Protective clothing incorporating coil springs
First Claim
1. An article of protective clothing comprising a flexible supporting material and a plurality of elongated coil springs held in close proximity to the surface of said supporting material in elongated pockets formed adjacent to the surface of said supporting material at spaced locations wherein said coil springs are free to rotate within said pockets in relation to said supporting material.
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Abstract
Previous types of armored safety workwear are too inflexible, heavy or expensive to be useful. The present invention provides an article of protective clothing comprising a flexible supporting material and a plurality of elongated coil springs held in close proximity to the surface of said supporting material at spaced locations. Preferably, the coil springs are free to rotate in relation to the supporting material. The coil springs are held in elongated pockets secured to the surface of said supporting material.
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- 1. An article of protective clothing comprising a flexible supporting material and a plurality of elongated coil springs held in close proximity to the surface of said supporting material in elongated pockets formed adjacent to the surface of said supporting material at spaced locations wherein said coil springs are free to rotate within said pockets in relation to said supporting material.
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