US 12,185,772 B2
Sports shoulder pads with hybrid foam body pad
Fred Williams, Jacksonville, FL (US); and Scott Williams, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Assigned to SCHUTT SPORTS IP, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Schutt Sports IP, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/334,741.
Application 18/334,741 is a continuation of application No. 17/443,807, filed on Jul. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,712,072.
Application 17/443,807 is a continuation of application No. 16/453,108, filed on Jun. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,089,826.
Application 16/453,108 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/123,398, filed on Sep. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,376,001, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/679,473, filed on Jun. 1, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/653,713, filed on Apr. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0032623 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 71/12 (2006.01); A41D 13/015 (2006.01); A41D 13/05 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 13/0153 (2013.01) [A41D 13/0512 (2013.01); A63B 71/12 (2013.01); A41D 13/0568 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shoulder pad assembly for protecting the shoulders and body of a wearer, the shoulder pad assembly comprising:
a first arch;
a second arch coupled to the first arch;
a first shoulder cap flexibly coupled to the first arch;
a second shoulder cap flexibly coupled to the second arch;
a first epaulet having a first connection area flexibly coupled to the first arch, the first epaulet overlying a portion of the first cap, and the first epaulet having a first outer surface and a first concave inner surface that defines a first inner cavity facing the first arch and the first shoulder cap; and
a second epaulet having a second connection area flexibly coupled to the second arch, the second epaulet overlying a portion of the second cap, the second epaulet having a second outer surface and a second concave inner surface that defines a second inner cavity facing the second arch and the second shoulder cap;
the first epaulet including a first stiffening ridge arrangement comprising:
a first stiffening ridge rising above the first outer surface and extending between a first location flanking the first connection area and a first convergence location near an outer edge of the first epaulet; and
a second stiffening ridge rising above the first outer surface and extending between a second location flanking the first connection area and the first convergence location, the first and second stiffening ridges converging at the first convergence location;
the second epaulet including a second stiffening ridge arrangement comprising:
a third stiffening ridge rising above the second outer surface and extending between a first location flanking the second connection area and a second convergence location near an outer edge of the second epaulet; and
a fourth stiffening ridge rising above the second outer surface and extending between a second location flanking the second connection area and the second convergence location, the third and fourth stiffening ridges converging at the second convergence location.