CA3109837A1 - Protective ankle sleeve - Google Patents

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CA3109837A1
CA3109837A1 CA3109837A CA3109837A CA3109837A1 CA 3109837 A1 CA3109837 A1 CA 3109837A1 CA 3109837 A CA3109837 A CA 3109837A CA 3109837 A CA3109837 A CA 3109837A CA 3109837 A1 CA3109837 A1 CA 3109837A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/08Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
    • A63B71/12Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders
    • A63B71/1225Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41DOUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/05Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
    • A41D13/0543Legs
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41DOUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/05Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
    • A41D13/055Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body
    • A41D13/0556Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body with releasable fastening means
    • A41D13/0568Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body with releasable fastening means with straps
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/08Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
    • A63B71/12Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders
    • A63B71/1225Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet
    • A63B2071/1258Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet for the shin, e.g. shin guards
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/08Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
    • A63B71/12Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders
    • A63B71/1225Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet
    • A63B2071/1275Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet for the ankle
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2209/00Characteristics of used materials

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Abstract

A lightweight article of protective clothing for the lower leg to provide protection to the ankle and the back of the lower leg by reducing the impact of blunt force trauma received during sporting activities. The protective article comprises a flexible protective barrier inserted between two pieces of elastic material. The barrier reduces the pressure from blunt force impacts received by the user during sporting activities. The barrier is separated into strips which allows the sleeve to adapt to the movement of the ankle and lower foot.

Description

Description Title: Protective Ankle Sleeve Field of Invention This invention relates to a protective lower leg wear. It relates specifically to an article of clothing for protecting the ankle and the back of the lower leg of athletes from blunt force during participation in contact sports, specifically soccer (football).
Background of Invention It is normal for soccer players to receive kicks to their ankles and legs during play.
These blunt force traumas result in injuries that over time will lead to reduced playing ability, or the inability of players to play the game. The wearing of Shin pads to protect the shin is mandatory in soccer and there are numerous protections created to address this need including CA 2084329, "Adjustable shin pad". Designing protection for the shin is relatively easy as the shin bone is not subjected to changes in structure as a player moves.
The other parts of a player's legs that are not mandated to be protected are the ankles and the back of the leg. Injuries to the ankle and the back of the leg are regular injuries sustained during play. Over the stretch of a competition these injuries accumulate wear and tear on the ankle and back of the leg. Several shin pads now incorporate ankle protection as part of their design.
The difficulty with providing protection for these parts of a player's legs is that their shape changes with movement as a player runs, stops, pivots, jumps and performs other types of movements. Most ankle protections on the market are made from solid materials and only cover a portion of the ankle. These products therefore cannot adjust to the movement of the player's body and do not provide sufficient coverage to the ankle.

