an annulus to frictionally engage the cylindrical wall of said air-fill tube, a flexible strap joined at one end to said annulus, an enlarged grasping head, a sealing plug extending from the grasping head, said sealing plug dimensioned to sealingly engage the interior of the cylindrical wall, and said inflatable member having an overall size sufficient only to envelop a minor part of the anatomical girth to which the inflatable member and the athletic plate is applied.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
261 words
An inflatable member for use with a substantially rigid and protective athletic plate, including a pair of flexible but substantially inextensible plastic side walls forming an air chamber therebetween, said side walls being sealed along their peripheral edges, said side walls having a configuration and dimension sufficient to cover a major area of the athletic plate with which it is used, said member having a generally circular head portion, an elongated body portion, and a reduced width neck portion joining the body to the head portion, said head portion having a size sufficient to cover the knee of an athlete and said body portion having a size sufficient to cover the shin of an athlete, an air-fill tube having a cylindrical wall and being sealed at one end of one of said side walls in communication with said air chamber, said air tube being sufficiently long to extend from between the athletic plate and the base material when said inflatable member is positioned adjacent said athletic plate, a removable frictional closure for sealing the other end of said air-fill tube, said frictional closurE having an annulus to frictionally engage the cylindrical wall of said air-fill tube, a flexible strap joined at one end to said annulus, an enlarged grasping head, a sealing plug extending from the grasping head, said sealing plug dimensioned to sealingly engage the interior of the cylindrical wall, and said inflatable member having an overall size sufficient only to envelop a minor part of the anatomical girth to which the inflatable member and the athletic plate is applied.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
155 words
An inflatable member which includes the features of claim 1 above, and which further includes, in combination, a curvilinear athletic plate, said athletic plate having an elongated curvilinear shin cover and a generally curvilinear and circular knee cover, said shin and knee covers being mounted on a flexible base material so that the top of the shin cover overlaps the knee cover, at least one end of said flexible base material being unsecured to said curvilinear athletic plate thereby defining an open end and said air inflatable base material mounted between said athletic plate and said flexible base material by being inserted through the open end so that the elongated body portion of the inflatable member adjoins the elongated curvilinear shin cover of the athletic plate, and the generally circular head portion adjoins the knee cover of the athletic plate, and said air-fill tube extending from between said athletic plate and the flexible base material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
171 words
An athletic assembly, including: a curvilinear armor plate dimensioned for a selected anatomical part, a soft base material mounted to one side of said curvilinear armor plate, an inflatable member positioned between the base material and the curvilinear armor plate, said inflatable member having a pair of flexible but substantially inextensible plastic side walls forming an air chamber therebetween, said side walls being sealed along their peripheral edges, said side walls having a configuration and area dimensions sufficient to cover a major area on one side of said armor plate, air-fill means communicating with said air chamber, means to seal said air-fill means to retain air blown into the air chamber of said inflatable member, and said inflatable member having area dimensions smaller than said curvilinear armor plate and said soft base material, and a portion of said base material being unsecured to said armor plate to define an opening in said assembly allowing insertion and removal of said inflatable member between said curvilinear armor plate and said soft base material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
171 words
An athletic assembly, including: a curvilinear armor plate dimensioned for a selected anatomical part, a soft base material mounted to one side of said curvilinear armor plate, an inflatable member positioned between the base material and the curvilinear armor plate, said inflatable member having a pair of flexible but substantially inextensible plastic side walls forming an air chamber therebetween, said side walls being sealed along their peripheral edges, said side walls having a configuration and area dimensions sufficient to cover a major area on one side of said armor plate, air-fill means communicating with said air chamber, means to seal said air-fill means to retain air blown into the air chamber of said inflatable member, and said inflatable member having area dimensions smaller than said curvilinear armor plate and said soft base material, and a portion of said base material being unsecured to said armor plate to define an opening in said assembly allowing insertion and removal of said inflatable member between said curvilinear armor plate and said soft base material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
An athletic armor assembly as in claim 3, wherein said plate is a unitary member for the thigh and the inflatable member has a substantially rectangular configuration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
An athletic armor assembly as in claim 3, wherein said plate includes an elongated curvilinear shin cover and a curvilinear and generally circular knee cover, that the top of the shin cover and the bottom of the knee cover are in overlapping relationship, and said air inflatable member being mounted between such shin cover and said base material, and said air-fill means being a tube extending from between said soft base material and said shin cover.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
An inflatable athletic armor assembly which includes the features of claim 3 above wherein said plate is a unitary member for the shin and the inflatable and the inflatable member has a rectangular configuration of a size sufficient for protecting the shin of an athlete.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
An inflatable athletic armor assembly which includes the features of claim 3 above wherein said inflatable member has a substantially trapezoidal configuration of a size sufficient to cover the shin of an athlete, the short side of the trapezoidal configuration selected for positioning at the lower shin portion of an athlete.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
64 words
An inflatable member which includes the features of claim 3 above in which the inflatable member has a substantially circular head portion spaces from an elongated body portion by a reduced width neck area, said circular head portion having a size sufficient to cover the knee of an athlete and said body portion having a size sufficient to cover the shin of an athlete.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
202 words
An inflatable member and an athletic plate combination to envelop a minor part of the anatomical girth, including a substantially rigid and protective curvilinear athletic plate, a flexible base material mounted to the inside curve of said athletic plate, means securing the opposite sides of said base material to the athletic plate, at least one end of said base material being unsecured to said curvilinear athletic plate thereby defining an open end, an inflatable member having a size and dimension to be received through said open end between the flexible base material and the substantially rigid protective athletic plate, said inflatable member having a pair of flexible but substantially inextensible plastic side walls forming an air chamber therebetween, said side walls being each sealed along their peripheral edges, an air-fill tube having a cylindrical wall means sealingly mounting said air-fill tube at one end to one of said side walls in communication with said air chamber, said air tube being sufficiently long to extend out from between said base material and said athletic plate when said inflatable member is positioned between the flexible base material and the athletic plate, and a frictional closure for sealing the other end of said air-fill tube.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
202 words
An inflatable member and an athletic plate combination to envelop a minor part of the anatomical girth, including a substantially rigid and protective curvilinear athletic plate, a flexible base material mounted to the inside curve of said athletic plate, means securing the opposite sides of said base material to the athletic plate, at least one end of said base material being unsecured to said curvilinear athletic plate thereby defining an open end, an inflatable member having a size and dimension to be received through said open end between the flexible base material and the substantially rigid protective athletic plate, said inflatable member having a pair of flexible but substantially inextensible plastic side walls forming an air chamber therebetween, said side walls being each sealed along their peripheral edges, an air-fill tube having a cylindrical wall means sealingly mounting said air-fill tube at one end to one of said side walls in communication with said air chamber, said air tube being sufficiently long to extend out from between said base material and said athletic plate when said inflatable member is positioned between the flexible base material and the athletic plate, and a frictional closure for sealing the other end of said air-fill tube.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
An athletic armor assembly as in claim 5 wherein the top of the shin cover overlaps the bottom of the knee cover.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-01-14 | 1977-07-16 | 1978-01-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-01-14 | 1981-07-16 | 1982-01-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-01-14 | 1985-07-16 | 1986-01-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |