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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1982
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1980
Hal D Mitchell, Rolla, MO (US);
A-T-O Inc., Willoughby, OH (US);
Abstract
A shoulder pad for football players comprising a left-hand member which fits over the left shoulder and a right-hand member which fits over the right shoulder. Each of the members is of generally inverted U-shape as viewed from the side and comprises a chestplate, a backplate and an arch at the top of the shoulder adjacent the neck of the wearer. The chestplate, backplate and arch each comprises a separate, discrete piece of relatively rigid material, the arch being mounted for upward swinging movement with respect to the chestplate and backplate whereby freedom is provided for raising the arms above a horizontal position by permitting upward movement of the arm at the shoulder without substantial interference from the arch.