Apparel – Guard or protector – Leg
Patent
1988-11-10
1990-03-06
Schroeder, Werner H.
Apparel
Guard or protector
Leg
2 25, 2 59, 2243R, 2243A, 2268, A41D 1306
Patent
active
049053205
ABSTRACT:
A protective body support for use to protect a wearer's knee, or other such body part, re-directs and dissipates the forces associated with an impact delivered to the body support in such a manner as to prevent the application of a force to the body that is sufficient to harm that body. The body support includes plurality of triangular compartments that are attached at the apex of the triangles to an adjacent element of the support. Energy-absorbing beads are contained in the compartments, and the triangular shapes are oriented so that forces applied to the support are re-directed against the apexes so as to apply shear forces thereto. The apexes are attached so that at a predetermined level of impact force applied to the support, the resultant component applied against the apexes will rupture at least one of the apex connections thereby allowing the beads to spill out of the support compartment located adjacent to the ruptured apex. The rupturing of the apex connection dissipates some of the impact force, and the connection is formed so that it will rupture before the components of the impact force other than the shear force will be low enough so as not to harm the body being protected by the support. The support is adapted to rupture in a manner so as to permit the beads to flow out of the support to further dissipate the impact force and prevent harm to the wearer's body.
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Chapman Jeanette E.
Gernstein Terry M.
Schroeder Werner H.
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