Patent ID: 7752679

Claim:
A protective guard for a predetermined body part, comprising: a protective shield comprising a disengagable shield portion and a docking shield portion that combine to form an integral protective shield for the predetermined body part, wherein the disengagable shield portion is capable of attaching to the docking shield portion along a lateral side of the docking shield portion, and wherein the disengagable shield portion includes a first coupling element and the docking shield portion includes a second complementary coupling element; an attachment system operably connected to the disengagable shield portion and operably connected to the docking shield portion so that attaching the disengagable shield portion to the docking shield portion enables the shield to be secured to the body part; wherein the complementary coupling elements have attachment points that when engaged are at least partially covered by at least one of the shield portions; wherein the shield is generally shaped to correspond to the anatomical shape of the knee; and wherein the disengagable portion is generally shaped to correspond to the anatomical shape of the lateral side of the knee.