A PROTECTIVE APPLIANCE FOR PROTECTING THE TOP OF THE FEMUR OF AN INDIVIDUAL

摘要

The present invention relates to a protective appliance to be worn by an individual for protecting the top of the femur of the individual. The protective appliance comprises a mechanical impact absorbing pad made from an elastically deformable and recoverable material allowing the material itself to absorb a mechanical impact through deformation of the material and to recover to its initial configuration after the mechanical impact, and a waterproof enclosure enclosing the mechanical impact absorbing pad for sealing off the mechanical impact absorbing pad.