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Pneumatic torso armor and helmet

  • US 5,893,175 A
  • Filed: 02/26/1998
  • Issued: 04/13/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A pneumatic torso armor and helmet for creating a visual display on a wearer for use at sporting events comprising, in combination:

  • an inflatable body portion comprised of a front panel, a back panel having a pair of side portions each defined by abutting vertically oriented linear parts which extend along an entire height thereof, and a pair of shoulder panels each defined by a plurality of coaxially aligned abutting semicircular portions a fraction of which are integrally coupled with the vertically oriented linear parts of the back panel, wherein diameters of the semicircular portions decrease from top to bottom, the front panel including a pair of free side edges and having a chest portion defined by a pair of laterally offset circular parts and an abdominal portion defined by a central extent formed of a plurality of abutting horizontally oriented linear parts positioned beneath the chest portion and equipped with lengths which decrease from top to bottom with the central extent being flanked by a two pair of abutting vertically oriented linear parts which extend along an entire height of the central extent, one of the side edges of the front panel having an inflation tube extending outwardly therefrom at a central extent thereof, the front panel having a pair of hook and loop straps extending outwardly of lower ends of the side edges thereof, the back panel having corresponding hook and loop straps extending outwardly of lower ends of side edges thereof for mating with the hook and loop straps of the front panel, the shoulder panels having opposed lateral edges each having corresponding hook and loop straps disposed thereon for engaging the shoulder panels to a wearer; and

    an inflatable helmet portion dimensioned for being worn of a head of a wearer, the helmet portion having a main head portion and a face guard portion, the helmet portion having an inflation tube extending outwardly of a rear portion thereof.

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