Adjustable leg pad assembly
AssigneeBauer Nike Hockey Inc.
InventorJean-François Béland
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Abstract
The invention provides an adjustable leg pad assembly comprising a knee shield, a shin shield, a liner, a shield extension, an adjustable liner, and fasteners for joining the adjustable liner and the liner. The liner is fixedly connected to both the knee shield and the shin shield while the shield extension is adjustably mounted on an interior portion of the shin shield and extends from a lower portion of the latter. The adjustable liner, which is adapted to be releasably mounted to the liner, includes connection means to enable its coupling to the shield extension. Moreover, the fasteners are capable of varying the positioning of the liner and the adjustable liner relative to one another.
Claims22
An adjustable leg pad assembly for playing hockey and similar sporting activities, said adjustable leg pad assembly comprising:
- (a) a knee shield;
- (b) a shin shield;
- (c) an intermediary portion positioned between said knee shield and said shin shield;
- (d) a liner fixedly connected to said knee shield and said shin shield and said intermediary portion;
- (e) a shield extension adjustably mounted on an interior portion of said shin shield and extending from a lower portion of said shin shield;
- (f) an adjustable liner releasably mounted to said liner, said adjustable liner including connection means to enable the coupling of said shield extension to said adjustable liner;
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- (g) fasteners for joining said adjustable liner and said liner, said fasteners varying the positioning of said liner and said adjustable liner relative to one another.
An adjustable leg pad assembly for playing hockey and similar sporting activities, said adjustable leg pad assembly comprising:
- (a) a leg pad;
- (b) a liner fixedly connected to said leg pad;
- (c) a shield extension adjustably mounted on an interior portion of said leg pad and extending from a lower portion of said leg pad;
- (d) an adjustable liner releasably mounted to said liner, said adjustable liner including connection means to enable the coupling of said shield extension to said adjustable liner;
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- (e) fasteners for joining said adjustable liner and said liner, said fasteners varying the positioning of said liner and said adjustable liner relative to one another.
An adjustable leg pad assembly for playing hockey and similar sporting activities, said adjustable leg pad assembly comprising:
- (a) a knee shield;
- (b) a shin shield;
- (c) an intermediary portion connected to both said knee shield and said shin shield;
- (d) a liner fixedly connected to said knee shield and said shin shield and said intermediary portion;
- (e) a shield extension adjustably mounted on an interior portion of said shin shield and extending from a lower portion of said shin shield;
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- (f) an adjustable liner releasably mounted to said liner, said adjustable liner including connection means to enable the coupling of said shield extension to said adjustable liner.
An adjustable leg pad assembly for playing hockey and similar sporting activities, said adjustable leg pad assembly comprising:
- (a) a leg pad;
- (b) a liner fixedly connected to said leg pad;
- (c) a shield extension adjustably mounted on an interior portion of said leg pad and extending from a lower portion of said leg pad;
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- (d) an adjustable liner upon which said shield extension is integrally mounted, said adjustable liner being releasably mounted onto said liner by fasteners, said fasteners varying the positioning of said liner and said adjustable liner relative to one another.
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