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    'US009215898B2 2) United States Patent Clement et al. (10) Patent No. 4s) Date of Patent: US 9,215,898 B2 Dec. 22, 2015 (94) SHIN GUARD (201301), Asan 717225 201301), 4630 2071/1258 201301); 4630 2209.00 201301) (71) Applicant HAVABUSA FIGHTWEAR INC 1630 2209/10 201301), Kingston (CA) (58) Fleld of Cassfeation Search CPC 2. ASTD 110845, ASTD 1306, ASID 170 (72) tnventors: Ken Clement, Mitton (CA); Cralg scan T1238 Clement, Kingston (CA) ohn David uste 2122, 28/878, 890; 60228, 26,2 ‘ikakis, Mount Alber (CA) See apa le for eomplete search istry (73) Assignee: HAVARUSA FIGHTWEARING, (55) References Cited Kingston, Ontario (CA) Sy U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS: (4) Notice: Subject to any slam, the term ofthis QMS8 A + LI9T6 Holingshad parc ncneded or ajuned under ss S282 A 7 UBT tllagtnd ta DISC. 1586) by 188 day, Soom mis 2000 Gerke aooviersat AIS $200) Lash da (21) Appl.Nos 13M01.298 doospimsay Al* $2008. Whie Sbiowtivons Als 12300 wat (22) Filed: Mar 13,2012 zaivole? 22011 Ando a 6) Prior Pubticaton Data + cited by examiner US 20130283491 AL Oot. 31, 2013 Primary Baminer — Katherine Moran Ro ee (94) storny, Agent, o Fle Moore 8 Van Allen PLLC (60). Provisional application No, 61638,671, filed on Ape. (57) ABSTRACT 26,2012. A shin gua for combs sports is provided having increased Poteet fr the wearer andthe opponent The shin guard has (1) imc. ewe for surrunling the lower le ofthe wearer ad oat Au iis (2006.01) Paring ats to te sleve wih a op potion reversibly 4630 71712 (200801) cred which covers and hides a closure system, The shin 638 69700 (200601) ‘ard may alo havea eal enforcement (2) Us.c. ce AdID 13/0843 (2013.01); A638 692008 10 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets U.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 1 of 6 US 9,215,898 B2 U.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 2 of 6 US 9,215,898 B2 U.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 3 of 6 US 9,215,898 B2 U.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 4 of 6 US 9,215,898 B2 U.S. Patent Dee. 22, 2015 Sheet 5 of 6 US 9,215,898 B2 5 lOgae> —15 FIG. 5 U.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 6 of 6 US 9,215,898 B2 FIG. 6 US 9,215,898 B2 1 SHIN GUARD, FIELD OF THE INVENTION “The preseat invention relates generally to leg protection More specifically, the invention relates toa shin gard, pare ticularly for use by wearer involved in combat sport. BACKGROUND Shin guards are worn in variety of sports to protect the lower legs of the wearer during competition and training. Itis important dat shin guards offer proper protection, while stil being comfortable and lightweight without restricting the mobility ofthe wearer. The most commonly knovn type of shin guard consists of a resilient material, such as foam, strappedto the lowerlegs. This basi shin guards lightweight and does not unduly restrict the mobility of the wearer. How ‘ever, most commonly known shin guards are not concerned. with protecting the opponent. ‘While the primary purpose of shin guards i to protect the wearer from accidental blows or impacts during sports, suck 1s soccer or hockey, anclin combat sports sch as kiekbowing, nixed martial ars, jitsu, and wrestling, itisalso important > 'w consider the comfort and safety of the opponent and 10 reduce the likelihood of the shin guard atehingon clothing or ‘causing abrasions to both the wearer and the opponent. such combat sportsblows or impacts are more common duet the nature ofthe activity particularly since kicking the oppo- rents legs may bellowed, or intentional, and the shin may be used for striking and blocking. Purhermor, in such combat spor itisalso desirable to provide protection tothe instep of the wearer as the instep may be use for striking. ‘ere are various means known for securing shin guards 0 the wearer Forthe soceertype shin guard, the shin gard may be placed beneath a sock or within @ pocket in a sack. For ‘ther shin guards resilient straps may be used that ar ether Separate or incorporated as encircling the shin guard, Hov\= ‘ever, these rigid shin guards are not well-suited for combat sports, There is a nocd for shin guards that are sited for ‘combat sports and overcome the problems of the shin guards ‘designed for ather sports SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly. there is a need fora shin guard for we in ‘combat sports that, while providing the requisite protection and mobility tothe wearer, also provides for reduced initation to both the wearer and the opponent(s). Inparicul, the shin guard has a front padding attached to ‘asleevealong most ofits length, except foratop portion ofthe front padding adjacent the wearer's knee that is reversibly attachable. closure system atthe top of the sleeve, which sccures the shin guard 1o the leg of the wearer, is hidden beneath the top portion ofthe front padding. When the front padding is secured, the closure system is hidden and is Unlikely to catch on clothing or eause ita ‘In an embodiment ofthe present invention, there is pro> vided a shin guard comprised of a sleeve and having a top Portion, a bottom portion, a front portion, and aback portion, the front and back portions each having atop portion and bottom portion. There is front padding attached to the front of the sleeve along its length fom the instep up toward the top. ‘except fora top portion of the front poding adjacent to the knee. The unattached portion of paddingis reversibly secured o 2 {o the sleeve and covers a closure system at the top of the sleeve The shin guard also has foot oop for maintaining the position ofthe shin guard Tn another aspect, the sleeve is an clastic material or 3 neoprene materia ‘Ina further aspect, the shin guard also has a calf reinforee= sent affixed to the back portion ofthe sleeve. As a further ‘option, the calf reinforcement is cros-shaped. The calf rin- orcement may