Patent ID: 7841018

Claim:
An article comprising: a baseball catcher's uniform pants sized for use by a child, the baseball catcher's uniform pants including an exterior surface and a first hook-and-loop fastener pad coupled to the exterior surface; a shin guard sized for use by a child, the shin guard including an ankle guard portion having a rear surface and at least one second hook-and-loop fastener pad coupled to the rear surface, a shin guard portion having a rear surface and at least one second hook-and-loop fastener pad coupled thereto, a knee guard portion having a rear surface and at least one second hook-and-loop fastener pad coupled thereto, and a thigh guard portion having a rear surface and at least one second hook-and-loop fastener pad coupled thereto, the first hook-and-loop fastener pad and the second hook-and-loop fastener pads being configured to mate with each other to removably secure the shin guard to the baseball catcher's uniform pants.