Patent ID: 7478439
Filing Date: 2009-01-20
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A padding system comprising: a garment having a body and at least one extremity projecting longitudinally therefrom, a proximal portion of the extremity being coupled to the body; a pocket located in the extremity, the pocket having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion of the pocket corresponding in orientation to the proximal portion of the extremity, the proximal portion of the pocket having a first lateral width and the distal portion of the pocket having a second lateral width less than the first lateral width, the distal portion of the pocket having a longitudinal length, and the pocket having an opening accessible from the proximal end of the extremity; and a pad sized and shaped for insertion into the opening in the pocket, the pad having a wide portion with a width less than the first lateral width but greater than the second lateral width, and a narrow portion with a width less than the second lateral width, such that the pad is insertable into both the distal and proximal portions of the pocket, the second portion of the pad having a length greater than the longitudinal length of the distal portion of the pocket such that the wide portion of the pad is spaced a distance apart from the distal portion of the pocket when the pad is fully inserted into the pocket, the narrow portion of the pad being adapted to facilitate its shortening to reduce the distance between the wide portion of the pad and the distal portion of the pocket and, as a result, to change the longitudinal location of the wide portion of the pad with respect to the extremity of the garment.