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US 7,114,189 B1Granted
Knee protector
AssigneeHillerich & Bradsby Co.
InventorJames M. Kleinert
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Abstract
A knee protector includes a plurality of pads positioned to cover a patella, a lower portion of the distal femur, the femoral condyles, the upper end of the fibula and an upper end of the proximal tibia with spacings between said pads to accommodate the flexion and extension of the knee when in use from a standing to a squatting position by a wearer.
Claims17
A knee protector comprising:
- a leg sleeve having an upper opening for receiving a distal femur, and a lower opening for receiving a proximal tibia;
- a plurality of pads positioned within said sleeve at selected positions to cover a patella, a lower portion of the distal femur, the femoral condyles, an upper end of the fibula and upper end of the proximal tibia with spacings between said plurality of pads to accommodate bending of a knee, said spacings defining a longitudinal break and a transverse break in said knee protector whereby the longitudinal break allows expansion of said knee protector upon knee flexion and the transverse break allows unimpeded knee flexion and extension.
A knee protector, comprising:
- a sleeve having an upper opening, a lower opening, and a plurality of pads positioned within said sleeve at preselected positions in order to provide covering to a patella, a lower portion of a distal femur, a femoral condyles, an upper end of a fibula and upper end of a proximal tibia with spacings between said pads, said spacings defining a longitudinal break and a transverse break in said knee protector whereby the longitudinal break allows expansion of said knee protector upon knee flexion and the transverse break allows unimpeded knee flexion and extension.
A knee protector, comprising:
- a sleeve having an upper opening, a lower opening, a first and a second pad positioned within said sleeve to cover opposed sides of the lower distal end of the femur and a third and fourth pad positioned on opposite sides of the upper end of the tibia with spacings between said first, second, third and fourth pads to accommodate bending of a knee, said spacings defining a longitudinal break and a transverse break in said knee protector whereby the longitudinal break allows expansion of said knee protector upon knee flexion and the transverse break allows unimpeded knee flexion and extension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.