Patent ID: 6117096
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A lower spine protector, comprising:a pad having front and back faces, top and bottom edges, and a pair of side edges;said back face of said pad having a pocket;an insert being inserted into said pocket;each of said side edges of said pad having an elongate flexible waist strap outwardly extending therefrom;a pair of elongate shoulder straps outwardly extending from said top edge of said pad; andwherein said shoulder straps each have a first end coupled to said top edge of said pad at a generally common central location on said top edge of said pad, and wherein each of shoulder straps has a second end opposite said first end of the respective strap, said second end of one of said shoulder straps being coupled to one of said waist straps towards said second end of the associated waist strap, said second end of the other of said shoulder straps being coupled to the other of said waist straps towards said second end of the associated waist strap.