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Sports pants with pocketed tacked pads
Assignee: AUSTIN SPORTSGEAR Inc
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Filing: 1993-08-02
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Granted: 1994-11-22
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Expires: 2013-08-02
Abstract
Abstract A garment for wearing while playing sports having padded portions to absorb impact to protect specific body parts, the impact protection being provided by a shock absorbing pad located within a pocket defined on the garment. The pocket receives the protective pad, usually formed of foam, and while the configuration of the pocket substantially conforms to the configuration of the pad, the pad is only affixed to the garment at a location remote from the pad edges whereby the pad edges are free and may adapt themselves to the configuration of the garment and wadding or extensive pad stressing is prevented, and the pad will automatically accommodate itself to the garment and body configuration.
Inventors
- 👤 Kathleen A. Lubahn
- 👤 Rick A. Lehman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:31
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/05; A41D13/055; A41D13/0581; A41D13/0593; A41D13/015; A41D13/0537
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
In a padded sports garment for protecting the wearer wherein the garment includes a primary flexible envelope having inner and outer surfaces, a pocket panel mounted upon one of the surfaces defining a pocket and a thin shock absorbing flexible pad having a circumference including spaced opposed edges and a central region intermediate the circumference located within the pocket, the improvement comprising, a fastener directly attached to the pad central region and fastening only the pad central region with respect to the envelope and pocket whereby the pad circumference is free at the spaced opposed edges and only confined against movement by the pocket and the pad may conform itself within the pocket to the contour of the garment envelope and pocket.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a padded sports garment for protecting the wearer wherein the garment includes a primary flexible envelope having inner and outer surfaces, a pocket panel mounted upon one of the surfaces defining a pocket and a thin shock absorbing flexible pad having a circumference including spaced opposed edges and a central region intermediate the circumference located within the pocket, the improvement comprising, a fastener directly attached to the pad central region and fastening only the pad central region with respect to the envelope and pocket whereby the pad circumference is free at the spaced opposed edges and only confined against movement by the pocket and the pad may conform itself within the pocket to the contour of the garment envelope and pocket.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
In a padded sports garment as in claim 1, said fastener comprising a seam tack.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
In a padded sports garment as in claim 2, said seam tack comprising a sewn seam located between the pad opposed edges.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
In a padded sports garment as in claim 1, said garment comprising pants.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
In a padded sports garment as in claim 1, said garment comprising a forearm guard.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
139 words
In a padded sports garment for protecting the wearer wherein the garment includes a primary flexible envelope having inner and outer surfaces, a pocket panel mounted upon one of the surfaces defining a pocket and a shock absorbing flexible pad having a circumference including spaced opposed edges and a central region intermediate the circumference located within the pocket, the improvement comprising, a fastener fastening only the pad central region with respect to the envelope and pocket whereby the pad circumference is free and the pad may conform itself to the contour of the garment envelope and pocket, said fastener comprising a seam tack, said seam tack comprising a sewn seam located between the pad opposed edges, said sewn seam fastening the pad central region to the pocket panel only, said pocket panel being attached to the envelope inner surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
139 words
In a padded sports garment for protecting the wearer wherein the garment includes a primary flexible envelope having inner and outer surfaces, a pocket panel mounted upon one of the surfaces defining a pocket and a shock absorbing flexible pad having a circumference including spaced opposed edges and a central region intermediate the circumference located within the pocket, the improvement comprising, a fastener fastening only the pad central region with respect to the envelope and pocket whereby the pad circumference is free and the pad may conform itself to the contour of the garment envelope and pocket, said fastener comprising a seam tack, said seam tack comprising a sewn seam located between the pad opposed edges, said sewn seam fastening the pad central region to the pocket panel only, said pocket panel being attached to the envelope inner surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
In a padded sports garment as in claim 6, said sewn seam comprising a longitudinal zigzag stitch to permit longitudinal seam expansion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
110 words
In combination, a garment comprising a flexible envelope having inner and outer surfaces, a pocket panel mounted upon one of the surfaces defining a pocket and a thin shock absorbing flexible pad having a circumference including spaced opposed edges and a central region intermediate the circumference located within the pocket, a fastener directly attached to said pad central region and fastening only the pad central region with respect to the envelope and pocket whereby the pad circumference is free at said spaced opposed edges and only confined against movement by the pocket and the pad may conform itself within the pocket to the contour of the garment envelope and pocket.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
110 words
In combination, a garment comprising a flexible envelope having inner and outer surfaces, a pocket panel mounted upon one of the surfaces defining a pocket and a thin shock absorbing flexible pad having a circumference including spaced opposed edges and a central region intermediate the circumference located within the pocket, a fastener directly attached to said pad central region and fastening only the pad central region with respect to the envelope and pocket whereby the pad circumference is free at said spaced opposed edges and only confined against movement by the pocket and the pad may conform itself within the pocket to the contour of the garment envelope and pocket.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
In a combination as in claim 8, said fastener comprising a seam tack.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
In a combination as in claim 9, said seam tack comprising a sewn seam located between the pad opposed edges.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
11 words
In a combination as in claim 8, said garment comprising pants.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
In a combination as in claim 8, said garment comprising a forearm guard.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
127 words
In combination, a garment comprising a flexible envelope having inner and outer surfaces, a pocket panel mounted upon one of the surfaces defining a pocket and a shock absorbing flexible pad having a circumference including spaced opposed edges and a central region intermediate the circumference located within the pocket, a fastener fastening only the pad central region with respect to the envelope and pocket whereby the pad circumference is free and the pad may conform itself to the contour of the garment envelope and pocket, said fastener comprising a seam tack, said seam tack comprising a sewn seam located between the pad opposed edges, said sewn seam fastening the pad central region to the pocket panel only, said pocket panel being attached to the envelope inner surface.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
127 words
In combination, a garment comprising a flexible envelope having inner and outer surfaces, a pocket panel mounted upon one of the surfaces defining a pocket and a shock absorbing flexible pad having a circumference including spaced opposed edges and a central region intermediate the circumference located within the pocket, a fastener fastening only the pad central region with respect to the envelope and pocket whereby the pad circumference is free and the pad may conform itself to the contour of the garment envelope and pocket, said fastener comprising a seam tack, said seam tack comprising a sewn seam located between the pad opposed edges, said sewn seam fastening the pad central region to the pocket panel only, said pocket panel being attached to the envelope inner surface.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
In a combination as in claim 13, said sewn seam comprising a longitudinal zigzag stitch to permit longitudinal seam expansion.
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