[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to the clothing sector, preferably the sector
of sports clothing for sporting activities or activities of a dynamic nature. More
particularly, the present disclosure relates to a protection device, in particular
a wearable personal protection device for protecting a user's body against impacts
when practising said dynamic sport or similar activity. For example, said device is
used to protect a passenger or a rider of a motorcycle, or a cyclist, or a skier,
or a person who is performing a working activity where there is the risk of impacts.
Known wearable protection devices include, for example, spine protectors for motorcycling
use, which comprise a substantially rigid plate worn in close contact with the user's
body so as to protect it in the event of an impact. The protection efficiency of these
devices depends both on the material used and on the thickness of said plate, which
must be as large as possible to maximize the protective capacity.
[0002] These spine protectors are intended in particular to protect the user's spine since
injuries to the spine may have very serious consequences for the person. Therefore,
the spine protectors according to the prior art are essentially formed by a member
with an elongated form arranged opposite the spine and parallel thereto.
[0003] A wearable spine protection device is known from
JP 02 922880.
[0004] These spine protectors have proved, however, to be incapable of ensuring adequate
protection in the event of the user falling and suffering an impact. According to
the present state of the art, therefore, there exists a need to improve the protective
characteristics of the wearable devices of the prior art so as to provide a wearable
device able to improve the protective capacity of the device itself.
[0005] The present disclosure is therefore based on the technical problem of providing a
wearable protector which is able to satisfy at least the abovementioned requirement
with respect to the prior art and provide further advantages.
[0006] The abovementioned technical problem is solved by a wearable protection device according
to claim 1.
[0007] Secondary characteristic features of the subject of the present disclosure are defined
in the corresponding dependent claims.
[0008] According to the subject of the present disclosure a wearable protector which offers
a greater protective capacity compared to the prior art is provided. In fact, it is
able to ensure adequate protection also of the shoulder-blade region of the user's
back, since said plate in the event of impact with a contusive object remains positioned
between the shoulder blade of the user and the contusive body itself so as to absorb
the energy of the impact and/or distribute the impact force over as wide an area as
possible.
[0009] In one embodiment, the shoulder-blade protector comprises a padding layer associated
with the first face of the plate, in particular having a surface area greater than
the first face itself; in other words, the padding layer is arranged between the plate
and the body of the user. The padding layer is able to absorb further the energy of
the impact and increase the comfort for the user, protecting him/her from any contact
with the plate and/or from direct impact against it.
[0010] In one embodiment, the first face of the plate has a concave shape and in a further
embodiment the plate has a substantially triangular or trapezoidal shape; this is
advantageous and comfortable for the user since the plate has a form similar to that
of the part of the back to be protected and therefore allows greater freedom of movement
and better distribution of the impact force.
[0011] In one embodiment, the shoulder-blade protector comprises fastening means associated
with the plate, for performing fastening to a spine protector. In the preferred embodiment,
a wearable protection device comprises two shoulder-blade protectors which are arranged
on opposite sides of the spine protector, in the form of lateral appendages thereof.
[0012] More particularly, these fastening means comprise for example a fastening tooth and/or
half-button of a snap button fastener.
[0013] By means of these fastening means, the shoulder-blade protector may be associated
with the single spine protector, thereby increasing the protection surface of the
latter.
[0014] Preferably, in one embodiment, these fastening means are reversible, such as to allow
removal of the shoulder-blade protector in the case where they must be replaced because
of damage or removed because they are not required for a specific use by the user.
[0015] In another embodiment, these fastening means comprise a deformable connecting flap
or deformable connecting strip. This deformable connecting flap has a first portion
associated with (for example sewn onto) the shoulder-blade protector and a second
portion associated with (for example sewn onto) the spine protector. In a preferred
embodiment, this deformable flap is elastic, i.e. is deformable elastically, in particular
along the section situated between said first portion and said second portion.
[0016] In one embodiment, at least one of said fastening means is able to cooperate with
fastening countermeans arranged on the spine protector.
[0017] The fastening countermeans is structured so as to cooperate both with said plate
fastening means and with other fastening means of a strap suitably provided for constraining
the protection device to the user.
[0018] In other words, depending on needs, the user may fix a strap to said fastening countermeans,
obtaining a protection device including the spine protector, but without protection
for the shoulder blades, or may remove the strap and fix a shoulder-blade protector
to the same fastening countermeans of the spine protector.
[0019] In addition to greater flexibility of use, the compatibility of the shoulder-blade
protector fastening means with the fastening countermeans already designed for a strap
allows the shoulder-blade protector to be easily added to a single spine protector,
thus increasing the protection surface in a simple, reliable and low-cost manner.
