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Protective activity garment

a technology for protecting activity and clothing, applied in the direction of protective clothing, brassieres, garments, etc., can solve the problems of insufficient protection of the chest area of the female, unnecessarily complicated array of plates and straps, and previous attempts at providing adequate and comfortable protection fell short of simple requirements, etc., to achieve convenient donation and removal of clothing, convenient use, and convenient sanitation

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-05
LOGAN ENTERPRISES L L C
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[0008] The present inventive protective activity garment provides substantial and comfortable protection of the chest area of a female wearer, is uncomplicated in design, thereby allowing a wearer to easily don and remove the garment, and allows easy sanitation thereof by allowing removal of the associated components. Moreover, the garment is efficient in use, economical to manufacture, capable of a long, useful life, and is particularly well adapted for the proposed use, namely, comfortably and adequately protecting the chest area of a female wearer.

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Heretofore, the items available for protecting the chest area of a female athlete, police officer, soldier, etc., consisted of multiple layers of clothing, uncomfortable and cumbersome non-form fitting protective plates more suitable for a male wearer, and unnecessarily complicated arrays of plates and straps.
Further, these items have failed to adequately protect the chest area of the female.
Moreover, previous attempts at providing adequate and comfortable protection fell short of simple requirements, such as allowing the user to keep the associated protective items sanitary, and allowing the user to easily don and remove the protective item.

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[0014] For purposes of description herein, the terms “upper,”“lower,”“right,”“left,”“rear,”“front,”“vertical,”“horizontal,” and derivatives thereof shall relate to the invention as oriented in FIG. 1. However, it is to be understood that the invention may assume various alternative orientations and step sequences, except where expressly specified to the contrary. It is also to be understood that the specific devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in the following specification are exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Hence, specific dimensions and other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting, unless the claims expressly state otherwise.

[0015] The reference numeral 10 (FIG. 1) generally designates a protective activity garment embodying the present invention. In the illustrated example, the protective activity garment 10 comprises a harnes...

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A protective activity garment comprises a harness configured to cover at least a portion of an upper torso of a wearer, wherein the harness includes a pocket located proximate a front of the harness, and wherein the front of the harness is adapted to align with the chest of the wearer. The garment also comprises a shield member received within the pocket and including a first portion to cover one side of the chest area of the wearer and the second portion to cover an opposite side of the chest area of the wearer, wherein the shield member is adapted to absorb an initial force exerted on the shield member. The garment further comprises a pair of open-cell foam members received within the pocket and aligned with the first and second portions of the shield member, respectively, wherein the open cell foam members are adapted to disperse the force exerted on the shield member.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a protective activity garment, and in particular to a protective garment that includes an energy-absorbing and dispersing insert particularly well adapted to protect the chest area of a female wearer. [0002] Protective clothing and equipment is used in a wide variety of applications including those associated with contact sports such as football, boxing, soccer, etc., law enforcement, the military, manual labor, and the like. These articles of clothing and protective equipment include things such as helmets, shin guards, teeth guards and guards to protect the male groin area, and are typically adapted to protect the wearer from a sudden impact or force exerted on the protected area. While many of these protective items are designed for the male wearer, few items are particularly adapted to protect a female wearer, and in particular to protecting the chest area of a female wearer. [0003] Heretofore, the items availab...

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IPC IPC(8): A41C3/00
CPCA41C3/0057A41D13/0017A63B71/12A63B2244/102A63B2243/0025A63B2243/007A63B2071/1208
Inventor MCQUEER, PAMELA S.
Owner LOGAN ENTERPRISES L L C
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