Catcher's leg guard - Patent D445221

Catcher's leg guard

United States Patent D445221

US Patent References:
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Koehler - December, 1879 - 0223049

Catcher's leg guard
Jurga - August, 1988 - D297178

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Inventors:

Foreman, Louis J. (Huntersville, NC)
Winningham, Matthew M. (Charlotte, NC)

Application Number:

D/127657

Publication Date:

07/17/2001

Filing Date:

08/09/2000

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Assignee:

Parker Athletic Products, LLC (Charlotte, NC)

Primary Class:

D29/120.100

Field of Search:

D29/120.1, D29/121.1, D29/121.2, D29/122, D2/901, 2/16, 2/22, 2/24, 2/242, 2/255, 2/911, 128/846, 128/878, 128/882, 602/5-8, 602/26, 602/62

US Patent References:

D436696	Elbow and knee protector	January, 2001	Bonaventure et al.	D29/121.1
2267070	Cushioning device	December, 1941	Baldwin
3761960	LEG GUARD	October, 1973	Woodcock	2/22
4067063	Pneumatic athletic guard	January, 1978	Ettinger
5356371	Shapeable thumb support	October, 1994	Hubbard
5405312	Custom fit body guards	April, 1995	Jacobs
5456658	Custom-fitting body part protector with cure-retarding storage system, method of constructing a body part protector, and method of custom-fitting a body part protector	October, 1995	Duback et al.
5544663	Front-to-back and side-to-side custom-molded protective device	August, 1996	Duback
5637077	Custom-molded ankle brace	June, 1997	Parker
5732713	Segmented custom-molded protective device	March, 1998	Duback et al.
5755678	Custom-fitted body protective device with variable reenforcement	May, 1998	Parker et al.
5806092	Hockey goaltender's pad with flexible outside roll	September, 1998	Shikatani
5829055	Protective leg guards	November, 1998	Collins et al.	2/22
5980474	Custom-fitted ankle splint	November, 1999	Darcey
6042557	Orthopedic splints and methods of making same	March, 2000	Ferguson et al.
6098208	Protective pads for baseball players	August, 2000	Cordon
6128779	Limb protector	October, 2000	Goldsmith et al.	2/22

Primary Examiner:

Zarfas, Louis S.

Assistant Examiner:

Delehanty, Robert A.

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Adams, Schwartz & Evans, P.A.

Claims:

1. We claim the ornamental design for a catcher's leg guard, as shown anddescribed.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a front view of a catcher's leg guard, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view of one side of the catcher's leg guard shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the other side of the catcher's leg guard shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the obverse, inwardly-facing side of the catcher's leg guard shown in FIG. 1.