Patent ID: 8561232

Claim:
An apparatus for protecting a person from an item in contact with said person, comprising: a first case comprising a proximal side configured to be positioned in contact with the person and a distal side configured to be positioned in contact with the item in contact with the person, wherein the proximal and distal sides are fastened together to define a first internal cavity; a first cushion device positioned inside the first internal cavity; at least one first distal fastener strap affixed to said distal side of the first case, wherein the first distal fastener strap is configured to fasten the apparatus to the item in contact with the person; a buckle fastener means having a first portion affixed to an end of the first case and a second portion affixed to a buckle adaptor defining a buckle opening configured to allow at least a portion of a buckle to pass through, wherein the first and second portions of the buckle fastener means are configured to affix the buckle adaptor to the first case, wherein said buckle fastener means comprises one of a snap, a button, a zipper, and a hook and loop; a second case comprising a proximal side configured to be positioned in contact with the person and a distal side configured to be positioned in contact with the item in contact with the person, wherein the proximal and distal sides are fastened together to define a second internal cavity; a second cushion device positioned inside the second internal cavity; at least one second distal fastener strap affixed to said distal side of the second case, wherein the second distal fastener strap is configured to fasten the apparatus to the item in contact with the person; and an angled fastener means having a first portion affixed to the distal side of the first case and a second portion affixed to and end of the second case, wherein the first and second portions are configured to affix the second case to the first case at a predetermined angle, wherein said angled fastener means comprises one of a snap, a button, a zipper, and a hook and loop.