Patent ID: 6338164
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
Chaps for protecting the body of a user comprising:first and second leg portions adapted to fit over trousers of a user, each of said leg portions having a knee portion, and a shin portion, each of said leg portions being integrally coupled to and extending away from a waist portion; a plurality of pockets, each of said pockets being securely coupled to one of said first and second leg portions, a first and second of said pockets being securely coupled to one of said knee portions, a third and fourth of said pockets being securely coupled to one of said shin portions; a plurality of padding members, each of said padding members being removably positionable in one of said pockets, wherein each of said pockets has one of said padding members therein; a primary strap member for removably securing said waist portion to the body of a user, a back side of said primary strap member being securely attached to and extending along a top edge of said waist portion, and a plurality of secondary strap members for removably securing each of said leg portions to a leg of a user, each of said secondary strap members being securely coupled to one of said first and second leg portions; wherein said primary strap member is elongate and having a first end, a second end, a front side and said back side, said front side of said primary strap member having a loop portion of a hook and loop securing means securely coupled thereto, a hook portion being securely attached to said back side and positioned generally adjacent to said first end.