Patent ID: 8813271
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A41D,A63B

Abstract:
1. A protective shoulder pad worn by a player while engaged in playing a contact sport, the shoulder pad comprising: a pair of curvilinear, continuous arch members joined together to define a central opening, each arch member having a front arch portion depending from an upper arch portion and a rear arch portion depending from the upper arch portion, wherein each arch member is a unitary piece that continuously extends over the player's shoulder and between the player's chest region and back region; a side pad assembly operably connected to each arch member by a flexible band, the side pad assembly comprising an epaulet and a shoulder cap, wherein the shoulder cap resides external to the arch member and the epaulet resides above the shoulder cap and the epaulet; and, a curvilinear internal padding assembly removably connected to each arch member.