Patent ID: 9433248
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A41D

Claim Text:
1. A protective leg covering comprising: a substantially conical body of fabric having a lower portion and an upper portion that meet at a medial point disposed on a rearward side of the substantially conical body, wherein a height of the substantially conical body ranges between 20 inches and 26 inches; wherein the lower portion is substantially tubular and extends downwardly from the medial point to a lower edge of the substantially conical body, the lower edge having a fixed perimeter and defining only one lower end opening in the substantially conical body, wherein a diameter of the lower end opening ranges between 8 inches and 12 inches; wherein the upper portion has a height that ranges between 12 inches and 16 inches and comprises a first flap and a second flap with respective first and second edges on opposite sides of a leg-hole, wherein the first and second edges extend upwardly from the medial point and are adjoined to one another by an elastic strip partially surrounding the leg-hole; a rearward hem disposed on the rearward side and extending from the lower end opening to a hem endpoint, wherein the hem endpoint corresponds to the medial point; a rivet installed proximate to the hem endpoint; a first fastening element disposed on the first flap, wherein a length of the first fastening element ranges between 4 inches and 6 inches; a second fastening element disposed on a tab protruding from the second flap, wherein a length of the tab ranges between 3 inches and 12 inches and a width of the tab is 1.5 inches; wherein the first fastening element is configured to selectively engage the second fastening element such that, when the first and second fastening elements are un-engaged, the leg-hole has a first perimeter corresponding to the lengths of the first and second edges plus a length of the elastic strip, but when the first and second fastening elements are engaged, the first flap overlaps the second flap to form a substantially tubular upper sidewall extending upwardly from the medial point to an upper edge of the upper portion, wherein when the first and second fastening elements are engaged the leg-hole has a second perimeter corresponding to the length of the elastic strip but not the lengths of the first and second edges.