Goaltender's leg pad toe anchor
OwnerSteven C. Norbuttinventor
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Abstract
A goaltender's leg pad toe anchor includes a houve which is secured to the lower portion of a leg pad. Two elongate bands extend downwardly from the houve, with the bands being drawn through and crossed within a toe opening of a skate blade carrier. Each of the bands is releasably attached to a transverse strap which extends beneath the skate from one side of the leg pad to the other. The ends of the bands may be looped, with the transverse strap being threaded through the loops.
Claims18
A goaltender's leg pad toe anchor for positioning and securing a depending lower portion of a goaltender's leg pad to a toe portion of a goaltender's skate, the toe anchor being formed of a single piece of sheetlike material, the toe anchor comprising a houve attachable to a depending lower portion of a leg pad, a pair of bands extending from the houve and a loop formed at the end of each band, each loop being configured to receive a transverse strap extending from the goal pad.
Sports equipment comprising a goaltender's leg pad, the leg pad having a depending lower portion, the leg pad configured to be worn by a goaltender, a skate configured to be worn by the goaltender, a leg pad toe anchor for maintaining the lower portion of the goal pad in engagement with the skate, the toe anchor comprising a houve attached to the lower portion of the leg pad, the houve including a pair of bands, the leg pad including a transverse strap, with the transverse strap extending from one lateral side of the leg pad to an opposite lateral side of the leg pad, the transverse strap engaging an underside portion of the skate, each of the bands being releasably attached to the transverse strap.
A method of fitting a depending lower portion of a goaltender's leg pad to a toe portion of a goaltender's skate utilizing a sheetlike toe anchor comprising a houve and a pair of bands, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) attaching the houve to the lower portion of the leg pad,
- b) drawing the houve toward the toe of the skate,
- c) crossing the bands in a transverse opening of a skate blade carrier, and
- d) adjusting the length of each band by folding over a distal portion of the band to form a loop, the loop being positioned for registration with a transverse strap of the leg pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.