Patent ID: 7784123
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A pad system comprising: a head-end assembly comprising a head-end cover enclosing a head-end pad and a pair of head-end reinforcing end members; a torso assembly comprising a first cover enclosing a first pair of pads and a first pair of reinforcing members and comprising a second cover enclosing a second pair of pads and a second pair of reinforcing members; a leg assembly comprising a third cover enclosing a third pad and a third reinforcing member and comprising a fourth cover enclosing a fourth pad a fourth reinforcing member; and a foot-end assembly comprising a foot-end cover enclosing a foot-end pad and a pair of reinforcing end members, wherein the first pair or the second pair of reinforcing members comprise a rigid plastic and wherein the first cover and the second cover comprise an elastic portion configured to expand and contract as the torso assembly is articulated during use.