Date Recue/Date Received 2021-02-23 There is a need in this sporting field for a comprehensive protective wear for the back of the lower leg and ankle during play.
Summary of the Invention Briefly, the invention relates to a protective article of clothing in the form of a sleeve that covers the lower leg and ankle of a soccer player. The protective article of clothing comprises a tubular construction that embraces a user's ankle and lower leg.
The protective ankle sleeve consists of protective padding embedded in the lower section of the sleeve to protect the wearer's ankles and back of the lower leg. The protective article of clothing comprises two apertures, an upper aperture and a lower aperture, allowing for the wearer's foot to enter into the protective article of clothing.
The protective article of clothing comprises two stretchable fabrics, one the inside and one the outside, both of similar stretching percentage. The elastic fabric is preferably formed from a material comprising cotton and Spandex. Most preferably the elastic fabric comprises 95% Cotton and 5% Nylon. The elastic fabric will keep the protective article of clothing tight on the wearer's body while allowing for movement.
The protective cushioning element is sandwiched in between the fabrics at the lower end of the protective article of clothing. The cushioning elements are made of lightweight compressible material. The cushioning element is preferably formed from highly durable closed cell, cross-linked ethylene copolymer foam, most preferably EVA foam. The thickness of the cushioning element is preferably 6mm.
The cushioning element is manufactured into quadrilateral structures and attached to the inner or outer stretchable fabric. The cushioning element is attached in a manner that does not impede the fabric from stretching.The quadrilateral cushioning elements are arranged and attached, parallel to each other, on the inner elastic fabric. The quadrilateral cushioning elements are arranged with the longer side running from top to bottom on the inner elastic fabric. This arrangement permits for movement of the ankle and legs, while maintaining protection to the body.
The cushioning element is attached at the lower aperture in at least two rows.
The first row is arranged at the bottom of the protective article of clothing and covers at least
2 Date Recue/Date Received 2021-02-23 90% the space.This first row protects the ankles of the wearer. The proceeding rows of the cushioning element are directly above the first row of cushioning elements. Each of these rows covers at least 60% of the space and protects the back of the lower leg.
An elastic stirrup is further attached to the lower aperture and adapted to embrace the underside of a wearer's foot. The stirrup's elasticity will pull the sleeve down thereby keeping it in place on the wearer's lower foot and ankle. The stirrup may be attached to the sleeve by a stitch that allows for movement in an elastic cloth. Other advantages and features will become apparent from the drawings and accompanying descriptions.
Brief Descriptions of the Drawings Figure 1 shows a front perspective view of the protective ankle sleeve in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 2 shows a side elevation view of a protective ankle sleeve shown in figure 1, when the protective ankle sleeve is worn against a user's lower leg and ankle;
Figure 3 shows a cross sectional view from top of the protective ankle sleeve of figure 1, against the user's lower leg;
Figure 4 shows a perspective sectional view of the protective ankle sleeve of figure 1;
Detailed Description of the Invention To facilitate the description, any reference numeral designating an element in one figure will designate the same element if used in any other figures.
The drawings referred to in figures 1-4 illustrate the invention. The invention comprises a protective ankle sleeve 10 for covering the back of the lower leg and the ankle during competitive sports. The protective ankle sleeve 10 comprises an inner elastic fabric 21, an outer elastic fabric 31, a cushioning element 51, and an elastic stirrup 41.
The inner fabric 21 and outer fabric 31 may be made of the same elastic fabric. The elastic fabric may stretch at least 2 times its resting size, horizontally.
The elasticity keeps the protective ankle sleeve 10 tight on the user's lower leg. The elastic fabric
3 Date Recue/Date Received 2021-02-23 does not need to stretch vertically. The elastic fabric for the inner fabric 21 and the outer fabric 31, may be formed from materials that are a combination of cotton and nylon.
The cushioning element 51 is attached to either the inner elastic elastic fabric 21 or the outer elastic fabric 31. As shown in figure 3, the protective padding is positioned between the inner elastic fabric 21 and the outer elastic fabric 31 of the protective ankle sleeve 10. As shown in figure 3, the cushioning element 51 may extend all around the entire circumference of the protective ankle sleeve 51.
The cushioning element 51 is produced into quadrilateral structures and attached to the elastic fabric using vertical straight stitch. The cushioning elements 51 are arranged in rows as shown in figure 3 that are stacked on top of each other as shown in figure 4.
The cushioning element 51 is arranged from the lower aperture 43, upwards. The cushioning element 51 may not be stacked more than 70% of the height of the protective ankle sleeve 10. The cushioning element 51 may be comprised of EVA
foam to absorb the force from impact.
The elastic stirrup 41 may be connected to the inner elastic fabric 21 or the outer elastic fabric 31, using stitching. The elastic stirrup fits under the user's foot as shown in figure 2 and keeps the lower aperture 43 pulled down snuggly on top of the user's foot. The elastic stirrup 41 may be formed from material comprising of nylon and spandex.
