US 9,167,856 B1 · Articles for making and supporting a kneepad inside a trouser leg

Abstract

A kneepad pocket is created inside the front of a trouser leg knee by making a cutout in the front of the trouser leg above the knee cap and associating an article (10) with the cutout in a way that creates the pocket. A first part has a fabric piece that forms a perimeter margin surrounding a closeable opening which has a long dimension transverse to the length of the trouser leg and through which a kneepad can be inserted into the pocket. The first part is fit to the cutout in the front of the trouser leg with the fabric piece being attached to the trouser leg. A second part is disposed inside the trouser leg and attached to the trouser leg to form top, bottom, and sides of the pocket. A third part has opposite margins that are transverse to the length of the trouser leg, one of which is attached to the fabric piece of the first part above the closeable opening and the other of which is attached to the second part below the top of the pocket. Other embodiments provide for suspension of the knee pad by a strap. The suspension allows the height of the kneepad along a trouser leg to be adjusted and the kneepad to be disconnected.

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Dependent claims

A trouser leg comprising:

a kneepad disposed on an inside of the trouser leg behind a knee of the trouser leg, a tether attached to the trouser leg above the knee of the trouser leg and extending downward within the inside of the trouser leg from where it is attached to the trouser leg to suspend the kneepad, and one or more elements for adjusting how far down the trouser leg the tether suspends the kneepad and for enabling the kneepad to be disconnected from the tether for removal from the trouser leg,
an article which creates a kneepad pocket on the inside of the trouser leg in front of a person's knee, the article comprising:
a first part comprising a closeable opening having a long dimension transverse to the length of the trouser leg and a first fabric piece providing a perimeter margin surrounding the closeable opening, the first part being fit to a cut-out in the trouser leg with the first fabric piece being attached to the trouser leg;
a second part comprising a second fabric piece that is disposed against the inside of the trouser leg and attached to the trouser leg and that cooperates with the trouser leg to form a majority of the kneepad pocket;
and
a third fabric piece having a marginal portion that is transverse to the length of the trouser leg attached to a portion of the second fabric piece at a location below a top margin of the second piece and an opposite marginal portion attached to a marginal portion of the first fabric piece that is above the closeable opening;
the tether being attached to the trouser leg above the closeable opening.

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An article for enabling a kneepad pocket to be created on the inside of a trouser leg in front of a person's knee and for enabling a kneepad to be suspended at a desired location within the kneepad pocket, the article comprising:

a first part comprising a closeable opening having a long dimension transverse to the length of the trouser leg and a first fabric piece providing a perimeter margin which surrounds the closeable opening and which, when disposed against a margin of the inside of the trouser leg surrounding a cut-out in the trouser leg, locates the closeable opening in the cut-out;
a second part comprising a second fabric piece that is large enough to cooperate with the trouser leg to form a majority of the pocket when its perimeter margin is disposed against the inside of the trouser leg and attached to the trouser leg;
a third fabric piece having a marginal portion that is transverse to the length of the trouser leg attached to a portion of the second fabric piece at a location below a top margin of the second piece and an opposite marginal portion attached to a marginal portion of the first fabric piece that is above the closeable opening;
and
a tether attached to the article above the closeable opening and extending downward in front of the second fabric piece for suspending a kneepad, the tether comprising one or more elements for adjusting how far down the second fabric piece will suspend a kneepad and for enabling a kneepad to be disconnected from the tether.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Articles for making and supporting a kneepad inside a trouser leg

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Articles for making and supporting a kneepad inside a trouser leg

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