Patent ID: 6237149
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A41D,A63B

Abstract:
A lower leg protection means comprising:at least one thin, laterally curved rigid member adapted to fit about and protect a portion of a person's lower leg and further having a front side and a back side;padding means enclosed about said at least one thin, laterally curved rigid member;means for fastening said at least one thin, laterally curved rigid member to a person's lower leg;said at least one thin, laterally curved rigid member is essentially made of carbon fiber graphite;said at least one thin, laterally curved rigid member is essentially curved upon its back side;said padding means is a foam material;said fastening means includes a first strip of hook and loop fasteners securely attached to said foam material upon said front side of said at least one thin, laterally curved rigid member, and further includes an elongated elastic member having a first end securely attached to said strip, and also includes a second strip of hook and loop fasteners securely attached along a second end of said elongate elastic member;said at least one thin, laterally curved rigid member includes a laterally curved member adapted to substantially fit over the Achilles tendon of a person's lower leg;wherein said laterally curved member has an upper portion and a lower portion, and further includes a left edge and a right edge; andwherein said upper portion of said laterally curved member includes a pair of tab-like projecting portions one extending from said left edge and the other extending from said right edge, said tab-like projecting portions being adapted to fit to either side of a person's ankle for securing said laterally curved member about the person's Achilles tendon.