CA2034621A1 - Sports undergarment with attachable protection means - Google Patents
Sports undergarment with attachable protection meansInfo
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Abstract
SPORTS UNDERGARMENT WITH ATTACHABLE PROTECTION MEANS
Abstract of the Disclosure The combination of a sports undergarment with protective members detachably securable to the under-garment for protecting specific areas of a wearer's body and particularly, the upper body areas. The undergarment comprises an upper body portion having a neck opening and opposed shoulder areas. VELCRO patches are secured to a top part of each shoulder area. The protective member or members are secured in harnesses which have attachment tabs which are attachable to the VELCRO patches whereby to position and orient the protective members in a desired position or area of the wearer's body.
Abstract of the Disclosure The combination of a sports undergarment with protective members detachably securable to the under-garment for protecting specific areas of a wearer's body and particularly, the upper body areas. The undergarment comprises an upper body portion having a neck opening and opposed shoulder areas. VELCRO patches are secured to a top part of each shoulder area. The protective member or members are secured in harnesses which have attachment tabs which are attachable to the VELCRO patches whereby to position and orient the protective members in a desired position or area of the wearer's body.
Description
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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sports undergarment ~hich is provided with large VELCRO patches in the top part of each shoulder area of the undergarment whereby a protective member or members may be attached to the wearer and oriented whereby tnese protective members can protect specific upper body areas of the wearer.
Description of Prior Art In the sport of hockey or football, for example, the athlete wears shoulder pads which consists of a padded harness which is fitted and secured about the upper body portion of the wearer. The padded harness is usually secured by elastic members and an adjustable closure so that the harness can be fitted to bodies of varying sizes. Many types of protective shells of hard sheet material or other protective outer coverings are secured to the harness in an immovable or in a hinged type manner. A disadvantage of such type harnesses is that the protective shell or outer coverings are not adjustable and are oriented at a predetermined position.
Thus, they may add discomfort to the wearer or interfere with his arm movement and more importantly, may not protect the wearer in vital upper body areas. In fact, the protective harness may sometimes cause pain to the wearer and affect his athletic performance.
Also, it is known to provide various other protective garments to protect the upper body area including the neck and these protective garments are all independently secured to the wearer's upper body areas.
Accordingly, one protective harness could cause ., .
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;~03~621 discomfort by being dislocated by another harness member as they do not cooperate with one another and become dislodged or displaced. Thus, the protective harness does not offer the protection it was intended for. Still further, these harnesses are time-consuming to install.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
It is a feature of the present invention to provide a sports undergarment and upper body protective members which are detachably securable to the under-garment and which substantially overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages of che prior art.
Another feature of the present invention is to provide a sports undergarment ~hich is provided with attachment means on top of each shoulder area to attach thereto, in a detachable orientable manner, shoulder protection elements and a neck protector.
Another feature of the present invention is to provide an athletic shoulder protection harness in which the hard protective shell is removably connectible to the harness and wherein the harness is securable, at least in part, to VELCRO patches connected to the shoulder area of a wearer's undergarment in an oriented manner.
Another feature of the present invention is to provide an athletic throat guard member which is securable about a wearer's neck and wherein the throat guard is positionably retained at a predetermined position by means of attachment tabs which connect to VELCRO patches provided on the upper shoulder area of an undergarment of a wearer.
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Another feature of the present invention is to provide a sports undergarment which comprises an upper body portion, a pant portion, and a leg portion all interconnected to one another and wherein attachment means is provided in the upper shoulder area of the garment to detachably secure protective members thereto.
According to the above features, from a broad aspect, the present invention provides a sports undergarment comprising an upper body portion having a neck opening and opposed shoulder areas. Attachment means is secured to a top part of each of the shoulder areas. A protective member is detachably secured to the attachment means to maintain the protective member at a desired position with respect to an upper body part of a wearer.
According to a further broad aspect of the present invention, there is provided an athletic shoulder protection harness which comprises support padding means on which is secured a protective element of rigid material for deflecting and distributing an impact force subjected thereto to protect a wearer. I'he padding means has securement means for attachment to a wearer. The protective element is detachably secured to the support padding means for replacement or to permit the padding means to be cleaned.
