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Core for protective leg gear

a technology for protecting legs and cores, applied in the field of protective leg gear, can solve the problems of large labor costs and high production costs of such pads

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-04-03
LEFEBVRE MICHEL +1
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides an improved core for protective leg gear. The core comprises a rear pad and a front pad connected to each other at an angle with respect to each other to define a rear surface. The rear surface has an elongated groove to receive the lower part of the leg, ankle, and foot. The front pad is more flexible than the rear pad to allow limited rearward folding of the upper portion. This design provides better protection and comfort for the wearer."

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Because of the multiplicity of pieces to be cut and assembled, the manufacture of such pads is generally labor extensive and as such relatively costly.

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[0012] Referring now to FIG. 1, a core 10 for a protective leg gear, such as for example a hockey goalie pad, is shown. The core 10 comprises a rear pad 12 as well as an upper front pad 14 and a lower front pad 16 connected thereto. The core 10 is generally received in an envelope (not shown), usually with other padding and / or cushioning elements (not shown) such as to form a protective pad adapted to at least partially contain and protect the leg and foot of the wearer.

[0013] Referring to FIG. 3, the rear pad 12 includes an elongated central strip 18 located between two elongated side strips 20, 20′ in a side-by-side manner and connected thereto. In the embodiment shown, the connection between the side strips 20, 20′ and the central strip 18 is discontinuous, with a series of oblong slots 22 being defined through the rear pad 12 (see also FIG. 4) at the junction between the strips 18, 20, 20′. The oblong slots 22 are used to thread attachment means (not shown) therethrough, such a...

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Abstract

A core for a protective leg gear includes a rear pad and a front pad. The rear pad is integrally molded in a single mold from a semi-rigid lightweight material, and has a leg portion and a foot portion integrally connected to each other at an angle with respect to one another to define a rear surface of the rear pad. The rear surface includes an elongated groove configured to at least partially receive a lower part of the leg. The front pad is connected to at least part of a front surface of the rear pad. The upper portion of the front pad extends beyond the leg portion to cover the knee. The front pad is more flexible than the rear pad, such as to allow at least limited rearward folding of the upper portion of the front pad.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims priority on U.S. provisional patent application No. 60 / 834,491 filed Aug. 1, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to sports protective equipment, particularly to protective leg gear used in contact sports such as hockey. BACKGROUND ART [0003] Protective leg pads, particularly goalie leg pads, generally include a core made of several pieces of semi-rigid material such as foam, which are cut to relatively simple shapes and then assembled together such as by being adhered to a more flexible pad. Because of the multiplicity of pieces to be cut and assembled, the manufacture of such pads is generally labor extensive and as such relatively costly. SUMMARY OF INVENTION [0004] It is therefore an aim of the present invention to provide an improved core for protective leg gear. [0005] Therefore, in accordance with the pres...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D13/05
CPCA63B71/1225A63B2071/1283A63B2071/1258A63B2071/125
Inventor LEFEBVRE, MICHELLEFEBVRE, PATRICK
Owner LEFEBVRE MICHEL