Patent ID: 8291521
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A41D,A42B,A61F

Abstract:
1. Collar for protecting a neck of a user, useful for motorcycle riders, of the type comprising: two half-collars which are pivotably hinged together at one end so as to be rotatable in a substantial horizontal plane and which can be connected together by means of a fastening and release lever; a plate which at a rear of the collar extends downwards from a bottom edge of the collar such as to be centered with respect to a spinal column of the user; a protective shield which extends downwards at a front of the collar; and padding means intended to engage with shoulders of the user comprising a first pad wherein the padding means is intended to, engage with the user's shoulders while preventing any empty space from being introduced between the padding means and the user's shoulders permanently connected to bottom surfaces of said two half-collars in lateral zones thereof, said padding means comprising a second pad, the second pad being removable from said first pad and provided with means for fixing to said first pad, wherein said fixing means comprise projections formed on said second pad and able to cooperate with cavities formed in an opposite surface of said first pad.