Patent ID: 9622521
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A41D,A63B

Claim:
1. An article arranged to be worn by a human being as protection of a region of the body other than the skull, hands and feet vulnerable to injury from mechanical shock, vibration or impact, said article comprising: (a) at least one releasably attachable pad arranged to contact an area of the body; (b) said pad comprising a laminate having sufficient length and width to essentially completely cover a zone of the area to be protected, said laminate comprising (i) at least one layer of a soft fabric arranged to contact the body, (ii) at least one fabric selected from the group consisting of canvas and duck cloth, and (iii) an energy/shock/vibration/impact (ESVI)-absorbing material located between said at least one soft fabric and said at least one fabric; and (c) a means for temporarily attaching said laminate to the body of the human being; and (d) wherein said ESVI-absorbing material (i) is non-porous and (ii) comprises a polyurethane elastomer that is a reaction product of a compound containing at least four urethane-forming reaction sites that are capable of forming stable complexes through unsatisfied urethane-forming reactive sites, an elasticizing polyol, and a diisocyanate added in less than a stoichiometric amount.