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US 2006/0179538 A1Published application
Protective shin guard
AssigneeThe Dodd Group, LLC
InventorMark Dodd
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Abstract
A protective guard for reducing injury to a shin of a person is provided. The protective guard includes an elastomeric substrate having a pocket disposed therein. A central core is carried by the pocket of the elastomeric substrate. The central core includes a plurality of rigid plates, a first of which is joined by at least one hinge to a second of the plates.
Claims22
A protective guard for reducing injury to a shin of a person comprising:
- an elastomeric substrate having a pocket disposed therein;
- and
- a central core having a plurality of rigid plates disposed within the pocket, a first of the plates being joined by at least one hinge to a second of the plates.
A protective guard for reducing injury to a shin of a person comprising:
- a conformable substrate;
- and
- a plurality of core members at least partially embedded within the conformable substrate and arranged such that a first of the core members is rotationally movable about at least one axis relative to a second of the core members.
A protective guard for reducing injury to a shin of a person comprising:
- a conformable substrate;
- and
- a plurality of core members disposed adjacent to a surface and arranged such that a first of the core members is rotationally movable about at least one axis relative to a second of the core members.
A protective guard comprising:
- an elastomeric substrate;
- and
- a plurality of non-elastomeric core members at least partially embedded within the elastomeric substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.