Biomechanical protective system

摘要

A system for biomechanically protecting a person carrying a structure on their back includes a body portion carried about the person's back and shoulders. A shoulder area pad is connected to the body portion and covers a portion of the person's shoulder area. A scapula area pad spaces the structure from the person's spine of the scapula area and covers a portion of the person's back adjacent the spine of the scapula. A para-spinal pad spaces the structure from the person's spinous processes and extends substantially the length of the person's spine, covering a portion of the person's para-spinal musculature. Protection from the structure is also provided by a lateral pad that covers a lateral portion of the person's back, a kidney pad that covers a portion of the person's back to protect the kidneys, and a sacrum pad that covers a portion of the person's sacrum area.

主权项

1. A device that receives a weight and that is adapted to press upon the tissue of the back of a person in the vicinity of the spinous processes and transverse processes of the vertebrae of the person's spine, the device comprising:
a body portion adapted to be worn by the person and subjected to pressure from the weight; said body portion being adapted to encompass a substantial portion of a person's back; at least one para-spinal pad connected to said body portion; said at least one para-spinal pad defining at least one first pad portion adapted to transmit said pressure from said body portion generally directly through the tissue of the person's back to transverse processes of the person's vertebrae; said at least one para-spinal pad defining a recess adapted to be centered about the person's spinous processes along substantially the length of the person's spine; said recess being of a width adapted to be less than the width of the transverse processes of the person's vertebrae and greater than the width of the person's spinous processes; at least one scapula area pad connected to said body portion; said at least one scapula area pad adapted to be spaced from the person's spine of the scapula area and covering a portion of the person's back generally adjacent the spine of the scapula area; at least one lateral pad connected to said body portion adapted to generally cover a lateral portion of the person's back; and said at least one scapula area pad, para-spinal pad, and lateral pad working in conjunction with each other to partially or completely encircle the spine of the scapula area of a person to space weight from the spine of the scapula of a person, and as a consequence provide a gap of free space for providing substantially unimpeded biomechanical movement of the spine of the scapula of the person.