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US 2013/0160176 A1Published application
Protective Ice Hockey Sock
OwnerRobert Magriinventor
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Abstract
A protective article of clothing for preventing cuts and injury to a lower leg of an ice hockey player is provided. The protective article of clothing comprises a sock element and a protective barrier element for protecting a back of the lower leg.
Claims20
A protective article of clothing for covering a lower leg of a user, the protective article of clothing comprising:
- a sock element configured to encapsulate the lower leg from a heel to above a knee, wherein the sock element fits over a shin guard worn on the lower leg of the user and comprises a front portion and a back portion;
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- a protective barrier element, wherein the protective barrier element is attachable to the back portion of the sock element.
A protective article of clothing for covering a lower leg of an ice hockey player, the protective article of clothing comprising:
- a sock element configured to encapsulate the lower leg from a heel to a knee, wherein the sock element fits over a shin guard worn on the lower leg and comprises a front portion, a back portion, an inside, an outside, a base, and a top;
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- a protective barrier element comprising a high-tensile polymer, wherein the protective barrier element is removably attached to the back portion of the sock element.
A protective sock for covering a lower leg of an ice hockey player, the protective sock comprising:
- a sock element configured to encapsulate the lower leg from a heel to a knee, wherein the sock element fits over a shin guard worn on the lower leg and comprises a front portion, a back portion, an inside, an outside, a base, and a top;
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- a flexible protective barrier element comprising a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion, wherein the flexible protective barrier element is stitched onto the back portion of the sock element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.