According to a still further broad aspect of the present invention, there is provided an athletic throat guard member which comprises an elongated neck band having adjustable fastening means adjacent opposed ends of the band. A throat guard member is formed with the band intermediate the opposed ends. Attachment tabs ;~0346Zl are provided intermediate the throat guard member and each of the opposed ends. The attachment tabs are each detachably securable through attachment means secured above the shoulder area of a wearer to maintain the throat guard member at a predetermined position when the neck band is secured about a wearer's neck.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view showing the sports undergarment of the present invention with protective shoulder elements secured thereto;
FIGURE 2 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the pant section is constructed and secured to the undergarment;
FIGURE 3 is a perspective view showing the construction of the lower part of the pan-t section;
FIGURE 4 is a top view showing the manner in which the shoulder protection harness is secured to the VELCRO attachment patches on top of the shoulder portion of the undergarment;
FIGURE 5 is a transverse section view of the shoulder protection harness showing the detachable feature of the protection shell;
FIGURE 6 is a front view showing the securement of the athletic throat guard member to a wearer's undergarment;
FIGURE 7 is a perspective view showing the construction of the throat guard member;
, FIGURE 8 is a side view showing the throat guard member secured about a wearer's neck and to the attachment VELCRO patches on top of the shoulder portion of a wearer's undergarment; and FIGURE 9 is a perspective view, partly exploded, but showing the attachment means secured to suspenders and located on the upper shoulder area of a wearer. This Figure is out of sequence and appears on the sheet with Figure 2.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to the drawings, and more particu-larly to Figures 1 to 4, there is shown generally at 10, the sports undergarment of the present invention. The undergarment comprises an upper body portion 11 having sleeve portions 12 and defining a neck opening 13. A
detachable fastener 14 extends from the neck opening to a lower abdomen area or the undergarment to permit the wearer to enter into the undergarment.
The upper body portion 11 terminates in upper leg portions 15 which are sewn to an underpant portion 16 about the upper leg area by stitch lines. The pant has a waistband 17 with an adjustable cord 19 extending therethrough to fit the pant about the waist portion of a wearer, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Elastic bands 20 are provided in the lower thigh area of the pant portion 16 to hold the pant portion in place in the body. The pant portion is also provided with an inner pouch 21 in a crotch portion thereof which has an entry flap 22 whereby to secure therein an athletic cup (not shown) as is well known in the art and particularly for use in the sport of hockey. Leg portions 23 may also be secured to the 203~l621 undergarment along the stitch line above the elastic bands 20. The leg portions 23 are also provided with lower elastic band portions 24. Accordingly, the undergarment is held securely attached to the wearer and the pant portion can be turned inside out to permit the user to fit the undergarment on his body.
VELCRO (registered trade mark) tabs 25 are provided in the frontal and lower portions of the leg portions of the pant 16 to secure stockings 26 thereto, in which leg protectors are disposed, as is well known in the sport of hockey. A protective VELCRO flap 27 is secured immediately above the VELCRO attachment strips 25 and is positioned and adhered over these strips whereby to protect the VELCRO tabs 25 when the undergarment is washed whereby lint or other fabric fibers do not adhere to the VELCRO patches 25 making it difficult to clean or rendering portions thereof inoperative.
As shown in Figures 1 and 4, attachment means in the form of large VELCRO patches 30 are secured to a top part of the shoulder areas 29 of the undergarment.
Instead of larger patches, strips of VELCRO material may be provided. A protective member, herein a shoulder protection harness 31, is detachably secured to the VELCRO patches 30 by means of straps or tabs 32 having at least a VELCRO portion in a free end area thereof and on an underside of the tab. Because the VELCRO patches 30 are wider than the tabs 32, it permits the shoulder protective member to be oriented at a desired position with respect to the shoulder. Because of the large area covered by the patches 30, the tabs 32 will be maintained at a desired angle thereon. For example, as shown in ;~l)3~62~
Figure 1, the protective shoulder has a protective shell 33 which is oriented substantially to the side of the wearer's body, whereas in Figure 4, it is oriented to the side but slightly forwardly to a position where the wearer may feel more comfortable.
