Variable pressure pad

Details Variable pressure pad Variable pressure pad

1979-09-28

1983-02-01

Hunter, H. Hampton

Apparel

Guard or protector

Body cover

2 16, 2 22, 2DIG3, 2413, A41D 1300

Patent

active

043707548

ABSTRACT:
The protective garment of the present invention primarily for use as protective athletic equipment includes protective gear for the shoulders, ribs, biceps, forearms, thighs, knees and shins. The protective garment is generally composed of variable pressure pads, air cushions, and/or shields. The variable pressure pad includes two superimposed plies of a light-weight, non-elastic fluid-impervious fabric material having the adjacent surfaces of the material sealed around the periphery to form a pressure tight inflatable garment which does not distend and other adjacent surfaces sealed at regions internally of the periphery to define a plurality of fluid chambers and fluid passageways. The internal fluid chambers are fluidly communicable with adjacent fluid chambers by means of the fluid passageways. The material crinkles and folds over at preselected regions to constrict fluid communication between the fluid chambers as an external force is applied to the variable pressure pads. Air cushions in the form of a plurality of tubular air chambers are mounted on the variable pressure pads at certain critical locations to provide additional cushioning and dispersion of an external force over an area wider than the impact area. Shields are mounted over the variable pressure pads and/or air cushions to provide additional means for apportioning the external force. Vent holes are provided in the variable pressure pads and shields to permit the garment to breathe by permitting air to pass from the surface of the body and through the pads creating a chimney effect beneath the variable pressure pads.

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