Adaptable shin guard assembly
AssigneeIna International Ltd.
InventorsNicole Wiart, Chris Snell
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Abstract
The invention provides a shin guard assembly for a sports player comprising an outer shell: a liner reversibly connected to an interior portion of the outer shell and being positionable in a first position and a second position: and a pocket connected to the interior portion of the outer shell and configured to reversibly receive the lower portion of the liner when the liner is in the first position. Sports players may customize the placement of the bottom of the shin guard liner depending on how they choose to wear their footwear. When a shin guard liner is in the first position. the pocket covers the bottom of the liner thereby reducing abrasion and wear to the top exterior of sports footwear and to the shin guard liner.
Claims13
A shin guard assembly for a sports player comprising:
- an outer shell comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion of the outer shell comprises a knee shield for protecting the knee of the sports player and the lower portion of the outer shell comprises a shin shield for protecting the shin and ankle of the sports player;
- a liner reversibly connected to an interior portion of the outer shell, the liner comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion of the liner being configured to be positionable in a first position and a second position;
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- a pocket connected to the interior portion of the outer shell, the pocket configured to reversibly receive the lower portion of the liner when the liner is in the first position,
- in which the knee shield and the shin shield are rigid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.