Patent ID: 7818820

Claim:
A body protector comprising: a protector main body having a cushioning function provided by at least one cushioning member attached thereto structured such as to fit to at least both armpits from a front surface side of an upper half of a body including a chest portion and an abdominal portion of an athlete; first and second fastening bands serving together as a band-like member, extending from right and left side portions of the protector main body, respectively so as to form a pair and holding the protector main body around the body so as to freely fasten by detachably connecting a pair of right and left fastening bands; and suspending bands detachably connecting between an upper portion of the protector main body and the fastening band from a portion around a shoulder to a back side so as to hold the protector main body, wherein the fastening bands overlap each other to create an overlapped portion when the body protector is worn and are detachably connected each other by attaching first and second hook and loop fastener materials provided on the overlapped portion of the first and second fastening bands, respectively, the suspending band is structured by a pair of right and left independent bands extending from two positions in an upper portion of the protector main body, and each leading end side of the suspending band is freely attached to and detached from the overlapped portion of the fastening band via third and fourth hook and loop fastener materials provided on the right and left independent bands respectively, and the suspending band on the left-hand side is hung between the left-hand side of the upper portion of the protector main body and the overlapped portion of the fastening band on the left-hand side, the suspending band on the right-hand side is hung between the right-hand side of the upper portion of the protector main body and the overlapped portion of the fastening band on the right-hand such that the pair of suspending bands crosses on the back when the fastening bands are fastened.