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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventor:
Baron C. Brandt, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, INC., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41D 13/015 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A41D 13/015 (2013.01); A41D 13/0153 (2013.01); A41D 13/0156 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular protective structure may be formed from an impact absorbing material formed into a repeating pattern of one or more geometrical shapes that may be assembled to a size, shape, and/or configuration desired to protect an athlete from impact. The thickness of the structure may vary in a repetitive fashion along at least a first axis of the structure, and may further vary in a repetitive fashion along a second axis of the structure.