Hard protective pad for pants

Abstract

A hard protective pad for pants includes a support plate made of a rigid material. The support plate includes two spaced-apart concave portions extending inwardly from a top surface of the support plate and configured to match the shape of the buttocks of a user, and a fixing portion between the concave portions. The fixing portion extends arcuately inwardly from a bottom surface of the support plate and configured to match the shape of a bicycle seat.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hard protective pad for pants, comprising:
 a support plate made of a rigid material and including   two spaced-apart concave portions extending inwardly from a top surface of said support plate and configured to match the shape of the buttocks of a user, and   a fixing portion between said concave portions, said fixing portion extending arcuately inwardly from a bottom surface of said support plate and configured to match the shape of a bicycle seat.   
     
     
         2 . The hard protective pad as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of spaced-apart breathable holes extending through said top and bottom surfaces of said support plate. 
     
     
         3 . The hard protective pad as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising two cushion members respectively disposed on said concave portions. 
     
     
         4 . The hard protective pad as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said support plate further includes an intermediate layer dividing said support plate into an upper plate layer having said concave portions, and a lower plate layer having said fixing portion, said intermediate layer being sandwiched between said upper and lower plate layers and being made of a buffering material. 
     
     
         5 . The hard protective pad as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said intermediate layer is formed with a plurality of intersecting grooves. 
     
     
         6 . The hard protective pad as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said support plate further includes an extension portion extending outwardly and forwardly from a front central portion of said support plate, said extension portion having a crotch-shaped concave section extending inwardly from a top surface of said extension portion for supporting a crotch portion of the user. 
     
     
         7 . The hard protective pad as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said support plate is constructed from a plurality of substantially parallel spaced-apart strips, said strips being configured to extend along a direction transverse to a longitudinal center line of the pants. 
     
     
         8 . The hard protective pad as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hard protective pad is configured to be sewn onto the pants. 
     
     
         9 . The hard-type hard protective pad as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hard protective pad is configured to be connected to the pants using a hook-and-loop fastener. 
     
     
         10 . The hard protective pad as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hard protective pad is configured to be connected to the pants using an adhesive glue. 
     
     
         11 . The hard protective pad as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said rigid material is hard plastic selected from the group consisting of polymethyl methacrylate, polycarbonate, polystyrene, polypropylene, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer and styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer. 
     
     
         12 . The hard protective pad as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein each of said cushion members is made of a breathable material selected from the group consisting of a breathable fiber material and a netted porous material. 
     
     
         13 . The hard protective pad as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said buffering material is selected from the group consisting of foam and rubber.