[0020] In one particular embodiment, the fastening means is arranged near to one side of
the shoulder-blade protector so as to maximize the increase in the overall protection
surface since the area overlapping with the central member is kept to a minimum.
[0021] In one embodiment, the shoulder-blade protector is substantially pivotably mounted
on the central member or spine protector so that they are able to perform an angular
displacement with respect to each other; in this way it is possible to obtain a displacement
of the shoulder-blade protector away from or towards the spine, following the movements
of the shoulder blades relative to the spine and in general of the user's back and
arms, thereby increasing the comfort for the user.
[0022] In particular, the shoulder-blade protector comprises two fastening elements arranged
aligned with each other for performing fastening to the central member which is provided
with corresponding fastening countermeans; said two fastening elements are arranged
in a mutually spaced relationship and, when they cooperate with the respective fastening
countermeans, define a hinging line for said angular displacement. In other words,
a line passing through the two fastening elements and/or the respective fastening
countermeans defines a hinging line which is substantially coplanar with the first
face of the shoulder-blade protector and/or of the central member and relative to
which the shoulder-blade protector and the central member are able to perform a limited
extent of relative rotation.
[0023] In one embodiment, the shoulder-blade protector comprises a constraining strap for
constraining the shoulder-blade protector to the user's body. In a preferred embodiment,
said constraining strap is associated with an extension of the padding layer which
has a length such that it may be arranged across a user's shoulder; in particular,
the extension has an elongated form and has a first region in the vicinity of the
plate and a second region, opposite to the first region in the direction of its length,
to which the strap is joined.
[0024] The strap associated with the shoulder-blade protector facilitates fixing of the
device to the user's body and also allows the shoulder-blade protector to cooperate
and be combined easily with a spine protector of the prior art, replacing fully the
strap should it already be present on the latter.
[0025] The extension of the padding layer results in greater stability of the device on
the user's body and better distribution of the weight and forces over the user's shoulders.
[0026] Preferably, the central member also comprises a substantially rigid sheet or plate
and, when the shoulder-blade protector is associated with the central member, the
plate of the shoulder-blade protector partially overlaps the plate of the central
member. Therefore, the device thus designed offers more effective protection since
there are no zones without rigid protection at the interface between the shoulder-blade
protector and the central member and an impact on one of them may cause transmission
of energy to the other one and therefore greater absorption of the impact energy.
[0027] This is particularly effective when the shoulder-blade protector partially overlaps
the central member, i.e. when a peripheral portion of the central member is arranged
between a peripheral portion of the shoulder-blade protector and the user's body;
this configuration can be obtained, for example, by providing the fastening means
on the first face of the shoulder-blade protector.
[0028] In an alternative embodiment, the shoulder-blade protector plates are integral, namely
are formed as one piece, with the central member; in other words, they extend from
opposite sides of the central member and comprise substantially rigid plates which
are rigidly associated with or even form one piece with a plate of the central member.
[0029] The wearable shoulder-blade protector and/or the wearable protection device may be
incorporated in a garment, for example a motorcyclist's jacket or riding suit. Therefore,
the present disclosure also refers to a garment including the wearable shoulder-blade
protector and/or wearable protection device.
[0030] Further advantages, characteristic features and the modes of use of the protection
device of the present disclosure will become clear from the following detailed description
of preferred embodiments thereof, provided by way of a non-limiting example.
[0031] It is clear, however, that each embodiment described in the present disclosure may
have one or more of the advantages listed above; in any case it is not required that
each embodiment should have simultaneously all the advantages listed. Reference shall
be made to the figures in the accompanying drawings in which:
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wearable protection device according to the present
disclosure, worn by a user;
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of a detail of the device according to Figure 1;
- Figure 3 shows a cross-sectional side view of the detail of Figure 2, along the cross-sectional
line III-III;
- Figure 4 shows a cross-sectional side view of the detail of Figure 2, along the cross-sectional
line IV-IV;
- Figure 5 shows a partially sectioned detailed view of a step for assembly of the device
according to Figure 1;
- Figure 6 shows a partially sectioned detailed view of another step for assembly of
the device according to Figure 1;
- Figure 7 shows a perspective view of a detail of a second embodiment of a wearable
protection device according to the present disclosure;
- Figure 8 shows a cross-sectional side view of the detail of Figure 7, along the cross-sectional
line VIII-VIII;
- Figure 9 shows a cross-sectional side view of the detail of Figure 7, along the cross-sectional
line IX-IX;
- Figures 10 to 13 show perspective views of successive steps for assembly of the device
according to Figure 1.
