Web and bladder suspension protection system
US8966668B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2071/125
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Lightweight and flexible personal protective padding systems for the protection of joints, bones and muscles, where one embodiment includes a hard outer shell structure as shielding, a gas filled compartment or bladder to stabilize the system and absorb and disperse impact energy and/or a web structure suspended across opposed peripheral edges of the outer shell and between the shell and user's body to absorb energy and to provide ventilation. Hybrid structures include both the bladder and web structure.
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