Referring now more specifically to Figures 1, 4 and 5, there will be described the construction of the shoulder protection harness 31. As shown, the shoulder protective harness 31 has a support padded base 34 for comfort about the wearer's upper shoulder and arm area and also to provide protective padding. The protective shell 33 is detachably secured to the protective padding 34 to permit the padding to be cleaned or washed and also to permit replacement of the protective shell 33 if it becomes broken. In the prior art, when these shells are broken, usually the entire protective harness is rendered inoperative and it is discarded or it is costly to repair. These protective shells are provided for deflecting and distributing impact forces subjected thereto during the sports activity, such as in hockey or football.
The protective shell 33 is provided with two spaced-apart slots 35 in a central area of the cup to receive free end portions of a respective strap element 36 and 37. These strap elements are secured to the underpadding such as by stitching, as shown at 38. The strap elements are also provided with fastening means, herein male and female VELCRO material patches 36' and 37', so as to secure to one another over the top face 33' of the protective shell 33. As herein shown, the strap portion 36 is folded over the shell outer face 33' :: ~ :..... . . ........ . . .
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;~03~6Xl exposing its VELCRO material 36' and then the VELCRO
material 37' of strap 37 is positioned thereover in the direction of arrow 39 to secure both straps together as to pull the underpad 40 thereunder to cushion the shell 33 during impact. The underpad may also be thicker in the area under the shell 33. As herein shown, the shell 33 is formed as an oval concave shell made of plastics or fiberglass or similar shock-resistant materials.
The support padding 34 comprises a wide guard pad section 41 of foam-like material or other suitable padding material and has a hard covering of leather or other material secired on the outer face 42 thereof. The guard pad is shaped to fit on the upper side of a wearer's arm and adjacent a lower edge thereof there is provided a securement arm band 43 which has a VELCRO
material on an inner face thereof adjacent its free end to secure to a compatible VELCRO material 44 positioned in the lower region of the guard pad 41. This arm band 43, together with the VELCRO tabs 32, substantially immovably positions the shoulder protection elements 31 at a desired position with respect to the shoulder area, as above described.
Referring now to Figures 6 to 8, there will be described the construction of and means for positioning and securing a neck protection member SO about a wearer's neck. The neck protection member 50, as better seen in Figure 7, is comprised of an elongated neck band 51 having adjustable fastening means in the form of male and female VELCRO tabs 52 and 52' secured adjacent opposed ends of the band 51. A throat guard member 53 is formed with the band and immovably retained with respect to the ,~
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band intermediate the opposed ends thereof. Attachment straps or tabs 54 are secured to the band 51 and extend to each side of the band outwardly thereof. The attachment tabs 54 are each provided with VELCRO material 54' on an underside free end portion thereof to secure same to the large VELCRO patches 30 provided on the top part of the shoulder portion of the wearer's undergarment 10. Accordingly, when the throat guard member 50 is secured about the wearer's neck by the VELCRO fasteners 52 and 52', as shown in Figure 8, the throat guard member 53 is positioned at the proper throat area, as shown in Figure 6, and the tabs 54 are then positioned over the VELCRO patches 30, as is clearly shown in Figure 8.
Thus, the throat guard member 53 cannot rotate about the wearer's neck and is always retained in a protective position.
As shown in Figure 8, the throat guard member 53 is cornprised of a protective shield element 55, con-structed of plastics or fiberglass material or the like, secured between fabric linings 56 and 57 to form the throat guard 53. Such hard protective shield member is utilized to absorb shocks and to protect the throat area.
Alternatively, a fiber-like material, such as Kevlar (registered trade mark) fiber sheeting could be attached to the throat guard fabric and such material is also resistant to cutting by hockey skate blades, such as is sometimes the case during a collision between hockey players.