[0032] With reference to the figures, a wearable protection device according to the present
disclosure is indicated by the reference number 1. The wearable protection device
1 is intended to protect, against impacts, the body of a user 100, for example a motorcyclist,
a skier, a cyclist, or more generally a person who is practising a dynamic sport or
is performing a working activity which involves the risk of the body suffering knocks
or impacts. As shown in Figure 1, said wearable protection device 1 is in particular
intended to protect the shoulder blades and, in the example, the spine of the back
101 of the user 100.
[0033] The protection device 1 comprises a central protection member 2, or spine protector,
which has an elongated form and is intended to be arranged opposite at least one portion
of the spine of the user 100, in particular arranged aligned with the spine, so as
to protect it from knocks and impacts, and two lateral appendages 3 which extend from
opposite sides 2a, 2b of the central member 2, in particular along a top region of
the central member 2. The lateral appendages 3 are intended to be arranged opposite
the shoulder-blade region of the user 100. These lateral appendages 3, since they
are intended to protect the shoulder blades, will also be referred to below as "shoulder-blade
protectors".
[0034] The central member 2 comprises a protection plate 20 which is substantially rigid
and is made preferably of plastic, for example polypropylene, which may be combined
with metal reinforcements (not shown in the figures). The protection plate 20 has
a first face 21 which is intended to be directed towards the back 101 of the user
100, and a second face 22 opposite to the first face 21. The first face 21 of the
protection plate 20 is associated with a padding layer 25 which is formed for example
by means of two sheets of fabric 26, 27 arranged on top of each other and sewn together
along the edges 28, a foam-rubber filling 29 being arranged between said sheets of
fabric 26, 27.
[0035] The central member 2 may comprise, instead of a single protection plate 20, a plurality
of substantially rigid plates or sheets which are arranged alongside each other and
pivotably mounted together.
[0036] The central member 2 is also provided with a stomach band 71 for fixing to the stomach
of the user 100 and constraining strap portions 72, provided with buckles 73, for
constraining or fixing the protection device 1 to the body of the user 100. In particular,
two straps 72 are provided on opposite sides 2a and 2b of the central member 2.
[0037] Each shoulder-blade protector 3 comprises a plate 30 which is substantially rigid
and is made preferably of plastic, for example polypropylene, which may be combined
with metal reinforcements (not shown in the figures).
[0038] The plate 30 has a first face 31 which is intended to be directed towards the shoulder
blade of the user 100 and a second face 32 opposite to the first face 31. The first
face 31 of the plate 30 is associated with a padding layer 50 which is formed for
example by means of two sheets of fabric 51, 52 arranged on top of each other and
sewn together along respective edges 53, a foam-rubber filling 54 being arranged between
said sheets of fabric 51, 52.
[0039] In the example, the surface area of the padding layer 50 is greater than the surface
area of the plate 30 and therefore the padding layer 50 protrudes from the plate 30
along its periphery. In the example, the plate 30 is associated with the padding layer
50 by means of stitching 33 along the peripheral edges of the plate 30.
[0040] The first face 31 has preferably a concave shape so as to follow the anatomical curvature
of the shoulder blade of the user 100, while the second face 32 correspondingly has
a convex shape.
[0041] The plate 30 has a substantially triangular or trapezoidal shape in plan view: it
has a first top side 36 which is intended to be arranged opposite and substantially
parallel with a shoulder of the user 100 and from which a second side 37 and a third
side 38 extend at an relative angle, converging towards each other.
[0042] The second side 37, i.e. the side closest to the central member 2, has a lateral
extension 39 which extends beyond the corresponding edge 53 of the padding layer 50
and has first fastening means for joining the shoulder-blade protector 3 to the central
member 2. In the example, said first fastening means comprises a fastening tooth 41
which extends from the first side 31 and at right angles thereto. The fastening tooth
41 has the form of a mushroom with a stem 42 and an end-piece or cap 43 with a substantially
flat shape perpendicular to the stem 42. The end-piece 43 has a surface area greater
than the cross-section of the stem 42 and has a first dimension in a first direction
of extension which is greater than a second dimension in a second direction of extension
perpendicular to the first direction of extension. In other words, the end-piece 43
is shaped so as to have lateral projections.
[0043] The fastening tooth 41 co-operates with fastening countermeans provided on the central
member 2, in particular a seat 61. In the example, the seat 61 is a through-opening
formed in the plate 20 of the central member 2, said opening having a shape which
is substantially rectangular or generally having a first dimension La in a first direction
of extension which is greater than a second dimension Lb in a second direction of
extension perpendicular to the first direction of extension. The dimensions of the
seat 61 are comparable to the dimensions of the end-piece 43 of the fastening tooth
41; in particular the seat 61 and the end-piece 43 have shapes which substantially
complement each other. In other words, the seat 61 is shaped so as to have two recesses
corresponding to the lateral projections of the end-piece 43.
