Apparel – Guard or protector – Leg
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-05
2001-05-08
Calvert, John J. (Department: 3765)
Apparel
Guard or protector
Leg
C002S239000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06226797
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improved fastener for a shin guard and to an improved combined shin guard and fastener and to an improved shin guard which can selectively mount an improved fastener and to a shin guard fastener and sock combination.
By way of background, in sports such as hockey, shin guards are used to protect the shins of a player. The shin guards are usually mounted directly on the leg underneath a stocking. The shin guards are usually secured in position by means of upper and lower straps. This is usually insufficient to hold the shin guard in position. Accordingly, in the past there were numerous supplementary ways of holding the shin guard in position. One way was by binding the outside of the sock with adhesive tape. However, this was generally inadequate in that if the tape was wound too loosely, the shin guard was not held in position, and if it was wound too tightly, it could cut off circulation. Also in the past, elastic bands were used at the top and bottom of the shin guards. However, these bands, being stretchable, would permit the shin guard to move. Also, prior devices included an elongated sheet of elastic with vertical bands of hook and pile fabric at the edges of the sheet, and these were wound around the leg. However, the sheet would not conform to the leg and thus there was looseness in certain areas. It is with overcoming the foregoing deficiencies of the prior art that the present invention is concerned.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is accordingly one object of the present invention to provide an improved shin guard fastener which is in the form of an elongated band which can be mounted on the outside of a sock or can be attached to a shin guard underneath a sock.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved combined shin guard and fastener wherein the fastener provides multiple areas of contact longitudinally of the leg on the front of the shin guard and on the sides and on the rear of the leg.
A further object of the present invention is to provide an improved shin guard fastener and sock combination.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an improved shin guard fastener which provides multiple areas of contact on the front of the shin guard and on the sides and rear of the leg while requiring only a single area for fastening the shin guard. Other objects and attendant advantages of the present invention will readily be perceived hereafter.
The present invention relates to a shin guard fastener comprising an elongated band having a central portion and first and second end portions, a first attachment member on said first end portion, a second attachment member on said second end portion, and a third attachment member on said central portion.
The present invention also relates to a shin guard fastener and sock combination, comprising a sock, an elongated band having a central portion and outer end portions and intermediate portions between said central portion and said outer end portions, a first attachment member on said central portion secured to said sock, said intermediate portions extending diagonally about said sock, and second and third attachment members on said outer end portions.
The present invention also relates to a shin guard fastener and shin guard combination comprising a shin guard, an elongated band having a central portion and outer end portions and intermediate portions between said central portion and said outer end portions, said central portion lying across said shin guard, said intermediate portions extending diagonally relative to said shin guard, and first and second attachment members on said outer end portions.
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Calvert John J.
Gastel Joseph P.
Patel Tejash
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