Figure 9 shows an alternative manner for securing the protective members, such as the shoulder protection harness and neck band harness as above _ g -.,~
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However, in the preferred embodiment, these patches are secured directly to the undergarment 10 where the patches will not be subjected to displacement, as would be the case with the suspenders 60. If the patches are secured to suspenders, then it is preferable to also secure the suspenders to the undergarment, at least in the shoulder portion thereof, as these suspenders are easily displaceable laterally on the shoulder of a wearer, particularly if there was a pulling force applied by securing the protective garmen-ts thereto. The suspenders securement application is shown to illustrate that the scope of the present invention is intended to cover obvious modifications which depart from the preferred embodiment described herein. It is therefore intended to cover other obvious modifications provided such modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.
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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sports undergarment ~hich is provided with large VELCRO patches in the top part of each shoulder area of the undergarment whereby a protective member or members may be attached to the wearer and oriented whereby tnese protective members can protect specific upper body areas of the wearer.
Description of Prior Art In the sport of hockey or football, for example, the athlete wears shoulder pads which consists of a padded harness which is fitted and secured about the upper body portion of the wearer. The padded harness is usually secured by elastic members and an adjustable closure so that the harness can be fitted to bodies of varying sizes. Many types of protective shells of hard sheet material or other protective outer coverings are secured to the harness in an immovable or in a hinged type manner. A disadvantage of such type harnesses is that the protective shell or outer coverings are not adjustable and are oriented at a predetermined position.
Thus, they may add discomfort to the wearer or interfere with his arm movement and more importantly, may not protect the wearer in vital upper body areas. In fact, the protective harness may sometimes cause pain to the wearer and affect his athletic performance.
Also, it is known to provide various other protective garments to protect the upper body area including the neck and these protective garments are all independently secured to the wearer's upper body areas.
Accordingly, one protective harness could cause ., .
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;~03~621 discomfort by being dislocated by another harness member as they do not cooperate with one another and become dislodged or displaced. Thus, the protective harness does not offer the protection it was intended for. Still further, these harnesses are time-consuming to install.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
It is a feature of the present invention to provide a sports undergarment and upper body protective members which are detachably securable to the under-garment and which substantially overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages of che prior art.
Another feature of the present invention is to provide a sports undergarment ~hich is provided with attachment means on top of each shoulder area to attach thereto, in a detachable orientable manner, shoulder protection elements and a neck protector.
Another feature of the present invention is to provide an athletic shoulder protection harness in which the hard protective shell is removably connectible to the harness and wherein the harness is securable, at least in part, to VELCRO patches connected to the shoulder area of a wearer's undergarment in an oriented manner.
Another feature of the present invention is to provide an athletic throat guard member which is securable about a wearer's neck and wherein the throat guard is positionably retained at a predetermined position by means of attachment tabs which connect to VELCRO patches provided on the upper shoulder area of an undergarment of a wearer.
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Another feature of the present invention is to provide a sports undergarment which comprises an upper body portion, a pant portion, and a leg portion all interconnected to one another and wherein attachment means is provided in the upper shoulder area of the garment to detachably secure protective members thereto.
According to the above features, from a broad aspect, the present invention provides a sports undergarment comprising an upper body portion having a neck opening and opposed shoulder areas. Attachment means is secured to a top part of each of the shoulder areas. A protective member is detachably secured to the attachment means to maintain the protective member at a desired position with respect to an upper body part of a wearer.
According to a further broad aspect of the present invention, there is provided an athletic shoulder protection harness which comprises support padding means on which is secured a protective element of rigid material for deflecting and distributing an impact force subjected thereto to protect a wearer. I'he padding means has securement means for attachment to a wearer. The protective element is detachably secured to the support padding means for replacement or to permit the padding means to be cleaned.
