A split-kneepad design addresses quality-of-life issues for individuals that have undergone total knee replacement surgery. A pair of cushion inserts with an inner beveled angle that, when worn by the user, are oriented parallel to the axis of the vertical scar resulting from surgery, and are shaped and positioned so that the padding makes contact with the user's knee in regions adjacent to the scar, but do not result in direct compressive force on the scar itself when the user kneels or otherwise applies force to the kneepad.

A personal protection guard having a guard portion and mounting portion. The guard portion has a hard shell and resilient inner. pad. The inner pad includes, a padding layer and an exterior facing fastening layer having a mass of fastening loops. The mounting strip has an adhesive strip layer and an engaging member having a hook layer that cooperates with the mass of fastening loops for attaching the guard portion to the mounting portion. The adhesive strip layer includes a removable release layer that when removed exposes the adhesive substance upon the adhesiver strip layer, for attaching the mounting strip to a portion of a person use of the personal protection guard. The guard portion may also include elastic mounting straps coupled to the opposite side of the shell.

A shoulder pad assembly has main body cushions consisting of a plurality of different types of foam material joined together to result in a hybrid pad structure constructed from slow-response foam and open-cell foam. A main body cushion is constructed from a first sheet or panel of slow response foam disposed over the torso of the wearer, a second sheet or panel of slow-response foam disposed over the back of the wearer, joined together by a third sheet or panel of open-cell foam positioned between the first sheet and second sheet, disposed over the wearer's shoulder. Optionally, a fourth sheet or pad of slow-response foam is disposed on the third sheet, disposed over the wearer's shoulder, preferably at the location that is most likely to suffer blows during football play. Optionally, a fifth sheet or pad of open-cell foam is disposed on the first sheet, on the side of the first sheet in contact with the wearer and a sixth sheet or pad of open-cell foam is disposed on the second sheet.

A protective garment includes a garment body having an appearance of a conventional garment, and an inner pocket supported on an inner surface of the garment in a position to receive padding for protecting a body part. Each inner pocket has an open end for insertion and removal of a pad. An anchor point supporting the inner pocket on the inner surface is aligned with a visible anchor point on an outer surface of the garment body, to aid in disguising the presence of the inner pocket(s) and padding. Impact-protective pads are dimensioned to fit within the pockets. In this manner, a person other than the wearer is unlikely to be alerted that the wearer is wearing impact-protective clothing. A protective face shield and face mask impact-resistant bodies and padding are also provided that have appearances that are conventional or inconspicuous to provide inconspicuous impact protection to a wearer.

Protective equipment for providing impact protection to a wearer is provided. The protective equipment has protective elements connected together by a flexible connecting means, and a padding element that overlaps the flexible connecting means. This configuration increases the level of protection against impact by providing padding in areas associated with the connecting means, while still allowing for flexibility of movement but minimizing the overall bulk of the padding of the equipment. It may be used by a variety of users, including those playing contact sports, such as hockey, football, lacrosse, and the like.

A protective guard for reducing injury to a shin of a person includes a conformable substrate and a plurality of core members disposed adjacent to a surface of the conformable substrate. The plurality of core members are arranged such that a first of the core members is rotationally movable about at least one axis relative to a second of the core members. A flexible fabric membrane comprised of natural or synthetic fibers is positioned adjacent to at least one of the conformable substrate and the plurality of core members.

A unibody impact protection body suit apparatus that provides air spacing between the head of a user and the interior of the head region of the suit, face and shoulder protection, and situation awareness prior to impact to help prevent various head, neck, shoulder, upper body, and spinal injuries to a user in a contact sport. In particular, the impact protection suit includes a head region having an interior wall region, a shoulder region, and a torso region. Here, the impact protection suit is configured such that the head region provides a vertical and horizontal air spacing between a user's head and the interior wall region that allows the user's head to move within and relative to the housing and further prevents vertical and horizontal contact of the user's head with the interior surface of the housing, thereby minimizing or preventing various, head, neck, and spine injuries.

The present invention discloses a protective tracksuit designed to minimize injury from accidental falls or impacts. The tracksuit comprises an upper portion, a lower portion, and a hoodie, each including a plurality of inner pockets configured to receive removable protective pads. The inner pockets are positioned at vulnerable body areas such as the head, shoulders, back, wrists, thighs, and knees, and are concealed between the garment's inner and outer layers to maintain the appearance of normal clothing. The protective pads are formed from lightweight impact-absorbing materials.