Patent ID: 8713716

Claim:
A wearable impact reduction device comprising a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer wherein: the first layer is located closest to the wearer's body; the first layer comprises a flexible material configured to conform to the shape of a user's body; the fourth layer is located furthest from the wearer's body; the fourth layer is more rigid than the first layer whereby the fourth layer can distribute an external impact over a region; the second layer is placed between the first layer and the third layer; the third layer is placed between the second layer and the fourth layer; the second layer comprises an elastically-deformable material having at least one resilient impression arranged and configured to at least partially compress upon application of a force and to return elastically to its original shape upon removal of the force; the third layer comprises an elastically-deformable material having at least one resilient impression arranged and configured: to contact and transmit a force to said resilient impression in the second layer; to at least partially compress upon application of a force; and to return to its original shape upon removal of a force.