US4905715A
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Padded leg guard
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-09-23
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Granted: 1990-03-06
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Expires: 2008-09-23
Abstract
Abstract A protective padding for prevention of human inner leg skin irritation is provided in a padded leg guard. The guard is formed in an I-shaped fabric panel having two outer layers of soft, non-abrasive material with one inner layer of cotton batting and one of flexible foam. Two rectangular horizontal panels connected by one vertical rectangular panel form the I-shape. The top horizontal panel is sized for attachment around the lower human thigh with the bottom horizontal panel sized slightly smaller for attachment around a human ankle. The vertical panel is sized in length for proper positioning of the top and bottom horizontal panels, and the width is structured for coverage of the inner calf. Adjustable attachments are provided by hook-and-loop fasteners which are positioned on the distal edges of the horizontal panels.
Inventors
- 👤 Kathy J. Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:18
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
A padded leg guard for preventing skin irritation to the inner legs of humans comprising an I-shaped fabric panel including in attached combination: a first longitudinally horizontally inclined substantially rectangular panel designated top panel; a narrow longitudinally vertically inclined substantially rectangular panel designated mid-panel; a second longitudinally horizontally inclined substantially rectangular panel designated bottom panel; said attached combination being said top panel affixed centrally along a downwardly edge to an upwardly end of said narrow mid-panel with said mid-panel affixed by a downwardly end centrally to an upwardly edge of said bottom panel; said top panel sized and of a length for wraparound fitting to an upper human leg adjacent the knee; said bottom panel sized and of a length for wraparound fitting to a lower human leg adjacent the ankle; said narrow mid-panel of a length to span protectively the innerfacing side of a human leg maintaining said top panel and said bottom panel in wraparound attachment at fixed positions in the vicinity of said human knee and said human ankle; said I-shaped fabric panel structured with an external surface of soft fabric backed by a similar second layer of soft fabric and said soft fabric layers encasing a cotton batting layer covering a flexible foam pad core; means for removably and adjustably retaining said top panel and said bottom panel in said wraparound attachment; means for custom adjustment of said I-shaped fabric panel to accommodate various human leg sizes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
A padded leg guard for preventing skin irritation to the inner legs of humans comprising an I-shaped fabric panel including in attached combination: a first longitudinally horizontally inclined substantially rectangular panel designated top panel; a narrow longitudinally vertically inclined substantially rectangular panel designated mid-panel; a second longitudinally horizontally inclined substantially rectangular panel designated bottom panel; said attached combination being said top panel affixed centrally along a downwardly edge to an upwardly end of said narrow mid-panel with said mid-panel affixed by a downwardly end centrally to an upwardly edge of said bottom panel; said top panel sized and of a length for wraparound fitting to an upper human leg adjacent the knee; said bottom panel sized and of a length for wraparound fitting to a lower human leg adjacent the ankle; said narrow mid-panel of a length to span protectively the innerfacing side of a human leg maintaining said top panel and said bottom panel in wraparound attachment at fixed positions in the vicinity of said human knee and said human ankle; said I-shaped fabric panel structured with an external surface of soft fabric backed by a similar second layer of soft fabric and said soft fabric layers encasing a cotton batting layer covering a flexible foam pad core; means for removably and adjustably retaining said top panel and said bottom panel in said wraparound attachment; means for custom adjustment of said I-shaped fabric panel to accommodate various human leg sizes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
The padded leg guard of claim 1 wherein said means for removably and adjustably retaining said top panel and said bottom panel in said wraparound attachment includes adjustable, releasable connection of hook-and-loop type fasteners; said fasteners located edgewardly on distal end sections of said top panel and said bottom panel with a satisfactory hook-and-loop connector being Velcro-brand type fastener.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The padded leg guard of claim 1 wherein said means for custom adjustment of said I-shaped fabric panel to accommodate various human leg sizes is variation in the length of said narrow mid-panel in a variety of available models of said padded leg guard.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-03-05 | 1993-09-04 | 1994-03-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-03-05 | 1997-09-04 | 1998-03-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-03-05 | 2001-09-04 | 2002-03-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |