Apparatuses, systems and methods for equipment for protecting the human body by absorbing and dissipating forces imparted to the body
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 commotio cordis due to a concussive blow to a human cardiac system within a chest of a user human body wearing the protective garment, including a concussive blow to a side aspect of the human cardiac system having a heightened susceptibility to the commotio cordis and which is enclosed particularly within a left-lateral portion the chest of the user, comprising:
a garment body;
at least one pocket embedded in the garment body and placed over at least the left-lateral portion and a center of the chest of the user;
at least one multi sectional pad in the at least one pocket and positioned by wearing of the garment body to, specifically cover the human cardiac system at both the center and only the left-lateral portions of the chest, the multi-sectional pad comprising:
a first section of the multiple pad sections having a cloverleaf shape and covering the center of the chest during wearing;
a second and third of the multiple pad sections being immediately adjacent to one another and being shaped and sized to fit integrally with the first section, and to protect specifically the left-lateral portion of the chest from the wearer's left side without any contiguous portion thereof covering the center of the chest of the wearer;
the first, second and third sections each comprising:
an aramid layer; and
a multi-durometer foam layer having a substantially similar surface area to a surface area of the aramid layer.
2. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the multi-durometer foam layer comprises a high-density foam and low-density foam in combination.
3. The protective garment of claim 2 , wherein the high density foam has a density in a range of about twelve to about thirty-two pounds per cubic foot.
4. The protective garment of claim 3 , wherein the high density foam has a density of about twenty pounds per cubic foot.
5. The protective garment of claim 2 , wherein the low density foam has a density of about three to about twelve pounds per cubic foot.
6. The protective garment of claim 5 , wherein the low density foam has a density of about nine pounds per cubic foot.
7. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one multi-durometer foam layer comprises a nine-pound per cubic foot density foam configured to position outside the human body and configured to locate over the human cardiac system, and a thirty-one pound per cubic foot density foam distally from the human body.
8. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the first, second and third sections each further comprise a shield layer.
9. The protective garment of claim 8 , wherein the at least one shield layer is adapted to be most adjacent of the aramid, the multi-durometer foam layer, and the shield layer to the human cardiac system.
10. The protective garment of claim 8 , wherein the shield layer comprises a polypropylene polymer.
11. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the aramid layer comprises an elastomeric coating on both sides thereof.
12. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the garment body comprises a lacrosse chest protector.
13. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the garment body comprises a baseball chest protector.
14. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the garment body comprises an athletic shirt.
15. The protective garment of claim 1 , wherein the athletic shirt comprises a sweat-wicking fabric.