[0044] The dimensions of the seat 61 and the tooth 41 are such that the end-piece 43, in
a first relative position shown in Figure 5, is able to engage inside the seat 61,
passing through it and being arranged between the plate 20 of the central member 2
and its padding layer 25. Subsequent rotation of the shoulder-blade protector 3 about
an axis 45 perpendicular to the first face 31 moves the end-piece 43 into a second
relative position where the larger dimension of the end-piece 43 is substantially
aligned with the smaller dimension of the seat 61. In this second relative position,
which corresponds to an operative position of the shoulder-blade protector 3 (Figures
1, 2 and 3), extraction of the end-piece 43 from the seat 61 is prevented by the end-piece
43 itself which, inside the seat 61, makes contact against the first face 21 of the
plate 20; therefore the shoulder-blade protector 3 remains joined to the central member
2.
[0045] Essentially, the shoulder-blade protector 3 comprises a bayonet-type connection comprising
a movable part and a fixed part, where the fastening tooth 41 forms the movable part,
while the seat 61 forms the fixed part of the bayonet connection. The shoulder-blade
protector 3 also has second means for performing fastening to the central member 2,
in particular comprising a first member 58 or half-button (in the example male half-button)
of a snap button fastener provided on the first sheet or face 51 of the padding layer
50, i.e. on the face intended to be directed towards the shoulder blade of the user
100.
[0046] Correspondingly, the central member 2 has a second member or half-button 68 (in the
example female half-button) of a snap button fastener, said second half-button 68
being compatible with said first member 58, i.e. said first half-button 58 and second
half-button 68 being able to engage reversibly with each other.
[0047] In the example, said second half-button 68 is associated with a portion 65, or tongue,
of flexible fabric which extends laterally from the edge 28 of the central member
2 to which it is joined by means of stitching. In the vicinity of the second half-button
68, the central body 2, and in particular the padding layer 25, is optionally provided
with a corresponding additional half-button 69 (in the example male half-button) of
a snap button fastener, which is compatible with the second half-button 68, so as
to allow the portion 65 of fabric to be folded over and fixed onto the central body
2 by means of engagement of the second half-button 68 with the additional half-button
69 in those situations where the shoulder-blade protector 3 is not joined to the central
member 2.
[0048] The distance between the fastening tooth 41 and the first half-button 58 is equal
to the distance between the seat 61 and the second half-button 68 so that the shoulder-blade
protector 3 may be joined to the central member 2 simultaneously at two different
connection points.
[0049] In other words, each appendage or shoulder-blade protector 3 comprises, on a respective
side, two fastening elements, i.e. in the example the fastening tooth 41 and the first
half-button 58, which are arranged in a mutually spaced relationship, while the central
member 2 comprises fastening countermeans, i.e. in the example the seat 61 and the
second half-button 68, in the same mutually spaced relationship.
[0050] In the example, the plate 30 of the shoulder-blade protector 3 partially overlaps,
in the vicinity of its second side 37, the plate 20 of the central member 2.
[0051] Moreover, a hinging line 70 is defined, in particular being defined by a line passing
through the fastening tooth 41 and the first half-button 58 and/or the corresponding
fastening countermeans formed by seat 61 and second half-button 68.
[0052] Each appendage 3 has a degree of rotation about the respective hinging line 70 with
respect to the central member 2, i.e. the appendage 3 is able to perform an angular
displacement with respect to the central member 2.
[0053] This degree of rotation is possible owing to the flexibility of the fabric portion
65 and the play of the fastening tooth 41 inside the seat 61. Moreover, the play of
the tooth 41 inside the seat 61 is limited and at the same time the shoulder-blade
protector 3 partially overlaps the central member 2; this limits the degree of rotation
of the shoulder-blade protector 3 with respect to the central member 2, allowing an
angular displacement only within a certain angular range.
[0054] Therefore, when the appendage 3 is joined to the central member 2, the plane of the
shoulder-blade protector 3 may assume different angles of inclination with respect
to the plane of the central member 2; this is advantageous and comfortable for the
user 100 since the protection device 1 is able to adapt to the movements of the shoulder
blades following the movements of the back 101 and the arms of the user 100.
[0055] A strap 55 for constraining to the body of the user 100 extends from the top of the
shoulder-blade protector 3, i.e. from a region in the vicinity of the first top side
36 of the plate 30. In the example, from said side 36 the padding layer 50 extends
over a substantially triangular extension 56 intended to be arranged across a shoulder
of the user 100; the strap 55 is fixed to an end region 56a of the triangular extension
56, i.e. an end of the strap 55 is associated with a region of the extension 56 which
is opposite to the edge 36 of the plate 30.
