A strapless sports bra is optimally designed to provide extra support and better immobilization of breasts during intense workouts or vigorous activity. As is unique in a preferred embodiment, the sports bra is strapless and does not pull over a wearer's head. Also innovative, two back straps will overlap and crisscross, providing support. Strategically placed and designed padding will further protect and support a chest area; and as is important with relatively thick bras, the invention includes a breathable outer skin and inner padding support.

A force defusing structure includes first and second plurality of spherical shaped objects. A first spherical shaped object is proximally positioned to two or more second spherical shaped objects. When a force is applied to the first spherical shaped object, the first spherical shaped object collides with the two or more second spherical shaped objects to defuse the force based on a multi-dimensional collision between the first spherical shaped object and the two or more second spherical shaped objects.

A protective foam material and pads are disclosed herein. The material is a rounded foam pellet having a hole through the center of the pellet. The pellets may be arranged and interconnected to form a pad. These pads may be applied to persons, animals, or other objects for protective functions.

A chest protector includes a structure for protecting at least a portion of a cardiac silhouette of a user. The structure may include a base assembly, a pivot plate assembly, and a fulcrum block positioned between the pivot plate assembly and the base assembly. The pivot plate assembly is positioned to pivot on the fulcrum block. In some embodiments, the pivot plate assembly and the fulcrum block may include compressible and resilient material. The structure may be shaped, sized, and positioned to coextend with a region of the user's cardiac silhouette. In some embodiments, the pivot plate assembly includes two pivot plate portions oriented at an angle relative to one another. The pivot plate portions may be connected with a flexible hinge, such as a living hinge.

A sports equipment article comprises a thermoplastic poly(carbonate-siloxane) elastomer.

A catcher's chest protector with electronic components. The device includes a padded chest protector including adjustable straps for securement to a baseball or softball catcher's torso. The chest protector includes a wireless receiver, an LED display, and a vibration mechanism. The LED display is disposed on a front side of the chest protector. The wireless receiver is configured to receive a remote signal corresponding to a particular instruction or strategy, whereby the instruction or strategy is displayed on the LED display for viewing by the pitcher and the other defensive position players. The wireless receiver is further configured to cause the vibration mechanism to vibrate in a predefined pattern upon receiving an instruction meant for the catcher, such that the catcher is secretly notified of the instruction. The chest protector can be utilized to speed up a game, or to accurately relay strategies and instructions to players.

A novel multi-directional flexible dynamically adjustable protection apparatus for use in protecting a user in a manner which provides relief from mechanical forces via both direct impact and mechanical forces when the user moves.

A training apparatus, system and method for teaching proper athletic technique in contact sports. A first strap portion may be attached to a football helmet, and a second strap portion attached to shoulder pads. The apparatus provides feedback on the user's technique as tension is applied to the first and second strap portions, for example when the user attempts to lower their head during tackling or blocking, and causing detachment upon exceeding a threshold detachment force.

A weighted chest protector, comprising a first connector comprising of two or more corresponding parts, a second connector comprising of two or more corresponding parts, a front panel comprising of one or more of the two or more corresponding parts of the first connector, a rear panel, an adjustable shoulder panel, comprising a first end comprising of one or more of the two or more corresponding parts of the first connector for connecting the shoulder panel to the front panel of the weighted chest protector, a second end comprising of one or more of the two or more corresponding parts of the second connector for connecting the shoulder panel to the rear panel of the weighted chest protector via a stability strap, a weight affixed proximally to the second end of the shoulder strap of the weighted chest protector, and a stability strap with a first end and a second end, the first end comprising of one or more of the two or more corresponding parts of the second connector for removably connecting to the second end of the shoulder panel, and the second end removably connected to a lower portion of the rear panel.

An article of protective equipment for protecting a body part of a user includes a lattice structure with a plurality of struts forming three dimensional volumetric structures. The lattice structure includes a plurality of internal layers, each internal layer having at least one different physical property from the other internal layers, wherein the plurality of internal layers comprises at least one internal layer having physical properties such that the at least one internal layer is capable of compressing more than at least one other internal layer in response to an impact to the article of protective equipment.