Patent ID: 8141169

Claim:
A lower leg protection device comprising the following: a knee protection section; a flanged shin protection section flexibly connected to the knee protection section, the flanged shin protection section having a flanged shin adjustment section that flares outward; internal padding inside the knee protection section, the internal padding including a pair of strap contact flanges at the peripheral edge of the knee protection section; and internal padding inside the shin protection section, the internal padding including a pair of strap contact flanges at the peripheral edge of the shin protection section a flap on a lower portion of the internal padding inside the knee protection section, the flap exposing a first attachment means disposed on an inner surface of the flap and a second attachment means disposed on an inner surface of the knee protection section, wherein the first attachment means are hooks and the second attachment means are loops; and an attachment tab on an upper portion of the shin protection section, the attachment tab comprising a third attachment means disposed on an inner surface of the attachment tab and a fourth attachment means disposed on an outer surface of the attachment tab, wherein the third attachment means are loops and the fourth attachment means are hooks, wherein the flap is adapted to receive the attachment tab, such that the first attachment means attaches to the third attachment means and the second attachment means attaches to the fourth attachment means.