Limb protector
OwnerAlfred R. Pierce, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
Contact sport protection sleeves and pads are provided for the forearm, elbow, knee and shin of the players including at least one protection panel of flexible elastomeric polymeric foam or of rigid plastic attached to an elastomeric sleeve with two flexible elastomeric polymeric foam edge pads abutting the lengthwise edges of the protection panel with the panel and edge pads all enveloped in elastomeric fabric with stitching between the abutting of the panel and the two edge pads providing extra protection with flexibility to reduce any restriction of movement of the player.
Claims23
A protection sleeve for the protection of a player's limb from damaging blows during the play of a contact sport, the protection sleeve comprising:
- (a) at least one protection panel of a sufficient size to cover a substantial portion of the surface area of the limb to be protected, the panel having a length, a width, and two ends, with lengthwise edges following along the length of the limb,
- (b) two flexible elastic polymeric foam edge pads, each having a length at least equal to a portion of the length of the panel and a width, each edge pad positioned so that a lewngthwise edge abuts a lengthwise edge of the panel,
- (c) elastic cover means comprising an elastic cloth cover, enveloping both edge pads, each comprising an inside piece of elastic cloth and an outside piece of elastic cloth, each piece having elastic stretch at least transverse to the length of the pads and wherein the cover is attached to the protection panel,
- (d) at least one line of stitching attaching the two pieces of elastic cloth together, the stitching running between the abutting lengthwise edges of each pad and the panel, and
- (e) an elastic attachment means fixed to the elastic cover means to hold the panel and the pads snugly against the limb to be protected,
- wherein attachment of the elastic cover means to the elastic attachment means holds the foam edge pads in abutment with the elastic attachment means.
A protection sleeve for the protection of a player's limb from damaging blows during the play of a contact sport, the protection sleeve comprising:
- (a) at least one protection panel of a sufficient size to cover a substantial size to cover a substantial portion of the surface area of the limb to be protected, the panel having a length, a width, and two ends, with lengthwise edges following along the length of the limb,
- (b) an elastic cloth cover enveloping the panel,
- (c) two flexible elastic polymeric foam edge pads, each having a length at least equal to a portion of the length of the panel and a width, each edge pad positioned so that a lengthwise edge abuts a lengthwise edge of the panel,
- (d) extensions of the elastic cloth cover, enveloping both edge pads each comprising two pieces of elastic cloth each having elastic stretch at least transverse to the length of the pads and the two piece sandwiching the pads,
- (e) at least one line of stitching the two pieces of elastic cloth together, the stitching running between the abutting lengthwise edges of each pad and the panel, and
- (f) an elastic attachment means fixed to the elastic cover means to hold the panel and the pads snugly against the limb to be protected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.