be made of a material less clastic than the sleeve material BRIEF DESCRIPTION OP THE DRAWINGS. Embodiments will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached Figures, wherein: FIG. Lisa front elevation perspective view ofa shin guard showing the closure system open and unsecured and the top region of the front padding secured in accordance with an ‘embodiment of the present invention PIG. 2 shows the shin guard shown in FIG. 1 with the system and top rexion ofthe front padding both open. FIG. 3 shows the shin guard showa in FIGS, 1 and 2 with the closure system tightened and secured withthe top region ‘of the font padding open. FIG, 4shows theshin guard shown in FIGS.1,2,and3 with the closure system tightened, secured, and hidden behind the secured front padding; and FIG, § shows a shin guard having an optional eal rein- forcement secording to further embodiment of the present FIG. 6 shows shin guant wherein the foot loop comprises plurality of loops for securing the shin guard to the wearer cl DETAILED DESCRIPTION ‘The present invention provides shin guard having hid dn closure system that reduces the likelihood of the closure catching on clothing and causing initation, The preferred embodiment will now be described with reference to the figures wherein like elements are identified by ike numbers ‘A shin guard in accordance with the present invention will ‘now be deseribod in detail with reference tothe figutes. The shin guard 10s shown in FIG. Yon the leg Sof the wearer ia ‘an unsecured configuration, The sleeve 11 has atop portion near theknee of the Weare, bottom portion near the ankle of the wearer. The sleeve 11 also has front sleve portion (not clearly shown of FIG. 1 because of the front padding 18) extending along the length ofthe sleeve from the top sleeve portion to the bottom sleeve portion. The font sleeve portion Sncludes:afronttop portion being nearthekneeo the wearer; 4 oat bottom portion (not clearly showa of FIG, 1) being ‘ar the instep ofthe foot of the wearer and extending slong thelengthor thesleeve; back top portion near Theknee ofthe ‘wearer: aback bottom portion near the heel of the foot of the ‘Nearer: and two opposing sides of the front sleeve portion extending along the length o the sleeve and joining the front portionothesleeve with the ack portion ofthe sleeve. Thus, {he sleeve I isatubular form, similar toa sock. Ina prefered aspect, the sleeve 11 is form iting and elastic. Any suitable ‘material or fabric may be used 10 construct the sleeve I; however, a neoprene material is puaticularly prefered. In some aspects, the sleeve 11 is fabricated as a composite of erent materialsbut is preferably made froma single mate- Fil ‘On the front of the sleeve 1 s front padding 18. The Font padding 1S has n instep region IS covering east portion fof the instep ofthe wearer ad a shin region 186 covering @ US 9,215,898 B2 3 portion ofthe shin ofthe wearer fom ator near the ankle and ‘owant the mid-area or the top of the shin. The instep region 1S< and the shin region 1 are attached, or affixed tothe font ‘ofsleeve 11 and are also Hexibly connected to one another to ‘allow the wearer of shin guard 10 (0 flex and extend thei foot. “The front padding 15 also has top region 1Se covering a tp Portion of the shin and unlike the instep region 15a and the Instep region 185, may be selectively and adjustaly attached to the sleeve 11 by a fastening system, It should be mentioned that the foat padding may’ be partially of fully removable from the sleve. In other words, the top region 1Se may be pulled away from the sleeve 11 ‘The festening system may be any suitablesystem for seloo- tively and reversibly attaching the tp region 18 of the front padding 15. The preferred fastening system ishook-and-loop, such as a VeleroR system, with complementary book-and= Joop surfaces on the inside ofthe top region 18c ofthe front padding 18 and the front top portion of sleeve 11. The front padding 15 may be coastructed of any suitable materials oF Tabries, In some aspeets, the font padding 18 i constructed ‘ofan outer covering ayer which, for example, may be made ‘fa leather o polyurethane material of of a combination of synthetic and real lather materials that enclose a impact absorbing material “The shin guard has aclosure system 17 (that showin san unsecured state in FIG. 1) atthe top of sleeve 1 for selectively and adjustably tightening and securing the shin guard 10 on the eg ofthe wearer. The closure system may be ‘ny’ suitable system for selectively and adjustably tightening ‘and securing the shin guard 10 on the leg of the wearer. preferred closure system is a stap configured to tighten the sleeve witen the strap is pulled and baving hook-and-loop surfaces complementary’ to. the hook-and-loop surfaces alixed tothe front padding Scand the front top portion of the sleeve 11 andthe top region 18e ofthe foot aiding 18. In such a configuration, when the closure system 17 is engaged to tighten and secure the shin guard 10 on the leg of the wearer, and when the front padding 18¢ is secured 10 the sleeve 11, the closure system 17s fully enclosed between the front padding 18e and the sleeve 11, thereby preventing the ‘closure system from catching on clothing, from causing skin irritation or damage, or from becoming unsecured during use (oot shown in FIG. 1. “The shin guard 10 aso has atleast one Foot loop 18 (not {lly shown in FIG. 1) atached to, or extending from, the bottom of the sleeve 11, The foot loop 18 partially wraps ‘around the foot ofthe wearer to help maintain the postion of shin guard 10 during use, primarily to prevent the shin guard 10 rom rising up. The fot loop 18 ix preferably positioned to ‘weap around the arch ofthe fo ofthe wearer. The foot loop 18 may be made of ny suitable material or may be made of the same material asthe sleeve 11 TFIGS. 2,3, and 4show the stepwise process of securing the

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