[0056] The other end of the strap 55 is associated for example with a corresponding buckle
73. The strap 55 is therefore intended to be positioned opposite the chest and the
side of the user 100.
[0057] The stability of fastening of the protection device 1 to the body of the user 100
can be adjusted by operating the buckle 73 which allows adjustment of the operating
length of the strap 55.
[0058] A second embodiment of a shoulder-blade protector according to the present disclosure
is shown in Figures 7 to 9 where it is indicated by the reference number 103. Parts
which have the same function and structure retain the same reference number as in
the embodiment previously described and therefore are not described again in detail.
[0059] The shoulder-blade protector 103 comprises first fastening means for joining the
shoulder-blade protector 103 to the central member, in the example comprising a fastening
tooth 141, which extends from the first face 31 of the plate 30 and at right angles
thereto; said fastening tooth 141 is substantially similar to the fastening tooth
41 of the first embodiment; it cooperates with fastening countermeans provided on
the central member 2, in particular with the seat 61 already described with reference
to the first embodiment.
[0060] The shoulder-blade protector 103 also has second means for performing fastening to
the central member 2, the second means being spaced from the first fastening means.
In particular, the second fastening means comprises a deformable connecting flap 158.
This deformable flap or strip 158 has a first portion 158a associated with the shoulder-blade
protector 103, for example sewn onto the respective padding layer 50, and a second
portion 158b associated with the central member 2, for example sewn onto the respective
padding layer 25. In this embodiment, the shoulder-blade protector 103 is joined to
the central member in a preferably non-reversible manner, i.e. such that it cannot
be removed as required by the user 100.
[0061] In the example, the deformable flap 158 is elastic. In other words, it is deformable
elastically, in particular along the section situated between said first portion 158a
and said second portion 158b. For example, the deformable flap 158 is an elastic strip
or elasticized fabric portion.
[0062] Preferably, the first portion 158a of the deformable flap 158a is fixed to the shoulder-blade
protector 103 in the vicinity of the edge 53 along said third side 38 of the plate
30, i.e. along the edge furthest from the central member 2. Moreover, the deformable
flap 158 extends over the first face 31 of the plate 30 or the first sheet or face
51 of the padding layer 50, i.e. over the face intended to be directed towards the
shoulder blade of the user 100.
[0063] In this embodiment also, each shoulder-blade protector 103 has a degree of rotation
with respect to the central member 2, i.e. the shoulder-blade protector 103 is able
to perform an angular displacement with respect to the central member 2 about a hinging
line 70.
[0064] In particular, this hinging line 70 is defined by a line passing through the fastening
tooth 141 and the deformable flap 158. In this case, however, a plurality of hinging
lines 70 exist, all passing through the fastening tooth 141, since the flexibility
of the deformable flap 158 over its entire length allows numerous possible directions
and positions for flexing and angular displacement.
[0065] Moreover, owing to the elasticity of the deformable flap 158 in the direction of
its length, the shoulder-blade protector 3 is able to perform a further rotational
movement, this time in the plane of the plate 30. In fact, the elastic extension of
the deformable flap 158 in direction 170 allows a certain degree of rotation of the
shoulder-blade protector 3 about the axis 45 of the fastening tooth 141.
[0066] This increases the comfort of the protection device 1 since it allows the latter
to follow even better the movements of the shoulder blades with respect to the spine
and, in general, the movements of the back 101 and the arms of the user 100. Fixing
of the first portion 158a of the deformable flap 158 to the edge 53 furthest from
the central member 2 allows the length of the deformable flap 158 to be maximized
and therefore the degree of elastic deformation thereof to be maximized for the same
force applied, thereby favouring the adaptability of the device 1 to the movements
of the user 100.
[0067] The shoulder-blade protector 3, in particular in the first embodiment, may be provided
separately from the central member 2 or spine protector, for example in the form of
a kit comprising a spine protector 2 and two shoulder-blade protectors 3 able to be
joined to opposite sides 2a, 2b of the spine protector 2.
[0068] In other words, the shoulder-blade protector 3 may be supplied as an accessory for
increasing the protection surface of a spine protector 2 without shoulder-blade protection.
The protection surface is understood as being the body surface of the user 100 which
the device is able to protect effectively and which approximately corresponds to the
total surface covered by plates, in particularly substantially rigid plates.
[0069] Figure 10 shows an example of a spine protector 82 without shoulder-blade protection,
which is entirely similar to the central member 2 described above.
[0070] Parts which have the same function and structure retain the same reference number
as in the embodiment previously described and therefore are not described again in
detail.
[0071] The spine protector 82 comprises two constraining straps 85 for constraining to the
user's body, which straps have a first end 86 associated with a respective buckle
73 and a second end 87 which has fastening means, in the example a fastening tooth
91, able to cooperate with fastening countermeans, in the example a seat 92, provided
on said spine protector 82.
