Rib protector
US4481679A · kind A · utility
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16Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1982 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B71/12
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A contact sport rib protector adapted to cover the ribs, including the lower rib cage, of a wearer. The protector includes a flexible member having a soft, resilient, rib-contacting, inner membrane and a tough, relatively resilient, outer protective membrane. The outer member has a plurality of discrete foam-filled, protective protrusions spaced from one another by thin areas.
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