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Protection implement, particularly for use in sports practice
Assignee: Benetton Group SRL
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Filing: 2001-04-16
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Granted: 2002-06-11
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Expires: 2021-04-16
Abstract
Abstract A protection implement, particularly suitable for sports applications, constituted by at least one first outer protective element which is advantageously rigid and optionally by one or more second elastically compressible elements which are arranged internally. At least one third element, advantageously constituted by a two-sided vertical-warp knitted fabric, is arranged below the at least one first outer protective element.
Inventors
- 👤 Flavio Bacchiega
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 03:29
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B3/00; A42B3/04; A42B3/06; A42B3/062; A42B3/063; A41; A41D; A41D31/00; A41D31/04; A41D31/24; A41D31/245; A42B3/10; A42B3/12; D; D04; D04B; D04B21/00; D04B21/14; D04B21/16; D10; D10B; D10B2403/00; D10B2403/02; D10B2403/021; D10B2501/00; D10B2501/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
30 words
A protection implement, particularly for sports applications, comprising at least one first outer protective rigid element, further comprising at least one fabric element constituted by a two-sided vertical-warp knitted fabric.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
30 words
A protection implement, particularly for sports applications, comprising at least one first outer protective rigid element, further comprising at least one fabric element constituted by a two-sided vertical-warp knitted fabric.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The protection implement according to claim 1 , wherein said fabric element is interposed between said at least one first outer protective element and at least one second elastically compressible element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The protection implement according to claim 1 , wherein said fabric element is interposed between said at least one second elastically compressible element and an underlying lining which is adapted to be in contact with the region of the body to be protected.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
The protection implement according to claim 3 , wherein it is constituted by a crash-helmet comprising said at least one first outer protective element, so as to constitute a protective shell surrounding the user's head and said at least one second elastically compressible element, arranged internally, and wherein said fabric element is arranged at said at least one second elastically compressible element or directly in contact with said first protective element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
The protection implement according to claim 1 , comprising two linings which are joined to said fabric element at their peripheral edge and are suitable to cover said fabric element so as to leave free the lateral thickness of the fabric element in order to facilitate air circulation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The protection implement according to claim 1 , wherein fabric element is connected to fastening means, so as to allow the arrangement and fastening of said protection implement at the part of the body to be protected.
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