Knee pad construction

A knee pad comprising:

• a shaped cushion element having a concave interior in the form of a trough with a forward, upper wall, a first lateral side wall for positioning against the outside of a knee, a second lateral side wall for positioning against the inside of a knee, an inside surface, and an open lower end, said inside surface including a gel receiving recess with a peripheral recess side wall sloping into the recess, a gel insert positioned in the recess having a configuration substantially congruent with the configuration of the recess, said insert deformable in response to placement of a knee of an individual against the insert to displace portions of the insert toward the peripheral recess side wall of the recess to accommodate positioning of a knee against the insert, said recess having a vertical axis substantially midway between the first and second lateral side walls, said recess defining a greater volume for said gel intermediate the axis and the first lateral side wall of the cushion element relative to the volume of gel intermediate the axis and the second lateral side wall.