Neck Protective Device

• US 20080201831A1
• Filed: 11/22/2005
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dainese S.p.A.
• Original Assignee: Dainese S.p.A.
• Inventors: Ronco, Luigi
• Application Number:
  US11/791,206
• Publication Number:
  US 20080201831A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/468
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0153 having hinged or separable parts
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0512 Neck or shoulders area
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0581 with permanent fastening means
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2600/102 Motorcycling
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/125 for the knee
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/12 for the body or the legs , e.g. for the shoulders A63B71/081 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/1225 for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/1291 for the neck
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/4997 At least one part nonmetallic

Abstract

A neck protective device, comprising at least two protective elements (100), partially overlapped therebetween, supporting means (200) and respective connecting means (300) of the protective elements (100), and characterized in that the connecting means (300) is apt to allow the mutual rotation of the protective elements (100), working as hinges along different axes of rotation (401, 402), in a manner such that the protective elements (100) slide the one against the other one.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A neck protective device, comprising

at least two protective elements (100), said at least two protective elements (100) being partially overlapped and comprising respective overlapped ends (104), supporting means (200) of said at least two protective elements (100), and

respective connecting means (300) of said at least two protective elements (100), wherein said connecting means (300) is apt to allow the mutual rotation of said at least two protective elements (100), working as hinges along respective axes of rotation (401, 402), in a manner such that said at least two protective elements (100) slide the one against the other during said rotation and said overlapped ends (104) interfere with said at least two protective elements (100) limiting said rotation,

characterized in that said connecting means (300) comprises deformable connections (301) between said protective elements (100), so that the connecting means (300) allows, besides said rotation, also rotations according to axes different from said axes (401, 402) and/or limited translation motions nearing thereto and/or away therefrom, said connecting means (300) being fastened to a substantially soft peripheral portion (103) of said protective elements (100).

12. The protective device according to claim 11, wherein said at least two protective elements (100) have a flattened shape at said overlapped ends (104).

13. The protective device according to claim 11, wherein said protective elements (100) extend along a surface having a radius of curvature different with respect to that defined by the rotation of said overlapped ends (104).

14. The protective device according to claim 11, wherein said protective elements (100) have a substantially wedge-shaped cross section.

15. The protective device according to claim 11, wherein said at least two protective elements (100) comprise a substantially rigid central region (101) and a padding (102), assembled in a sandwich-like configuration.

16. The protective device according to claim 11, wherein said padding (102) has a greater plane extension with respect to said central region (101) defining said peripheral portion (103).

17. The protective device according to claim 11, wherein said connecting means (300) is fastened at side ends of said at least two protective elements (100).

18. The protective device according to claim 11, wherein said overlapped ends remain overlapped to said protective elements (100) during said motion of rotation about said axes (401, 402).

19. The protective device according claim 11, wherein said supporting means (200) comprises supporting elements (201, 202) suitable for the protection of shoulders and back.

20. The protective device according to claim 11, wherein said protective elements (100) are rotatably connected to said supporting means (200).