Shock absorbing wrist guard

• Main Author: LI; KAO-MING
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.10.1996
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; WEARING APPAREL

A shock-absorbing wrist guard includes a soft piece including two ear portions, a loop pile area connected on a portion of the soft piece, an envelope connected to another portion of the soft piece and defining a plurality of slots therein, a mediate portion between the loop pile area and the envelope, an opening defined in the space portion allowing a thumb of a user to pass therethrough, and a soft strip extended from one side of the loop pile area, and a shock absorbing device received in the envelope for protecting the user's wrist. The shock-absorbing device includes a flat plate, two wings extended from the flat plate, an arcuate portion bridged above a portion of the flat plate which is located between the two wings, thus defining a space between the arcuate portion and the flat plate, a plurality of cushion elements being formed in the space and connected between the arcuate portion and the flat plate portion which is between the two wings for absorbing an external reactive force transmitted through the arcuate portion.