US12274318 - Apparatuses, systems and methods for equipment for protecting the human body by absorbing and dissipating forces imparted to the body
The patent describes a protective garment designed to prevent concussive effects, particularly commotio cordis, on the human cardiac system by incorporating a multi-sectional pad within its structure. This pad features aramid and multi-durometer foam layers, specifically shaped to cover the center and left-lateral portions of the chest to absorb and dissipate forces from impacts.
Claim 1
- A protective garment capable of preventing commotio cordis due to a concussive blow to a human cardiac system within a chest of a user human body wearing the protective garment, including a concussive blow to a side aspect of the human cardiac system having a heightened susceptibility to the commotio cordis and which is enclosed particularly within a left-lateral portion the chest of the user, comprising: a garment body; at least one pocket embedded in the garment body and placed over at least the left-lateral portion and a center of the chest of the user; at least one multi sectional pad in the at least one pocket and positioned by wearing of the garment body to, specifically cover the human cardiac system at both the center and only the left-lateral portions of the chest, the multi-sectional pad comprising: a first section of the multiple pad sections having a cloverleaf shape and covering the center of the chest during wearing; a second and third of the multiple pad sections being immediately adjacent to one another and being shaped and sized to fit integrally with the first section, and to protect specifically the left-lateral portion of the chest from the wearer’s left side without any contiguous portion thereof covering the center of the chest of the wearer; the first, second and third sections each comprising: an aramid layer; and a multi-durometer foam layer having a substantially similar surface area to a surface area of the aramid layer. a garment body; at least one pocket embedded in the garment body and placed over at least the left-lateral portion and a center of the chest of the user; at least one multi sectional pad in the at least one pocket and positioned by wearing of the garment body to, specifically cover the human cardiac system at both the center and only the left-lateral portions of the chest, the multi-sectional pad comprising: a first section of the multiple pad sections having a cloverleaf shape and covering the center of the chest during wearing; a second and third of the multiple pad sections being immediately adjacent to one another and being shaped and sized to fit integrally with the first section, and to protect specifically the left-lateral portion of the chest from the wearer’s left side without any contiguous portion thereof covering the center of the chest of the wearer; the first, second and third sections each comprising: an aramid layer; and a multi-durometer foam layer having a substantially similar surface area to a surface area of the aramid layer. a first section of the multiple pad sections having a cloverleaf shape and covering the center of the chest during wearing; a second and third of the multiple pad sections being immediately adjacent to one another and being shaped and sized to fit integrally with the first section, and to protect specifically the left-lateral portion of the chest from the wearer’s left side without any contiguous portion thereof covering the center of the chest of the wearer; the first, second and third sections each comprising: an aramid layer; and a multi-durometer foam layer having a substantially similar surface area to a surface area of the aramid layer. an aramid layer; and a multi-durometer foam layer having a substantially similar surface area to a surface area of the aramid layer.
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