Knee pad construction
AssigneeTravel Caddy, Inc. d.b.a. Travelon
InventorDonald Godshaw
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Abstract
A knee pad construction includes a shaped cushion element with a concave interior with a recess having a flowable gel insert therein. The recess and insert are shaped to accommodate the left knee or the right knee of an individual.
Claims8
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 at least two gel receiving recesses with a peripheral recess side wall in the recess, a gel insert positioned in each recess having a configuration substantially congruent with the configuration of the recesses, 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.
A set of two knee pads configured respectively for the left knee and right knee.
In a knee pad of the type including an outer shell element, a shaped cushion having a concave interior in the form of a trough with a forward upper wall, a first lateral side wall for positioning on one side of a knee, a second lateral side wall for positioning on the opposite side of a knee, an inside surface, and an open lower end for positioning on a shin, a gel receiving recess in the inside surface with a gel insert therein, the improvement comprising:
- an attachment strap assembly for holding the shaped cushion element against the knee, said strap assembly including a first elongate strap member attached at one end to the first lateral side wall and extending from the first lateral side wall for a length sufficient to extend around the back side of a knee for attachment along the second lateral side;
- said attachment strap including first and second bifurcated, spaced strap members connected to the first lateral side wall and extending at least partially along the length of the attachment strap to a single first releasable fastening element, said single first fastening element cooperative with a second releasable fastening element, said second fastening element attached to the second lateral side wall and releasably attachable to the first element to hold the cushion and knee pad in position on a knee and shin.
In a knee pad of the type including an outer shell element, a shaped cushion having a concave interior in the form of a trough with a forward upper wall, a first lateral side wall for positioning on one side of a knee, a second lateral side wall for positioning on the opposite side of a knee, an inside surface, and an open lower end for positioning on a shin, the improvement comprising:
- an attachment strap assembly for holding the shaped cushion element against the knee, said strap assembly including a first elongate strap member attached at one end to the first lateral side wall and extending from the first lateral side wall for a length sufficient to extend around the back side of a knee for attachment along the second lateral side;
- said attachment strap including first and second bifurcated, spaced strap members connected to the first lateral side wall and extending at least partially along the length of the attachment strap to a single first releasable fastening element, said single first fastening element cooperative with a second releasable fastening element, said second fastening element attached to the second lateral side wall and releasably attachable to the first element to hold the cushion and knee pad in position on a knee and shin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.