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(45) Week of Oct 5, 2026 No. 5 3,852 lapsed 197 picks
Sports & Fitness · lapsed Aug 26, 2026

Shoulder Pads

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(57) Abstract

A shoulder pad for use in a contact sport, such as football, hockey or lacrosse is provided. The shoulder pad includes a pair of curvilinear, continuous arch members joined together to define a central opening that receives the player's head. A side pad assembly, including an epaulet and a shoulder cap, is operably connected to each arch member by a flexible band that provides a common connection point on the arch member. The band provides a single pivot point for the epaulet and the shoulder cap about the common connection point. A curvilinear internal padding assembly is removably connected to each arch member.

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