DE3542983A1 - Leg protector for football and hockey players for preventing injuries as a result of being kicked and hit - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a limb protector which consists of very light plastic and protects the lower legs of football and hockey players against the effects of being kicked and hit. Two plastic shells, which are individually shaped for each leg of the player according to a plaster model of the leg, protect, at the front, the shin and, at the rear, the Achilles tendon and, if desired by the player, also the calf muscles. The two ankles are protected by round plastic platelets. All the plastic parts are sheathed with a jersey webbing and are then sewn such that they are positioned around the leg of the player in the manner of a sleeve. One side edge of the two shells is firmly sewn and the other side edge is provided with touch-and-close fasteners. A stirrup consisting of a piece of elastic and sewn on at the bottom prevents the leg protector from slipping up the leg. <IMAGE>

Description

The invention relates to a protector for the legs of athletes, esp special football and hockey players, made of plastic, which both the rail leg as well as the ankles and the Achilles tendon against punches and kicks protects.

The previous shin guards protect the front part of the leg, the shin, either through art fabric shells, plastic plates or Foam pad, or a Kombina tion of all. Ankles and Achilles however, tendons are only slightly protected by padding made of fabric or Foam. Add to that a serial production that the individual leg lengths and shapes the player will not be considered so the shin guards often don't sit properly and shift or slip and therefore only unsung provide adequate protection or no longer be worn.

The object of the invention is a Offer leg protectors that the lower thighs and ankles of the athletes (Football or hockey players) against Injuries from blows and kicks protects the shin, the Ankle and Achilles tendon, and with the following premises:  

• a) the leg protector must kick and punch largely absorb
• b) it must be very light,
• c) he must sit on the leg so well that he don't slip,
• d) he may not move the player impairment phase or be prevent.

The leg protector fulfills the required protection of the lower leg of athletes and it is essentially achieved by making the leg protector individually for each player according to a leg plaster cast (mainly in the pointed position). After the plaster cast (the negative), the positive is made and the copy of the leg of the player is made by modeling the plaster, which has not yet completely dried out. On the basis of this leg model, both the front and rear plastic shells are molded from heated plastic plates and cut to length according to the leg length of the player, as well as the two plates above the ankles are adjusted. The front and rear plastic shells are sewn into a jersey tube and firmly sewn together on one side edge ( Fig. 1 + 2, number 1).

On the other side edge of the front and rear plastic shells, now covered with the jersey tube, Velcro fasteners are sewn on both along the side edge and 90 ° to the side edge ( Fig. 1, 2 + 3, number 2).

The plastic plates to protect the ankles and the footbridge are sewn onto the leg of the player with the jersey tube ( Fig. 1, 2 + 3, numbers 3 and 4).

After putting on the finished leg become more comfortable on the player's leg front and rear shell through the Velcro fastened together. The Footbridge prevents slipping of the leg protector on the player's leg upwards and also ensures that the plastic plates in all Movement phases while playing always sit exactly over the ankles and thus protect them.

Due to the special selection of the material, especially the plastic sheets for the shells, the leg protector is like that it is easy that, after it is put on, Leg of the player from this barely ge is felt and still by the shape stiff shells coming from outside Punches and kicks are caught.

Claims (8)

Leg guards for soccer and Plastic hockey player who Shin, Achilles tendon and Protects ankle. 1. The leg protector is characterized in that it consists of 2 plastic shells, the front of the shin leg and the back of the whole leg - from the heel to the calf muscles - or only half the leg - from the heel to the beginning of the calf muscles -, cover. 2. leg protector according to claim 1, characterized characterized that from the legs of the Player a plaster cast (predominantly in Pointed foot position) is produced. 3. leg protector according to claim 1 and 2, because characterized in that the two Plastic trays individually for everyone Player described in claim 2 shaped leg cast and with are covered with a jersey tube fabric. 4. leg protector according to claim 1, 2 and 3, characterized in that the front and rear with a tricot tube sheathed shell are sewn ver at one edge ( Fig. 1 + 2, number 7) and Velcro are attached to the other edge ( Fig. 1, 2 + 3, number 2), which are put together after putting on the leg protector on the leg and thereby hold the front and rear shell together. 5. leg protector according to claim 1, 2, 3 and 4, characterized in that 2 plastic plates are sewn ( Fig. 1, 2 + 3, number 3), the left and right cover the foot ankle. 6. leg protector according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, characterized in that a footbridge ( Fig. 1, 2 + 3, number 4) is sewn from elastic, which prevents the leg from slipping gently on the leg upwards . 7. leg protector according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, characterized in that for the front and back shell art Polyethylene foam sheets thicknesses from 5 mm to 15 mm and with a specific Ge weight of about 0.20 grams.