CA2848696A1 - Knee pads attached to pants - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
- A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
- A41D13/06—Knee or foot
- A41D13/065—Knee protectors
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
- A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
- A41D13/055—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body
- A41D13/0556—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body with releasable fastening means
- A41D13/0568—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body with releasable fastening means with straps
Abstract
A knee pad is provided with upper and lower pairs of tabs on its side walls.
The tabs are attached to the leg portion of a pants by means of snap fasteners, velcro or buttons, each of which permits the knee pad to be separated from the pants so that the pants may be washed.
Where the pants are short and do no extend to the lower pair of tabs, the latter tabs attach to a band which extends around the calf of a wearer of the knee pad and prevents the knee pad from swinging upward and away from the wearer's knee.
The tabs are attached to the leg portion of a pants by means of snap fasteners, velcro or buttons, each of which permits the knee pad to be separated from the pants so that the pants may be washed.
Where the pants are short and do no extend to the lower pair of tabs, the latter tabs attach to a band which extends around the calf of a wearer of the knee pad and prevents the knee pad from swinging upward and away from the wearer's knee.
Description
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This invention relates generally to knee pads and more particularly to a combination of a knee pad and fastening means for attaching the knee pad to the pants of a wearer.
Knee pads are in common use by persons who work on their hands and knees.
Roofers for example kneel as they are nailing shingles to a roof. Installers of flooring and carpets also kneel during much of their work and gardeners and persons who are laying turf must also spend much of their working time on their hands and knees.
The knees of such persons become bruised and painful if they are not protected in some way and the usual way of doing so is by means of knee pads. Conventional knee pads consist of concave shaped pads which fit over the knees and are held in place by means of straps. The straps encircle the wearers' legs and the ends of the straps are connected by means of buckles, velcro or other means.
The straps of knee pads must be fastened tightly to the legs to prevent the pads from slipping out of place. However the tighter the straps, the more uncomfortable they are. Over time the pads may become so uncomfortable that they hinder the work in which persons wearing knee pads are engaged.
I have found a way to hold knee pads to a person's legs without fastening the pads directly to the legs. Rather than fastening the knee pads to the legs, I
fasten them to the pants that are worn by the persons. The knee pads are held in place by the pants and the pants in turn are I
held in place by a belt or suspenders worn to by the person. Straps around his leg are not used to hold the knee pads in place.
If the person uses a belt to hold his pants up, his hips bear the weight of the pants and knee pads and prevent the knee pads from slipping downward on his legs and if the person uses suspenders, it is his shoulders which bear the weight and prevent the knee pads from slipping.
Either way he suffers no discomfort and is not injured by the straps of the knee pads.
Locating knee pads on pants not only avoids discomfort and injury to the wearer's legs but has the added advantage of giving the wearer the opportunity to choose where exactly he wants the knee pads to be on his leg. He decides where the pads are to be attached to his pants.
By contrast if the knee pads are fastened by straps, the person has no such choice. The pads must be at the location on his legs where they are designed to be and not necessarily where the wearer wants them to be.
Briefly, my invention is the combination of a knee pad, tabs and fasteners for attaching the knee pad to pants. The combination is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is an elevation of the inner wall of the knee pad, tabs and fasteners;
Figure 2 is a cross-section of the knee pad in conjunction with long pants worn by the wearer of the knee pad. The knee pad is in smaller scale than that in Figure 1 and the pants and =
tabs for attaching of the knee pad to a wearer's pants are shown in elevation;
Figure 3 is an elevation of the inner wall of a knee pad of a different shape than the knee pad illustrated in Figures 1 and 2; and Figure 4 is a cross-section of the knee pad in conjunction with an elevation of short pants worn by the wearer of the knee pad.
Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the description of the drawings.
With reference to Figures 1 and 2, the knee pad consists of an upper portion, generally 10, a cental portion, generally 12 and a lower portion, generally 14. The inside wall of the knee pad generally 16 is composed of a layer of soft, pliable material 18 which contacts the wearer's pants 20 and which is comfortable to the wearer when it is fastened to the pants.
