Patent ID: 6374409
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
An accessory for protection against falls during the practice of a sport, adapted to cover two projecting parts of a limb extending from a bending zone in angularly distinct planes, said accessory comprising:an assembly comprising: a flexible element having a structure to extend around each of the two projecting parts of the limb; a protective element formed of a rigid or semi-rigid material associated locally with the flexible element, the protective element being connected to the flexible element to provide a structure to surround each of the two projecting parts of the limb; and at least one tightening element of the assembly, said tightening element being adapted to maintain the assembly in place around said limb, the tightening element comprising a strap to surround one of the two projecting parts of the limb, outside the bending zone of the limb, by being superimposed on the flexible element, whether or not via the protective element.