Patella protection system and knee brace comprising such a patella protection system
AssigneeAlpinestars Research SRL
InventorsGiovanni Mazzarolo, Sebastian Hess
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Abstract
A patella protection system, and a knee brace including such a patella protection system. The patella protection system including an upper member to be positioned in proximity of an upper part of the wearer's leg, a lower member to be positioned in proximity of a lower part of the wearer's leg and an intermediate guard member to be positioned over the patella and operatively connected to the upper member and the lower member. The upper member and the lower member are designed to move within the intermediate guard member between a straight configuration and an angled/angulated configuration.
Claims19
A knee brace comprising:
- an upper frame member for fastening to and protecting an upper part of a leg of a wearer;
- a lower frame member for fastening to and protecting a lower part of the wearer's leg;
- a patella protection system positioned between said upper frame member and said lower frame member;
- wherein the upper frame member and the lower frame member are pivotally connected there between and with the patella protection system;
- wherein said patella protection system comprises an upper member secured to the upper frame member, a lower member secured to the lower frame member, and an intermediate guard member for positioning over the patella and being operatively connected to the upper member and the lower member;
- wherein said upper member and said lower member are movable within said intermediate guard member;
- wherein said upper member and said lower member have a predetermined degree of overlap within the intermediate guard member when the patella protection system is in a straight configuration, the degree of overlap being reduced when the patella protection system is moved from the straight configuration to an angled configuration;
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- wherein the intermediate guard member is a box-like member having an inner cavity and end openings for the slidable insertion and guidance of said upper member and said lower member.
A patella protection system for a wearer comprising:
- an upper member for positioning in proximity of an upper part of a leg of the wearer;
- a lower member for positioning in proximity of a lower part of the wearer's leg;
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- an intermediate guard member for positioning over a patella of the wearer's leg and operatively connected to the upper member and the lower member;
- wherein said upper member and said lower member are movable within said intermediate guard member;
- wherein said upper member and said lower member have a predetermined degree of overlap within the intermediate guard member when the patella protection system is in a straight configuration, the degree of overlap being reduced when the patella protection system is moved from the straight configuration to an angled configuration;
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- wherein the intermediate guard member is a box-like member having an inner cavity and end openings for the slidable insertion and guidance of said upper member and said lower member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.