EP0640363A1 - Elément de protection contre les chocs de forme anatomique en particulier pour un athlète - Google Patents

Elément de protection contre les chocs de forme anatomique en particulier pour un athlète Download PDF

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EP0640363A1
EP0640363A1 EP93117107A EP93117107A EP0640363A1 EP 0640363 A1 EP0640363 A1 EP 0640363A1 EP 93117107 A EP93117107 A EP 93117107A EP 93117107 A EP93117107 A EP 93117107A EP 0640363 A1 EP0640363 A1 EP 0640363A1
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Enzo Simonetti
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
    • A63B71/12—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders
    • A63B71/1225—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/015—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches with shock-absorbing means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D31/00—Materials specially adapted for outerwear
    • A41D31/04—Materials specially adapted for outerwear characterised by special function or use
    • A41D31/28—Shock absorbing
    • A41D31/285—Shock absorbing using layered materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
    • A63B71/12—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders
    • A63B71/1225—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet
    • A63B2071/1258—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet for the shin, e.g. shin guards
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2209/00—Characteristics of used materials
    • A63B2209/10—Characteristics of used materials with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener

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  • This invention relates to an impact protection element for protecting a part of the user's body, particularly of an athlete, in accordance with the introduction to the main claim.
  • Protection elements of the aforesaid type are known. These elements, such as shin protectors, are generally of a form deriving from a hollow half-cylinder so as to be able to be placed about the part of the body to be protected and contain it.
  • Said protection elements are generally constructed of soft material (which with use is however subject to considerable wear and tearing, and does not provide high protection for the part about which it is placed) or of rigid material.
  • this latter rigid type of protection element offers considerable protection to the user, it has various drawbacks.
  • an element of this type such as a shin protector worn by a skier during a competition
  • this impact results in pressure which is distributed over the protection element only at those points at which this latter comes into contact with the impacting element (the post).
  • the athlete senses this impact only at particular points of the leg to which the shin protector is fitted.
  • muscular complications such as small traumas
  • microfractures occurring at these points, which in the long term can compromise a single competition, a whole competitive season or indeed the actual sporting career of the athlete.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an element of the aforesaid type which offers greater protection to the user against impact, and which displays considerable mechanical and structural strength with time.
  • a further object is to provide a protection element of the aforesaid type which is lightweight and can be used either directly in contact with the user's body, or positioned on a suit worn by the user, or "embedded" within the suit itself.
  • a further object is to provide a protection element which can be easily attached to the suit worn by the user.
  • the protection element of the invention provides greater and improved protection to the user by virtue of its anatomical shape, which, in the case of localised impact against it, results in the consequent stress being distributed over a considerable (relatively speaking) surface. This means that less stress has to be withstood by the user, with lesser probability of his suffering trauma.
  • the protection element therefore not comprising a smooth outer surface as in the case of known rigid elements
  • a surface therefore comprising raised arid depressed portions if an object hits the protection element it withdraws from this latter substantially immediately.
  • the protection element is worn by a skier who collides against the posts during a competition, because by virtue of the stated "escape effect", each post withdraws from the athlete's body without his becoming penalized and retarded in his action by the friction generated between the post and the protection element during their interaction.
  • a protection element according to the invention is indicated overall by 1 and is shown in the form of a shin protector. It comprises a body 2 of layer form, consisting of a first outer layer 3 and an inner layer 4, with reference to the manner in which it is used by the wearer of the shin protector 1. That part 2A of the body 2 facing the user is concave, again with reference to the manner of its use by the wearer, and is of anatomical configuration in the sense that its shape properly adapts to the features of that part of the user's body to be protected from impact.
  • the layer 3 is of composite material such as glass fibre, carbon fibre or kevlar or the like.
  • the layer can be formed using fabric produced from carbon or the like (as aforestated) by an orthogonal weaving process or by weaving of different type (such as knitting), and resins for vacuum binding of homogeneous or differential density (as known), which take account of the structural requirements of the element 1 and of the environmental humidity and temperature conditions under which the element is produced.
  • the layer 4 is formed of any soft material such as sponge rubber or open or closed-cell polyurethane foam preferably of high and/or differential density.
  • the shin protector 1 comprises an upper part 6 arranged to make contact with the athlete's knee and act as a deflector for the air which strikes the athlete during the sporting activity.
  • the part 6 comprises a shield 7 inclined to a projecting edge or rim 8 on the outer surface 9 of the layer 3. This surface is anatomically shaped as heretofore stated, to comprise projecting parts 11 and depressed parts 12 smoothly joined together.
  • the protection element 1 comprises a flat projecting part forming a lower reinforcement for the element 1.
  • the part 13 is connected to the upper part 6 by a longitudinal rib or projection 15 which reinforces the layer 3 and acts as a deflector for the air striking the user during, for example, a sporting activity such as skiing.
  • the layer 4 covers internally (with reference to the user wearing the element 1) nearly the whole of the layer 3 except for the part 13 thereof. Because of the presence of said layer 4 the element 1 can also be used directly in contact with the user's body or with a suit which he is wearing.
  • usual fasteners 16 enable the user to lock the element 1 in its position of use.
  • the fasteners can be one-piece and partially elastic or be each in the form of two parts 17 and 18 (as in the figures) connected together by a plurality of hooks associated with one of the parts cooperating with a plurality of rings associated with the other part (or by the material known commercially as velcro).
  • the element 1 can be "embedded" within an article of clothing (such as a suit) of the user; in this case the layer 4 as described need not be associated with the layer 3 and can instead be replaced by a part of the suit itself, preferably padded, provided in a position corresponding with said layer 3.
  • the element 1 can also be attached to the suit worn by the user in another known manner (for example by gluing, by straps, by riveting, by sewing etc.) to hence, as in the aforedescribed case, form an integral part of the article of clothing.
  • this latter can also be provided with usual known fastening members such as parts of press-studs 20 (shown schematically in Figure 3) which cooperate with corresponding members carried by the element 1 to provide stable and reliable but releasable connection to the suit.
  • An element 1 in the form of a shin protector (useful for example for skiing both at the competitive and amateur level) has been described.
  • the element 1 can however be in the form of an impact protector for application to another part of the user's body (arm or part thereof, femur, pelvis, spine); in such a case said element can be of suitable shape and size for use on said body part and such as to be able to adapt anatomically to it, provided the aforesaid inventive characteristics as defined in the accompanying claims are maintained.

