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 Title: |
US4067063:
Pneumatic athletic guard
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Ettinger, Donald N.; Knoxville, TN 37919
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1978-01-10
/ 1975-03-31
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| Application Number: |
US1975000563488
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A42B 3/12;
A63B 71/08;
A63B 71/10;
A63B 71/14;
A63B 71/16;
IPC-7:
A41D 13/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A42B3/12B; A63B71/08A; A63B71/10; A63B71/14; K41D13/05P2C;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
002/413;
002/016;
002/022;
Original:
002/002;
002/016;
002/022;
002/413;
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| Field of Search: |
002/016,22,24,2,3 R,18,20,161 A,413
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| Priority Number: |
| 1975-03-31 |
US1975000563488 |
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| Abstract: |
A protective pneumatic guard for athletes in contact sports comprising a valveless pneumatic pad bonded to one side of a foam cushion. The pad and cushion are retained by suitable means in a desired protective position against the wearer's body with the foam cushion outwardly presented to receive blows and to disperse them evenly over the surface area of the underlying pneumatic pad.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Jenkins, Coffey & Hyland ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Schroeder, Werner H.; Nerbun, Peter
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| INPADOC Legal Status: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A protective guard for an athlete, comprising a valveless, seamless pneumatic pad having a quantity of gas trapped therein; a protective cushion mounted on one side of said pad and having generally the same size and shape thereof; positioning means for retaining said pad and cushion in a protective position on the athlete with said pad adjacent the athlete's body and said cushion presented outwardly for receiving blows, said cushion serving to maintain the shape of said pad and to distribute blows evenly to, and means received about a portion of said pad for selectively creating localized variations in pad thickness when tightened.
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