Shirt for a hockey player

Abstract

A hockey shirt suitable for being worn by a hockey player and comprising (a) a torso portion having a head opening and a lower trunk opening; and (b) first and second sleeves, each of the first and second sleeves comprising biceps, elbow and forearm portions and a gripping zone provided on one of the biceps, elbow and forearm portions. The gripping zone is made of a material having a coefficient of friction sufficient for preventing movement between the hockey shirt and a hockey elbow pad worn by the hockey player.

1 . A hockey shirt to be worn by a hockey player, said hockey shirt comprising:
 (a) a torso portion comprising a head opening for receiving a head of the hockey player and a lower trunk opening for fitting around a waist and hips of the hockey player, said torso portion being configured such that said hockey shirt is worn by passing the head of the hockey player though said lower trunk opening and then through said head opening; and   (b) a pair of sleeves for receiving arms of the hockey player, each sleeve comprising: (i) an inner arm portion for facing an inner side of the arm of the player and an outer arm portion for facing an outer side of the arm of the player, said inner arm portion and said outer arm portion defining a biceps portion for covering a biceps of the arm of the hockey player, an elbow portion for covering an elbow of the arm of the hockey player, and a forearm portion for covering a forearm of the arm of the hockey player; and (ii) a gripping zone for gripping a hockey elbow pad worn by the hockey player over said sleeve, said gripping zone being provided at least on said outer arm portion and on at least one of said biceps portion and said forearm portion, said gripping zone having a coefficient of friction with the hockey elbow pad sufficient to prevent movement of the hockey elbow pad relative to said sleeve.   
     
     
         2 . A hockey shirt as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said gripping zone is a first gripping zone, said first gripping zone being provided on the biceps portion, said sleeve further comprising a second gripping zone provided on at least the outer arm portion and on the forearm portion, said first gripping zone and said second gripping zone being spaced apart from one another. 
     
     
         3 . A hockey shirt as defined in  claim 2 , wherein no gripping zone is provided on said elbow portion. 
     
     
         4 . A hockey shirt as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said gripping zone comprises flexible polymeric material. 
     
     
         5 . A hockey shirt as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said hockey shirt is made of a synthetic material. 
     
     
         6 . A hockey shirt as defined in  claim 5 , wherein said synthetic material is a polyester/spandex blend. 
     
     
         7 . A hockey shirt to be worn by a hockey player having a head, waist, hips and arms, each arm having an inside portion, an outer portion, biceps, an elbow point and a forearm, said hockey shirt comprising:
 (a) a torso portion having a head opening and a lower trunk opening for fitting around the waist and hips of the hockey player, said torso portion being configured such that said hockey shirt is worn by passing the head of the hockey player though said lower trunk opening and then through said head opening; and   (b) first and second sleeves, each of said first and second sleeves extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising biceps, elbow and forearm portions, inside and outer arm portions for facing the respective inside and outer portions of the arm, and first and second gripping zones provided on said biceps and forearm portions respectively, said first and second gripping zones being provided on said outer arm portion of said sleeve such that, when said hockey shirt is worn by the hockey player, said first and second gripping zones face a hockey elbow pad worn by the hockey player on said outer arm portion of said sleeve for protecting the elbow point of the arm, and wherein each of said first and second gripping zones has a coefficient of friction with the hockey elbow pad sufficient to prevent movement of the hockey elbow pad relative to said sleeve.   
     
     
         8 . A hockey shirt as defined in  claim 7 , wherein no gripping zone is provided on said elbow portion. 
     
     
         9 . A hockey shirt as defined in  claim 7 , wherein each of said first and second gripping zones comprises flexible polymeric material. 
     
     
         10 . A hockey shirt as defined in  claim 7 , wherein said hockey shirt is made of a synthetic material. 
     
     
         11 . A hockey shirt as defined in  claim 10 , wherein said synthetic material is a polyester/spandex blend.