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US 8,220,072 B2Granted
Protective shin guard
AssigneeThe Dodd Group, LLC
InventorMark D. Dodd
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Abstract
A protective guard for reducing injury to a shin of a person is provided. The protective guard includes an elastomeric substrate having a pocket disposed therein. A central core is carried by the pocket of the elastomeric substrate. The central core includes a plurality of rigid plates, a first of which is joined by at least one hinge to a second of the plates.
Claims13
A shin protector device comprising:
- an elastomeric substrate having a pocket disposed therein;
- and
- a central core having a plurality of rigid plates disposed within the pocket, a first of the plates being joined by at least one hinge to a second of the plates;
- wherein the hinge is a living hinge formed from the same material as the rigid plates.
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A shin protector device comprising:
- a conformable substrate;
- and
- a plurality of core members disposed adjacent to a surface of the conformable substrate and arranged such that a first of the core members is rotationally movable about at least one axis relative to a second of the core members;
- wherein the first of the core members is hingedly connected to the second of the core members by a hinge;
- wherein the hinge is made from the same material as the first of the core members and the second of the core members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.