Adjustable neck protective collar in particular for motorcycle riders
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1. Collar for protecting a neck of a user, useful for motorcycle riders, of the type comprising:
- two half-collars which are pivotably hinged together at one end so as to be rotatable in a substantial horizontal plane and which can be connected together by means of a fastening and release lever;
a plate which at a rear of the collar extends downwards from a bottom edge of the collar such as to be centered with respect to a spinal column of the user;
a protective shield which extends downwards at a front of the collar; and
padding means intended to engage with shoulders of the user comprising a first pad wherein the padding means is intended to, engage with the user'"'"'s shoulders while preventing any empty space from being introduced between the padding means and the user'"'"'s shoulders permanently connected to bottom surfaces of said two half-collars in lateral zones thereof, said padding means comprising a second pad, the second pad being removable from said first pad and provided with means for fixing to said first pad, wherein said fixing means comprise projections formed on said second pad and able to cooperate with cavities formed in an opposite surface of said first pad.
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Abstract
A collar for protecting the neck of a user, useful in particular for motorcycle riders, is envisaged, said collar comprising two half-collars which are pivotably hinged together at one end so as to be rotatable in a substantially horizontal plane and which can be connected together by means of a fastening and release lever, a plate which at the rear extends downwards from the bottom edge of the collar so as to be centred with respect to the spinal column of the user, and a protective shield which extends downwards at the front. The collar is provided with removable padding means where the collar rests on the user'"'"'s shoulders.
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1. Collar for protecting a neck of a user, useful for motorcycle riders, of the type comprising:
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two half-collars which are pivotably hinged together at one end so as to be rotatable in a substantial horizontal plane and which can be connected together by means of a fastening and release lever; a plate which at a rear of the collar extends downwards from a bottom edge of the collar such as to be centered with respect to a spinal column of the user; a protective shield which extends downwards at a front of the collar; and padding means intended to engage with shoulders of the user comprising a first pad wherein the padding means is intended to, engage with the user'"'"'s shoulders while preventing any empty space from being introduced between the padding means and the user'"'"'s shoulders permanently connected to bottom surfaces of said two half-collars in lateral zones thereof, said padding means comprising a second pad, the second pad being removable from said first pad and provided with means for fixing to said first pad, wherein said fixing means comprise projections formed on said second pad and able to cooperate with cavities formed in an opposite surface of said first pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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