Pivotably deployable knee-cushion assembly for indoor and outdoor use
OwnerAndrew Leslie Duckerinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A knee-cushion assembly includes an oval forward panel and an oval rearward panel, each cushioned with high density, closed cell foam, which are pivotally interconnected to fan apart to a deployed configuration for use, and to pivot into an overlapping, closed configuration for compact storage. The panels are pivotally interconnected by a pin structure. When deployed, the front faces of both panels are presented and accessible so that a user can rest a knee on each, to protect their knees from the impact, pressure, discomfort and injury that can be caused by placing knees directly on a hard support surface such as a floor. A magnet preferably is secured to the rearward surface of the rearward panel so that the assembly can be magnetically attached to any flat steel surface.
Claims10
A knee-cushion assembly, comprising:
- a forward panel comprising cushion material and having a forward panel center point and a forward panel peripheral edge and having a forward panel front face and a forward panel back face;
- a rearward panel comprising cushion material and having a rearward panel center point and a rearward panel peripheral edge and having a rearward panel front face and a rearward panel back face;
- a magnetic pivot structure including a forward pivot structure portion secured to said forward panel at a point between said forward panel center point and said forward panel peripheral edge, wherein said forward pivot structure portion comprises a magnet;
- and a rearward pivot structure portion secured to said rearward panel at a point between said rearward panel center point and said rearward panel peripheral edge, wherein said rearward pivot structure portion comprises one of a magnet and a magnetic non-magnetized element;
- such that said forward panel and said rearward panel are pivotally and releasably interconnected by magnetic attraction between said forward pivot structure portion and said rearward pivot structure portion to pivot relative to each other into an overlapping, closed configuration for compact storage, and to pivot apart to fan to a deployed, open configuration for use by resting a user knee on said forward panel and a user knee on said rearward panel to protect user knees from impact, pressure, discomfort and injury resulting from contact with a support surface on which said knee-cushion assembly rests.
A knee-cushion assembly, comprising:
- a forward panel comprising cushion material and having a forward panel center point and a forward panel peripheral edge and having a forward panel front face and a forward panel back face;
- a rearward panel comprising cushion material and having a rearward panel center point and a rearward panel peripheral edge and having a rearward panel front face and a rearward panel back face;
- a magnetic pivot structure including a forward pivot structure portion secured to said forward panel at a point between said forward panel center point and said forward panel peripheral edge, wherein said forward pivot structure portion comprises one of a magnet and a magnetic non-magnetized element;
- and a rearward pivot structure portion secured to said rearward panel at a point between said rearward panel center point and said rearward panel peripheral edge, wherein said rearward pivot structure portion comprises a magnet;
- such that said forward panel and said rearward panel are pivotally and releasably interconnected by magnetic attraction between said forward pivot structure portion and said rearward pivot structure portion to pivot relative to each other into an overlapping, closed configuration for compact storage, and to pivot apart to fan to a deployed, open configuration for use by resting a user knee on said forward panel and a user knee on said rearward panel to protect user knees from impact, pressure, discomfort and injury resulting from contact with a support surface on which said knee-cushion assembly rests.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.