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US 2023/0053749 A1Published application
Catcher's Leg Guard
AssigneeWilson Hunt International, Ltd.
InventorsKeenan Long, Matthew Klein
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Abstract
According to the present disclosure, a leg guard is provided with a splint connector that connects a knee guard with a thigh guard. The splint is made of a material and shaped in a way that allows the connector to hold tension like a rope, to hold compression like a support beam, to bend in one plane like a single hinge through the full range of the knee joint, to twist slightly and to create and maintain a consistent separation distance between the knee guard and the thigh guard while the leg guard including the connector is being worn.
Claims20
A leg guard comprising:
- a. a first guard;
- b. a second guard;
- and
- c. a connector secured between the first guard and the second guard, wherein the connector is formed of a material that is flexible but resistant to stretching and compression forces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.