Patent ID: 6152892
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A61F,A63B,B32B

Abstract:
A custom-fitted athletic body protective product, comprising:(a) a storage package formed of moisture-impervious material and scalable to prevent entry of moisture;(b) a flexible protective guard positioned in said storage package and scaled therein against entry of moisture, and for being custom-formed to the shape of a body part to be protected while flexible and upon hardening providing a rigid, supporting custom fit to the body part, said protective guard comprising;(i) a core defining first and second major surfaces and having a cured density of 31-37 lb/ft.sup.3 ;(ii) first and second sheets positioned in overlying relation on respective first and second major surfaces of the core, said core and said first and second overlying sheet materials collectively defining a laminated substrate;(iii) a reactive system impregnated into or coated onto said substrate, said system remaining stable when maintained in substantially moisture-free conditions and hardening upon exposure to sufficient moisture to form a rigid, self supporting structure of the substrate; and(iv) a cover enclosing the substrate.