Patent ID: 8353067

Claim:
An umpire chest protector comprising: a body member made of a predetermined thickness of non-heat pressed ethylene vinyl acetate foam material and covered with a waterproof breathing cloth covering, said body member comprising left and right shoulder portions bilaterally disposed at a top side thereof and left and right bottom protrusions bilaterally disposed at a bottom side thereof; a sternum plate fastened to the front side of said body member with rivets; first left and right side plates respectively affixed to left and right sides of said body member with rivets and respectively spaced laterally from left and right side edges of said sternum plate by a gap; second left and right side plates respectively affixed to left and right sides of said body member with rivets at an outer side relative to said first left and right side plates and respectively spaced from said first left and right side plates by a gap; two shoulder plates affixed to the left and right shoulder portions of said body member with rivets, each said shoulder plate having one side thereof respectively affixed to said sternum plate with rivets and an outer side thereof provided with a shoulder pad; a shoulder strap assembly, said shoulder strap assembly comprising two adjustable upper shoulder straps respectively connected to the left and right shoulder portions of said body member, and two adjustable lower shoulder straps respectively connected to the left and right bottom protrusions of said body member; and a rear padding system, which consists of detachable left and right paddings, an upper padding, an outer left padding and an outer right padding and defining at least one air channel in between said upper padding and said left and right paddings; wherein said plates are permanently affixed to an outer surface of the body member facing away from the wearer; wherein said left padding, right padding, upper padding, outer left padding and outer right padding components are separate components and removably attached to each other; wherein said padding components are removably attached to a rear side of the body member facing the wearer.