[0072] In particular, the fastening tooth 91 is substantially identical to the fastening
tooth 41 already described for the shoulder-blade protector 3, while the seat 92 is
substantially identical to the seat 61 already described for the central member 2.
[0073] In the initial condition, the straps 85 are joined to the spine protector 82 at both
the ends 86, 87 by means of said buckles 73 and said teeth 91 and seats 92. Moreover,
each flexible fabric portion 65 is folded over and fixed in position by means of engagement
of the female second half-button 68 with the respective male additional half-button
69.
[0074] In order to join the shoulder-blade protectors 3 to the spine protector 82, a first
step envisages removing the straps 85, extracting the first end 86 from the respective
buckle 73 and disengaging the tooth 91 from the respective seat 92. Moreover, the
fabric portions 65 are released by disengaging the female second half-button 68 from
the respective male additional half-button 69.
[0075] A second step envisages associating the fastening tooth 41 of the shoulder-blade
protector 3 with the respective seat 92, which has been freed of the strap 85. As
already shown in Figure 5, the tooth 41 is inserted inside the seat 92 and then the
shoulder-blade protector 3 is rotated about the axis 45 through a suitable angle so
as to fix in position the end-piece 43 inside the seat 61. At this point, the first
half-button 58 is engaged with the respective second half-button 68, and the free
end 55a of the strap 55 is joined to the respective buckle 73, which has been freed
from the strap 85. It is thus possible to obtain a wearable protection device 1 with
a larger surface area able to protect also the shoulder blades by means of the two
shoulder-blade protectors 3 which extend from opposite sides 82a, 82b of spine protector
82.
[0076] This is possible in particular as a result of the form of the seats 92, each of which
allows joining, removably and alternatively, with the fastening tooth 91 at the end
87 of the constraining strap 85 or the fastening tooth 41 of the shoulder-blade protector
3.
[0077] The subject of the present disclosure has been described hitherto with reference
to preferred embodiments thereof. It is understood that other embodiments relating
to the same inventive idea may exist, all of these falling within the scope of protection
of the claims which are provided hereinbelow.
1. A wearable protection device (1) for protecting against impacts the back of a user
(100), said wearable protection device (1) comprising a central protection member
(2, 82), or so-called spine protector, able to be arranged opposite at least one portion
of the spine of the user (100), and two protective appendages (3, 103) which extend
from opposite sides (2a, 2b; 82a, 82b) of said central protection member (2,82) and
are able to be arranged opposite the shoulder-blade region of the user (100);
wherein said two protective appendages are two shoulder-blade protectors (3, 103),
said two shoulder-blade protectors (3, 103) being associated with said central protection
member (2, 82), wherein each shoulder-blade protector comprises a plate (30) for protecting
a shoulder blade of a user (100), said plate (30) having a first face (31) intended
to be directed towards a shoulder blade of the user (100) and a second face (32) opposite
thereto; characterised in that
said shoulder-blade protector (3, 103) is able to perform an angular displacement
relative to said central protection member (2, 82) about a hinging line (70) and comprises
fastening means (41, 58; 141, 158) for fastening to the central protection member
(2, 82), said fastening means comprising at least two fastening elements (41, 58;
141; 158) arranged in a mutually spaced relationship;
wherein said central protection member (2, 82) comprises fastening counter-means (61,
68, 92) able to cooperate with said fastening means (41, 58; 151; 158); and
wherein said hinging line (70) is defined by a line passing through said at least
two fastening elements (41, 58; 141, 158) and/or respective fastening counter-means
(61, 68, 92).
2. The wearable protection device (1) according to claim 1, wherein said first face (31)
has a concave shape.
3. The wearable protection device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a padding
layer (50) associated with said first face (31).
4. The wearable protection device (1) according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said padding
layer (50) has a surface area greater than said first face (31) of said plate (30).
5. The wearable protection device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
said plate (30) has a substantially triangular or trapezoidal shape.
6. The wearable protection device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
said fastening means comprises at least one fastening tooth (41; 141) and/or a half-button
(58) of a snap button fastener.
7. The wearable protection device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
said fastening means comprises at least one deformable connecting strip (158) or a
deformable connecting flap.
8. The wearable protection device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
said fastening means (41, 58; 141, 158) is arranged on said first face (31).
9. The wearable protection device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
said fastening means (41, 58) is arranged near to one side (37) of said shoulder-blade
protector (3).
10. The wearable protection device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising
a constraining strap (55) for constraining to the user (100).
11. The wearable protection device (1) according to the preceding claim when dependent
at least on claim 4, wherein said padding layer (50) comprises an extension (56) intended
to be arranged across a shoulder of the user (100), said constraining strap (55) being
associated with a region (56a) of said extension (56) opposite to said plate (30).
