Unitary shoulder pad

Abstract

The unitary shoulder pad generally includes being composed from rubbery materials including foam rubbers. The unitary shoulder pad further includes an elongated hollow body. The unitary shoulder pad further includes an integral top cover. The unitary shoulder pad further includes and an integral base, the base being wedge shaped. The unitary shoulder pad still further includes a pair of mating edges separated by an access slot, the interior of the mating edges having strips of hook and loop fasteners, the mating edges being detachably fastened together in a mating engagement after passing a shoulder strap through the access slot.

1 : A unitary shoulder pad comprising in combination:
 An elongated hollow body, a top cover, a base having a wedge shape and having an upper surface and a lower surface, a longitudinal smaller outside surface and an opposing longitudinal larger outside surface, the smaller outside surface having a pair of longitudinal mating edges separated by a longitudinal access slot, the interior of the mating edges having strips of hook and loop fasteners, the mating edges being detachably fastened together in a mating engagement after passing a shoulder strap through the access slot, the unitary shoulder pad being composed of a rubbery material.   
     
     
         2 . A unitary shoulder pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the hook and loop fasteners being held to the mating edges by an adhesive means. 
     
     
         3 . A unitary shoulder pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the rubbery material is selected from the group consisting from natural rubbers, synthetic rubbers, and elastomers. 
     
     
         4 . A unitary shoulder pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the rubbery material is composed from Ethylene propylene diene Monomer. 
     
     
         5 . A unitary shoulder pad according to  claim 1  wherein the base having shoulder contacting longitudinal raised rib projections being integral with the base's lower surface. 
     
     
         6 . A unitary shoulder pad comprising in combination:
 A one piece elongated hollow body including a top cover, a base having a wedge shape and having an upper surface and a lower surface, a smaller outside surface and an opposing larger outside surface, the smaller outside surface having a pair of mating edges separated by an access slot, and being composed of a rubbery material.   
     
     
         7 . A unitary shoulder pad according to  claim 6 , the interior of the mating edges having strips of hook and loop fasteners, the mating edges being detachably fastened together in a mating engagement after passing a shoulder strap through the access slot, wherein the hook and loop fasteners being held to the mating edges by an adhesive means. 
     
     
         8 . A unitary shoulder pad according to  claim 6  wherein the interior of the mating edges being held together by an adhesive means. 
     
     
         9 . A unitary shoulder pad according to  claim 6 , wherein the rubbery material is selected from the group consisting from natural rubbers, synthetic rubbers, and elastomers. 
     
     
         10 . A unitary shoulder pad according to  claim 6 , wherein the rubbery material is Ethylene propylene diene Monomer. 
     
     
         11 . A unitary shoulder pad according to  claim 6  wherein the base having shoulder contacting longitudinal raised rib projections being integral with the base's lower surface. 
     
     
         12 . A unitary shoulder pad comprising in combination:
 An elongated hollow body, a smaller outside surface and an opposing larger outside surface, a top cover, a base having a wedge shape having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface and the lower surface being significantly closer together towards the smaller outside surface and significantly farther apart towards the larger outside surface, the upper surface being situated for contact with a shoulder strap and lower surface situated for contact with the user's shoulder, the upper surface further being at a decline from the larger outside surface towards the smaller outside surface, and the lower surface being at an incline from the larger outside surface towards the smaller outside surface, the smaller outside surface having a pair of mating edges separated by an access slot, the interior of the mating edges having strips of hook and loop fasteners, the hook and loop fasteners and being held to the mating edges by an adhesive means, the mating edges being detachably fastened together in a mating engagement after passing a shoulder strap through the access slot, the unitary shoulder pad being composed of a rubbery material selected from the group consisting from natural rubbers, synthetic rubbers, and elastomers.   
     
     
         13 . A unitary shoulder pad according to  claim 12  wherein the base having shoulder contacting longitudinal rib projections being integral with the base's lower surface. 
     
     
         14 . A unitary shoulder pad according to  claim 12 , wherein the rubbery material is composed of Ethylene propylene diene Monomer.