Adjustable leg guard for a catcher

Abstract

A shin guard may include an upper shin guard piece and a lower shin guard piece removably connected and overlapping the upper shin guard piece. A leg guard may include a toe guard releasably connected to a shin guard by a hook and loop fastener. A leg guard may include a knee guard, a thigh guard and a continuous flexible band underlying and connecting the thigh guard and the knee guard.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shin guard comprising:
 an upper shin guard piece having an upper end for connection to a knee guard and a lower end;   a lower shin guard piece removably connected to the upper shin guard piece, wherein the upper shin guard piece of the lower shin guard piece overlap one another.   
     
     
         2 . The shin guard of  claim 1 , wherein the lower shin guard piece is removably connectable to the lower end of the upper shin guard piece at a plurality of selectable positions. 
     
     
         3 . The shin guard of  claim 2 , wherein the upper shin guard piece and the lower shin guard piece are removably connected to one another by a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         4 . The shin guard of  claim 1 , wherein the lower shin guard piece has a lower end comprising ankle guards. 
     
     
         5 . The shin guard of  claim 1 , wherein the lower shin guard piece comprises a moldable and hardenable panel. 
     
     
         6 . A leg guard comprising:
 a knee guard; and   a shin guard comprising:   an upper shin guard piece having an upper end pivotably connected to the knee guard and a lower end; and   a lower shin guard piece removably connected to the upper shin guard piece, wherein the upper shin guard piece and the lower shin guard piece overlap one another.   
     
     
         7 . The leg guard of  claim 6 , wherein the lower shin guard piece is removably connectable to the lower end of the upper shin guard piece at a plurality of selectable positions. 
     
     
         8 . The leg guard of  claim 6 , wherein the lower shin guard piece has a lower end comprising ankle guards. 
     
     
         9 . The leg guard of  claim 6 , wherein the lower shin guard piece comprises a moldable panel. 
     
     
         10 . The leg guard of  claim 6  further comprising a toe guard, the toe guard being removably connected to the lower shin guard piece at any one of a plurality of selectable locations. 
     
     
         11 . The leg guard of  claim 10 , wherein the toe guard and the lower shin guard piece are removably connectable to one another by a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         12 . The leg guard of  claim 10 , wherein the toe guard comprises a moldable panel. 
     
     
         13 . The leg guard of  claim 6  further comprising:
 a thigh guard; and 
 a continuous flexible band underlying and connecting the thigh guard and the knee guard. 
 
     
     
         14 . The leg guard of  claim 13  further comprising an extended knee guard overlapping at least portions of the thigh guard and the knee guard, the extended knee guard being affixed to the continuous flexible band. 
     
     
         15 . A leg guard comprising:
 a shin guard;   a toe guard releasably connected to the shin guard in one of a plurality of separate selectable locations, the toe guard being removably connected to the shin guard by a hook and loop fastener;   an upper shin guard piece having an upper end and a lower end; and   a lower shin guard piece removably connected to the upper shin guard piece, wherein the upper shin guard piece and the lower shin guard piece overlap one another.   
     
     
         16 . The leg guard of  claim 15 , wherein the lower shin guard piece is removably connectable to the lower end of the upper shin guard piece at a plurality of selectable positions. 
     
     
         17 . The leg guard of  claim 16 , wherein the upper shin guard piece and the lower shin guard piece are removably connected to one another by a hook and loop fastener 
     
     
         18 . The leg guard of  claim 15 , wherein the lower shin guard piece has a lower end comprising ankle guards. 
     
     
         19 . The leg guard of  claim 15 , wherein the lower shin guard piece comprises a moldable panel. 
     
     
         20 . The leg guard of  claim 15  further comprising a toe guard, the toe guard being removably connected to the lower shin guard piece at any one of a plurality of selectable locations. 
     
     
         21 . The leg guard of  claim 20 , wherein the toe guard and the lower shin guard piece are removably connectable to one another by a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         22 . The leg guard of  claim 20 , wherein the toe guard comprises a moldable panel. 
     
     
         23 . The leg guard of  claim 15  further comprising:
 a knee guard; 
 a thigh guard; and 
 a continuous flexible band underlying and connecting the thigh guard and the knee guard. 
 
     
     
         24 . The leg guard of  claim 23  further comprising an extended knee guard overlapping at least portions of the thigh guard and the knee guard, the extended knee guard being affixed to the continuous flexible band.