Accessory providing protection against falls in sports such as in-line skating
US6374409B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA41D13/0568
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An accessory for protection against falls during the practice of a sport, adapted to cover two projecting parts of a limb extending from a bending zone in angularly distinct planes, especially elbow, knees, and including at least the following parts: a flexible element surrounding, at least partially, each of the two parts of the limb; a protective element formed of a rigid or semi-rigid material associated locally with the flexible element; the protective element being connected to the flexible element; and at least one tightening element for the assembly thus formed adapted to maintain it in place around the limb, wherein the tightening element is a strap surrounding one of the two parts of the limb, outside the bending zone on the latter, by being superimposed on the flexible element, whether or not via the protective element.
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