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Upper body protector for off-road riders
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Inventors: Flosi, Corrado; Gobbi, Alberto; Maccioni, Roberto; Simonetta, Guerrieri;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Rimrodt; Louis K.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Branscomb; Ralph S.
An upper body protector is provided primarily for use by off-road racers and is comprised of a substantially rigid louvered polypropylene exoskeleton with a padded lining. Rather than comprising in essence a front and rear body shield held together by shoulder straps, this protector has a shoulder cover that extends completely over the shoulders forwardly and rearwardly to protect the deltoid muscles and the clavicle. The remaining structure of the protector connects to the shoulder cover and includes a lengthwise adjustably connected ventral shield, a dorsal shield, a pair of epaulet pivotally attached over the shoulder articulations and being stopped from pivoting into the neck by a pair of raised ribs defined in the shoulder cover along side the neck opening. Arm protection includes an upper arm cover strapped to the respective epaulet, and a combined elbow/lower arm protector comprising a rigid elbow cup and lower arm trough integrally molded as a single piece but articulately connected by virtue of a pair of plastic strands connecting the elbow cup and trough. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The upper body protector of the instant disclosure is the result of a study by a team composed of designers, doctors, technicians, and motocross riders, focusing on the ergonomics of torso and arm protection during riding, the requirements of an ideal upper body protector, and a study of the equipment used for this purpose currently on the market.
The exchange of ideas and experiences between the various parties who inputted into the final design of the instant torso protector resulted in the creation of a piece of protective equipment that is rigid but is also adjustable to different sizes.
It is durable, but also extremely lightweight and ventilated and padded in the optimal way to improve wearability.
The basic construction is of large, polypropylene panels which define a series of parallel strengthening ribs separated by louvered panels to permit ventilation.
This construction optimizes the competing requirements of strength, lightness of weight, and ventilation.
More specifically, at the core of the protector is a shoulder cover which passes completely over the shoulders from front to back.
In the preferred embodiment, the shoulder cover passes from about mid-back to about midway down the pectorals.
This maximizes the protection of the deltoid muscles over the shoulder articulations and the clavicular articulation.
The pectoral muscles are also protected.
The shoulder cover is further reinforced by two large ribs alongside the neck opening which pass completely over the top, curved portion of the shoulders.
Additionally, an epaulet is provided over each shoulder, and is pivoted at its foremost and rearmost points to the shoulder cover to accommodate moving the arm up and down.
The epaulettes cooperate with the above-mentioned large ribs defined in the shoulder cover alongside the neck opening in that the ribs provide a positive stop for the epaulettes so that there is no danger that they will be jammed into the neck of the rider.
This enables the epaulets to be invested with the maximum possible rotation capability, while eliminating any chance that they will contribute to neck injury
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