Abstract: A pair of guards for the knee and shin of the left leg and of the right leg of a user. Each guard has a shell-like knee protector and a shell-like shin protector. The protectors of each guard are joined by a pair of hinge pins whose hinge axes are common, and which axis slopes upwardly as it extends away from a vertical axis between the legs of a standing user.
Abstract: The invention is a garment to support and to clothe portions of the body during energetic activities such as motorcross riding. The support function is commonly referred to as a kidney belt that includes a riding brace element and a pair of flexible straps attached to and extending from the brace element.