IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0455280
(2003-06-05)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
14 |
초록
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The invention relates to a retractable sports padding that is easily enabled, discretely stowed, can retain personal items in a water resistant environment, and protect the user's lower back and spine, hips, and buttocks region. The invention may include a waist pack with a sleeve, plurality of cham
The invention relates to a retractable sports padding that is easily enabled, discretely stowed, can retain personal items in a water resistant environment, and protect the user's lower back and spine, hips, and buttocks region. The invention may include a waist pack with a sleeve, plurality of chambers, an inflatable air bladder with air hose and pump, hip guards, back brace and surfaces to enable sliding. The exterior features, overall look and size are similar to that of a typical waist pack when the air bladder and sleeve are deflated and stowed. The invention, besides being used for wet and dry sports applications, may also be used for many other activities, some of which include working environments.
대표청구항
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1. A retractable sport padding device, comprising:a. a waist pack housing designed to conform to the dorsal waist portion of a person, said housing with a sleeve, a front portion, a back portion, a right side portion, a left side portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, an interior portion, and an
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A retractable sport padding device, comprising:a. a waist pack housing designed to conform to the dorsal waist portion of a person, said housing with a sleeve, a front portion, a back portion, a right side portion, a left side portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, an interior portion, and an exterior portion, said interior portion forming a chamber, said exterior portion designed to slide on surfaces, said housing having a first fastener in a first fastener zone and a second fastener in a second fastener zone, said first fastener zone residing on said right side portion, said front portion, and said left side portion, and said second fastener zone residing on said bottom portion, said first fastener and said second fastener designed to resealably expose said interior portion and repel moisture when sealed;b. said sleeve with an inside portion and an outside portion and said sleeve designed to retractably extend from said bottom portion, said sleeve designed to slide on surfaces, said sleeve having a right leg strap and a left leg strap, said right leg strap having two members and designed to releasably engage about the user's right leg and said left leg strap having two members and designed to releasably engage about the user's left leg;c. a waist belt connected to said housing and designed to semi-permanently fasten about the waist of a person, said waist belt having a right member proceeding from said right side portion of said housing and said waist belt having a left member proceeding from said left side portion of said housing;d. a back brace member semi-permanently fastened to said waist belt in the general area of the back portion of said housing, said back brace designed to support the back of a person and designed to assist in protecting the lower back of a person from injury by limiting the amount of dorsal anterior to posterior range of motion of the lower back;e. an air bladder designed to removably reside in said sleeve inside portion, said air bladder having an air hose and pump, said air hose and pump designed to be removably stored within said chamber and further designed to retractably extend to the ventral portion of a user where, upon activation, said pump is designed to adjustably inflate as well as deflate said air bladder, and said air bladder having a semi-bifurcated shape, wherein a first bifurcation is designed to extend down a first leg of a person and a second bifurcation is designed to extend down a second leg of a person, said first bifurcation and said second bifurcation meeting in an apex, and said air bladder further designed to retractably extend with said sleeve from said housing;f. a first leg strap and fastener connected to said sleeve and a second leg strap and fastener connected to said sleeve, said first leg strap and fastener designed to releasably engage a first leg of a person and said second leg strap and fastener designed to releasably engage a second leg of a person. 2. The retractable sport padding device of claim 1, wherein said air bladder apex is an apex shape selected from the group consisting of an arcuate apex and an angular apex. 3. The retractable sport padding device of claim 1, wherein said back portion comprises a planar surface angled downwards from said top portion to said bottom portion such that said top portion and said back portion join at an acute angle. 4. The retractable sport padding device of claim 1, wherein said housing comprises water resistant nylon, said nylon having a first side and a second side, said first side generally smooth and facing said housing exterior, said second side facing said housing interior. 5. The retractable sport padding device of claim 1, wherein said chamber further comprises a plurality of sub-chambers. 6. The retractable sport padding device of claim 5, wherein said air bladder and said sleeve retract into one of said sub-chambers. 7. The retractable sport padding device of claim 6, wherein said sub-chambers are divided b y a moisture resistant material. 8. The retractable sport padding device of claim 6, wherein said sub-chambers are divided by a nylon mesh. 9. The retractable sport padding device of claim 6, wherein said air bladder and said sleeve foldably retract into said sub-chamber. 10. The retractable sport padding device of claim 6, wherein said air bladder and said sleeve rollably retract into said sub-chamber. 11. The retractable sport padding device of claim 10, wherein said rollably retractable air bladder is biased to conform to the dorsal portions of a user when inflated. 12. The retractable sport padding device of claim 10, wherein said rollably retractable sleeve is biased to conform to the dorsal portions of a user when said air bladder is inflated and inserted into said sleeve. 