Patent ID: 9132334
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
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, 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 the arch members are operatively connected at each of the front and rear portions to define a central opening configured to receive the player's head, 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 comprising an epaulet and a shoulder cap that are both operably connected to the upper arch portion by a single, flexible band that provides a common connection point on the arch member, and wherein the shoulder cap resides external to the arch member and the epaulet resides above the shoulder cap and the arch member; and, a curvilinear internal padding assembly operably connected to each arch member.