초록

A cantilever strap for a shoulder pad for a football player has a central portion which overlies the acromioclavicular area of the shoulder of the football player, and has a width which is substantially greater than two inches.

대표청구항 ▼

In a shoulder pad for a football player, the shoulder pad having body arch members, which include depending chest and back portions; a pad body disposed beneath the body arch members; and cantilever straps secured to the body arch members to support the body arch members in a spaced relationship fro

In a shoulder pad for a football player, the shoulder pad having body arch members, which include depending chest and back portions; a pad body disposed beneath the body arch members; and cantilever straps secured to the body arch members to support the body arch members in a spaced relationship from the pad body, the cantilever straps each including a central portion thereof which overlies the acromioclavicular area of the football player\s shoulder, the improvement comprising: the central portion of each cantilever strap which overlies the acromioclavicular area of the football player\s shoulder, is substantially greater in width than two inches, whereby the force from an impact upon a body arch member is transmitted to the acromioclavicular area of the football player\s shoulder by the cantilever strap, and the force is dispersed over the area of the central portion of the cantilever strap which overlies the acromioclavicular area of the football player\s shoulder.