Lower leg covering for lawn care professionals

Abstract

A protective leg covering for preventing grass clippings or other lawn or garden debris from impinging directly upon a lower leg, clothing covering a lower leg, or footwear, of a human operating a power tool that tends to propel grass clippings or other yard or garden debris toward the lower legs of the user includes a fabric panel having an upper edge, a lower edge and opposite side edges; a plurality of buckles that each have a first piece and a corresponding second piece that extend from opposite side edges and which cooperate to secure the leg covering over a lower leg of the human; and wherein the fabric panel is made of a fabric having a weight of from 2 to 10 ounces per square yard.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not applicable.FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]This disclosure relates to a lower leg covering for lawn care professionals to reduce accumulation of grass clippings, dirt, and debris on skin and between footwear and socks, particularly in those activities employing gas or other powered equipment such as grass trimmers, edgers, blowers, etc.BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE[0003]When lawn care employees work with machinery there is a high probability that undesirable amounts of grass clippings or debris will accumulate on skin or in footwear. Further, there is a risk of being scratched or cut from the impact of flying debris, depending on the terrain being worked upon. Under normal conditions, just wearing long pants will be sufficient to protect against unwanted accumulation of debris and impact to the lower legs. However, wearing pants has the disadvantage of reducing the worker's comfort during hot weather when short pants might otherwise be pr...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0009]Disclosed herein is a covering for a lower leg of a human. The covering is primarily intended to prevent or reduce accumulation of grass clipping or other debris on the skin or clothing which are propelled toward the lower leg of a human using lawn

Problems solved by technology

When lawn care employees work with machinery there is a high probability that undesirable amounts of grass clippings or debris will accumulate on skin or in footwear.

Further, there is a risk of being scratched or cut from the impact of flying debris, depending on the terrain being worked upon.

However, wearing pants has the disadvantage of reducing the worker's comfort during hot weather when short pants might otherwise be preferred.

However, because chaps employ more fabric than leggings alone, and cover more skin and clothing than a lower leg covering, chaps tend to become uncomfortable and noticeably heavy.

These protection devices could be effective for reducing accumulation of grass clippings and other debris on the legs and in the boots of lawn care professionals, but have the disadvantage of providing more padding than is normally needed, being bulky, rigid and heavy, and lacking breathability.

As a result, such devices would likely become uncomfortable during the course of a normal work day.

However, this device is clipped to the hem of short pants and can be uncomfortable when walking.

The design allows grass

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