Patent ID: 7461409

Claim:
A shoulder protector comprising: a) an elongated base having a left and a right extremity and a front and a rear and; b) first rear flanges having extremities remote from the base extending generally orthogonally from the base toward the rear at each of the right and left extremities; c) first front flanges having extremities remote from the base extending generally orthogonally from the base toward the front at each of the right and left extremities parallel to the rear flanges, d) second rear flanges extending generally orthogonally from each of the first rear flange extremities toward each other parallel to the base; e) second front flanges extending generally orthogonally from each of the first front flange extremities toward each other parallel to the base; the base, first and second front and rear flanges together defining a channel therebetween for reception of the scapula area of the body when the shoulder protector is applied to the shoulders of a user.