Sports leg protector

- Medical Technology Inc.
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Description

This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/399,776, filed Feb. 17, 2012, the entire contents of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference and relied upon.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a sports leg protector of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a lower upright of the sports leg protector shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of a thigh pad of the sports leg protector shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 16 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings show unclaimed subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a sports leg protector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D716000
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 14, 2012
Date of Patent: Oct 21, 2014
Assignee: Medical Technology Inc. (Grand Prairie, TX)
Inventors: John C. Tepper (Carrollton, TX), Amy B. Weiner (San Diego, CA), Michael A. Lorenz, Jr. (Gahanna, OH), Chad Michael Leeder (Orrville, OH), Craig Allen Brewer (Dallas, TX)
Primary Examiner: Randall Gholson
Application Number: 29/429,620
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Elbow Or Knee Pad (D29/121.1)