Shin Guard Compression Sleeve

Abstract

Tools and techniques for providing protection to a foot and leg with a shin guard compression sleeve underlying a shin guard are presented. A shin guard compression sleeve may comprise a toe shoe having individual toe apertures and pockets intended to contain the toes of a foot received therein, and, an elastic tubular liner operatively associated with the toe shoe. The elastic tubular liner may compressively receive a portion of a leg and have a length sufficient to extend beyond the top of a shin guard receiving the sleeve, such that the tubular liner defines a first layer under the shin guard, and a second layer overlapping the first layer when folded over. The second layer may hook over an end portion of the shin guard, thereby sandwiching the shin guard between the first and second layers of the elastic tubular liner.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 594,056, filed Feb. 2, 2012, entitled “Shin Guard Compression Sleeve,” which is hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure is directed to a shin guard compression sleeve for underlying a shin guard, and more particularly to a toe shoe and compression sleeve configured to protect and support the anatomical features of a foot and lower leg during martial arts recreation.BACKGROUND[0003]A variety of athletic socks for holding shin guards in place are known in the art. Typically, the socks are worn in conjunction with shin guards to protect the lower extremities of the leg and foot region during recreational play, in which strikes and impacts, especially in martial arts-related sports, may cause bruising, fractures, or even broken bones. Shin guards are useful in preventing such injuries by covering the lower extremities with a hard, protectiv...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]Certain embodiments provide improvements in shin wrap underlayers for underlying a shin guard during sports and recreation. Merely by way of example, one set of embodiments provides a shin wrap having a toe shoe and elastic tubular liner. An exemplary shin wrap might comprise a toe shoe configured to contain the toes of a foot received within, whereby in some further aspects, the toe shoe may comprise a plurality of toe apertures and pockets for receiving each toe individually. In an aspect of some embodiments, the toe shoe may have an elastic tubular liner operatively associated with

Problems solved by technology

Often times, although the athletic sock, such as in Hicks, may fold over and contain a shin guard, simple strikes or general movements during practice may cause the shin guard to slide sideways, thereby exposing the shin.

This places the user at risk for injury, and requires the user to stop practice in order to reposition the shin guard.

Often times, practices and tournaments are timed suc

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