Protective sleeve for a medical device having a moveable joint including a tubular assembly comprising a flexible material that satisfies International Organization for Standardization ISO13997 (1999) for a cut resistance of at least ISO level 5. The tubular assembly has a first end portion, a second end portion, and a length extending therebetween. The tubular assembly includes a base member made of the flexible material having an internal surface and an external surface and a reinforcing member made of the flexible material coupled to the base member along the internal surface and the external surface of the base member. The reinforcing member forms a channel at the first end portion. The tubular assembly has an internal cross dimension sized to receive a medical device having a moveable joint therein. The protective sleeve further includes an adjustment member received in the channel to radially adjust the first end portion.

A protector for pants bottoms that serves to protect the pants bottoms from being wetted by rain, is formed of a generally tubular body having a smaller cross-section at a side adjacent a bottom opening and a wider cross-section side adjacent at its top opening. An attachment mechanism allows attaching the pants protector to one side of the pants, adjacent the knee of the wearer, and the protector is constructed to have the appearance and look of a pants bottom portion, mimicking the pants itself, from an area at the bottom of the pants to at least approximately the knee location. Thereby, during rain, upon donning a pair of the pants protectors, the bottom of the pants is protected from driving rains and one who appears at a formal event is able to remove the protectors and be left with spotless pants.

A removable gaiter for protecting footwear includes an upper, enveloping the foot of the user, which is associated with a sole and is provided with eyelets for laces for tying, and includes an upper portion, which when deployed envelops the area of the tibia of the user, and is connected to a lower portion, which when deployed envelops the area of the instep.

The lower portion is provided, on the lower perimeter edge, with first elements for temporary engagement with complementarily-shaped grip elements associated with and protruding laterally from the upper in an area above that of the heel of the sole.

A removable gaiter for protecting a footwear includes an upper, enveloping the foot of the user, which is associated with a sole and is provided with eyelets for laces for tying, and further includes an upper portion, which when deployed envelops the area of the tibia of the user, and is connected to a lower portion, which when deployed envelops the area of the instep; the lower portion is provided, on the lower perimeter edge, with first elements for temporary engagement with complementarily-shaped grip elements associated with and protruding laterally from the upper in an area above that of the heel of the sole.

An apparatus for being worn on a lower leg of a wearer. The apparatus includes a gaiter including one or more of the following: (a) a connector for connecting one or more accessories; (b) an adjustable strap including a retainer for connecting with a lace; (c) an adjustable stirrup; or (d) an upper end adapted for holding the gaiter in place on the lower leg.

Example embodiments herein relate to a gaiter device configured with a failsafe design that improves the user experience, provides sanitation and increased durability and longevity of the gaiter. Example embodiments include gaiter configurations designed to be worn inside the shoe, which decreases degradation of the gaiter, and further provides enhanced useability, and enhanced durability. The gaiter may be configured with an elastic stirrup to support the gaiter in a shoe, while providing ease of use, sanitation, and flexibility for the user. The gaiter may include a durable lightweight outer film surface resistant to moisture. The gaiter device may be configured as a smart gaiter device, where the elastic stirrup is embedded with sensors and transmitters enabling biometric monitoring and communication of biometrics with smart computing devices.

Example embodiments herein relate to a gaiter device configured with a failsafe design that improves the user experience, provides sanitation and increased durability and longevity of the gaiter. Example embodiments include gaiter configurations designed to be worn inside the shoe, which decreases degradation of the gaiter, and further provides enhanced useability, and enhanced durability. The gaiter may be configured with an elastic stirrup to support the gaiter in a shoe, while providing ease of use, sanitation, and flexibility for the user. The gaiter may include a durable lightweight outer film surface resistant to moisture. The gaiter device may be configured as a smart gaiter device, where the elastic stirrup is embedded with sensors and transmitters enabling biometric monitoring and communication of biometrics with smart computing devices.