Patent ID: 8776275
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: A41D,A63B

Abstract:
1. Shoulder pads for use in a contact sport, comprising: a left shoulder pad portion and a right shoulder pad portion separate from and coupled to the left shoulder pad portion, each shoulder pad portion having an anterior portion, a superior portion, and a posterior portion; wherein the anterior portions depend from an anterior face of the superior portions and the posterior portions depend from a posterior face of the superior portions; and a release mechanism releasably coupling the posterior portion of the left shoulder pad portion to the posterior portion of the right shoulder pad portion and enabling removal of the shoulder pads while the wearer is in the supine position; wherein a first end of the release mechanism is located adjacent to and is accessible for actuation from one of the anterior portions to decouple the posterior portion of the left shoulder pad portion from the posterior portion of the right shoulder pad portion while the wearer remains in the supine position; and wherein actuation of the release mechanism permits lateral removal from underneath the wearer in opposite lateral directions of the posterior portion of the left shoulder pad portion and the posterior portion of the right shoulder pad portion while the wearer remains in the supine position.