As shown in Figure 1, the inner elastic fabric 21 and the outer elastic fabric 31 are combined to form a tubular structure 35, with apertures at the lower 24 and the upper 43 ends. The inner elastic fabric 21 and outer elastic fabric are combined at the edges using overlook stitching, with the cushioning element 51 in between.
The user's lower leg and foot are inserted into the protective ankle sleeve through the upper aperture 24 and the user's foot exits through the lower aperture 43. The user's foot sits snugly in the elastic stirrup 41 as shown in figure 2, a side view of the invention.
The above description of the protective ankle sleeve 10 should not be interpreted in a limiting manner as other modifications, refinements and variations are possible within the scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. A protective ankle sleeve for the ankle and back of the lower leg of a user comprising: (a) two layers of material combined to form a tubular construction with two apertures, an upper aperture and a lower aperture, allowing for the user's foot to enter into the protective sleeve and embrace the ankle and lower leg of the user;
(b) a protective cushioning element in the lower end of the protective lower leg sleeve, embedded in between the two layers of fabric and (c) an elastic stirrup connected to the lower end aperture of the protective lower leg sleeve.
2. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in claim 1, wherein the tubular construction is formed by the joining of the two layers of material at a seam.
3. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in claim 2, wherein the protective ankle sleeve extends around the lower leg and embraces the lower leg.
4. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in claim 3, wherein the protective ankle sleeve extends from the top of the foot to midway up the calf of the leg.
5. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in claim 4,wherein the protective ankle sleeve covers the ankle of the leg.
6. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in claim 5, wherein two layers of material are comprised of an elastic fabric
7. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in claim 6, wherein the elastic fabric is formed from a material that is substantially comprised of 95% Cotton and 5% Nylon.
8. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in claim 1- 7, wherein an elastic stirrup is attached to the lower aperture of the protective ankle sleeve.
9. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in claim 8, wherein the elastic stirrup is attached at two points on the lower aperture of the protective ankle sleeve.
10. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in claim 9, wherein the elastic stirrup is attached across the lower aperture from one end of the lower aperture to another end of the lower aperture.
11. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in claim 10, wherein the elastic stirrup substantially comprised of 85% Nylon and 15% Spandex.
12. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in claim 11, wherein the protective cushioning element is embedded between the two elastic fabrics.
13. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 12, wherein protective cushioning element is made of foam material.
14. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 13, wherein protective cushioning element is made of cross-linked ethylene copolymer foam.
15. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 14, wherein protective cushioning element is made of EVA foam.
16. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 15, wherein protective cushioning element is approximately between 3 mm and 8mm in thickness.
17. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 16, wherein protective cushioning element is manufactured into quadrilateral structures.
18. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 17, wherein protective cushioning quadrilateral structures are attached to the inner fabric.
19. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 17, wherein protective cushioning quadrilateral structures are attached to the outer fabric.
20. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 17-19, wherein protective cushioning quadrilateral structures allows the fabric to stretch.
21. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 20, wherein protective cushioning is attached at the lower section of the protective ankle sleeve.
22. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 21, wherein the protective cushioning quadrilateral structures are arranged with one side perpendicular to the lower aperture.
23. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 22, wherein the protective cushioning quadrilateral structures are arranged parallel to each structure.
24. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 23, wherein the protective cushioning quadrilateral structures are arranged to form rows above the lower aperture, parallel to the lower aperture.
25. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 24, wherein the protective cushioning first row covers at least 90% of the circumferential space directly behind this first row.
26. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 25, wherein the proceeding protective cushioning rows are positioned directly above the row below it.
27. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 26, wherein the proceeding protective cushioning rows each covers at least 60% of the circumferential space directly behind that row.
28. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 27, wherein each protective cushioning quadrilateral structure can move independently of each other.
29. A protective ankle sleeve as defined in 28, wherein the quadrilateral structures form a flexible protective cushioning barrier around the ankle, and the back or the lower leg.
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