Abstract: Headgear for wrestlers to cover and protect wrestler's ears and consisting of a pair of ear cover members, a plurality of straps to maintain the ear cover members in positions protecting the wrestler's ears, each of the cover members being comprised of a cup shape member having inner and outer surfaces and formed of a relatively hard shape retaining plastic foam material, a layer of soft conforming plastic foam on the inner surface of the cup shape member and having an inner surface shaped to conform to the shape of the wrestler's head in areas around the ears, a pair of inner and outer fabric members on the outer surface of the cup shape member and enveloping the plastic foam and providing a durable, washable and comfortable inner surface engagable with the wrestler's head and a tough, wear resistant color codable outer surface, and a plurality of hollow grommets extending through the ear cover members to provide sound passages to the ears of the wrestler.

Abstract: A shock absorbing strap cover is made of a resilient pad having a mounting portion for mounting the strap cover to a strap. The pad includes surfaces defining contact face on one side and a non-contact face on the opposing side. The non-contact face faces toward the strap and the contact face faces away from the strap when the strap cover is mounted thereon. The pad is made up of cushion members that are located side-by-side to one another. The cushion members are compressible and cushion any loads applied through the strap.

Abstract: Athletic ear guard assembly is disclosed having a removable inner ear pad that enables the ear pad to be removed by hand for a thorough cleaning of both the ear pad and the concave cup section into which the ear pad is mounted. The cup section is part of a side panel molded with a plurality of extending legs that are deflected to form the concave cup section. Likewise, the inner ear pad is also molded flat to provide ease in molding the components of the ear guard assembly. Thorough cleaning of the ear guard assembly is facilitated by easy hand removal of the ear pad to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses among wrestling opponents.

Abstract: An improved ear guard assembly, particularly for amateur wrestlers. The ear guard includes a reinforcing plate member having head strap engaging slots with inner and outer sheet foam energy absorbing layers. The assembly is enclosed by a molded plastic skin cover having strap engaging apertures in registry with the strap engaging slots of the reinforcing plate which are reinforced to prevent tearing of the ear guards. The cover further has an inside peripheral surface which has ribs engaging the outer edge of the reinforcing plate to reduce the tendency for tearing of the cover by the plate edge. The outer cover preferably has a glossy outer surface, present a low coefficient of friction and a matte inner surface thereby aiding in retaining the ear guards in position on the wearer's head.

Abstract: An ear pad for fastening within the ear protective guard of a helmet is formed of a thick, resilient, rubber-like sheet material that is molded with a central ear receiving pocket surrounded by bulged, cushion-forming strips which engage the wearer's head around the ear. The strips bulge away from, that is, they open towards, the helmet guard and the edges of the strips engage the helmet guard surface to thereby form resilient, compression chambers that absorb and redistribute impact shocks. A portion of the sheet surface at the pocket and adjacent the guard wall is depressed away from the guard wall to form a shallow, relatively wide, hollow chamber between the pocket and the guard wall to provide a compression chamber overlying the ear.

Abstract: A cover pad, for fitting over a conventional bicycle saddle, is formed of relatively thick, substantially resilient, shock absorbant, closed cell, cellular plastic material, with a water impervious integral skin covering the exposed surfaces of the pad. Normally, the pad provides a comfortable, resilient support surface upon the saddle. The plastic material rapidly compresses under shock forces resulting from road jolts or impacts, and recovers its original shape somewhat more slowly to absorb and reduce the energy of the shock forces and, thereby, reduce shock transmission to the rider. Numerous openings extend through the pad and are internally shaped to form columns of air that are trapped within the openings during compression of the pad when the upper and lower ends of the openings are sealed respectively by tight surface contact with the rider and the adjacent saddle surface.