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 th e 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 o f the portion of the body, the protective pads being more rigid that the cushionin g pads, and the outer shell being separable from the inner garment.