According to a still further broad aspect of the present invention, there is provided an athletic throat guard member which comprises an elongated neck band having adjustable fastening means adjacent opposed ends of the band. A throat guard member is formed with the band intermediate the opposed ends. Attachment tabs ;~0346Zl are provided intermediate the throat guard member and each of the opposed ends. The attachment tabs are each detachably securable through attachment means secured above the shoulder area of a wearer to maintain the throat guard member at a predetermined position when the neck band is secured about a wearer's neck.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view showing the sports undergarment of the present invention with protective shoulder elements secured thereto;
FIGURE 2 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the pant section is constructed and secured to the undergarment;
FIGURE 3 is a perspective view showing the construction of the lower part of the pan-t section;
FIGURE 4 is a top view showing the manner in which the shoulder protection harness is secured to the VELCRO attachment patches on top of the shoulder portion of the undergarment;
FIGURE 5 is a transverse section view of the shoulder protection harness showing the detachable feature of the protection shell;
FIGURE 6 is a front view showing the securement of the athletic throat guard member to a wearer's undergarment;
FIGURE 7 is a perspective view showing the construction of the throat guard member;
, FIGURE 8 is a side view showing the throat guard member secured about a wearer's neck and to the attachment VELCRO patches on top of the shoulder portion of a wearer's undergarment; and FIGURE 9 is a perspective view, partly exploded, but showing the attachment means secured to suspenders and located on the upper shoulder area of a wearer. This Figure is out of sequence and appears on the sheet with Figure 2.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to the drawings, and more particu-larly to Figures 1 to 4, there is shown generally at 10, the sports undergarment of the present invention. The undergarment comprises an upper body portion 11 having sleeve portions 12 and defining a neck opening 13. A
detachable fastener 14 extends from the neck opening to a lower abdomen area or the undergarment to permit the wearer to enter into the undergarment.
The upper body portion 11 terminates in upper leg portions 15 which are sewn to an underpant portion 16 about the upper leg area by stitch lines. The pant has a waistband 17 with an adjustable cord 19 extending therethrough to fit the pant about the waist portion of a wearer, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Elastic bands 20 are provided in the lower thigh area of the pant portion 16 to hold the pant portion in place in the body. The pant portion is also provided with an inner pouch 21 in a crotch portion thereof which has an entry flap 22 whereby to secure therein an athletic cup (not shown) as is well known in the art and particularly for use in the sport of hockey. Leg portions 23 may also be secured to the 203~l621 undergarment along the stitch line above the elastic bands 20. The leg portions 23 are also provided with lower elastic band portions 24. Accordingly, the undergarment is held securely attached to the wearer and the pant portion can be turned inside out to permit the user to fit the undergarment on his body.
VELCRO (registered trade mark) tabs 25 are provided in the frontal and lower portions of the leg portions of the pant 16 to secure stockings 26 thereto, in which leg protectors are disposed, as is well known in the sport of hockey. A protective VELCRO flap 27 is secured immediately above the VELCRO attachment strips 25 and is positioned and adhered over these strips whereby to protect the VELCRO tabs 25 when the undergarment is washed whereby lint or other fabric fibers do not adhere to the VELCRO patches 25 making it difficult to clean or rendering portions thereof inoperative.
As shown in Figures 1 and 4, attachment means in the form of large VELCRO patches 30 are secured to a top part of the shoulder areas 29 of the undergarment.
Instead of larger patches, strips of VELCRO material may be provided. A protective member, herein a shoulder protection harness 31, is detachably secured to the VELCRO patches 30 by means of straps or tabs 32 having at least a VELCRO portion in a free end area thereof and on an underside of the tab. Because the VELCRO patches 30 are wider than the tabs 32, it permits the shoulder protective member to be oriented at a desired position with respect to the shoulder. Because of the large area covered by the patches 30, the tabs 32 will be maintained at a desired angle thereon. For example, as shown in ;~l)3~62~
Figure 1, the protective shoulder has a protective shell 33 which is oriented substantially to the side of the wearer's body, whereas in Figure 4, it is oriented to the side but slightly forwardly to a position where the wearer may feel more comfortable.
Referring now more specifically to Figures 1, 4 and 5, there will be described the construction of the shoulder protection harness 31. As shown, the shoulder protective harness 31 has a support padded base 34 for comfort about the wearer's upper shoulder and arm area and also to provide protective padding. The protective shell 33 is detachably secured to the protective padding 34 to permit the padding to be cleaned or washed and also to permit replacement of the protective shell 33 if it becomes broken. In the prior art, when these shells are broken, usually the entire protective harness is rendered inoperative and it is discarded or it is costly to repair. These protective shells are provided for deflecting and distributing impact forces subjected thereto during the sports activity, such as in hockey or football.
