Claims
- 1. A protective shield comprising a core of lightweight, flexible, cellular, honeycomb construction having the axes and walls of the cells thereof perpendicular to the largest plane of said shield, flexible hinges formed by the intersection of one wall with another, and resilient, flexible, foam elastomer covering the open ends of said cells whereby said shield is highly flexible in its largest plane and is less flexible in planes perpendicular to said largest plane.
- 2. Claim 1 wherein said foam elastomer is perforated for air circulation.
- 3. Claim 1 wherein strips of resilient padding are mounted on one side of said shield.
- 4. Claim 1 wherein strips of resilient padding form a closed area on one surface of said shield.
- 5. Claim 1 wherein said core is nylon-coated paper.
- 6. Claim 1 wherein said protective shield is contained within a fabric cover.
- 7. Claim 6 wherein said protective cover includes a plurality of pockets each of which contains a core of lightweight flexible, cellular honeycomb material.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 047,233, entitled BODY PROTECTOR filed June 11, 1979, now abandoned.
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