US4982447A
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Body protector
Assignee: Albion Hat and Cap Co Pty Ltd
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Filing: 1989-05-08
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Granted: 1991-01-08
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Expires: 2009-05-08
Abstract
Abstract The present invention discloses a body protector for sportsmen which allows perspiration from the sportsman's skin to be evaporated while the body protector is being worn. The protector takes the form of shoulder pads, a shin pad or a forearm pad. The protectors are molded from resiliently compressible plastics material and provided with a plurality of protrusions on their inner surface(s).
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony E. Henson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:13
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/08; A63B71/12; A63B71/1225; A47; A47F; A47F1/00; A47F1/04; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/015; A41D13/0153; A63B2071/1208; A63B2071/125; A63B2071/1258; A63B2071/1266; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/908
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A set of shoulder pads for a sportsman, said set of pads comprising a back plate and two breast plates hingedly connected together, and a pair of shoulder plates hingedly connected to the remainder of said set of shoulder pads, wherein each of said plates is integrally formed and moulded from plastics material, and each of said plates has an inner surface having a plurality of protrusions thereon, each of said protrusions being filled with said plastics material and the spaces between adjacent protrusions providing paths through which air is able to pass between said inner surface and the skin of said sportsman.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A set of shoulder pads for a sportsman, said set of pads comprising a back plate and two breast plates hingedly connected together, and a pair of shoulder plates hingedly connected to the remainder of said set of shoulder pads, wherein each of said plates is integrally formed and moulded from plastics material, and each of said plates has an inner surface having a plurality of protrusions thereon, each of said protrusions being filled with said plastics material and the spaces between adjacent protrusions providing paths through which air is able to pass between said inner surface and the skin of said sportsman.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A set of shoulder pads as claimed in claim 1 wherein said plates have a multiplicity of apertures extending therethrough and being interspersed amongst, but not aligned with, said protrusions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A set of shoulder pads as claimed in claim 1 wherein the hinged connection between said plates comprise flexible straps.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A set of shoulder pads as claimed in claim 1 wherein said plastics material is resiliently compressible.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A set of shoulder pads as claimed in claim 1 wherein said protrusions have a flattened upper surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
127 words
A set of shoulder pads for a sportsman, said set of pads comprising a back plate and two breast plates hingedly connected together and a pair of shoulder plates hingedly connected to the remainder of said set of shoulder pads, wherein each of said plates is integrally formed and moulded from resiliently compressible plastics material, and each of said plates has an inner surface having a plurality of protrusions thereon, each of said protrusions having a flattened upper surface and being filled with said plastics material, and a plurality of apertures being interspaced amongst, but not aligned with, said protrusions, said apertures and the spaces between adjacent protrusions providing paths through which air is able to pass between said inner surface and the skin of said sportsman.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
127 words
A set of shoulder pads for a sportsman, said set of pads comprising a back plate and two breast plates hingedly connected together and a pair of shoulder plates hingedly connected to the remainder of said set of shoulder pads, wherein each of said plates is integrally formed and moulded from resiliently compressible plastics material, and each of said plates has an inner surface having a plurality of protrusions thereon, each of said protrusions having a flattened upper surface and being filled with said plastics material, and a plurality of apertures being interspaced amongst, but not aligned with, said protrusions, said apertures and the spaces between adjacent protrusions providing paths through which air is able to pass between said inner surface and the skin of said sportsman.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A set of shoulder pads as claimed in claim 6 wherein said resilient plastics material is foamed polyurethane.
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