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- the present invention relates generally to the protection of certain areas of the human body against injury caused by an impact experienced during an athletic endeavor and pertains, more specifically, to articles and a method for protecting one or more of the coccyx and the buttocks against injury resulting from an impact, and especially an impact occasioned by a fall during an athletic pursuit.
- the present invention addresses the need for providing practical and effective protection against the injuries outlined above.
- the present invention attains several objects and advantages, some of which are summarized as follows: Provides a relatively simple, yet highly effective construction and method for protecting against injury to one or both the coccyx and the buttocks of a participant in an athletic activity and, in particular, a person engaged in snowboarding, skiing, ice skating or the like; adapts proven impact protection technology to an effective, practical article easily worn during the practice of snow sports, and especially snowboarding and the like; enables the use, especially by participants in snowboarding and the like, including both professionals and novices, of an unobtrusive, comfortable garment that provides effective protection against injury to the coccyx or the buttocks occasioned by an impact, particularly that experienced upon falling on the corresponding area of the participant's body; promotes greater safety during athletic pursuits, and especially in the practice of snowboarding and the like; enables economical manufacture and distribution of a highly effective protective article for widespread practical use by a variety of participants,
- the present invention which may be described briefly as an article constructed for protecting a participant in an athletic activity against injury to at least the coccyx of the participant, the article comprising: a core member constructed of an elastic composite that establishes a resistive load under deformation, the core member having a protective contour configuration including an arched central portion having a upper lobe and a lower lobe extending longitudinally along a curved path, the core member further having an outer face, an inner face and a predetermined altitudinal thickness between the outer face and the inner face; and an outer shell integrated with the outer face of the core member, the outer shell having a contour configuration complementary to the protective contour configuration of the core member, and an altitudinal thickness less than the predetermined altitudinal thickness of the core member, the outer shell being constructed with a degree of stiffness for biasing the elastic composite of the core member toward the protective contour configuration of the core member during conduct of the athletic activity, while enabling flexing of
- the present invention provides a protective garment constructed for protecting a participant in an athletic activity against injury to at least the coccyx of the participant, the protective garment including a rear crotch for location in juxtaposition with the coccyx and the buttocks of the participant, the protective garment comprising the article set forth above, integrated into the protective garment, placed adjacent the rear crotch of the garment.
- the present invention includes a method for protecting a participant in an athletic activity against injury to at least the coccyx of the participant, the method comprising fitting the article described above to the participant for placement over at least the coccyx of the participant during conduct of the athletic activity.
- FIG. 1 is a pictorial depiction, partially broken away, showing a garment constructed in accordance with the present invention, as worn by a subject being protected;
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of the protection system of the garment, detached from the garment to reveal details of construction;
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4 - 4 of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the protection system.
- a protective garment constructed in accordance with the present invention is shown in the form of a unisex short 10 and is seen to be worn in place upon a person 12 intending to participate in a snow sport, such as snowboarding.
- Short 10 preferably is constructed of a dry-fit stretch knit fabric 14 for comfort, ease of use and aesthetic appeal. Minimal seaming is employed so as to avoid any extra tightness or chafing, and an elastic waistband 16 is provided for snug comfort.
- the stretch knit fabric 14 wicks away moisture and maintains a breathable feeling under layers of gear normally worn during snow sports.
- a protection system 20 is integrated into short 10 and is seen placed adjacent the rear crotch 22 of the short 10 so as to be located in juxtaposition with the coccyx, also known as the tail bone, and the buttocks of the person 12 .
- a fabric cover 24 overlies protection system 20 and is joined to short 10 along a border 26 , as by stitching 28 or the like, to secure protection system 20 in place.
- a mesh panel 30 is incorporated into cover 24 and extends over at least a central area 32 of protection system 20 , for aesthetic as well as functional purposes.
- protection system 20 is comprised of a core member 40 constructed of a soft and flexible shock-absorbing material.
- core member 40 is a composite material made available by Design Blue Limited, under the registered trademark D30®.
- the material is an elastic composite that blends polymers and dilatant fluid to exhibit a resistive load under deformation which increases with a rate of deformation, thereby serving to protect against impact, all as more fully described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,381,460, 7,794,827, 8,387,170, and 8,856,971, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
- Core member 40 is molded, or otherwise formed, into a contour configuration corresponding to the contour configuration encountered at the rear crotch 22 of short 10 when short 10 is worn by person 12 and includes an arched central portion 42 having a lobed configuration that includes an upper lobe 44 and a lower lobe 46 , with both lobes 44 and 46 extending longitudinally along a curved path 48 .
