Replaceable shoulder padding for football and the like

Claim 2

Athletic gear and the like with quickly replaceable padding, and including in combination; a protective structural member formed to overlie a part to be protected and having an edge positioned and shaped to form a bitt, a protective pad of depressible material formed to be disposed between the interior of the structural member and the part to be protected and engageable therewith, at least one flexible strap anchored to the pad and having a free end portion turned tightly over the bitt to form a bite and establish a primary securement means to hold the pad, and the free end portion of the strap having hook-and-loop fastener means releasably holding said portion contiguous to the exterior of the structural member and thereby establishing the securement of a secondary securement means.

Claim 3

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 1, wherein the hook-and-loop fastener means is comprised of a multiplicity of hooks exposed at one side of a first tape and a pile of looped fibers exposed at one side of a second tape, said tapes being secured to opposed faces of the strap and exterior of the structural member and releasably engageable one with the other.

Claim 4

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 1, wherein the free end portion of the flexible strap is turned at least 120° over the bitt for primary securement.

Claim 5

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 1, wherein the free end portion of the flexible strap is turned 180° over the bitt for primary securement.

Claim 6

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 1, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is coextensively contiguous to the interior of an envelope and to which said at least one flexible strap is anchored.

Claim 7

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 5, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is foamed plastic, and wherein the envelope bonded thereto is an impervious plastic impregnated fabric.

Claim 8

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 1, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is coextensively contiguous to and bonded to the interior of an envelope to which said at least one flexible strap is anchored.

Claim 9

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 7, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is a substantially thick body of foamed plastic of low density, wherein the doubler is a relatively thin body of higher density plastic, and wherein the envelope bonded thereto is an impervious plastic impregnated fabric.

Claim 10

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 1, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is coextensively contiguous to the interior of an envelope with a doubler disposed therebetween and all of which is bonded and to which said at least one flexible strap is anchored.

Claim 11

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 9, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is a substantially thick body of foamed plastic of low density, wherein the doubler is a relatively thin body of higher density plastic, and wherein the envelope bonded thereto is an impervious plastic impregnated fabric.

Claim 12

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 1, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is coextensively contiguous to the interior of an envelope with a doubler disposed therebetween and all of which is bonded and to which said at least one flexible strap is anchored by sewing through the envelope and doubler.

Claim 13

Athletic gear and the like with quickly replaceable padding, and including in combination; a protective structural member formed to overlie a part to be protected and having apposed openings therethrough and juxtaposed to form a pair of spaced bitts, a protective pad of depressible material formed to be disposed between the interior of the structural member and a part to be protected and engageable therewith, at least one flexible strap anchored to the pad and having opposite free end portions and each turned tightly over one of said bitts to form a pair of apposed bites and each establishing a primary securement means to hold the pad, and the opposite free end portions of the strap having hook-and-loop elements of fastener means releasably holding said free end portions of the strap contiguous to the exterior of the structural member between said openings and establishing a secondary securement means.

Claim 14

Athletic gear and the like with quickly replaceable padding, and including in combination; a protective structural member formed to overlie a part to be protected and having apposed openings therethrough and juxtaposed to form a pair of spaced bitts, a protective pad of depressible material formed to be disposed between the interior of the structural member and a part to be protected and engageable therewith, at least one flexible strap anchored to the pad and having opposite free end portions and each turned tightly over one of said bitts to form a pair of apposed bites and each establishing a primary securement means to hold the pad, and the opposite free end portions of the strap having hook-and-loop elements of fastener means releasably holding said free end portions of the strap contiguous to the exterior of the structural member between said openings and establishing a secondary securement means.

Claim 15

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 12, wherein the hook-and-loop fastener means is comprised of a multiplicity of hooks exposed at one side of a first tape and a pile of looped fibers at one side of a second tape, said tapes being secured to opposite end portions and opposite faces of the strap for overlapped releasable engagement one with the other.

Claim 16

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 12, wherein the free end portion of the flexible strap is turned at least 120° over the bitt for primary securement.

Claim 17

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 12, wherein the free end portion of the flexible strap is turned 180° over the bitt for primary securement.

Claim 18

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 12, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is coextensively contiguous to the interior of an envelope and to which said at least one flexible strap is anchored.

Claim 19

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 12, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is coextensively contiguous to and bonded to the interior of an envelope to which said at least one flexible strap is anchored.

Claim 20

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 17, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is foamed plastic, and wherein the envelope bonded thereto is an impervious plastic impregnated fabric.

Claim 21

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 12, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is coextensively contiguous to the interior of an envelope with a doubler disposed therebetween and all of which is bonded and to which said at least one flexible strap is anchored.

Claim 22

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 19, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is a substantially thick body of foamed plastic of low density, wherein the doubler is a relatively thin body of higher density plastic, and wherein the envelope bonded thereto is an impervious plastic impregnated fabric.

Claim 23

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 12, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is coextensively contiguous to the interior of an envelope with a doubler disposed therebetween and all of which is bonded and to which said at least one flexible strap is anchored by sewing through the envelope and doubler.

Claim 24

Athletic gear and the like with padding as set forth in claim 21, wherein the depressible material of the protective pad is a substantially thick body of foamed plastic of low density, wherein the doubler is a relatively thin body of higher density plastic, and wherein the envelope bonded thereto is an impervious plastic impregnated fabric.