| 摘要 |
A leg handle with preferably hollow cylindrical sections is used to aid in lifting a jumping player, especially for lineouts in World Rugby. The handles are preferably made of one or more foam sausages attached to a thin stretch fabric sleeve which is placed the leg of the jumper and when jumping allow for secure grasp by lifters. To use, leg handles are applied to one or more legs of a jumper and held in place with tape. When the jumper jumps, one or more lifters place their hands against the leg handle. The lifters lift the jumper higher, support the jumper in the jump while the jumper attempts to intercept a ball, and safely lower the jumper. Leg handles comprising cylindrical sections are embodied with a single sausage; a lower front sausage and a higher back sausage; or as a pair of such sausages integrated into respective legs of a pair of compression shorts. To comply with the World Rugby law regarding clothing thickness, a wall thickness of four millimeter is preferred resulting in a combined thickness of five millimeters. |
| 主权项 |
1. A leg handle to be worn on a leg of a jumper and engaged by one or more lifters, said leg handle comprising:
a) a first thin stretch fabric woven material, having a thickness approximately one half millimeter, said first thin stretch fabric woven material having been weaved with fibers comprising a polyurethane-polyurea copolymer, b) a second thin stretch fabric woven material, attached to first thin stretch fabric woven material, forming a first pocket, and c) a cylindrical section, enclosed in the first pocket, wherein the first thin stretch fabric woven material is of sufficient size and shape to be worn around the lower thigh of the jumper, wherein the first thin stretch fabric woven material forms a leg sleeve, wherein, when not wrapped with tape, the first thin stretch fabric woven material slips freely up the leg, wherein the first thin stretch fabric woven material is configured to removably receive at least one wrapping of tape below the cylindrical section without the tape touching the skin of the leg of the jumper, whereby the leg handle is prevented from slipping up during the lift and whereby the skin and hair of the leg of the jumper is not adversely affected, wherein, when the jumper jumps to obtain a higher position, the jumper is lifted and held in the higher position by the one or more lifters, wherein the cylindrical section is formed from a hollow cylinder, wherein the cylindrical section is approximately five inches long, wherein the cylindrical section is between approximately three-quarters of an inch and approximately one and one-quarter inches in radius, wherein the wall thickness of cylindrical section is approximately four millimeters, wherein the cylindrical section has rounded sides and ends, wherein, when attached to the leg of a jumper, all of the sides and the ends of the cylindrical section taper smoothly down to the leg of the jumper, wherein the sides and ends which engage the hand of the lifter correspond to the shape of the hand of the lifter, wherein the cylindrical section is configured to securely engage a hand of one of the lifters while lifting, supporting, and lowering the jumper, whereby the jumper when wearing the leg handle:
i) is lifted and held in the higher position by at least one lifter, andii) runs and jumps free of discomfort or interference from the leg handle. |