- a pair of winged portions 50 extend laterally in opposite corresponding directions 10 from adjacent lower lobe 46 and follow the contour configuration of core member 40 .
- the lobed configuration of central portion 42 assures that central portion 42 is located and secured in place in juxtaposition with the person's coccyx during the activity being conducted by the person 12 , while the winged portions 50 lend stability so as to maintain the core member 40 , and the central portion 42 thereof, accurately in place. At the same time, the winged portions 50 are located in juxtaposition with the person's buttocks.
- core member 40 has an altitudinal thickness T of about six millimeters.
- a relatively stiff, yet flexible outer shell 60 is joined with outer face 61 of core member 40 , as by rivets 62 to integrate outer shell 60 with core member 40 .
- Outer shell 60 preferably is constructed of a synthetic polymeric material, such as a polypropylene, and is thinner than core member 40 so as to minimize bulk, outer shell 60 preferably having a thickness t of about one and one-half to two millimeters.
- Outer shell 60 serves to bias the elastic composite of core member 40 resiliently toward the overall contour configuration of central portion 42 , while shielding against piercing or otherwise damaging the underlying material of core member 40 .
- a pattern of reinforcing channels 64 in outer shell 60 assists in maintaining the desired contour configuration of central portion 42 , without adding significantly to the overall thickness of protection system 20 .
- a layer 70 of a soft, resilient foam material is integrated with inner face 72 of core member 40 , as seen in FIG. 4 , preferably by means of an adhesive, and is made about the same thickness as core member 40 , to be interposed between the core member 40 and person 12 .
- Layer 70 extends along the central portion 42 of core member 40 , as well as along the winged portions 50 for providing enhanced comfort, without adding significantly to the bulk of protection system 20 .
- the present invention attains all of the objects and advantages summarized above; namely, Provides a relatively simple, yet highly effective construction and method for protecting against injury to one or both the coccyx and the buttocks of a participant in an athletic activity and, in particular, a person engaged in snowboarding, skiing, ice skating or the like; adapts proven impact protection technology to an effective, practical article easily worn during the practice of snow sports, and especially snowboarding and the like; enables the use, especially by participants in snowboarding and the like, including both professionals and novices, of an unobtrusive, comfortable garment that provides effective protection against injury to the coccyx or the buttocks occasioned by an impact, particularly that experienced upon falling on the corresponding area of the participants body; promotes greater safety during athletic pursuits, and especially in the practice of snowboarding and the like; enables economical manufacture and distribution of a highly effective protective article for widespread practical use by a variety of participants, both professional and novice, in snowboarding, as well as other snow sports, such as skiing,
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An article, garment and method protect a user's coccyx. Articles include: a core member constructed of an elastic composite, the core member including a upper lobe and a lower lobe, the core member further having an outer face, an inner face and a thickness between the outer face and the inner face; an arched outer shell attached to the outer face of the core member, the outer shell having a thickness less than the thickness of the core member, the outer shell biasing the core member toward an arched configuration; and a layer of resilient material attached to the inner face of the core member.
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- This application is a continuation application of and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 15/063,868, filed on Mar. 8, 2016; which is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 14/600,355, filed on Jan. 20, 2015, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,642,402; which claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S.
Provisional Patent Application 61/929,540, filed Jan. 21, 2014. These applications are incorporated by reference in their entirety. - The present invention relates generally to the protection of certain areas of the human body against injury caused by an impact experienced during an athletic endeavor and pertains, more specifically, to articles and a method for protecting one or more of the coccyx and the buttocks against injury resulting from an impact, and especially an impact occasioned by a fall during an athletic pursuit.
- The abundance of facilities being made available for snow sports and, more particularly, snowboarding, together with the less-than-prohibitive cost of snow sport equipment, has led to an ever-increasing number of participants in these sports. Unfortunately, the increasing number of participants has been accompanied by more incidents of injury, especially among novices who experience frequent falls, resulting in painful injuries due to impacts on either or both the coccyx and the buttocks of the participant. Moreover, professional athletes engaged in snow sports, and especially snowboarding, are exposed to even greater risk of severe injury.
