Apparel – Guard or protector – Chest protector
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-28
2001-02-06
Hale, Gloria M. (Department: 3741)
Apparel
Guard or protector
Chest protector
C002S463000, C002S468000, C002S092000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06182299
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a baseball chest protector, and more particularly, to a baseball chest protector which effectively protects the chest, stomach and neck portions of a user's body and leads the hit-on ball to a fixed bouncing direction.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In baseball sports, in order to avoid injuries caused by a high-speed hit-on ball, catchers and umpires must wear chest protectors to protect the chest and stomach portions of their bodies. Generally, the basic structure of such chest protector is comprised of a pad body made of soft material and a strap assembly for user's wearing.
To meet the various requirements in use, for example, the need for light weight, high strength, wearing convenience, ventilation, comfort, and so on, designs of improved chest protectors based on the above-mentioned basic structure have been provided in this technical field. For example, new polymer materials are introduced to meet the requirements of light weight and high strength; air vents are provided or ventilative materials are used to meet the requirements of ventilation and comfort; strap assemblies comprising elastic belts and adjusting loop devices are adopted to meet the requirement of wearing convenience.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
ROC (Taiwan) Utility Model Publication No. 118731 disclosed an “Improvement of Baseball Chest Protector” which consists of a main body longitudinally divided into two parts and a strap assembly. The two parts of the main body are secured to each other by a zipper, which makes it possible to release the baseball protector from the front side of a user's body; the main body is constructed by laminating a plurality of foam layers and plastic plates.
ROC (Taiwan) Utility Model Publication No. 269202 disclosed an “Structural Improvement of Catcher's Chest Protector” mainly comprising a flexible pad, a strap and a fastening belt, which is characterized in that a neck-resting cushion, a series of air-venting slots and two columns of bending grooves are provided on the flexible pad so that the flexible pad may possess the effect of ventilation and may be bent conforming with the user's movement to achieve the purpose of wearing comfort.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide an improved baseball chest protector in which the specific portions of the chest protector are endowed with appropriate shock-absorbent and strength characteristics depending on the practical use to meet specific requirements.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved baseball chest protector in which the requirements of effective protection and wearing convenience may both be achieved simultaneously.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to achieve the above and other objects of the present invention, the baseball chest protector according to the present invention mainly comprises a pad body, a strap assembly, a neck-protecting cushion, a plurality of shock-absorbent pad blocks and a plurality of air vents, in which said neck-protecting cushion surrounds the user's neck; said shock-absorbent pad blocks having different shock-absorption and strength characteristics are respectively disposed in appropriate portions depending on the different needs of each portions, such as chest, shoulder and stomach portions; said air vents are provided between said shock-absorbent pad blocks for the ventilation effectiveness.
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Barrett William A.
Fuierer Marianne
Hale Gloria M.
Hultquist Steven J.
Patel Tejash
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