Patent ID: 8407813

Claim:
A pair of protective pants having an upper portion which when worn covers a wearer's torso, between the wearer's waist and the wearer's legs, the pair of protective pants having two leg portions, each of which when worn covers one of the wearer's legs, wherein each leg portion has an upper region which extends downwardly from the upper portion, and a lower region which extends upwardly from a lower end of said leg portion toward the upper region and which terminates not higher than where said leg portion when worn covers the wearer's knee, wherein the lower region has a puncture-resistant layer made from a cloth fabric that is puncture-resistant, the puncture-resistant layer extends upwardly from the lower end of said leg portion and surrounds the lower end of said leg portion, the cloth fabric being resistant to puncture by snakes or by thorny or spiky plants, wherein the upper region of each leg portion has an outer layer of abrasion-resistant material, the abrasion-resistant material being less resistant to punctures than the puncture-resistant cloth fabric.