BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other features and advantages of the various embodiments disclosed herein will be better understood with respect to the following description and drawings, in which like numbers refer to like parts throughout, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view of a knee brace, a boot, and a tether member according to one aspect of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a side view of a knee brace, boot, and a rigid tether member;
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of another aspect of the present invention, showing a portion of the knee brace, boot and tether member, the tether member being a push-pin with a spring-loaded locking mechanism;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a boot, knee brace and tether member, the tether member being a push-pin with a spring-loaded locking mechanism;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a pair of protective pants, the pants comprised of a left pant leg, a right pant leg, and a connection aperture located on at least one of the left and right pant legs;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a pant leg from a pair of protective pants, the pant leg having a connection aperture located adjacent to a user's knee, the connection aperture having a closing mechanism; and
FIG. 7 is a top view of a pair of reinforcement strips, the reinforcement strips comprised of a fabric material having a bonding agent disposed thereon.