In order to enhance the flexibility of the knee pad in the area in front of the knee, deep recesses or indentation 24 are formed in the side walls 26 of the knee pad in that area. When the knee bends, the gaps in the two recesses close but the knee pad does not resist bending until the gaps are fully closed. Accordingly, the knee remains protected whether the knee is bent or straight.
The outer wall 30 of the knee pad is composed of material which provides a measure of protection to the wearer's knee. The wall is of limited pliability and resilience so that it flexes and springs back sufficiently to allow the knee to bend and to straighten but is sufficiently strong to =
resist fracturing when subject to abrasion and blows, Preferably the outer wall is composed of plastic or rubber.
The illustrated knee pad is of conventional construction but the tabs and fasteners des-cribed below are not and they in combination with the knee pad, are my invention.
Concerning the tabs, a pair of them, numbered 32, is provided on opposite sides of the upper portion of the knee pad and like tabs 34 are provided on opposite sides of the lower portion.
The tabs are attached to the knee pad by passing their inner ends through openings 10a in the knee pad, turning the ends back on themselves to form loops and fastening the ends to areas of the tabs outside the loop. The dome or head 36 of a conventional dome fastener is fastened to each tab adjacent to its outer end. The ball 36a of the fastener fits into conventional sockets (not illustrated) attached to the leg portion of the pants. Other well known versions of dome or snap fasteners can be used consisting of two interlocking components one of which is attached to the tabs and the other attached to pants.
The component attached to pants may be attached at locations on the pants which best suit the wearer of the knee pads so that the movement of the knee pads on his leg is minimized but the legs are free to bend and straighten without interference by the pads.
Attachment of the fasteners is by well know means. Generally, an awl, hammer and punch are the only tools necessary to do so.
While a dome fastener is the preferred means for attachment of the tabs to the pants, other fasteners can be used. For example buttons and velcro are also suitable. If buttons are used, the buttons are preferably sewn to the pants. Holes which accommodate the buttons are formed in the tabs. Rain water will then not leak into the pants.
Preferably the fastener is one that allows the tabs to be easily separated from the pants so that the pants can be washed without damaging the knee pads. The fasteners mentioned above normally all allow the knee pads to be easily attached and detached from the pants.
With reference to Figure 3, the knee pad, generally 40 has upper and lower walls 42, 44 and oppositely facing side walls 46a.b. Like the knee pad of Figures 1 and 2, the knee pad has outer and inner layers, an outer relatively inflexible layer for protecting the knee from blows or abrasion and a soft inner layer. Also like the knee pad of Figures 1 and 2 the knee pad of Figure 3 is of conventional construction. However to the knee pad of Figure 3 is attached to each of its side walls a tab 48 and to each tab a dome fastener 50 is attached. The tab and dome fastener serve the same purpose as the tabs and fasteners of Figure 1 and 2.
With reference again to Figure 2, the illustrated pants are long pants or trousers and both upper and lower pairs of tabs can be attached to the pants so that one pair is above the knee and the other is below it. In Figure 4 however the pants 58 are short and end at hems 58a. The wearer's knee 60 and lower leg 61 are below the hem by means of upper fasteners 62. In such case, only the upper pair of tabs 64 can be attached to the pants. The tabs are sufficient to hold the pad in the intended location in front of the knee but do not prevent it from swinging upward which may happen as the wearer moves about on his hands and knees To prevent that, the lower pair of tabs 66 are attached to a band 70 which extends around the calf 61a of the wearer's leg and are attached at each end to the lower tabs by lower fasteners 74. The latter fasteners may be but are not necessarily of the same construction as the fasteners which attach the upper pair of tabs to the pants.