The protective shell 33 is provided with two spaced-apart slots 35 in a central area of the cup to receive free end portions of a respective strap element 36 and 37. These strap elements are secured to the underpadding such as by stitching, as shown at 38. The strap elements are also provided with fastening means, herein male and female VELCRO material patches 36' and 37', so as to secure to one another over the top face 33' of the protective shell 33. As herein shown, the strap portion 36 is folded over the shell outer face 33' :: ~ :..... . . ........ . . .
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;~03~6Xl exposing its VELCRO material 36' and then the VELCRO
material 37' of strap 37 is positioned thereover in the direction of arrow 39 to secure both straps together as to pull the underpad 40 thereunder to cushion the shell 33 during impact. The underpad may also be thicker in the area under the shell 33. As herein shown, the shell 33 is formed as an oval concave shell made of plastics or fiberglass or similar shock-resistant materials.
The support padding 34 comprises a wide guard pad section 41 of foam-like material or other suitable padding material and has a hard covering of leather or other material secired on the outer face 42 thereof. The guard pad is shaped to fit on the upper side of a wearer's arm and adjacent a lower edge thereof there is provided a securement arm band 43 which has a VELCRO
material on an inner face thereof adjacent its free end to secure to a compatible VELCRO material 44 positioned in the lower region of the guard pad 41. This arm band 43, together with the VELCRO tabs 32, substantially immovably positions the shoulder protection elements 31 at a desired position with respect to the shoulder area, as above described.
Referring now to Figures 6 to 8, there will be described the construction of and means for positioning and securing a neck protection member SO about a wearer's neck. The neck protection member 50, as better seen in Figure 7, is comprised of an elongated neck band 51 having adjustable fastening means in the form of male and female VELCRO tabs 52 and 52' secured adjacent opposed ends of the band 51. A throat guard member 53 is formed with the band and immovably retained with respect to the ,~
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band intermediate the opposed ends thereof. Attachment straps or tabs 54 are secured to the band 51 and extend to each side of the band outwardly thereof. The attachment tabs 54 are each provided with VELCRO material 54' on an underside free end portion thereof to secure same to the large VELCRO patches 30 provided on the top part of the shoulder portion of the wearer's undergarment 10. Accordingly, when the throat guard member 50 is secured about the wearer's neck by the VELCRO fasteners 52 and 52', as shown in Figure 8, the throat guard member 53 is positioned at the proper throat area, as shown in Figure 6, and the tabs 54 are then positioned over the VELCRO patches 30, as is clearly shown in Figure 8.
Thus, the throat guard member 53 cannot rotate about the wearer's neck and is always retained in a protective position.
As shown in Figure 8, the throat guard member 53 is cornprised of a protective shield element 55, con-structed of plastics or fiberglass material or the like, secured between fabric linings 56 and 57 to form the throat guard 53. Such hard protective shield member is utilized to absorb shocks and to protect the throat area.
Alternatively, a fiber-like material, such as Kevlar (registered trade mark) fiber sheeting could be attached to the throat guard fabric and such material is also resistant to cutting by hockey skate blades, such as is sometimes the case during a collision between hockey players.
Figure 9 shows an alternative manner for securing the protective members, such as the shoulder protection harness and neck band harness as above _ g -.,~
~)3~621 described, to a wearer. As herein shown, the suspenders 60 which are usually secured to support the pants of hockey players are herein provided with VELCRO strips 61 in a large shoulder a~ea thereof. To these strips 61 are secured the large VELCRO pads 30. These pads 30 are provided with VELCRO material on both sides thereof whereby to engage with the VELCRO strips 61 on the fasteners 60 and also with the VELCRO tabs 32 or 54 of the protective haxnesses 31 and 50, respectively.
