Protective undergarment

摘要

An protective athletic undergarment is provided. The undergarment has a moisture-wicking elastic fabric base layer configured to fit flexibly and snugly against the body of the wearer. A padding assembly has an inner polymer cushion with an interior surface attached to an outer surface of the base layer, and a rigid outer shell configured in a predetermined three-dimensional complimentary contour relative to an outer surface shape of an anatomical feature. The undergarment may include a system for sports performance monitoring of an impact event delivered by another participant or the object of a sporting event.

主权项

1. An undergarment, comprising:
(a) moisture-wicking elastic fabric base layer, said base layer configured to fit flexibly and snugly against either one of a torso, pelvis and limbs of a person to be protected; and (b) a plurality of padding assembly elements configured in a tiled array, each of said elements of said tiled array, having an inner polymer cushion including an interior surface attached to an outer surface of said base layer and a rigid outer shell directly attached to an outer surface of said cushion, and wherein said plurality of padding assembly elements being attached to said base layer so that said tiled array includes a plurality of outer shell facets being capable of flexible interposition on a dynamic X, Y and Z axes of rotation to dynamically conform said tiled array to form a three dimensional contour being consistent with an exterior anatomical feature of said person while said person is in motion.