Protective athletic pants hose

A pants type hose garment having knee joint support devices;

• said garment comprising at least one layer of elastic fabric formed of a contractile material and adapted to be expanded and engaged over the hips and legs of the wearer;
• said garment having functional items for support of the knee joint on the leg portions of said hose and including a knee grip positioned to overlie and support the knee joint and adjoining leg connections, said knee grip including an upper connecting band positioned above the knee, a lower connecting band positioned below the knee and a plurality of inelastic cords extending between and connected to each of said connecting bands, a number of said inelastic cords extending in a clockwise direction from their points of connection with one of said connecting bands for a distance of one and one-half times around the circumference of the knee grip to the points of connection at the other connecting band, a substantilly equal number of said inelastic cords extending in a counterclockwise direction for the same distance and being interlaced with said clockwise extending cords, whereby when the distance between the connecting bands comprising the ends of the knee grip decreases the diameter of the knee grip increases or vice versa;
• a waistband;
• inelastic substantially vertically extending connecting cords extending between and connected to said waistband and said upper connecting band for holding said upper connecting band in the same relative position on the wearers legs;
• a foot portion on each leg portion including a toe cap;
• inelastic substantilly parallel and vertically extending connecting cords in said elastic fabric layer extending between and connected to said toe caps and said lower connecting bands, whereby movement of the wearers feet operate to move said lower connecting bands along the length of the wearers legs to continuously constrain the knee grip into engagement with the knee joint.