Patent Application
20150048211
The present invention is directed to a padded shoulder garment that is used to pack a parachute when pro or oil packing.
There are various methods of packing a parachute. The present invention is used when pro packing or roll packing a parachute. Both of these methods usually require the packer to place the lines over his or her shoulder while packing a parachute.
A tension is created between the packer and the parachute canopy when the tines are placed over the shoulders of the packer. The tension allows the packer to keep the lines straight while he or she is organizing the lines that will be placed within the parachute canopy. The tension created tends to burn the packer's shoulders and trapezius areas hen the parachute is packed.
The present invention is a padded shoulder garment that allows the weight of the lines of the parachute to be dispersed on to its pads rather than on to the packer's shoulders and trapezius areas, thereby preventing the rope/line burning of the shoulders and the trapezius areas of the packer due to the friction that is normally caused between the line and the packer's body.
For the foregoing reasons, there is a need for a padded shoulder garment that will prevent the burning of the shoulder and trapezius areas of a packer when roll or pro packing a parachute.
The present invention is directed to a device that will prevent the burning of the shoulder and trapezius areas of a packer when roll or pro packing a parachute.
The device comprises of a strap which is made of an elastic material. The strap has a left and a right side and a middle section. Each side of the strap defines a sleeve. The sleeves are made of an elastic material. Adjacent to each sleeve there is a pad that is sewn onto the strap. The pads are isosceles triangularly shaped, the longer side of each pad is adjacent to the sleeves and the shorter sides are directed toward the middle section of the strap. The pads are covered by a synthetic leather, a leather, or a polymeric material,
The device drapes on the shoulders and trapezius areas of the user after the arms of the user have been placed through the sleeves. The elastic material of the strap pulls the sleeves toward the middle section of the strap and provides the tension required to maintain the pads over the shoulder and trapezius areas of the user.
An object of the present invention is to prevent the shoulders or trapezius areas of a packer from being burnt when packing a parachute.
Another object of the present invention is to prevent clothing worn by a packer of a parachute from being worn in the areas of the clothing that cover the shoulder and trapezius areas of the user so that they do not tear.
Yet another Object of the present invention is that the elastic material allows for different user body types to wear the protective garment.
Still a further object of the present invention is to provide a packer with a lightweight padded shoulder garment.
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and drawings where:
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An advantage of the present invention is that it prevents the shoulders or trapezius areas of a packer from being burn then packing a parachute.
Another advantage of the present invention is that it prevents clothing worn by a packer of a parachute from wearing in the areas of the clothing that cover the shoulder and trapezius areas of the user so that they do not tear.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is that the elastic material allows for different user body types to wear the protective garment.
Still a further advantage of the present invention is that it provides a packer with a lightweight padded shoulder garment.
Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail in reference to preferred versions, other versions are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred versions contained herein.
