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Lacrosse shirt and protective pad assembly

a technology of protective pads and lacrosse shirts, applied in the field of athletic pads, can solve the problems of cumbersome cleaning and maintenance of pads, soft pads suffer from a lack of protection, pads cannot withstand,

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-12-09
HENSON CO INC
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[0008]The present invention broadly comprises a garment including an undershirt having at least one first pad disposed proximate a wearer's sternum, and at least one second pad dimensioned wider than the wearer's sternum and secured to the undershirt at the at least one first pad.

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While the player is protected from potential injury, mobility is limited and it is cumbersome to clean and maintain the pads due to their size.
Nevertheless, the soft pads suffer from a lack of protection.
The soft pads cannot withstand the force of harder hits and the player may be injured more readily when wearing soft pads instead of ridged shoulder pads.

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[0019]At the outset, it should be appreciated that like drawing numbers on different drawing views identify identical, or functionally similar, structural elements of the invention. While the present invention is described with respect to what is presently considered to be the preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention as claimed is not limited to the disclosed aspects.

[0020]Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although any methods, devices or materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the invention, the preferred methods, devices, and materials are now described.

[0021]The garment of the present invention is indicated generally at 10, as is shown in FIGS. 1 through 9. As particularly shown in FIG. 1, a preferred embodiment garment 10 includes an undershirt 1...

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Abstract

A garment comprising an undershirt having at least one first pad disposed proximate a wearer's sternum, and at least one second pad dimensioned wider than the wearer's sternum and secured to the undershirt at the at least one first pad, wherein the at least one second pad is removably secured to the undershirt.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Technical Field[0002]The invention relates generally to athletic pads used to prevent injury during lacrosse or other contact sports. More particularly, the invention relates to an athletic pad assembly that allows removal of an outer pad. Specifically, the invention relates to a separate shoulder pad and sternum protector assemblies which are connected to an undershirt that may have a plurality of additional pads.[0003]2. Background Information[0004]Athletic pads are well known and used in a variety of sports including lacrosse and football. Shoulder pads typically used in football and lacrosse have a neck opening located between two hard shoulder portions which connect at both the front and back below the player's neck. The shoulder pad may be a two piece unit split along the centerline of both the front and back. The back is connected with riveted plates, while the front may be connected with a draw string or plates. The shoulder pad assembly i...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D13/00
CPCA41D13/0153A41D13/0512A41D13/0556A63B71/12A63B2071/1208A63B2243/007A63B2102/14
Inventor FIEGENER, JOHN D.ARMSTRONG, DANIEL R.TINSTMAN, MICHAEL
Owner HENSON CO INC
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