However, in the preferred embodiment, these patches are secured directly to the undergarment 10 where the patches will not be subjected to displacement, as would be the case with the suspenders 60. If the patches are secured to suspenders, then it is preferable to also secure the suspenders to the undergarment, at least in the shoulder portion thereof, as these suspenders are easily displaceable laterally on the shoulder of a wearer, particularly if there was a pulling force applied by securing the protective garmen-ts thereto. The suspenders securement application is shown to illustrate that the scope of the present invention is intended to cover obvious modifications which depart from the preferred embodiment described herein. It is therefore intended to cover other obvious modifications provided such modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.
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Claims (33)
1. A sports undergarment comprising an upper body portion having a neck opening and opposed shoulder areas, attachment means secured to a top part of each said shoulder areas of said undergarment, and a protective member detachably secured to said attachment means, said attachment means securing said protective member at a desired position with respect to an upper body part of a wearer.
2. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 1 wherein said protective member is a shoulder protection harness.
3. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 2 wherein said shoulder protection harness comprises support padding means on which is secured a protective element of rigid material for deflecting and distributing an impact force subjected thereto to protect a wearer, said padding means having securement means for attachment to a wearer, said protective element being detachably secured to said support padding means for replacement or to permit said padding means to be cleaned.
4. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 3 wherein said harness is a hockey protection harness, said protective element being a hard protective shell.
5. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 4 wherein said shell is provided with two spaced-apart slots therein for receiving free end portions of a respective strap element therethrough, said strap elements being secured to said support padding means, and fastening means to secure said free end portions of said strap elements together over a top face of said protective shell.
6. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 5 wherein said fastening means is constituted by male and female VELCRO (registered trade mark) fasteners secured to a respective one of said strap elements.
7. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 3 wherein said attachment means is a VELCRO (registered trade mark) patch secured to a top part of each said shoulder area.
8. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 7 wherein said support padding means comprises a guard pad shaped to fit on the upper side of a wearer's arm, said shell being removably secured in an upper portion of said guard pad, said securement means being comprised of an arm band secured in a lower portion of said guard pad and an upper fastener element secured to said upper portion above said shell and securable to said VELCRO patch secured to said undergarment on top of a wearer's shoulders, and a VELCRO tab secured to said upper portion above said shell and detachably securable to said VELCRO
patch on the top part of said undergarment shoulder area.
patch on the top part of said undergarment shoulder area.
9. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 1 wherein said protective member is a neck protection band having a throat guard.
10. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 9 wherein said neck protection band comprises an elongated neck band having adjustable fastening means adjacent opposed ends of said band, a throat guard member formed with said band intermediate said opposed ends, and attachment tabs intermediate said throat guard member and each of said opposed ends, said attachment tabs each being detachably securable to a respective one of said attachment means secured to said top part of said undergarment shoulder areas to maintain said throat guard member at a predetermined positon when said neck band is secured about a wearer's neck.
11. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 10 wherein said attachment means is a VELCRO patch secured to said undergarment shoulder areas, said attachment tabs being straps secured transversely to a common side of said neck band, said tabs having VELCRO material in at least a portion thereof to secure to said VELCRO patch.
12. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 11 wherein said VELCRO patch is a wide surface patch permitting adjustability of said tabs over said wide surface to position said throat guard to a desired position.
13. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 10 wherein said throat guard member comprises a protective means secured with said neck band and resistant to being cut by a hockey skate blade.
14. A sports undergarment as claimed in claim 10 wherein said throat guard member is a protective shield element secured in said neck band for absorbing shocks subjected thereto to protect the throat area of a wearer.
15. An athletic shoulder protection harness comprising support padding means on which is secured a protective element of rigid material for deflecting and distributing an impact force subjected thereto to protect a wearer, said padding means having securement means for attachment to a wearer, said protective element being detachably secured to said support padding means for replacement or to permit said padding means to be cleaned.
16. A shoulder protection harness as claimed in claim 15 wherein said harness is a hockey protection harness, said protective element being a hard protective shell.