12. The wearable protection device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
said central protection member (2, 82) comprises at least one plate (20), said plate
(30) of said shoulder-blade protector (3, 103) at least partially overlapping said
plate (20).
13. The wearable protection device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
said fastening means are reversible fastening means.
14. The wearable protection device (1) according to claim 7, wherein the deformable connecting
strip (158) is an elastic connecting strip (158).
15. The wearable protection device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
the shoulder-blade protector (3) is substantially pivotally mounted on the central
protection member, or spine protector, (2, 82) to perform an angular displacement
with respect to each other.
1. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) zum Schutz gegen Krafteinwirkungen auf den Rücken
eines Nutzers (100), wobei die tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) ein zentrales Protektionselement
(2, 82), oder einen sogenannten Wirbelsäulenprotektor aufweist, der gegenüber mindestens
eines Abschnitts der Wirbelsäule des Nutzers (100) angeordnet werden kann, und zwei
Protektionsaufsätze (3, 103), welche sich von gegenüberliegenden Seiten (2a, 2b; 82a,
82b) des zentralen Protektionselements (2, 82) erstrecken und gegenüber dem Schulterblattbereich
des Nutzers (100) angeordnet werden können;
wobei die zwei Protektionsaufsätze zwei Schulterblattprotektoren (3, 103) sind, die
mit dem zentralen Protektionselement (2, 82) verbunden sind, wobei jeder Schulterblattprotektor
eine Platte (30) zum Schutz eines Schulterblatts eines Nutzers (100) aufweist, und
diese Platte (30) eine erste Fläche (31), die vorgesehen ist, zu einem Schulterblatt
des Nutzers (100) gerichtet zu sein, und eine zweite Fläche (32), die dazu entgegengesetzt
ist, aufweist;
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
der Schulterblattprotektor (3, 103) eine winkelförmige Bewegung bezüglich dem zentralen
Protektionselement (2, 82) um eine Gelenkachse (70) durchführen kann, und Befestigungsmittel
(41, 58; 141, 158) zur Befestigung am zentralen Protektionselement (2, 82) aufweist,
wobei die Befestigungsmittel mindestens zwei Befestigungselemente (41, 58; 141, 158)
aufweisen, die voneinander beabstandet angeordnet sind;
wobei das zentrale Protektionselement (2, 82) Konter-Befestigungsmittel (61, 68, 92)
aufweist, die mit dem Befestigungsmittel (41, 58; 151; 158) zusammenwirken können
und
wobei die Gelenkachse (70) durch eine Achse definiert ist, die durch die mindestens
zwei Befestigungselemente (41, 58; 141, 158) und/oder die jeweiligen Konter-Befestigungsmittel
(61, 68, 92) verläuft.
2. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die erste Fläche (31) eine
konkave Form hat.
3. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, die eine Polsterschicht
(50) aufweist, die mit der ersten Fläche (31) in Verbindung steht.
4. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3, wobei die erste Polsterschicht
(50) eine Oberfläche aufweist, die größer als die erste Fläche (31) der ersten Platte
(30) ist.
5. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die
Platte (30) im Wesentlichen dreiecks- oder trapezförmig ist.
6. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das
Befestigungsmittel mindestens einen Befestigungszahn (41; 141) und/oder einen Halbknopf
(58) einer Druckknopfbefestigung aufweist.
7. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das
Befestigungsmittel mindestens einen deformierbaren Verbindungsstreifen (158) oder
eine deformierbare Verbindungslasche aufweist.
8. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das
Befestigungsmittel (41, 58; 141, 158) auf der ersten Fläche (31) angeordnet ist.
9. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das
Befestigungsmittel (41, 58) nahe einer Seite (37) des Schulterblattprotektors (3)
angeordnet ist.
10. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, die einen
Haltegurt (55) zum Halten am Nutzer (100) aufweist.
11. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, der zumindest
von Anspruch 4 abhängig ist, wobei die Polsterschicht (50) eine Erweiterung (56) aufweist,
die zur Anbringung über einer Schulter des Nutzers (100) vorgesehen ist, wobei der
Haltegurt (55) mit einem Bereich (56a) der Erweiterung (56) gegenüber der Platte (30)
in Verbindung steht.
12. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das
zentrale Protektionselement (2, 82) mindestens eine Platte (20) aufweist, und die
Platte (30) des Schulterblattprotektors (3, 103) die Platte (20) mindestens teilweise
überlagert.
13. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die
Befestigungsmittel reversible Befestigungsmittel sind.
14. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 7, wobei der deformierbare Verbindungsstreifen
(158) ein elastischer Verbindungsstreifen (158) ist.
