Patent ID: 8074294
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: A41D,A42B,A63B

Abstract:
1. A spinal protective apparatus for protecting the spine from neck to the lower back comprising: a rigid collar adapted to receive a helmet defining a neck opening with three spaced apart raised sections; a flat compression ring is secured on an inside edge of the rigid collar on which a bottom opening of the helmet is placed; a rigid shoulder roll worn about the shoulders is attached to a lower surface of the flat compression ring; the three spaced apart raised sections includes a central section that substantially extends further than the two on opposite sides thereof; the three spaced apart raised sections and the flat compression ring prevents over extension of the neck from side to side when the helmet is donned; the flexible shingle beam is made of a plurality of Z-shaped segments connected to a plurality of hinges, respectively; a load tension strap is secured to the shoulder roll and to a slide extender holster is substantially adjacent to the waist for forward bending; one of the plurality of Z-shaped segments defines a lumbar lateral joint to allow side to side movement of the spine about the waist; a padded hip belt assembly includes wide belt portions that are bolted to the slide extender holster and fastened about the hips.