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US 7,490,360 B2Granted
Kneepads attachable to pants fabric with locking clips
OwnerDexter Meadowsinventor
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Abstract
A knee pad with locking clips adjustable straps clip onto the pants of the wearer at the sides of the knees, with no uncomfortable strap encircling the leg. Clip lock rings slide over spring clips to lock them, thereby retaining the knee pad attached to the pant leg under all conditions of use.
Claims19
A kneepad device with locking clips which attach to the sides of pant leg fabric to lock the kneepad device in place on the pant leg, the device comprising:
- a kneepad structured to fit over a knee of a wearer to protect the knee;
- a locking clip extending from each of two opposing top edges of the kneepad and a locking clip extending from each of two opposing bottom edges of the kneepad, each of the locking clips comprising a clip comprising a pair of jaws pivotally attached together at a proximal end, the jaws each having a means for engaging pants material at a distal end so that the jaws are pivotable together in a closed position with the jaws of the locking clips engaging pants material on each side of a pants leg above a knee of a user and engaging pants material on each side of a pants leg below a knee of a user, and a clip locking loop slidably attached to each of the clips, the clip locking loop having a high friction outer surface, the clip locking loop configured to slide over the pair of jaws of the clip with the pair of jaws in the closed position engaging the pants material to lock the jaws closed over the material to form a locking clip to lock the kneepad onto the pants.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.