| 摘要 |
A protector for the back and spinal column of a wearer comprises a waist belt (44, fig.3), shoulder straps (41,42, fig.3), a flexible base sheet 10, a plurality of segments 20 attached to the base sheet in a linear array along an axis so as to permit flexing of the sheet 10 along said axis, the respective segments 20 being elongate and arranged to extend transversely of the axis so as to provide protection to a user's back, and an elongate flexible spinal strip 30 which is attached or attachable to the base sheet 10 and/or to the segments 20 so as to overlie the sheet and/or the segments in a region along the axis. The spinal strip 30 may be detachable by having a series of openings (38, fig.5) releasably engaging a corresponding series of catch members (16, fig.6) provided on the segments 20. |
