Protective sporting gear
A protective sporting gear is described with a plurality of polygon-shaped protective components interposed between a first layer of material and a second layer of material. The plurality of polygon-shaped protective components are attached to a top surface of the first layer of material. Each of the plurality of protective components includes one or more polygon-shaped layers of rigid material situated on one or more polygon-shaped layers of non-rigid material. A bottom surface of a first polygon-shaped layer of non-rigid material of the one or more polygon-shaped layers of non-rigid material is attached to the top surface of the first layer of material.
1. A protective sporting gear, comprising:
a first layer of material;
a plurality of polygon-shaped protective components attached to a top surface of the first layer of material, each of the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components is independent of and decoupled from neighboring protective components of the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components and comprises one or more polygon-shaped layers of rigid material situated on one or more polygon-shaped layers of non-rigid material with a bottom surface of a first polygon-shaped layer of non-rigid material of the one or more polygon-shaped layers of non-rigid material being attached to the top surface of the first layer of material; and
a second layer of material positioned over the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components so that the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components is interposed between the first layer of material and the second layer of material.
2. The protective sporting gear of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the first polygon-shaped layer of non-rigid material is coupled to a bottom surface of a first polygon-shaped layer of rigid material of the one or more polygon-shaped layers of rigid material having an area less than or equal to an area of the first polygon-shaped layer of non-rigid material.
3. The protective sporting gear of claim 1 , wherein both the first layer of material and the second layer of material are compression fabric.
4. The protective sporting gear of claim 1 , wherein the first layer of material includes a compression fabric that wicks moisture from an inner side of the compression fabric to an outer side of the compression fabric for evaporation.
5. The protective sporting gear of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the one or more polygon-shaped layers of rigid material includes a light-weight composite material and at least one of the one or more polygon-shaped layers of non-rigid material includes a foam.
6. The protective sporting gear of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components are patterned in a hexagon-shape so that the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components correspond to a plurality of hexagon-shaped protective components and a first side of a first hexagon-shaped protective component of the plurality of hexagon-shaped protective components is aligned and in parallel with a first side of a second hexagon-shaped protective component of the plurality of hexagon-shaped protective components.
7. The protective sporting gear of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the first polygon-shaped layer of non-rigid material is coupled to a bottom surface of a second polygon-shaped layer of non-rigid material, and a top surface of the second polygon-shaped layer of non-rigid material is coupled to a bottom surface of a first polygon-shaped layer of rigid material of the one or more polygon-shaped layers of rigid material having an area less than or equal to an area of the first polygon-shaped layer of non-rigid material and the second polygon-shaped layer of non-rigid material.
8. The protective sporting gear of claim 1 being one of a knee/shin protector, a sports girdle, an arm sleeve or a shirt.
9. A protective sporting gear, comprising:
a fabric including a top surface and a bottom surface;
a plurality of polygon-shaped protective components independent of and decoupled from neighboring protective components of the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components and attached to the top surface of the fabric, each of the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components comprises one or more polygon-shaped layers of rigid material having a perimeter aligned with and corresponding to one or more polygon-shaped layers of non-rigid material,
wherein a bottom surface of a first polygon-shaped layer of non-rigid material of the one or more polygon-shaped layers of non-rigid material being attached to the top surface of the fabric.
10. The protective sporting gear of claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components includes a plurality of sides adjacent to corresponding sides of at least two neighboring polygon-shaped protective components of the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components.
11. The protective sporting gear of claim 9 , wherein the fabric includes a compression fabric that wicks moisture from an inner side of the compression fabric to an outer side of the compression fabric for evaporation.
12. The protective sporting gear of claim 9 , wherein the one or more polygon-shaped layers of rigid material includes a light-weight composite material.
13. The protective sporting gear of claim 12 , wherein the one or more polygon-shaped layers of non-rigid material includes a foam.
14. The protective sporting gear of claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components are patterned in a hexagon-shape so that the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components correspond to a plurality of hexagon-shaped protective components.
15. The protective sporting gear of claim 14 , wherein a first side of a first hexagon-shaped protective component of the plurality of hexagon-shaped protective components is aligned and in parallel with a first side of a second hexagon-shaped protective component of the plurality of hexagon-shaped protective components.
16. The protective sporting gear of claim 15 being one of a knee/shin protector, a sports girdle, or an arm sleeve.
17. A protective sporting gear, comprising:
a first layer of material including a top surface and a bottom surface;
a plurality of hexagon-shaped protective components attached to the top surface of the first layer of material, each of the plurality of protective components comprises a hexagon-shaped layer of rigid material having a perimeter vertically aligned with and corresponding to a hexagon-shaped layer of non-rigid material independent of and decoupled from one or more neighboring protective components of the plurality of polygon-shaped protective components,
wherein a bottom surface of the hexagon-shaped layer of non-rigid material being is attached to the top surface of the first layer of material.
18. The protective sporting gear of claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of hexagon-shaped protective components includes a plurality of sides adjacent to corresponding sides of at least two neighboring hexagon-shaped protective components of the plurality of hexagon-shaped protective components.
19. The protective sporting gear of claim 17 , wherein the hexagon-shaped layer of rigid material includes a light-weight composite material and the hexagon-shaped layer of non-rigid material includes a foam.
20. The protective sporting gear of claim 19 , wherein an area of the hexagon-shaped layer of rigid material is less than an area of the hexagon-shaped layer of non-rigid material.