| 摘要 |
An ankle and foot protector accessory for hockey players includes a front flexible vertically elongated rectangular instep protector pad constructed of fabric laminations having formed therebetween a vertical series of laterally elongated pockets, each holding an impact force attenuating shield made of a strip of hard, elastic material such as high density polyethylene (HDPE). Flexible laminated ankle protector pads protruding from opposite vertical sides of the instep protector pad are bendable over opposite sides of a skate and releasably secured by a strap and buckle protruding from opposed pads. Each ankle protector pad has a pocket holding an impact force attenuating shield consisting of a circular meniscus-shaped, outwardly convex shell made of an elastic material such as HDPE, which. reversibly deforms into a concave shape upon impact, thus attenuating forces transmitted to the ankles. Optionally, one or more shields may be backed by a resilient material such as a gel. |
| 主权项 |
1. A protective accessory for reducing impact injuries to the ankle and foot region of a hockey player caused by a flying puck, said accessory comprising;
a. an instep protector pad, said instep protector pad having a vertically elongated, generally rectangular shape having upper and lower transverse edges and including at least a first, outer flexible lamination having fixed with respect thereto at least a first relatively harder impact absorbing shield, and a second, inner flexible lamination attached to a rear, inner surface of said first, outer lamination inwardly of a rear, inner surface of said first impact absorbing shield, b. an ankle protector attached to said instep protector pad, and c. a fastener assembly for releasably attaching said accessory to a skate worn by a skater with said instep protector pad overlying a front lacing area of a skate overlying an instep region of a skater's foot, and said ankle protector pad overlying at least one of an inner and outer side ankle region of said skater. |
