Protective wrist guard for sporting activities

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-09-23
KANAVAGE STANLEY C
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[0008]The present invention is directed to sports body armor device that represents an improvement of the known prior art. The device is an improved wrist guard

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For example the armor may extend most of the way around the wrist, the only limitation being the ability to place the rigid armor plate device into the pocket and around the wrist with the wrist band in place.

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[0019]FIGS. 1 to 4 illustrate a wrist guard type protective garment 10 of the present invention. The wrist guard 10 includes a form fitting, flexible, tubular, elasticized sleeve 12 designed to cover a wearer's wrist while engaging is a physical activity such as a racket sport or the like. Typically the wrist guard material is capable of absorbing moisture build-up in the wrist area preventing the moisture from dripping onto the wearer's hand. The tubular sleeve 12 is formed having a slightly conical shape with an opening 14 adjacent the wearer's hand and a second opening 16 at the wearer's forearm. Since the wrist is normally smaller that the forearm, the opening 14 adjacent the wearer's hand is slightly smaller than the forearm opening 16. The wrist guard 10 is specifically designed to protect the outer or upper wrist area of the wearer against the impact force of a projectile or other traumatic force. The wrist guard 10 is made of stretchable, elasticized material and snugly conf...

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Abstract

A protective wrist guard for protecting the wrist portion of a wearer's body formed of a tubular sleeve having a lower opening and an upper opening; a pocket on the inside of the tubular sleeve, and a rigid, impact absorbing armor plate sized and shaped to be positioned in the pocket; the armor plate being contoured and shaped to fit the wrist configurations of the wearer.

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[0001]The present invention is directed to protective garments and in particular to a wrist guard used to protect participants while playing sporting activities.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The use of protective pads and plastic shields for various sports is well known. For example, hockey and football players use a great deal of protective equipment to prevent injury from impacts during a game. Other sports such as soccer and shooting also use protective guards and padding. In the game of baseball, protective shields are well known. The catcher position uses shields including a mask, chest protector and shin guards. Batting shields for arms and legs are well known. A number of baseball players, particularly small children, have experienced fatal heart injuries from a batted or thrown ball, or bat, impacting against the chest or back of the player. Various protective shields protect against this type of injury.[0003]Other attempts are known in the prior art that provide protecti...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D13/08
CPCA41D13/088
InventorKANAVAGE, STANLEY C.
OwnerKANAVAGE STANLEY C