Athletic protective padding

Abstract

An athletic protective pad having first and second layers of breathable fabric and a foam body having a layer of perforated foam. The layer of foam is preferably closed cell foam with spaced apart perforations therethrough. The foam body is sandwiched between the first and second layers of fabric, thereby wicking moisture away from a wearer.

1 . Athletic protective pad, comprising: 
 first and second layers of breathable fabric;    a foam body having a layer of foam with spaced apart perforations therethrough, said foam body sandwiched between said first and second layers of breathable fabric, thereby wicking moisture away from a wearer.    
   
   
       2 . Athletic protective pad as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said layer of foam is closed cell foam.  
   
   
       3 . Athletic protective pad as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said first and second layers of breathable fabric and said foam body present a compression sport pant.  
   
   
       4 . Athletic protective pad as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said first and second layers of breathable fabric and said foam body present football shoulder padding.  
   
   
       5 . Athletic protective pad as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said foam body has layers of breathable foam including a layer of closed cell foam with spaced apart perforations therethrough.  
   
   
       6 . Athletic protective pad as claimed in  claim 5  wherein said layers of breathable foam further include a layer of foam formed of closed cell foam beads fused together.  
   
   
       7 . A compression sport pant, comprising: 
 a garment of resilient, breathable fabric having right and left pelvic leg regions and a crotch region shaped to compliment the pelvic and leg region of a wearer;    a panel member of resilient, breathable fabric anchored to said garment;    a first foam body having a layer of closed cell foam mounted between said panel member and said garment, said foam body having spaced apart perforations therethrough, thereby wicking moisture away from the wearer.    
   
   
       8 . A compression sport pant as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said panel member includes opposed hip panels and said foam body includes a pad sandwiched between each of said panels and said garment.  
   
   
       9 . A compression sport pant as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said panel member includes a tail panel and said foam body includes a pad sandwiched between said tail panel and said garment.  
   
   
       10 . A compression sport pant as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said panel member presents a pocket member adapted to selectively receive a second foam body therein.  
   
   
       11 . A compression sport pant as claimed in  claim 10  wherein said pocket member includes two pockets, one said pocket anchored to each one of said garment's leg regions.  
   
   
       12 . A compression sport pant as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said panel member includes thigh panels, one said panel anchored to each one of the leg regions of said garment and said foam body includes a pad mounted between each of said panels and said garment.  
   
   
       13 . A compression sport pant as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said hip panels are anchored adjacent a top edge of a waistband of said garment.