Apparatuses, systems and methods for equipment for protecting the human body by absorbing and dissipating forces imparted to the body
View Patent ↗The disclosed apparatus, system and method includes at least a protective garment that prevents concussive effects on internal organs. The garment many include a garment body; and, embedded in the garment body, at least one multi-sectional pad. At least two of the multi-sections may comprise: at least one aramid layer; at least one multi-durometer foam layer having a substantially similar surface area to that provided by the at least one aramid layer; and at least one shield layer.
1. A protective garment capable of preventing concussive impact effects on a side aspect of a user's cardiopulmonary system enclosed particularly by a left-lateral chest portion of the user, comprising:
a garment body including at least one side pocket portion configured to align over the lateral chest portion without any portion thereof configured to align over a center chest portion of the user when the garment body is worn by the user;
a pad for insertion into the at least one side pocket portion, the pad being configured to protect the side aspect when the garment body is worn by the user, and the pad comprising:
at least one concussive-force dissipating layer;
a multi-durometer foam layer having a similar shape and surface area to that provided by the concussive force dissipating layer, the multi-durometer foam layer configured to be most proximate to the lateral chest portion when the garment body is worn by the user; and
a shielding layer configured to be least proximate to the lateral chest portion when the garment body is worn by the user.
2. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein a combination of densities of the multi-durometer foam layers reduces an impact force received directly to the multi-durometer foam layer by 84% from a distal-most plane of the multi-durometer foam layer in relation to the lateral chest portion to a proximal-most plane of the multi-durometer foam layer, when a distance between the distal-most plane and the proximal-most plane is 112 inch.
3. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein a combination of densities of the multi-durometer foam layer reduces an impact force received directly to the multi-durometer foam layer by 90% from a distal-most plane of the multi-durometer foam layer in relation to the lateral chest portion to a proximal-most plane of the multi-durometer foam layer, when a distance between the distal-most plane and the proximal-most plane is ¾ inch.
4. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein a combination of densities of the multi-durometer foam layer reduces an impact force received directly to the multi-durometer foam layer by 95% from a distal-most plane of the multi-durometer foam layer in relation to the lateral chest portion to a proximal-most plane of the multi-durometer foam layer, when a distance between the distal-most plane and the proximal-most plane is 1 inch.
5. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one concussive-force dissipating layer is rigid.
6. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one concussive-force dissipating layer is semi-rigid.
7. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one concussive-force dissipating layer is polypropylene.
8. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one concussive-force dissipating layer is aramid.
9. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one concussive-force dissipating layer is both polypropylene and aramid.
10. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the shielding layer comprises polypropylene.
11. The protective garment of claim 10 , wherein the polypropylene layer has a thickness in the range of 0.20-3 mm.
12. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one concussive-force dissipating layer comprises a polymer.