Patent ID: 8281418

Claim:
A one-piece protective device, comprising: a shirt member, wherein the shirt member includes a proximal end comprising a neck area and a distal end comprising a waist area; a pants member, wherein the pants member includes a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the pants member is integrally joined with the distal end of the shirt member to form the waist area; a plurality of pockets formed within the shirt member and the pants member; a plurality of pads disposed within the plurality of pockets; a plurality of fasteners for securing the plurality of pads within the plurality of pockets; an opening positioned between a proximal end and a distal end of the one-piece protective device for securing the one-piece device to the body of a user, wherein the one-piece device is compressed around the body of the user to conform about the contour and shape of the user; and a waist member engaged to at least one hip and butt pads, wherein said waist member is positioned about the waist of the user to provide a means to hold the at least one hip and butt pads in a free position around the waist of the user, wherein said at least one hip and butt pads comprises at least one free end extending downwardly from the waist member.