Patent ID: 7979918

Claim:
A protective covering for a contoured object comprising: (a) an outer layer plate conformable to said contoured object comprising a plurality of individual outer layer tiles, each individual outer layer tile having an upper surface, a lower surface and wherein at least one individual outer layer tile has a geodesic shape; (b) an inner layer comprising a plurality of individual inner layer units, said inner layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface of the inner layer is connected to the lower surface of the outer layer tiles; wherein said covering is capable of adjusting its conformity to the object as the contour of the object changes; wherein the outer layer tiles are formed from a substantially rigid, shape-retaining material and the inner layer units are formed from an impact absorbing material; wherein at least two individual outer layer tiles each overlays at least a portion of three individual inner layer units, the three individual inner layer units not overlapping one another; wherein each individual outer layer tile has its own unique curvature and three-dimensional shape; and wherein the at least two individual outer layer tiles that each overlay at least a portion of three individual inner layer units are each configured and dimensioned to disperse a received impact from a source over the three respectively overlaid individual inner layer units.