Patent ID: 6151714
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
A protective pad for a joint surface of a wearer's limb during athletic activity such as skating and skateboarding, said protective pad comprising:a cushioning element comprising a cushioning body having a first surface for overlying the joint surface to be protected and an opposite second surface, anda shielding element comprising a primary wall forming a domed central region surrounded by a peripheral flange, said peripheral flange engaged upon said opposite second surface of said cushioning body, and said primary wall, in said central region, defining an outer, obstruction-engaging surface and an inner wall surface, said shielding element further comprising a plurality of interengaged support wall segments extending from said inner wall surface toward, but spaced from engagement with, said opposite second surface of said cushioning body,said shielding element and said cushioning element, in a central region of said cushioning body bounded by said peripheral flange and overlying the joint surface to be protected, together defining, at rest, a cavity between said interengaged support wall segments and said opposite second surface of said cushioning body, andsaid shielding element being relatively more resistant to flexing than said cushioning element,whereby, upon application of a force to said obstruction-engaging surface of said protective pad overlying the joint surface of a wearer's limb to be protected, said shielding element resists flexing as said cushioning element flexes to permit penetration of the joint surface into said cavity, thus to absorb the force and protect the joint surface.