U.S. patent application number 10/096436 was filed with the patent office on 2003-09-18 for roller hockey fabric pants.
Invention is credited to Waxberg, Jason B..
Application Number | 20030172440 10/096436 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 28039021 |
Filed Date | 2003-09-18 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030172440 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Waxberg, Jason B. |
September 18, 2003 |
Roller hockey fabric pants
Abstract
A pair of roller hockey fabric pants having a seat portion and
first and second downwardly extending trouser leg portions
including knee and shin areas respectively, and at least a pair of
fasteners extending outwardly from each trouser leg portion to
secure the leg portions substantially in place about the legs of a
wearer of the roller hockey pants.
Inventors: |
Waxberg, Jason B.; (Wall,
NJ) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Charles I. Brodsky, Esq.
2 Bucks Lane
Marlboro
NJ
07746
US
|
Family ID: |
28039021 |
Appl. No.: |
10/096436 |
Filed: |
March 13, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/220 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 1/08 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
2/220 |
International
Class: |
A41D 001/14 |
Goverment Interests
[0001] Research and development of this invention and Application
have not been federally sponsored, and no rights are given under
any Federal program.
Claims
I claim:
1. A pair of roller hockey fabric pants comprising a seat portion,
and first and second downwardly extending trouser leg portions
including knee and shin areas, and means extending outwardly from
at least one of said first and second trouser leg portions for
fastening around said leg portion in holding said leg portion
substantially in place about a leg of a wearer of said roller
hockey pants.
2. The roller hockey fabric pants of claim 1 wherein said means
extends outwardly from both of said first and second trouser leg
portions for fastening around both leg portions in holding both
said leg portions substantially in place about the legs of a wearer
of said roller hockey pants.
3. The roller hockey fabric pants of claim 2 wherein said means
includes a plurality of outwardly extending fasteners displaced
vertically one from another on each of said first and second
trouser leg portions.
4. The roller hockey fabric pants of claim 3 wherein said plurality
of outwardly extending fasteners extend from opposing sides of each
of said first and second trouser leg portions.
5. The roller hockey fabric pants of claim 3 wherein said means
includes a plurality of vertically displaced, outwardly extending
elastic strips for fastening the ends thereof on each of said first
and second trouser leg portions.
6. The roller hockey fabric pants of claim 3 wherein said means
includes a first fastener outwardly extending from each of said
first and second trouser leg portions at a point above said knee
area, and a second fastener outwardly extending from each of said
first and second trouser leg portions from a point adjacent said
shin area.
7. The roller hockey fabric pants of claim 3 wherein said means
includes a first fastener outwardly extending from each of said
first and second trouser leg portions at a point above said knee
area, and at least a pair of vertically displaced fasteners
outwardly extending from each of said first and second trouser leg
portions at a point adjacent said shin area.
8. The roller hockey fabric pants of claim 5 wherein said means
further includes a hook-and-loop adhesive fastener at opposing ends
of each of said vertically displaced elastic strips.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0002] NONE
REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX
[0003] NOT APPLICABLE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0004] 1. Field of the Invention
[0005] This invention relates to the sport of roller hockey, in
general, and to the construction of the roller hockey fabric pants
worn by participating players, in particular.
[0006] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0007] As is well known and understood, one of the fastest growing
team sports today is that of roller hockey. In communities across
the United States, it is not unusual to find competitive leagues
for children 4-6 years old, 6-8 years old, 8-10 years old, 10-12
years old, and 14-16 years old; also, high school leagues abound,
as well as leagues for those 18 years and older, and leagues for
men over 30 years of age. With each league having anywhere from 4
to 12 teams or more, and with each team having between 10 and 14
players each, it is not unusual to find that at any roller hockey
rink, there may be 500 or more players participating in competitive
leagues in any week's time.
[0008] As is also well known, each of these participating players
wear injury prevention guards on both legs, extending from a point
slightly above the knee down along the shin to just above the
ankle, with a plastic cup covering the knee. In use, such guards
are typically strapped in place about the leg in use. Furthermore,
because the roller hockey fabric pants worn over these knee guards
are quite "baggy", almost every participating player then further
tapes the leg portion of the pants in place as well, above the knee
and/or around the shin; after the game ends, the tape is unwound
and discarded. A participating player must then retape at the next
session--resulting in recurrent purchases, over-and-over again of
replacement rolls of tape. Such process is repeated whether the
tape be of a heavy mesh cloth (with an adhesive backing) that makes
it difficult to tear off once wrapped in place, or whether the tape
be made of a stretchable plastic which is wrapped and then
stretched to tear.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
[0009] It is an object of the present invention, to provide a new
and improved pair of roller hockey fabric pants which eliminates
the need to continually purchase and replace the wrapping tape for
this knee and shin guard protection.
[0010] It is an object of the invention, also, to provide such a
pair of roller hockey fabric pants which serves to simplify the
securing of the knee and shin guards, without going round-and-round
the leg to hold it in place.
[0011] It is a further object of the invention to provide such a
pair of roller hockey fabric pants with an exceeding simple manner
of securing the knee and shin guard for position in wearing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0012] Thus, and as will be seen, a first embodiment of the
invention includes a pair of roller hockey fabric pants having a
seat portion and first and second downwardly extending trouser leg
portions including knee and shin areas, along with means extending
outwardly from at least one of the first and second trouser leg
portions for fastening around the leg portion in holding the leg
portion substantially in place about a leg of a wearer of the
pants. Thereby holding the trouser leg in position over the knee
and shin guard strapped to the wearer's leg, a preferred embodiment
includes means extending outwardly from both of the first and
second trouser leg portions, for fastening around both leg portions
in holding both leg portions substantially in place. In this
preferred embodiment, a plurality of these outwardly extending
fasteners are employed, displaced vertically one from another.
[0013] As will also become clear, the fasteners extend from
opposing sides of each trouser leg portion, and comprise a
plurality of vertically displaced elastic strips having
hook-and-loop adhesive fasteners at their opposing ends. One such
fastener, in general, may extend from the trouser leg portion from
a point above its knee area, and a second such fastener from a
point adjacent its shin area. In the preferred embodiment of the
invention, however, a first fastener extends outwardly from the
trouser leg portion at a point above the knee area, and a pair of
fasteners, vertically displaced from each other, outwardly extend
from the trouser leg portion at the shin area of the roller hockey
pants.
[0014] In all arrangements, the fastenings may be easily securable
by hook-and-loop adhesive, without having to go round-and-round the
leg portions to secure them in place, simply by constructing the
fasteners of elastic, with the hook-and-loop securement being
adjustable to the required length to tighten the trouser leg
portion.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
[0015] These and other features of the invention will be more
clearly understood from a consideration of the following
description, taken in connection with the sole FIGURE of the
Drawing showing a pair of roller hockey fabric pants embodying the
tie-up feature of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0016] The pair of roller hockey fabric pants of the invention is
shown at 10 as having a seat portion 12 and first and second
downwardly extending trouser leg portions 14, 16. With the leg
portions 14, 16 overlying a protective guard typically worn on the
leg from a point slightly above the knee to just above the ankle,
each trouser leg portion 14, 16 includes a plurality of outwardly
extending fasteners 20. As illustrated, one such fastener 20A
outwardly extends from opposite sides 31, 32 of the trouser leg
portions 14, 16 at a point above the knee area 22. One or more
additional fasteners 20B, 20C extend outwardly from opposing sides
31, 32, at points adjacent the shin area 24. Preferably in the form
of elastic strips, the fasteners 20A and 20B are vertically
displaced one from another--and where a second shin area fastener
20C is employed (as shown), it, too, is vertically displaced from
the fastener 20B. Each such fastener includes a hook-and-loop
adhesive at its opposing ends, as at 40, 42, with the fastener 20C
shown as being fixed in position, with the fastener 20B shown in
position almost ready to be secured, and with the fastener 20A
being shown in its open, unconnected position. By having the
fasteners 20 of an elastic material, and with their lengths L1, L2
selected for the hook-and-loop adhesive ends, the fasteners 20 can
be stretched to any appropriate length in securing the trouser leg
portions 14, 16 substantially in place about the legs of a wearer
of the roller hockey pants 10.
[0017] (And, as will be appreciated, the positioning of the
hook-and-loop adhesives at the ends 40, 42 could be reversed left
and right on the front surface of the strips 20 shown in FIG. 1, or
could be reversed just as easily for placement on the back surface
of the fasteners in closing them off at the rear of the roller
hockey fabric pants instead of at the front, as shown with the
fasteners 20B and 20C.
[0018] While there have been described what are considered to be
preferred embodiments of the present invention, it will be readily
appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications can be
made without departing from the teachings herein. Thus, whereas
hook-and-loop adhesive fasteners have been described, with elastic
fabric straps in holding the trouser leg portions substantially in
place, other types of fasteners can be employed (such as a "snap"
construction) and other than elastic materials can be employed for
tightening the trouser leg portions in position. And, whereas a
preferred embodiment of the invention employs a first elastic strap
encircling the trouser leg from a point above the knee area, it
will be equally appreciated that it could also so extend around the
trouser leg starting from a point at or below the knee area, as
well. For at least such reasons, therefore, resort should be had to
the claims appended hereto for a true understanding of the scope of
the invention.
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