Patent ID: 9693887
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A protective patella guard adapted for use by a wearer having a pivoting joint disposed between an upper limb and a lower limb, the protective patella guard comprising: an upper cup element configured to be connectable to the upper limb; a lower cup element configured to be connectable to the lower limb; and an intermediate cup element operatively coupled to the upper cup element and lower cup element; the patella guard being transitional between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein a degree of overlap between the upper cup element, the lower cup element, and the intermediate cup element decreases as the patella guard transitions from the first configuration to the second configuration; and wherein one of the upper cup element and the lower cup element is positionable between the other one of the upper cup element and the lower cup element and the intermediate cup element when the patella guard is in the first configuration.