IMPACT AND/OR VIBRATION ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PROTECTIVE ARTICLES MAKING USE THEREOF

摘要

An impact and/or vibration absorbent material and protective articles making use of said material . An impact and/or vibration absorbent material of the present invention has at least two material layers (10, 15) . The individual layers of the impact and/or vibration absorbent material may be of the same material, or of different materials. Preferably, the material of one layer is harder than the material of the second layer .Each material layer contains a number of holes . The holes in one layer . are located and arranged to be offset from the holes in an adjacent layer. The combination of inherent material properties and the inclusion and arrangement of holes renders such a material highly impact and/or vibration absorbent . Through use of a protective article of the present invention, the effects of impact and/or vibration forces on a user of the protective article can be minimized.