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EP93117107A 1993-08-06 1993-10-22 Elément de protection contre les chocs de forme anatomique en particulier pour un athlète Withdrawn EP0640363A1 (fr)

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ITMI930669U 1993-08-06
IT93MI000669U IT230759Y1 (it) 1993-08-06 1993-08-06 Elemento di protezione agli urti, atto a proteggere una parte del corpo di un utente in particolare un atleta,avente forma anatomica

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Cited By (9)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2360930A (en) * 2000-04-07 2001-10-10 John William Cartwright A lower leg protector
GB2380118A (en) * 2001-09-05 2003-04-02 Roger Robert Andrew Bradley Protective leg pads
GB2407018A (en) * 2001-09-05 2005-04-20 Roger Robert Andrew Bradley Improvements in protective pads
WO2007085590A1 (fr) * 2006-01-26 2007-08-02 Cersal S.R.L. Protection d’avant-bras anatomique
WO2007132351A2 (fr) * 2007-05-02 2007-11-22 Thierry Potevins Protege-tibia
AU2007202579B2 (en) * 2001-09-05 2008-05-22 Aero Sports Protection Limited Improvements in protective pads
US20150064397A1 (en) * 2013-08-27 2015-03-05 Agency For Science, Technology And Research Composite foam laminate and its usage
EP3124089A1 (fr) * 2015-07-31 2017-02-01 Orthopädie Pilz GmbH Dispositif pour le ski
EP3281679A1 (fr) * 2016-08-08 2018-02-14 Dario Martinelli Dispositif de protection de personne

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US4688269A (en) * 1986-07-25 1987-08-25 Descente, Ltd. Protector for sportswear
DE8708392U1 (de) * 1987-06-13 1987-10-15 Filmer, Dierk, 2930 Varel Schutzbekleidung für den Körper eines Kraftradaufsassen
DE3804504A1 (de) * 1988-02-13 1989-08-24 Nierhaus & Co Friedr Knieschuetzer

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US4688269A (en) * 1986-07-25 1987-08-25 Descente, Ltd. Protector for sportswear
DE8708392U1 (de) * 1987-06-13 1987-10-15 Filmer, Dierk, 2930 Varel Schutzbekleidung für den Körper eines Kraftradaufsassen
DE3804504A1 (de) * 1988-02-13 1989-08-24 Nierhaus & Co Friedr Knieschuetzer

Cited By (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2360930A (en) * 2000-04-07 2001-10-10 John William Cartwright A lower leg protector
GB2380118A (en) * 2001-09-05 2003-04-02 Roger Robert Andrew Bradley Protective leg pads
GB2407018A (en) * 2001-09-05 2005-04-20 Roger Robert Andrew Bradley Improvements in protective pads
GB2380118B (en) * 2001-09-05 2005-08-10 Roger Robert Andrew Bradley Improvements in protective pads
GB2407018B (en) * 2001-09-05 2005-09-21 Roger Robert Andrew Bradley Improvements in protective pads
AU2007202579B2 (en) * 2001-09-05 2008-05-22 Aero Sports Protection Limited Improvements in protective pads
WO2007085590A1 (fr) * 2006-01-26 2007-08-02 Cersal S.R.L. Protection d’avant-bras anatomique
WO2007132351A2 (fr) * 2007-05-02 2007-11-22 Thierry Potevins Protege-tibia
WO2007132351A3 (fr) * 2007-05-02 2008-04-24 Thierry Potevins Protege-tibia
US20150064397A1 (en) * 2013-08-27 2015-03-05 Agency For Science, Technology And Research Composite foam laminate and its usage
EP3124089A1 (fr) * 2015-07-31 2017-02-01 Orthopädie Pilz GmbH Dispositif pour le ski
EP3281679A1 (fr) * 2016-08-08 2018-02-14 Dario Martinelli Dispositif de protection de personne

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ITMI930669V0 (it) 1993-08-06

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