Protective garment with separate inner and outer shells

摘要

A protective garment comprising a form-fitting, stretchable inner garment for covering part of a body of a wearer, the inner garment including a plurality of cushioning pads attached thereto with portions of the inner garment being free of the cushioning pads, and an outer shell partially overlying the inner garment, the outer shell including a plurality of flexibly interconnected protective pads cooperating with the cushioning pads to protect at least a major part of the portion of the body, the protective pads being more rigid that the cushioning pads, and the outer shell being separable from the inner garment.

主权项

1. A protective garment comprising:
a form-fitting, stretchable inner garment for covering part of a body of a wearer, the inner garment including a plurality of cushioning pads attached thereto with a substantial portion of the inner garment being free of the cushioning pads; and an outer shell partially overlying the inner garment with at least some of the cushioning pads being at least partially left uncovered by the outer shell, the outer shell overlying at least part of the portion of the inner garment free of the cushioning pads, the outer shell including a plurality of protective pads flexibly interconnected independently of the inner garment and cooperating with the cushioning pads to protect at least a major part of the portion of the body, the protective pads each including a rigid layer more rigid than all the cushioning pads of the inner garment, at least some of the protective pads including an inner layer of cushioning material more flexible than the rigid layer and having a thickness less than that of the cushioning pads, and the outer shell being separable from the inner garment.