# US 2023/0053749 A1 · Catcher's Leg Guard > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0053749 A1 - Document ID: US20230053749A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/890,144 - Filed: 2022-08-17 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-17 - Assignees: Wilson Hunt International, Ltd. - Applicants: Wilson Hunt International, Ltd. - Inventors: Keenan Long; Matthew Klein - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230053749A1 ## CPC - A41D 13/0543: {Legs (knee or foot A41D13/06; protectors for the legs of players or sportmen A63B71/1225)} - A41D 13/065: {Knee protectors} - A63B 71/1225: {for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet} - A63B 2071/1241: {for the thigh} - A63B 2071/125: {for the knee} - A63B 2071/1258: {for the shin, e.g. shin guards} - A63B 2071/1275: {for the ankle} - A63B 2102/18: Baseball, rounders or similar games - A63B 2209/00: Characteristics of used materials - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The leg guard of claim 1, wherein the connector includes a first portion secured to the first guard and a second portion secured to the second guard. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The leg guard of claim 2, wherein the connector is secured to the first guard and the second guard by a securing mechanism selected from the group consisting of stitching, rivets, adhesives, fasteners and combinations thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The leg guard of claim 2, wherein the connector includes a central portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The leg guard of claim 3, wherein the central portion is connected to each of the first portion and the second portion by narrowed strips. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The leg guard of claim 3, wherein the connector is formed as a monolithic structure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The leg guard of claim 2, wherein the first guard includes a first cover plate, and wherein the first portion is secured to the first cover plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The leg guard of claim 6, wherein the first portion includes a cushion opposite the first cover plate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The leg guard of claim 6, wherein the first guard includes a first cushion pad secured to the first cover plate, and wherein the first portion is secured to the first cover plate between the first cushion pad and the first cover plate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The leg guard of claim 6, wherein the second guard includes a second cover plate, and wherein the second portion is secured to the second cover plate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The leg guard of claim 9, wherein the second portion includes a cushion opposite the second cover plate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The leg guard of claim 9, wherein the second guard includes a second cushion pad secured to the second cover plate, and wherein the second portion is secured to the second cover plate between the second cushion pad and the second cover plate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The leg guard of claim 1, further comprising an extended knee guard connected to one of the first guard or the second guard and positioned over the connector. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The leg guard of claim 1, wherein the connector is formed of a thermoplastic polymer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The leg guard of claim 10, wherein the connector is formed of ABS, LDPE or combinations thereof. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The leg guard of claim 1, further comprising a third guard secured to the connector opposite the second guard. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The leg guard of claim 1, further comprising at least one strap disposed on the first guard or the second guard and adapted to secure the leg guard to an individual. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The leg guard of claim 1, further comprising a spine disposed on the connector. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The leg guard of claim 17, wherein the spine is disposed on a exterior surface of the connector. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The leg guard of claim 17, wherein the spine is disposed within the interior of the connector.