13. The retractable sport padding device of claim 1, wherein said housing further comprises portions of hardened material on said outside portion designed to promote slideability of said housing. 14. The retractable sport padding device of claim 1, wherein said sleeve further comprises portions of hardened material on said outside portion designed to promote slideability of said sleeve. 15. A retractable sport padding device, comprising:a. a waist pack housing designed to conform to the dorsal waist portion of a person, said housing with a sleeve, a front portion, a back portion, a right side portion, a left side portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, an interior portion, and an exterior portion, said interior portion forming a plurality of moisture resistant chambers, said exterior portion designed to slide on surfaces and made of water resistant nylon and hardened materials to promote slideability, said water resistant nylon having a first side and a second side, said first side generally smooth incorporating said hardened materials and facing said housing exterior, said second side facing said housing interior, said housing having a first fastener in a first fastener zone and a second fastener in a second fastener zone, said first fastener zone residing on said right side portion, said front portion, and said left side portion, and said second fastener zone residing on said bottom portion, said first fastener and said second fastener designed to resealably expose said interior portion and repel moisture when sealed;b. said sleeve with an inside portion and an outside portion, said sleeve designed to retractably extend from said bottom portion through said second fastener zone, said sleeve designed to slide on surfaces and said sleeve made of water resistant nylon and hardened materials to promote slideability, said nylon having a first side and a second side, said first side generally smooth with said hardened materials and facing said housing exterior, said second side facing said housing interior, said right leg strap having two members designed to releasably engage about the user's right leg and said left leg strap having two members designed to releasably engage about the user's left leg, and collectively the right and left leg straps are further designed to pull said housing down to protect the coccyx of the wearer;c. a waist belt connected to said housing and designed to semi-permanently fasten about the waist of a person, said waist belt having a right member proceeding from said right side portion of said housing and said waist belt having a left member proceeding from said left side portion of said housing, said right member and said left member each having a hip guard designed to protect the hip area of a person;d. a back brace member semi-permanently fastened to said waist belt in the general area of the back portion of said housing, said back brace designed to support the back of a person and designed to assist in protecting the lower back of a person from injury by limiting the amount of dorsal anterior to posterior range of motion of the lower back;e. an air bladder designed to removably reside in said sleeve inside portion, said ai r bladder having an air hose and pump, said air hose and pump designed to be removably stored within one of said chambers and further designed to retractably extend to the ventral portion of a user where, upon activation, said pump is designed to adjustably inflate as well as deflate said air bladder, and said air bladder having a semi-bifurcated shape in a generally inverted “Y” shape, wherein a first bifurcation is designed to extend down a first leg of a person and a second bifurcation is designed to extend down a second leg of a person, said first bifurcation and said second bifurcation meeting in an apex, and said air bladder further designed to retractably extend with said sleeve from said housing through said second fastener zone and into one of said chambers;f. a first leg strap and fastener connected to said sleeve and a second leg strap and fastener connected to said sleeve, said first leg strap and fastener designed to releasably engage a first leg of a person and said second leg strap and fastener designed to releasably engage a second leg of a person. 16. The retractable sport padding device of claim 15, wherein said air bladder apex is an apex shape selected from the group consisting of an arcuate apex and an angular apex. 17. The retractable sport padding device of claim 15, wherein said back portion comprises a planar surface angled downwards from said top portion to said bottom portion such that said top portion and said back portion join at an acute angle. 18. The retractable sport padding device of claim 15, wherein said chambers are divided by a nylon mesh. 19. The retractable sport padding device of claim 15, wherein said air bladder and said sleeve are designed to retract into one of said chambers comprising one of the group consisting of foldably retracting and rollably retracting. 20. The retractable sport padding device of claim 15, further comprising said air bladder and said sleeve being designed to automatically retract into said housing upon deflation. 21. The retractable sport padding device of claim 15, wherein said retractable air bladder is biased to conform to the dorsal portions of a user when inflated. 22. The retractable sport padding device of claim 15, wherein said air bladder and said sleeve are biased to conform to the dorsal portions of a user when inflated. 23. The retractable sport padding device of claim 15, wherein said rollably retractable sleeve is arcuately biased to conform to the dorsal portions of a user when said air bladder is inflated and inserted into said sleeve. 