- The present invention addresses the need for providing practical and effective protection against the injuries outlined above. As such , the present invention attains several objects and advantages, some of which are summarized as follows: Provides a relatively simple, yet highly effective construction and method for protecting against injury to one or both the coccyx and the buttocks of a participant in an athletic activity and, in particular, a person engaged in snowboarding, skiing, ice skating or the like; adapts proven impact protection technology to an effective, practical article easily worn during the practice of snow sports, and especially snowboarding and the like; enables the use, especially by participants in snowboarding and the like, including both professionals and novices, of an unobtrusive, comfortable garment that provides effective protection against injury to the coccyx or the buttocks occasioned by an impact, particularly that experienced upon falling on the corresponding area of the participant's body; promotes greater safety during athletic pursuits, and especially in the practice of snowboarding and the like; enables economical manufacture and distribution of a highly effective protective article for widespread practical use by a variety of participants, both professional and novice, in snowboarding, as well as other snow sports, such as skiing, ice skating and similar activities; provides an aesthetically pleasing protective measure, encouraging ready adoption and use; encourages participation in snow sports, and especially in snowboarding, by reducing the fear of injury and concomitant pain, and thereby increasing confidence and promoting the development of skill for enhanced enjoyment of the sport; provides a rugged, yet comfortable protective garment capable of serving to protect against injury over a long term effective service life.
- The above objects and advantages, as well as further objects and advantages, are attained by the present invention which may be described briefly as an article constructed for protecting a participant in an athletic activity against injury to at least the coccyx of the participant, the article comprising: a core member constructed of an elastic composite that establishes a resistive load under deformation, the core member having a protective contour configuration including an arched central portion having a upper lobe and a lower lobe extending longitudinally along a curved path, the core member further having an outer face, an inner face and a predetermined altitudinal thickness between the outer face and the inner face; and an outer shell integrated with the outer face of the core member, the outer shell having a contour configuration complementary to the protective contour configuration of the core member, and an altitudinal thickness less than the predetermined altitudinal thickness of the core member, the outer shell being constructed with a degree of stiffness for biasing the elastic composite of the core member toward the protective contour configuration of the core member during conduct of the athletic activity, while enabling flexing of the article to accommodate the athletic activity, such that upon fitting the article over the coccyx of the participant, the core member will protect against an impact, while the outer shell will resist damage to the core member.
- In addition, the present invention provides a protective garment constructed for protecting a participant in an athletic activity against injury to at least the coccyx of the participant, the protective garment including a rear crotch for location in juxtaposition with the coccyx and the buttocks of the participant, the protective garment comprising the article set forth above, integrated into the protective garment, placed adjacent the rear crotch of the garment.
- Further, the present invention includes a method for protecting a participant in an athletic activity against injury to at least the coccyx of the participant, the method comprising fitting the article described above to the participant for placement over at least the coccyx of the participant during conduct of the athletic activity.
- The invention will be understood more fully, while still further objects and advantages will become apparent, in the following detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a pictorial depiction, partially broken away, showing a garment constructed in accordance with the present invention, as worn by a subject being protected; -
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the protection system of the garment, detached from the garment to reveal details of construction; -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 ofFIG. 3 ; and -
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the protection system. - Like reference symbols in the various drawings indicate like elements.
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FIG. 1 thereof, a protective garment constructed in accordance with the present invention is shown in the form of a unisex short 10 and is seen to be worn in place upon aperson 12 intending to participate in a snow sport, such as snowboarding. Short 10 preferably is constructed of a dry-fitstretch knit fabric 14 for comfort, ease of use and aesthetic appeal. Minimal seaming is employed so as to avoid any extra tightness or chafing, and anelastic waistband 16 is provided for snug comfort. Thestretch knit fabric 14 wicks away moisture and maintains a breathable feeling under layers of gear normally worn during snow sports. - A
protection system 20 is integrated into short 10 and is seen placed adjacent therear crotch 22 of the short 10 so as to be located in juxtaposition with the coccyx, also known as the tail bone, and the buttocks of theperson 12. Afabric cover 24 overliesprotection system 20 and is joined to short 10 along aborder 26, as by stitching 28 or the like, to secureprotection system 20 in place. In the preferred construction, amesh panel 30 is incorporated intocover 24 and extends over at least acentral area 32 ofprotection system 20, for aesthetic as well as functional purposes. - Turning now to
