US 12,434,125 B2
Leg guards with hinges
Dmitry Rusakov, Carignan (CA); Kevin Chen, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Tazo Osawa, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to EASTON DIAMOND SPORTS, LLC, Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Filed by EASTON DIAMOND SPORTS, LLC, Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/443,646.
Prior Publication US 2025/0262510 A1, Aug. 21, 2025
Int. Cl. A63B 71/12 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 71/1225 (2013.01) [A63B 2071/1241 (2013.01); A63B 2071/125 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1258 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1275 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A leg guard comprising:
a knee guard assembly positionable to cover at least a portion of a user's anterior knee region;
a thigh guard assembly positionable to cover at least a portion of a user's anterior thigh region;
a first connection element positioned on a first lateral side of the leg guard, wherein the first connection element is rotatably attached to the thigh guard assembly about a first upper rotation axis, and wherein the first connection element is rotatably attached to the knee guard assembly about a first lower rotation axis; and
a second connection element positioned on a second lateral side of the leg guard opposite the first lateral side, wherein the second connection element is rotatably attached to the thigh guard assembly about a second upper rotation axis, and wherein the second connection element is rotatably attached to the knee guard assembly about a second lower rotation axis; wherein:
the knee guard assembly is movable relative to the thigh guard assembly between a first configuration in which the thigh guard assembly is oriented transversely to the knee guard assembly, and a second configuration that is different than the first configuration; and
each of the first upper rotation axis, the first lower rotation axis, the second upper rotation axis, and the second lower rotation axis is oriented along a direction extending through the first lateral side of the leg guard and through the second lateral side of the leg guard.