Sectional sports arena wall pad

Abstract

A sports arena pad with beveled sides to create overlapping beveled joints when the pads are releasably attached to an arena wall in a linear side-by-side configuration. The inner padding is made of two layers of foam. The first layer is a low-density foam panel attached to and covering a front surface of a substantially rigid backing panel. The second layer is a high-density foam panel attached to and covering a front surface of the low-density foam panel. The padding and much of the backing panel is covered with a weather-resistant fabric, preferably by wrapping. Releasable fasteners are attached to the rear of the backing panel for attaching to complimentary fasteners on the arena wall. Special pads with one beveled edge may be provided for end pieces.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A sports arena pad comprising first and second sides at least partially beveled at complimentary angles. 
     
     
         2 . The sports arena pad of  claim 1 , wherein said complimentary angles are forty-five-degree angles. 
     
     
         3 . The sports arena pad of  claim 1 , wherein said sports arena pad comprises padding attached to a substantially rigid backing panel. 
     
     
         4 . The sports arena pad of  claim 3 , wherein first and second sides of said backing panel are not beveled. 
     
     
         5 . The sports arena pad of  claim 3 , wherein said padding comprises:
 a. a low-density foam panel fixedly covering a front surface of said rigid backing panel; and   b. a high-density foam panel fixedly covering a front surface of said low-density foam panel.   
     
     
         6 . The sports arena pad of  claim 1 , covered at least on the front and sides in a weather-resistant fabric. 
     
     
         7 . The sports arena pad of  claim 1 , having rear-mounted fasteners for releasably fastening said sports arena pad to a sports arena wall. 
     
     
         8 . The sports arena pad of  claim 1 , arranged in linear side-by-side configuration with at least one other sports arena pad with at least one overlapping bevel joint formed by said first side of a first sports arena pad abutting said second side of a second sports arena pad. 
     
     
         9 . A sports arena pad comprising:
 a. a padding, comprising:
 i. a low-density foam panel; 
 ii. a high density foam panel attached to and covering a first surface of said low-density foam panel; and 
   b. first and second sides of said padding beveled at complimentary angles.   
     
     
         10 . The sports arena pad of  claim 9 , wherein said complimentary angles are forty-five degree angles. 
     
     
         11 . The sports arena pad of  claim 9 , further comprising a substantially rigid backing panel attached to a second surface of said low-density foam panel. 
     
     
         12 . The sports arena pad of  claim 11 , further comprising a weather-resistant covering that covers said padding and at least sides and edges of said rigid backing panel. 
     
     
         13 . The sports arena pad of  claim 12 , wherein said weather-resistant covering is made of a single piece of flexible material. 
     
     
         14 . The sports arena pad of  claim 13 , wherein said weather-resistant covering is wrapped. 
     
     
         15 . The sports arena pad of  claim 14 , further comprising at least one Z-clip fastened to said rigid backing panel. 
     
     
         16 . The sports arena pad of  claim 9 , comprising a plurality of said sports arena pads arranged in a side-by-side sequence with at least one said first side of a first sports arena pad of said plurality of sports arena pads overlapping at least one said second side of a second sports arena pad of said plurality of sports arena pads to form an overlapping bevel joint between said first and second sports arena pads of said plurality of said sports arena pads. 
     
     
         17 . A sports area pad comprising:
 a. a backing panel having front and back surfaces, left and right sides, and top and bottom edges;   b. a padding comprising:
 i. a low-density foam panel attached to and covering said front surface of said backing panel; 
 ii. a high density foam panel attached to and covering a front surface of said low-density foam panel; 
   c. first and second sides of said padding beveled at complimentary angles; and   d. a weather-resistant covering over said padding and said backing panel.   
     
     
         18 . The sports arena pad of  claim 17 , further comprising at least one releasable fastener attached to a rear surface of said backing panel. 
     
     
         19 . The sports arena pad of  claim 17 , wherein said complimentary angles are forty-five-degree angles. 
     
     
         20 . The sports arena pad of  claim 17 , comprising a plurality of said sports arena pads arranged in a side-by-side sequence with at least one said first side of a first sports arena pad of said plurality of sports arena pads overlapping at least one said second side of a second sports arena pad of said plurality of sports arena pads to form an overlapping bevel joint between said first and second sports arena pads of said plurality of said sports arena pads.