LU88445A1 - Ski clothing for sports use in particular, with integrated shin guards - Google Patents

Description

SKI GARMENT FOR PARTICULAR USE, WITH INTEGRATED TIBIAS PROTECTOR

The present invention relates to a ski garment, in particular, but not exclusively, for slalom; in the present case, the term clothing designates either a garment comprising a jacket and pants assembled in one piece, or pants alone of ordinary shape or of the dungarees type.

Usually, athletes involved in ski competitions, in particular special slalom, are in the habit of putting shin pads over the ski clothing they wear in order to protect the shins and knees during the competition. In fact, it often happens during the descent that one of the stakes that delimit the course of the test hits the skier's shin. Traditional shin guards are placed over the ski suit using straps or other similar ties. This solution has proven to be unreliable; indeed, during the descent, the shin guards risking to move as a result of multiple shocks against the stakes and movements of the sportsman. and therefore do not guarantee total and safe protection for the athlete,

The placement of shin guards on the garment is also a relatively long and laborious operation which generally requires 11 help from a person to tighten the links in the shin guards, but so as not to impede circulation. blood.

The object of the present invention is to provide a ski garment and shin guards which cannot move during the descent by impact against the stakes, and which the sportsman can put into place easily and quickly.

These objectives and others which will be obvious to those skilled in the art are combined in a ski suit according to the appended claims.

The present invention is explained in more detail with the aid of the drawings® of the attached figures ”4 by way of nonlimiting example, where: FIG. 1 is a schematic front perspective view <3 ′ of a garment according to the invention, and Figure 2 is a sectional view of the garment along line 2-2 of Figure 1.

These figures represent a garment 1 comprising a blouse IA of a common type assembled in one piece with pants 18 of current shape having a lining or shin protector 2 incorporated in the pants itself and intended to protect the knees and shins skier. The blouse ia has on the front an opening with a zipper 6 allowing to put on the garment, and, in correspondence with the sleeves 3, padding 4 (in hatched lines in fig, î) applied for example by seams 5 on the handles themselves. As is customary for ski clothing intended for sports use, in the example shown the free end of the sleeves 3 is closed and has two openings 6 allowing the fingers of the skier to pass, such that the sleeves themselves remain in position and are always kept attached to the athlete's body-

The IB pants present on the front, in a zone corresponding to the part which covers the knee and the tibia, de® pads or shin guards 2. In the example, the shin guards 2 have the shape of a half elongated shell capable of covering and adhering essentially as well on the knee as on the sportsman's tibia. To this end, the part 2A of the shin guard which provides protection of the knee advantageously has the shape of a hollow half-dome and has a greater curvature compared to the part 2B situated below and which protects the tibia. The shin guard also had * places 2ù of a smaller thickness • intended to promote the elasticity of the shin guard and to improve its grip on the athlete's leg. The shin guards 2 are securely connected to the pants IB in a conventional manner for those skilled in the art, eg by sewing and / or by heat-sealing.

In correspondence with the knees and the upper edge respectively above and below the padding 2, the trousers of the garment advantageously have pieces 7 of reinforcement of the parts of the garment which are subjected to greater friction. • As is customary, the pants have internally in correspondence with their lower edge a gaiter 9 (fig. 2), associated for example * by sewing with the pants themselves *

The garment according to the invention is preferably made of any known elasticated synthetic material, polyester p.ôx; the tibiss protectors 2 on the other hand are produced by stamping ê. from any plastic material, also reinforced plastic, and they are advantageously made of a synthetic material reinforced with carbon fibers known under the commercial designation of "Xevlar". Note that the garment according to the invention is simple to carry out and can be easily put on by the sportsman without the help of other people, and that the shin guards cannot, in any way, move during the descent, thus offering reliable protection to the skier.

Finally, it is important to remember that the forma of realization illustrated here is provided & by way of explanatory example and that many variants are possible which all fall within the same innovative concept, in particular p-ex. instead of being applied to a wetsuit, the shin guards can be applied to a simple pants or a simple "jumpsuit" of Ski.

Claims (5)

L Ski clothing <3® for sporting use in particular, characterized in that it presented at least one curved padding (2) intended to protect the shins and knees of the skier, this padding • being firmly connected to the pants (IB) of the tell® garment so that it cannot move during skiing. 2. ski clothing according to claim 1, characterized in that the padding (2} consists of a single body essentially curved so as to at least partially cover the knee and the tibia of the skier. 3. Ski clothing according to claim 2r characterized "" that the body which constitutes the padding is produced by stamping in a synthetic material. 4. Ski clothing according to claim 2, characterized in that the padding (2) has a first part (2A) and a second part (2B) with a different curvature with respect to each other; the part (2a) with a greater significant curvature being that which is adapted to cover the knee of the skier. 5. ski clothing according to claim 1, characterized in that the padding (2) has parts (2C) dô thinner to increase flexibility.