PROTECTIVE ARTICLE WITH FLEXIBLE PROTECTIVE PADS

摘要

An article for protecting part of a user's body and a method of fabricating the same. The article may be a glove for protecting a user's hand from heat or a knee or elbow pad for protecting a knee or elbow from impact. The article includes a base having interior and exterior surfaces. One or more three-dimensional protective pads are applied to a part of the exterior surface of the base. In a glove, at least some of the one or more pads are provided on a gripping surface of the glove. The pads are fabricated from silicone or neoprene or Kevlar® and may include additional materials that improve the abrasion resistance of the pad such as fiberglass mesh. Protective layers of material, such as layers of silicone, may be applied between the base and the pads, or over the surface of the base and the protective pads.

主权项

1. A protective article comprising:
a base having an interior surface and an exterior surface; where the interior surface bounds and defines a space; wherein the base is adapted to receive a part of a user's body therein; and one or more pads provided on regions of the exterior surface of the base;wherein each of the one or more pads is a three-dimensional pad.