Patent ID: 7487557
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A hip and coccyx protective pad attachment to ordinary clothing, positioned about the hips and coccyx the protective pad attachment providing protection to the hip and coccyx areas of the body, said pad attachment comprising: protective pads including one or more hip pads and at least two coccyx pads, each hip and coccyx pad having at least one pre-formed holes extending completely therethrough; and one or more fasteners including a headed screw and a cylindrical nut spaced along one of a dynamic center of each pad and the general periphery and the dynamic center of each pad, wherein the cylindrical nut includes a shaft and end cap, the shaft is inserted through the at least one pre-formed holes of the pad with the end cap being placed against the pad and the headed screw being inserted trough the at least one pre-formed holes of the clothing and received by the shaft for applying a clamp load to the clothing and the pad without damaging the clothing and the pad, the pad being further configured to protect the hip and coccyx areas of the body and to allow movement of the hip and coccyx areas of the body.