Hockey goalkeeper leg pads wearable on legs of a hockey goalkeeper to protect the legs, in which protective parts (e.g., pad members) of the hockey goalkeeper leg pads are adjustable to adjust how the hockey goalkeeper leg pads fit on the legs, and their adjustability is provided in a way that may be relatively light, easy to use, and simple to manufacture.

The present invention provides an improved garment sleeve for securing strapless shin guards. The garment sleeve may secure a shin guard to the exterior of an athlete's leg and provides options for configuring the shin guard between the sleeve and the leg or securing the shin guard with the garment sleeve interfacing between the shin guard and the leg for added cushion.

A protective guard for reducing injury to a shin of a person includes a conformable substrate and a plurality of core members disposed adjacent to a surface of the conformable substrate. The plurality of core members are arranged such that a first of the core members is rotationally movable about at least one axis relative to a second of the core members. A flexible fabric membrane comprised of natural or synthetic fibers is positioned adjacent to at least one of the conformable substrate and the plurality of core members.

The disposable limb cover for use in a shower is a garment. The disposable limb cover for use in a shower is worn by a patient during a shower. The disposable limb cover for use in a shower is worn over an appendage of the patient. The disposable limb cover for use in a shower is a fluid impermeable structure that protects the appendage of the patient while showering. The disposable limb cover for use in a shower comprises an extremity sheath, a joint wrap, a sleeve, and a fastener. The joint wrap attaches the extremity sheath to the sleeve. The joint wrap and the fastener bind the disposable limb cover for use in a shower to the patient.

A padded thigh guard with grip for motorcycle riders is a substantially rectangular padded thigh guard which attaches around a user's leg with hook and loop fastening, with a buckle, or with a quick release buckle. A gripping pad is on an inside of the user's leg to help with grip of a motorcycle, to help prevent chronic exertional compartment syndrome, otherwise commonly known as Arm pump. Padding may be multiple layers of the main body material. The thigh guard may have a plurality of elastic strips in order to improve the fit of the thigh guard. The thigh guard may have a plurality of rough strips inside the guard to help the thigh guard adhere to the user's pants.

A shin guard includes a protective shell having a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface, a cushioning element abutting the inner surface, and a polymeric texture provided on the outer surface to inhibit the motion of an overlaid textile relative to the protective shell. The polymeric texture includes a plurality of protrusions that each extend from the outer surface by a maximum distance of from about 1 mm to about 5 mm and that each have a hardness measured on the Shore A scale of from about 20 A to about 60 A.

A hockey sock with an adjustable mechanism that provides a wearer with a continuous range of sizing options is provided. The adjustable mechanism may be used to adjust the size of the hockey sock, and to secure other protective equipment, such as shin pads, worn underneath the sock. In a preferred embodiment, the adjustable mechanism comprises at least one strap housing affixed to the inner layer of the sock and configured to receive a strap extending circumferentially about the sock and within the strap housing. The strap extends into a strap adjustor, which in conjunction with the strap forms the adjustable mechanism for the sock. The wearer is able to adjust the size of the hockey sock by exerting a tightening force to the strap adjustor to conveniently adjust the sock to the desired fit. A user may access the adjustable mechanism while the sock is being worn for the purpose of changing the inner circumference of the sizing of the sock so as to obtain a better fit.

Disclosed herein are wearable articles and methods for the manufacture and use thereof. The wearable articles can comprise compression elements, gripping elements, and support elements containing a rate-sensitive materials which can operate to prevent injury.

A hockey goalkeeper leg pad includes a pad body and flaps extending from the pad body. The flaps including lateral and medial flaps spaced-part to define a leg channel. An inner strap is extendable across the leg channel to releasably attach one of the medial flaps to one of the lateral flaps. The inner strap is resilient along at least a longitudinal segment. The longitudinal segment is stretchable along a longitudinal axis of the inner strap to increase in length. An outer strap is extendable across the leg channel to releasably attach an outermost one of the medial flaps to an outermost one of the lateral flaps. The outer strap is less resilient than the longitudinal segment of the inner strap.

A garment related to leg protection for hazardous activities. Darts and pleats sewn or otherwise constructed into such a garment to improve fit and contouring. The garment may comprise a belt assembly providing improved comfort and reduced fatigue and injury with pivot points adjacent a wearer's hips. The belt assembly may have a shape to mimic that of a human pelvis. Such a shape may facilitate the transfer of weight more directly onto the wearer's bone structure with less strain on the wearer's muscles.