Shin pad with lateral support

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A shin pad for use in ice hockey and possibly other sports is described. The shin pad includes a lower brace element positionable along the front of the player's shin and securable to the player's lower leg, and an upper brace element positionable along the front of the player's lower thigh and securable thereto. A shin shield is secured outside the lower brace element. The lower and upper brace elements are pivotally connected to each other by pivotal connections on lateral and medial sides thereof, the pivotal connections being positionable on lateral and medial sides of the player's knee in general, alignment with the axis of the player's knee joint. To restrict or prevent hyperextension …