EP0941751A2 - Structure de protection flexible et légère, résistante à toute sorte d'impacts, capable d'absorber les chocs - Google Patents

Structure de protection flexible et légère, résistante à toute sorte d'impacts, capable d'absorber les chocs Download PDF

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EP0941751A2
EP0941751A2 EP99500039A EP99500039A EP0941751A2 EP 0941751 A2 EP0941751 A2 EP 0941751A2 EP 99500039 A EP99500039 A EP 99500039A EP 99500039 A EP99500039 A EP 99500039A EP 0941751 A2 EP0941751 A2 EP 0941751A2
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Dardo Bonaparte Lujan
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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
    • 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
    • A41D31/24—Resistant to mechanical stress, e.g. pierce-proof
    • 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

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  • the main object of the present patent of invention is a flexible light anti-traumatic protection structure, extremely resistant to all kind of impacts, capable of lessening dynamic pressure, being very effective for using on the human body due to the fact that its main virtue is absorbing the strength of the impact without transmitting it to the user's body, thereby lessening the dynamic pressure produced by said impacts.
  • the present patent of invention discloses a very special anti-traumatic protection structure that can be used to shape a knee pad, an ankle support, a thigh support, a shin pad, a chest protector, a shoulder pad, etc.
  • This structure can also be used for shaping a sports helmet; protective gloves such as those required for a baseball game; vests for different uses; or different shields against sharp or edgy elements.
  • Some materials with which said elements are formed such as webs with combinations of elastomeric threads are well known in the art. Due to their stretchability, these materials are capable of adapting themselves anatomically to the user's body. Other materials such as those formed from the material called "neoprene”, whose advantage is to keep the protected area warm, as well as applying elastic pressure, are also well known.
  • the structure referred to in the present invention counts with the additional advantage that it is capable of absorbing shocks without translating the stress received.
  • this structure is formed by helical iron straps interwoven together forming a mesh causes the structure to be extremely flexible and able to adapt itself to any shape, regardless the composition of the materials for the straps.
  • the structure is shaped by means of folding allowing the formation of flattened cuffs, having at least one internal cavity.
  • the final form of the structure will be in accordance with the kind of protection element that is desired to have built.
  • the mesh formed by the spiraling straps will have a thickness that after being folded could define a body of similar dimensions to those of a normal shin pads, or it could even include two or more lengthened cavities where flat ribs of rigid materials resistant to shocks are housed.
  • this invention also provides the addition of lengthened rods intercalated between the interwoven helical spires conforming the mesh.
  • These rods can be formed from different materials and be placed according to different orientations. The possibility of combining rods placed according to different orientations or formed from different materials is also provided.
  • the invention provides the use of compound materials for the construction of the mesh as well as for the previously mentioned ribs and rods, such as “Grillon” or “Nylon”, etc., or also fibers such as “Kevlar” “Tuarown”, “DINEMA”, etc., or also metallic materials such as steel, aluminum, titanium, etc., or even elastomeric ones.
  • This invention also provides the possibility that the product thus formed can receive an injection of polyurethane or other fluids, filling the gaps between the interwoven straps.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view showing, as an example, a protection structure capable of acting as a shin pad, seen in its general appearance.
  • Figure 2 is a cross section view, according to line II-II shown in Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a top plan view showing a protection structure reinforced with intercalated rods or crossbeams.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a protection structure such as that shown in Figure 1, in which polyurethane has been injected.
  • the flexible light protection structure of the present invention is formed by interweaving helical straps -1-, bound together through their longitudinal shafts parallel to themselves.
  • the assembly of straps thus interwoven forms a mesh -2- extremely porous and flexible, a feature caused by the mobility allowed by this kind of binding among the interwoven straps.
  • These straps can be metallic (steel, titanium, aluminum, etc.) -9-, combined with other fiber straps -10- and other compound materials - 11-.
  • Figure 1 also shows that the mesh -2- is folded on itself, including a vertical central partition -3- extending from side to side, and another transversal partition -4-, also extending from side to side.
  • Said partitions allow the housing of flat ribs -5-, -6-, -7-, and -8- whose main aim is to keep the structure duly shaped and also to provide an improved rigidity and shock resistance capacity.
  • these ribs can be made of plastic or even from a metallic, fiber, or compound material.
  • the top plan view shown in Figure 3 represents another constructive option that can be achieved incorporating straight long rods or crossbeams -12-.
  • Said rods lay stretched in the inner space defined by the helical spires of the straps that conform the mesh, multiple constructive options being generated according to the material with which it is built, since these rods could be made of metal, plastic fibers of varying densities, or other combinations or compound materials. Their thickness or cross section diameter can also vary, increasing or decreasing the flexibility of the mesh.
  • the rods can also have an oblique orientation, as shown in Figure 3, or also parallel to any of the sides of the mesh. It is even possible to build structures combining rods placed according to different orientations, or formed from different materials, fibers or compound materials, as well as combining different sizes of rods.
  • This Figure shows a combination of metallic rods -13- with other rods made of fiber -14- and a third kind of rods made from compound materials -15-.
  • Figure 4 shows another constructive option that should be considered as covered by the scope of the present invention. Taking advantage of the particular conformation of the mesh - the interwoven helical straps - the generated gaps allow the injection of plastic materials, being thus able to build shaped rigid bodies that do not lose the shock absorption capacity that a helical straps mesh provides.

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EP99500039A 1998-03-11 1999-03-08 Structure de protection flexible et légère, résistante à toute sorte d'impacts, capable d'absorber les chocs Withdrawn EP0941751A3 (fr)

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WO2003022085A3 (fr) * 2001-09-13 2004-10-21 Daniel James Plant Materiau souple absorbant l'energie et procedes de fabrication associes

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DE2821906A1 (de) * 1978-05-19 1979-11-22 Cup Star Sportartikel Gmbh Hueftenschutz fuer torwarte
US4756026A (en) * 1987-05-04 1988-07-12 Pierce Jr Alfred R Limb protector
US4866789A (en) * 1983-11-21 1989-09-19 Dormco, Inc. Protective body suit

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DE2821906A1 (de) * 1978-05-19 1979-11-22 Cup Star Sportartikel Gmbh Hueftenschutz fuer torwarte
US4866789A (en) * 1983-11-21 1989-09-19 Dormco, Inc. Protective body suit
US4756026A (en) * 1987-05-04 1988-07-12 Pierce Jr Alfred R Limb protector

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2003022085A3 (fr) * 2001-09-13 2004-10-21 Daniel James Plant Materiau souple absorbant l'energie et procedes de fabrication associes
US7608314B2 (en) 2001-09-13 2009-10-27 Daniel James Plant Flexible energy absorbing material and methods of manufacture thereof

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