Band 70 prevents the knee pad from swinging upward. Its function is not to secure the knee pad to the wearer's leg. For that reason the band may hang loosely and not necessarily in contact with the leg. It is undesirable that it be secured to the leg because in that case it may injure or cause discomfort to the wearer. Auxiliary fasteners 74a permit the effective length of the band to be adjusted.
It will be understood, of course, that modifications can be made to the combination of a knee pad, tab and fastener of the invention without departing from the scope and purview of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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This invention relates generally to knee pads and more particularly to a combination of a knee pad and fastening means for attaching the knee pad to the pants of a wearer.
Knee pads are in common use by persons who work on their hands and knees.
Roofers for example kneel as they are nailing shingles to a roof. Installers of flooring and carpets also kneel during much of their work and gardeners and persons who are laying turf must also spend much of their working time on their hands and knees.
The knees of such persons become bruised and painful if they are not protected in some way and the usual way of doing so is by means of knee pads. Conventional knee pads consist of concave shaped pads which fit over the knees and are held in place by means of straps. The straps encircle the wearers' legs and the ends of the straps are connected by means of buckles, velcro or other means.
The straps of knee pads must be fastened tightly to the legs to prevent the pads from slipping out of place. However the tighter the straps, the more uncomfortable they are. Over time the pads may become so uncomfortable that they hinder the work in which persons wearing knee pads are engaged.
I have found a way to hold knee pads to a person's legs without fastening the pads directly to the legs. Rather than fastening the knee pads to the legs, I
fasten them to the pants that are worn by the persons. The knee pads are held in place by the pants and the pants in turn are I
held in place by a belt or suspenders worn to by the person. Straps around his leg are not used to hold the knee pads in place.
If the person uses a belt to hold his pants up, his hips bear the weight of the pants and knee pads and prevent the knee pads from slipping downward on his legs and if the person uses suspenders, it is his shoulders which bear the weight and prevent the knee pads from slipping.
Either way he suffers no discomfort and is not injured by the straps of the knee pads.
Locating knee pads on pants not only avoids discomfort and injury to the wearer's legs but has the added advantage of giving the wearer the opportunity to choose where exactly he wants the knee pads to be on his leg. He decides where the pads are to be attached to his pants.
By contrast if the knee pads are fastened by straps, the person has no such choice. The pads must be at the location on his legs where they are designed to be and not necessarily where the wearer wants them to be.
Briefly, my invention is the combination of a knee pad, tabs and fasteners for attaching the knee pad to pants. The combination is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is an elevation of the inner wall of the knee pad, tabs and fasteners;
Figure 2 is a cross-section of the knee pad in conjunction with long pants worn by the wearer of the knee pad. The knee pad is in smaller scale than that in Figure 1 and the pants and =
tabs for attaching of the knee pad to a wearer's pants are shown in elevation;
Figure 3 is an elevation of the inner wall of a knee pad of a different shape than the knee pad illustrated in Figures 1 and 2; and Figure 4 is a cross-section of the knee pad in conjunction with an elevation of short pants worn by the wearer of the knee pad.
Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the description of the drawings.
With reference to Figures 1 and 2, the knee pad consists of an upper portion, generally 10, a cental portion, generally 12 and a lower portion, generally 14. The inside wall of the knee pad generally 16 is composed of a layer of soft, pliable material 18 which contacts the wearer's pants 20 and which is comfortable to the wearer when it is fastened to the pants.
In order to enhance the flexibility of the knee pad in the area in front of the knee, deep recesses or indentation 24 are formed in the side walls 26 of the knee pad in that area. When the knee bends, the gaps in the two recesses close but the knee pad does not resist bending until the gaps are fully closed. Accordingly, the knee remains protected whether the knee is bent or straight.
The outer wall 30 of the knee pad is composed of material which provides a measure of protection to the wearer's knee. The wall is of limited pliability and resilience so that it flexes and springs back sufficiently to allow the knee to bend and to straighten but is sufficiently strong to =
resist fracturing when subject to abrasion and blows, Preferably the outer wall is composed of plastic or rubber.
