Patent ID: 7636969

Claim:
A pad system comprising: a head-end assembly comprising a head-end cover enclosing a head-end pad; a torso assembly comprising a first cover enclosing a first pair of pads and comprising a second cover enclosing a second pair of pads; a leg assembly comprising a third cover enclosing a third pad and comprising a fourth cover enclosing a fourth pad; a foot-end assembly comprising a foot-end cover enclosing a foot-end pad; a first coupling member coupling the head-end cover to the first and second covers; a second coupling member coupling the first cover to the third cover; a third coupling member coupling the second cover to the fourth cover; and a fourth coupling member coupling the foot-end cover to the third and fourth covers, wherein the third cover and the fourth cover comprise an elastic portion configured to expand when the leg assembly or torso assembly is articulated.