FIGS. 2 through 5 , as well as toFIG. 1 ,protection system 20 is comprised of acore member 40 constructed of a soft and flexible shock-absorbing material. In the preferred construction,core member 40 is a composite material made available by Design Blue Limited, under the registered trademark D30®. The material is an elastic composite that blends polymers and dilatant fluid to exhibit a resistive load under deformation which increases with a rate of deformation, thereby serving to protect against impact, all as more fully described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,381,460, 7,794,827, 8,387,170, and 8,856,971, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference thereto. -
Core member 40 is molded, or otherwise formed, into a contour configuration corresponding to the contour configuration encountered at therear crotch 22 of short 10 when short 10 is worn byperson 12 and includes an archedcentral portion 42 having a lobed configuration that includes anupper lobe 44 and alower lobe 46, with bothlobes curved path 48. A pair ofwinged portions 50 extend laterally in oppositecorresponding directions 10 from adjacentlower lobe 46 and follow the contour configuration ofcore member 40. Once short 10 is in place upon aperson 12, as illustrated inFIG. 1 , the lobed configuration ofcentral portion 42 assures thatcentral portion 42 is located and secured in place in juxtaposition with the person's coccyx during the activity being conducted by theperson 12, while thewinged portions 50 lend stability so as to maintain thecore member 40, and thecentral portion 42 thereof, accurately in place. At the same time, thewinged portions 50 are located in juxtaposition with the person's buttocks. As best seen inFIG. 4 , in the preferred construction,core member 40 has an altitudinal thickness T of about six millimeters. - A relatively stiff, yet flexible
outer shell 60 is joined withouter face 61 ofcore member 40, as byrivets 62 to integrateouter shell 60 withcore member 40.Outer shell 60 preferably is constructed of a synthetic polymeric material, such as a polypropylene, and is thinner thancore member 40 so as to minimize bulk,outer shell 60 preferably having a thickness t of about one and one-half to two millimeters.Outer shell 60 serves to bias the elastic composite ofcore member 40 resiliently toward the overall contour configuration ofcentral portion 42, while shielding against piercing or otherwise damaging the underlying material ofcore member 40. A pattern ofreinforcing channels 64 inouter shell 60 assists in maintaining the desired contour configuration ofcentral portion 42, without adding significantly to the overall thickness ofprotection system 20. - A
layer 70 of a soft, resilient foam material is integrated withinner face 72 ofcore member 40, as seen inFIG. 4 , preferably by means of an adhesive, and is made about the same thickness ascore member 40, to be interposed between thecore member 40 andperson 12.Layer 70 extends along thecentral portion 42 ofcore member 40, as well as along thewinged portions 50 for providing enhanced comfort, without adding significantly to the bulk ofprotection system 20. - It will be seen that the present invention attains all of the objects and advantages summarized above; namely, Provides a relatively simple, yet highly effective construction and method for protecting against injury to one or both the coccyx and the buttocks of a participant in an athletic activity and, in particular, a person engaged in snowboarding, skiing, ice skating or the like; adapts proven impact protection technology to an effective, practical article easily worn during the practice of snow sports, and especially snowboarding and the like; enables the use, especially by participants in snowboarding and the like, including both professionals and novices, of an unobtrusive, comfortable garment that provides effective protection against injury to the coccyx or the buttocks occasioned by an impact, particularly that experienced upon falling on the corresponding area of the participants body; promotes greater safety during athletic pursuits, and especially in the practice of snowboarding and the like; enables economical manufacture and distribution of a highly effective protective article for widespread practical use by a variety of participants, both professional and novice, in snowboarding, as well as other snow sports, such as skiing, ice skating and similar activities; provides an aesthetically pleasing protective measure, encouraging ready adoption and use; encourages participation in snow sports, and especially in snowboarding, by reducing the fear of injury and concomitant pain, and thereby increasing confidence and promoting the development of skill for enhanced enjoyment of the sport; provides a rugged, yet comfortable protective garment capable of serving to protect against injury over a long-term effective service life.
- It is to be understood that the above detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention is provided by way of example only. Various details of design, construction and procedure may be modified without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention, as set forth in the appended claims.
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1. An article constructed for protecting a user's coccyx, the article comprising:
a protective system comprising:
a core member constructed of an elastic composite that establishes a resistive load under deformation, the core member having a protective contour configuration including an arched central portion having a upper lobe and a lower lobe extending longitudinally along a curved path, the core member further having an outer face, an inner face and a predetermined thickness between the outer face and the inner face; and
an outer shell attached to the outer face of the core member, the outer shell having a contour configuration complementary to the protective contour configuration of the core member, and a thickness less than the thickness of the core member, the outer shell being constructed with a degree of stiffness for biasing the elastic composite of the core member toward the protective contour configuration of the core member during conduct of the athletic activity, while enabling flexing of the article to accommodate the athletic activity, such that upon fitting the article over the coccyx of the participant, the core member will protect against an impact, while the outer shell will resist damage to the core member.
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