Athletic leg guard
United States Patent D461936
US Patent References:
SHIN GUARD
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Albert - - 4116236

Baseball catcher's leg guard
Jurga - - 4692946

Knee pad
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Inventors:
Fiorini, Jeffrey L. (Norcross, GA)
Nemoto, Shingo (Osaka, JP)
Nagai, Masao (Norcross, GA)
Kuroda, Shigeki (Osaka, JP)
Fujimoto, Soichi (Osaka, JP)
Application Number:
D/147740
Publication Date:
08/20/2002
Filing Date:
09/05/2001
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Assignee:
Mizuno Corporation (Osaka, JP)
Primary Class:
Other Classes:
D29/120.100
Field of Search:
D29/121.1, 2/23, D24/190, D29/120.1, D2/901, 2/24, 2/911, 2/22, D29/122
US Patent References:
5477559Extensible shin guardClement2/22
D374746Shin padSlottheimD29/120.1
5652956Adjustable shin padHoshizaki et al.2/22
D383250Combined leg and ankle guardAmicoD29/120.1
5987643Protective knee pad and method of construction thereofBeutler
6178556Custom-fitted catcher's leg guard and methodForeman et al.
6272682Extensible leg padFullum2/22
6317888KneepadMcFarlane2/24
Other References:
Co-pending U.S. patent application Ser No. 09/910,488, filed Jul. 20, 2001, entitled “Removable Insert for Athletic Leg Guards”.
Primary Examiner:
Lieberman, Lucy
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Troutman Sanders LLP
Lafferty, Wm Brook
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for an athletic leg guard, as shown and described.

Description:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an athletic leg guard showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 6 is a left side view;

FIG. 7 is a cross section taken along line 7—7 in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross section taken along line 8—8 in FIG. 2.

The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and do not form part of the claimed design.