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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5806092 | Hockey goaltender's pad with flexible outside roll A hockey goaltender's pad is described, in which the upper segment of each side roll is sewn with darts which facilitate flexing of the rolls. As the knee is bent, the darts open, thus in effect increasing the length of the outside of the roll in response... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5711028 | Shin pad construction A shin pad for ice hockey or other sports is described, together with a method of manufacturing shin pads. The shin pad includes an elongated flexible lining, and a rigid or semi-rigid knee shield secured to the lining. A lower aspect of the knee shield h... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5652956 | Adjustable shin pad A shin pad is described in which the shin shield is in two pieces, namely an upper piece which is secured to the lining of the knee cap, or to the knee cap itself, and a lower piece which is slidable up and down relative to the upper piece, and to which a... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5623728 | Hockey goaltender's body pad with size adjustment The invention relates to a protective gear having a primary front protective pad and a rear protective pad, the front and rear pads being flexibly connected to one another and being adjustable relative to one another. This allows the primary front protect... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5564122 | Hockey goaltender's blocker with angled upper area The goaltender's blocker has an angled upper area, with the inside edge of the blocker being raised more than the outside edge. The angled upper area thus angles outwardly away from the plane of the rest of the blocking pad, and also towards the outside e... | 10/15/1996 |
