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A protective pad assembly usable primarily by athletes to protect body parts from injury, especially from traumatic shock as when struck by a high speed hockey puck. The pad assembly includes a relatively rigid outer shell or shield and an inner air entrained cushion releasably attached to the outer

A protective pad assembly usable primarily by athletes to protect body parts from injury, especially from traumatic shock as when struck by a high speed hockey puck. The pad assembly includes a relatively rigid outer shell or shield and an inner air entrained cushion releasably attached to the outer shell and closely conformable to the body part being protected. The cushion includes a flexible, shock absorbent pad covered by a flexible air impervious case. The pad is formed of a soft, springy material which expels air upon compression, such as polyurethane foam. Small openings in the case are provided for expulsion of air from the case upon deflection of the pad as under the influence of the force of impact of an external object. The amount and rate at which air is expelled from the case influences the resiliency and shock absorbency characteristics of the cushion.

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A protective pad assembly for protection of a thigh of a persons body from injury, comprising: a shield of relatively rigid material having a transverse curved shape generally in conformance with and somewhat larger than the thigh of a persons body to be protected; said shield having an outside port

A protective pad assembly for protection of a thigh of a persons body from injury, comprising: a shield of relatively rigid material having a transverse curved shape generally in conformance with and somewhat larger than the thigh of a persons body to be protected; said shield having an outside portion locatable adjacent the outside of a thigh, an inside portion locatable adjacent the inside of the thigh, and an outer edge surrounding the shield; a cushion having an outer periphery shaped to conform to the interior surface of the shield and positioned to contact the thigh to be protected; said cushion having an outer perimeter projected outwardly from the outer edge of the shield, said cushion comprising a pad of springy compressible air entrained open cellular material of the type that expels air upon compression, and returns air into the cellular material upon expansion thereof, air impervious flexible sheet means having a chamber accommodating the pad, said pad substantially filling the chamber, said sheet means having an outer portion at the outer perimeter of the cushion, said sheet means holding the entire pad under less than complete compression thereof, and a plurality of openings in the outer portion of the sheet means for regulating air flow through the sheet means and out of the pad upon further compression of the pad from impact of an external force on the shield and through the sheet means and into the pad upon expansion of the pad, and means releasably connecting the cushion to the interior surface of the shield, said means having first members secured to the interior surface of the shield and second members secured to the sheet means, said first and second members having releasable cooperating means.