17. A shoulder protection harness as claimed in claim 16 wherein said shell is provided with two spaced-apart slots therein for receiving free end portions of a respective strap element therethrough, said strap elements being secured to said support padding means, and fastening means to secure said free end portions of said strap elements together over a top face of said protective shell.
18. A shoulder protection harness as claimed in claim 17 wherein said fastening means is constituted by male and female VELCRO (registered trade mark) fasteners secured to a respective one of said strap elements.
19. A shoulder protection harness as claimed in claim 15 wherein said padding means is a foam pad secured between lining sheets and being thicker in an area under said shell.
20. A shoulder protection harness as claimed in claim 19 wherein said shell is an oval concave shell formed of plastics fiberglass or similar hard materials.
21. A shoulder protection harness as claimed in claim 17 wherein said support padding means comprises a guard pad shaped to fit on the upper side of a wearer's arm, said shell being removably secured in an upper portion of said guard pad, said securement means being comprised of an arm band secured in a lower portion of said guard pad and an upper fastener element secured to said upper portion above said shell and securable to attachment means secured to a garment member on top of a wearer's shoulders.
22. A shoulder protection harness as claimed in claim 21 wherein said upper fastener element is a strap having at least a VELCRO (registered trade mark) material in a free end portion for removable attachment to said attachment means which is a patch of compatible VELCRO
(registered trade mark) material.
(registered trade mark) material.
23. A shoulder protection harness as claimed in claim 22 wherein said patch of VELCRO (registered trade mark) material is secured to an upper body garment, said securement means permitting said guard pad to be oriented at different positions about said upper arm region to orient said shell at a desired position by a wearer.
24. A shoulder protection harness as claimed in claim 21 wherein said garment member is an undergarment having a body portion extending from the neck area of a wearer to an integral pant portion, said body portion defining shoulder portions having said attachment means secured thereto, closure means to permit said garment to be fitted to a wearer, said pant portion having a pouch secured inwardly thereto in a crotch region thereof, and means to attach socks to a lower region of the thigh portions of said pant portion.
25. A shoulder protection harness as claimed in claim 24 wherein said undergarment also comprises leg portions extending from and secured to said thigh portions, a lower edge of each thigh portion being provided with an elastic band to hold against a wearer's leg.
26. A shoulder protection harness as claimed in claim 24 wherein said body portion is secured to said thigh portions of said pant portion by stitch lines to permit said pant portion to be turned inside out about said stitch lines to provide access to a lower region of said closure means.
27. A shoulder protection harness as claimed in claim 26 wherein said means to attach socks to a lower region of said thigh portions are VELCRO ( registered trade mark) strips, said VELCRO strips being protected by a cover flap of compatible VELCRO material so as to protect said VELCRO strips from loose fabric fibers when said undergarment is washed.
28. An athletic throat guard member comprising an elongated neck band having adjustable fastening means adjacent opposed ends of said band, a throat guard member formed with said band intermediate said opposed ends, and attachment tabs intermediate said throat guard member and each of said opposed ends, said attachment tabs each being detachably securable to a respective one of said attachment means secured to said top part of said undergarment shoulder areas to maintain said throat guard member at a predetermined position when said neck band is secured about a wearer's neck to detachably secure to attachment means secured above the shoulder area of a wearer to maintain said throat guard member at a predetermined position when said neck band is secured about a wearer's neck.
29. An athletic throat guard member as claimed in claim 28 wherein said attachment tabs have VELCRO
material in at least a portion thereof to secure to said attachment means.
material in at least a portion thereof to secure to said attachment means.
30. An athletic throat guard member as claimed in claim 29 wherein said attachment means is a VELCRO patch secured to pant suspenders of a wearer.
31. An athletic throat guard member as claimed in claim 29 wherein said attachment means is a VELCRO patch secured on top of shoulder areas of an undergarment of a wearer.
32. An athletic throat guard member as claimed in claim 29 wherein said throat guard member comprises a protective means secured with said neck band and resistant to being cut by a hockey skate blade.
33. An athletic throat guard member as claimed in claim 29 wherein said throat guard member is a protective shield element secured in said neck band for absorbing shocks subjected thereto to protect the throat area of a wearer.
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