Hockey goalkeeper leg pads
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorsCharles Vaillancourt, Mathieu Poitras
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Abstract
Hockey goalkeeper leg pads wearable on legs of a hockey goalkeeper to protect the legs, in which the hockey goalkeeper leg pads may be configured to enhance performance, comfort and/or other aspects of goalkeeping of the hockey goalkeeper, including when the hockey goalkeeper leg pads drop onto a playing surface (e.g., ice) to lie substantially horizontally on the playing surface with their front facing play (e.g., as in a “butterfly” position or otherwise).
Claims30
A hockey goalkeeper leg pad wearable on a leg of a hockey goalkeeper to protect the leg, the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprising an upper leg portion, a knee portion, a lower leg portion, and a foot portion respectively configured to protect an upper leg region, a knee, a lower leg region, and a foot of the hockey goalkeeper, the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprising padding disposed in the upper leg portion, the knee portion, the lower leg portion, and the foot portion, the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprising a covering with an outer cover and an inner cover and that covers at least part of the padding, the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprising:
- a front portion configured to overlie a front of the hockey goalkeeper's leg and comprising a front pad member of the padding;
- a side portion configured to overlie a side of the hockey goalkeeper's leg and comprising a side extension that projects rearwardly from the front portion and comprises a side pad member of the padding;
- wherein:
- the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprises a reinforcement disposed in the front portion and the side portion and disposed between the outer cover and the inner cover;
- the front portion comprises a front reinforcing member of the reinforcement;
- the front reinforcing member is adjacent to and stiffer than the front pad member;
- the side portion comprises a side reinforcing member of the reinforcement;
- the side reinforcing member is adjacent to and stiffer than the side pad member;
- and the front reinforcing member and the side reinforcing member are interconnected and define an angle therebetween.
A hockey goalkeeper leg pad wearable on a leg of a hockey goalkeeper to protect the leg, the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprising an upper leg portion, a knee portion, a lower leg portion, and a foot portion respectively configured to protect an upper leg region, a knee, a lower leg region, and a foot of the hockey goalkeeper, the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprising padding disposed in the upper leg portion, the knee portion, the lower leg portion, and the foot portion, the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprising a covering with an outer cover and an inner cover and that covers at least part of the padding, the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprising:
- a front portion configured to overlie a front of the hockey goalkeeper's leg and comprising a front pad member of the padding;
- a medial side portion configured to overlie a medial side of the hockey goalkeeper's leg and comprising a medial side knee extension that projects rearwardly from the front portion and comprises a medial side knee pad member of the padding;
- wherein:
- the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprises a reinforcement disposed in the front portion and the medial side portion and disposed between the outer cover and the inner cover;
- the front portion comprises a front reinforcing member of the reinforcement;
- the front reinforcing member is adjacent to and stiffer than the front pad member;
- the medial side portion comprises a medial side knee reinforcing member of the reinforcement;
- the medial side knee reinforcing member is adjacent to and stiffer than the medial side knee pad member;
- and the front reinforcing member and the medial side knee reinforcing member are interconnected and define an angle therebetween.
A hockey goalkeeper leg pad wearable on a leg of a hockey goalkeeper to protect the leg, the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprising an upper leg portion, a knee portion, a lower leg portion, and a foot portion respectively configured to protect an upper leg region, a knee, a lower leg region, and a foot of the hockey goalkeeper, the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprising padding disposed in the upper leg portion, the knee portion, the lower leg portion, and the foot portion, the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprising a covering with an outer cover and an inner cover and that covers at least part of the padding, the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprising:
- a front portion configured to overlie a front of the hockey goalkeeper's leg and comprising a front pad member of the padding;
- a medial side portion configured to overlie a medial side of the hockey goalkeeper's leg and comprising a medial side knee extension that projects rearwardly from the front portion and comprises a medial side knee pad member of the padding;
- wherein:
- the hockey goalkeeper leg pad comprises a bracket disposed in the front portion and the medial side portion and disposed between the outer cover and the inner cover;
- the front portion comprises a front bracket member of the bracket;
- the front bracket member is adjacent to the front pad member;
- the medial side portion comprises a medial side knee bracket member of the bracket;
- the medial side knee bracket member is adjacent to the medial side knee pad member;
- and the front bracket member and the medial side knee bracket member are integrally formed with one another.
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