Patent ID: 6128779
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A41D,A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
A leg protector for a knee, a shin and a shin-knee transition area of a leg the shin-knee transition area making contact with a flat surface upon kneeling, comprising:an outer shell knee element;an outer shell shin element pivotally coupled to the outer shell knee element, and generally arch shaped in cross section to define a concave side of the arch to overlay and partially encircle a leg and including a cavity in the surface of the concave side of the outer shell shin element at the apex of the arch at the shin-knee transition area;an inner shock absorbent padding element coupled to the outer shell shin element substantially parallel and displaced from the apex of the arch on the concave side of the arch to define a gap between the inner shock absorbent padding element and the apex of the arch the inner shock absorbent padding element being coupled to the outer shell shin element to either side of the cavity and including an opening overlaying the cavity.