Patent ID: 7434301

Claim:
A shoulder guard device for protecting a shoulder from a strap, said device comprising: an article of clothing being removably positioned on the shoulder; a panel having a top side, a bottom side, first end, a second end, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, said panel being arcuate from said first end to said second end such that said bottom side is concave, said panel being comprised of a resiliently compressible material said top side having a plurality of elongated teeth therein extending from said first end to said second end, each of said teeth is angled with respect to said first lateral edge; a plate being positioned within said panel and generally extending between said first and second ends, said plate being comprised of a rigid material; a fastening assembly for releasably attaching said bottom side of said panel to an outer surface of the clothing such that said panel is positioned over the shoulder; and wherein a strap may be positioned on said top side of said panel.