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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2007
Carl Behrend, Portland, OR (US);
Thomas Deblasis, Portland, OR (US);
Oliver Mclachlan, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Carl Behrend, Portland, OR (US);
Thomas DeBlasis, Portland, OR (US);
Oliver McLachlan, Chelmsford, MA (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A shin guard includes a plate made of a rigid material sandwiched between two layers of flexible material, such as foam. The two flexible layers are attached to each other around a periphery of at least one of the flexible layers. The plate includes a center panel attached to only one of the flexible material layers. The plate also includes two side panels hingedly attached to the center panel so that the panels can move with respect to the center panel. The panels are not attached to either layer of flexible material so the panels can move with respect to both flexible material layers.