Front-lock stabilizer for protective shoulder pads
US5107542A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2071/1208
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A front-lock stabilizer for protective shoulder pads having breastplates and backplates wherein the breastplates are closed by laced interdigitated plates fixedly secured to the vertical edges of the breastplates, and the backplates are closed by a plurality of rigid plates extending between the backplates and fixedly secured thereto. The breastplates are prevented from being deflected inwardly relative to each other to thereby prevent injury to the wearer's sternum, and the right and left shoulder pads are prevented from movement relative to each other in a vertical plane to prevent one shoulder from receiving the full impact of a hit to the shoulder.
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