24. A retractable sport padding device, comprising:a. a waist pack housing, said housing having a sleeve, a front portion, a back portion, a right side portion, a left side portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, an interior portion, and an exterior portion, said interior portion forming a chamber, said waist pack housing designed to slide on surfaces;b. said sleeve with an inside portion and an outside portion and said sleeve designed to retractably extend from said waist pack housing, said sleeve designed to slide on surfaces, said sleeve having a right leg strap and a left leg strap, said right leg strap designed to releasably engage about the user's right leg and said left leg strap designed to releasably engage about the user's left leg;c. a waist belt connected to said housing and designed to semi-permanently fasten about the waist of a person;d. an air bladder designed to removably reside in said sleeve inside portion, said air bladder having an air hose and pump, said air hose and pump designed to be removably stored within said chamber and further designed to retractably extend, said pump designed to adjustably inflate as well as deflate said air bladder, and said air bladder having a semi-bifurcated shape, wherein a first bifurcation is designed to extend down a first leg of a person and a second bifurcation is designed to extend down a second leg of a person, said first bifurcation and said second bifurcation meeting in an apex, and said air bladder further designed to retractably extend with said sleeve from said housing;e. a first leg strap and fastener connected to said sleeve and a second leg strap and fastener connected to said sleeve, said first leg strap and fastener designed to releasably engage a first leg of a person and said second leg strap and fastener designed to releasably engage a second leg of a person. 25. A retractable sport padding device, comprising:a. a waist pack housing designed to conform to the dorsal waist portion of a person, said housing with a sleeve, a front portion, a back portion, a right side portion, a left side portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, an interior portion, and an exterior portion, said back portion comprises a planar surface angled downwards from said top portion to said bottom portion such that said top portion and said back portion join at acute angle, said interior portion forming a plurality of chambers, said exterior portion designed to slide on surfaces and made of moisture resistant nylon and hardened materials to promote slideability, said water resistant nylon having a first side and a second side, said first side generally smooth incorporating said hardened materials and facing said housing exterior, said second side facing said housing interior, said housing having a first fastener in a first fastener zone and a second fastener in a second fastener zone, said first fastener zone residing on said right side portion, said front portion, and said left side portion, and said second fastener zone residing on said bottom portion, said first fastener and said second fastener designed to resealably exposing said interior portion and repel moisture when sealed;b. said sleeve with an inside portion and an outside portion, said sleeve deigned to retractably extend from said bottom portion through said second fastener zone, said sleeve designed to slide on surfaces and said sleeve made of water resistant nylon and hardened materials to promote slideability, said nylon having a first side and a second side, said first side generally smooth with said hardened materials and facing said housing exterior, said second side facing said housing interior, said right leg strap having two members designed to releasably engage about the user's right leg and said left leg strap having two members designed to releasably engage about the user's left leg, and collectively the right and left leg straps are further designed to pull said housing down to protect the coccyx of the wearer;c. a waist belt connected to said housing and designed to semi-permanently fasten about the waist of a person, said waist belt having a right member connected to and proceeding from said right side portion of said housing and said waist belt having a left member connected to and proceeding from said left side portion of said housing, said right member and said left member each having a hip guard designed to protect the hip area of a person;d. a back brace member semi-permanently fastened to said waist belt in the general area of the back portion of said housing, said back brace designed to support the back of a person and designed to assist in protecting the lower back of a person from injury by limiting the amount of dorsal anterior to posterior range of motion of the lower back;e. an air bladder designed to removably reside in said sleeve inside portion, said air bladder having an air hose and pump, said air hose and pump designed to be removably stored within one of said chambers and further designed to retractably extend to the ventral portion of a user where, upon activation, said pump is designed to adjustably inflate as well as deflate said air bladder, and said air bladder having a semi-bifurcated shape in a generally inverted “Y” shape, wherein a first bifurcation is designed to extend down a first leg of a person and a second bifurcation is designed to extend down a sec ond leg of a person, said first bifurcation and said second bifurcation meeting in an apex, and said air bladder further designed to retractably extend with said sleeve from said housing through said second fastener zone and into one of said chambers;f. a first leg strap and fastener connected to said sleeve and a second leg strap and fastener connected to said sleeve, said first leg strap and fastener designed to releasably engage a first leg of a person and said second leg strap and fastener designed to releasably engage a second leg of a person. 26. The retractable sport padding device of claim 24, wherein said air bladder apex is an apex shape selected from the group consisting of an arcuate apex and an angular apex. 27. The retractable sport padding device of claim 24, wherein said chambers are divided by a nylon mesh. 28. The retractable sport padding device of claim 24, wherein said air bladder and said sleeve are designed to retract into one of said chambers comprising one of the group consisting of foldably retracting and rollably retracting. 29. The retractable sport padding device of claim 24, further comprising said biased air bladder and said biased sleeve being designed to automatically retract into said housing upon deflation. 30. The retractable sport padding device of claim 24, wherein said air bladder and said sleeve are biased to conform to the dorsal portions of a user when inflated. 31. The retractably sport padding device of claim 30, wherein said biased air bladder and said biased sleeve are designed to rollably retract into said housing in the same direction as said bias upon deflation.
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