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Protective apparatus with grooves

US10695650B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2016
Grant dateJun 30, 2020
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Expiry dateJan 6, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2071/1258
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A sports accessory is provided to be worn by a user during a sport activity. The accessory includes a flexure system. The flexure system includes a support structure including a plurality of intersecting grooves disposed along a surface of the support structure, where a plurality of segments are defined along the surface of the support structure between the intersecting grooves such that the support structure is configured to flex along the grooves with segments moving in relation to other segments during use of the sports accessory.

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