15. Tragbare Protektionsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei der
Schulterblattprotektor (3) im Wesentlichen schwenkbar im zentralen Protektionselement
oder Wirbelsäulenprotektor (2, 82) montiert ist, um eine winkelförmige Bewegung zueinander
durchzuführen.
1. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) pour protéger le dos d'un utilisateur
(100) contre les impacts, ledit dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) comprenant
un élément de protection central (2, 82) ou un dénommé dispositif de protection de
colonne vertébrale, pouvant être agencé à l'opposé d'au moins une partie de la colonne
vertébrale de l'utilisateur (100), et deux appendices de protection (3, 103) qui s'étendent
à partir des côtés opposés (2a, 2b ; 82a, 82b) dudit élément de protection central
(2, 82) et pouvant être agencés à l'opposé de la région de l'omoplate de l'utilisateur
(100) ;
dans lequel lesdits deux appendices de protection sont deux dispositifs de protection
d'omoplate (3, 103), lesdits deux dispositifs de protection d'omoplate (3, 103) étant
associés avec ledit élément de protection central (2, 82), dans lequel chaque dispositif
de protection d'omoplate comprend une plaque (30) pour protéger une omoplate d'un
utilisateur (100), ladite plaque (30) ayant une première face (31) prévue pour être
dirigée vers une omoplate de l'utilisateur (100) et une deuxième face (32) opposée
à cette dernière ;
caractérisé en ce que :
ledit dispositif de protection d'omoplate (3, 103) peut réaliser un déplacement angulaire
par rapport audit élément de protection central (2, 82) autour d'une ligne d'articulation
(70) et comprend des moyens de fixation (41, 58 ; 141, 158) pour se fixer à l'élément
de protection central (2, 82), lesdits moyens de fixation comprenant au moins deux
éléments de fixation (41, 58 ; 141, 158) agencés selon une relation mutuellement espacée
;
dans lequel ledit élément de protection central (2, 82) comprend des contre-moyens
de fixation (61, 68, 92) pouvant coopérer avec lesdits moyens de fixation (41, 58
; 141 ; 158) ; et
dans lequel ladite ligne d'articulation (70) est définie par une ligne passant par
lesdits au moins deux éléments de fixation (41, 58 ; 141, 158) et/ou des contre-moyens
de fixation (61, 68, 92) respectifs.
2. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel
ladite première face (31) a une forme concave.
3. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, comprenant
une couche de rembourrage (50) associée à ladite première face (31).
4. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3,
dans lequel ladite couche de rembourrage (50) a une surface supérieure à ladite première
face (31) de ladite plaque (30).
5. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications
précédentes, dans lequel ladite plaque (30) a une forme sensiblement triangulaire
ou trapézoïdale.
6. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications
précédentes, dans lequel lesdits moyens de fixation comprennent au moins une dent
de fixation (41 ; 141) et/ou un demi-bouton (58) d'un bouton pression.
7. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications
précédentes, dans lequel lesdits moyens de fixation comprennent au moins une bande
de raccordement déformable (158) ou un rabat de raccordement déformable.
8. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications
précédentes, dans lequel lesdits moyens de fixation (41, 58 ; 141, 158) sont agencés
sur ladite première face (31).
9. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications
précédentes, dans lequel lesdits moyens de fixation (41, 58) sont agencés à proximité
d'un côté (37) dudit dispositif de protection d'omoplate (3).
10. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications
précédentes, comprenant une bretelle de retenue (55) pour retenir l'utilisateur (100).
11. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon la revendication précédente
lorsqu'elle dépend au moins de la revendication 4, dans lequel ladite couche de rembourrage
(50) comprend une extension (56) prévue pour être agencée sur une épaule de l'utilisateur
(100), ladite bretelle de retenue (55) étant associée avec une région (56a) de ladite
extension (56) opposée à ladite plaque (30).
12. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications
précédentes, dans lequel ledit élément de protection central (2, 82) comprend au moins
une plaque (20), ladite plaque (30) dudit dispositif de protection d'omoplate (3,
103) recouvrant au moins partiellement ladite plaque (20).
13. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications
précédentes, dans lequel lesdits moyens de fixation sont des moyens de fixation réversibles.
14. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon la revendication 7, dans lequel
la bande de raccordement déformable (158) est une bande de raccordement élastique
(158).
15. Dispositif de protection pouvant être porté (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications
précédentes, dans lequel le dispositif de protection d'omoplate (3) est monté de manière
sensiblement pivotante sur l'élément de protection central, ou dispositif de protection
de colonne vertébrale (2, 82) pour réaliser un déplacement angulaire l'un par rapport
à l'autre.