Patent ID: 7204819

Claim:
Guard structure for the protection of the lower limbs of the human body, of the kind comprising a first substantially rigid bearing member ( 14 ) and a second substantially rigid bearing member ( 26 ), both of them being provided in a convex shape to matingly fit against a front surface of a thigh and the upper portion of a calf, respectively, said rigid bearing members being adapted to be removably fastened by fastening straps adjustable in their length on to the thigh and the calf and being joined to each other by joint-like articulation means ( 22 ) having an axis that substantially coincides with the articulation axis of the knee, the structure also comprising means ensuring a separable connection of said second bearing member ( 26 ) to a footwear ( 36 ), characterized in that said means ensuring a separable connection between said second bearing member ( 26 ) and said footwear ( 36 ) consists of a third substantially rigid member ( 32 ), which is also provided in a convex shape so as to be able to embrace the calf portion lying close to the ankle, said third member comprising two wings ( 34 a , 34 b ), diverging from each other in a fork-like manner and extending downwards, the end portions of said wings being adapted to be removably and adjustably connected to said footwear ( 36 ).