The illustrated knee pad is of conventional construction but the tabs and fasteners des-cribed below are not and they in combination with the knee pad, are my invention.
Concerning the tabs, a pair of them, numbered 32, is provided on opposite sides of the upper portion of the knee pad and like tabs 34 are provided on opposite sides of the lower portion.
The tabs are attached to the knee pad by passing their inner ends through openings 10a in the knee pad, turning the ends back on themselves to form loops and fastening the ends to areas of the tabs outside the loop. The dome or head 36 of a conventional dome fastener is fastened to each tab adjacent to its outer end. The ball 36a of the fastener fits into conventional sockets (not illustrated) attached to the leg portion of the pants. Other well known versions of dome or snap fasteners can be used consisting of two interlocking components one of which is attached to the tabs and the other attached to pants.
The component attached to pants may be attached at locations on the pants which best suit the wearer of the knee pads so that the movement of the knee pads on his leg is minimized but the legs are free to bend and straighten without interference by the pads.
Attachment of the fasteners is by well know means. Generally, an awl, hammer and punch are the only tools necessary to do so.
While a dome fastener is the preferred means for attachment of the tabs to the pants, other fasteners can be used. For example buttons and velcro are also suitable. If buttons are used, the buttons are preferably sewn to the pants. Holes which accommodate the buttons are formed in the tabs. Rain water will then not leak into the pants.
Preferably the fastener is one that allows the tabs to be easily separated from the pants so that the pants can be washed without damaging the knee pads. The fasteners mentioned above normally all allow the knee pads to be easily attached and detached from the pants.
With reference to Figure 3, the knee pad, generally 40 has upper and lower walls 42, 44 and oppositely facing side walls 46a.b. Like the knee pad of Figures 1 and 2, the knee pad has outer and inner layers, an outer relatively inflexible layer for protecting the knee from blows or abrasion and a soft inner layer. Also like the knee pad of Figures 1 and 2 the knee pad of Figure 3 is of conventional construction. However to the knee pad of Figure 3 is attached to each of its side walls a tab 48 and to each tab a dome fastener 50 is attached. The tab and dome fastener serve the same purpose as the tabs and fasteners of Figure 1 and 2.
With reference again to Figure 2, the illustrated pants are long pants or trousers and both upper and lower pairs of tabs can be attached to the pants so that one pair is above the knee and the other is below it. In Figure 4 however the pants 58 are short and end at hems 58a. The wearer's knee 60 and lower leg 61 are below the hem by means of upper fasteners 62. In such case, only the upper pair of tabs 64 can be attached to the pants. The tabs are sufficient to hold the pad in the intended location in front of the knee but do not prevent it from swinging upward which may happen as the wearer moves about on his hands and knees To prevent that, the lower pair of tabs 66 are attached to a band 70 which extends around the calf 61a of the wearer's leg and are attached at each end to the lower tabs by lower fasteners 74. The latter fasteners may be but are not necessarily of the same construction as the fasteners which attach the upper pair of tabs to the pants.
Band 70 prevents the knee pad from swinging upward. Its function is not to secure the knee pad to the wearer's leg. For that reason the band may hang loosely and not necessarily in contact with the leg. It is undesirable that it be secured to the leg because in that case it may injure or cause discomfort to the wearer. Auxiliary fasteners 74a permit the effective length of the band to be adjusted.
It will be understood, of course, that modifications can be made to the combination of a knee pad, tab and fastener of the invention without departing from the scope and purview of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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Claims (6)
1. In combination, a knee pad for protecting the knees of a wearer; the knee pad being defined by upper and lower walls and oppositely facing side walls and being adapted to located over leg portions of pants worn by a wearer; at least one pair of tabs each attached to a separate said side wall; and a fastener attached to each said tab and adapted to removably attach said each tab to said leg portion of said pants.
2. In combination, a knee pad for protecting the knees of a wearer; the knee pad being de-fined by upper and lower walls and oppositely facing side walls; upper and lower pairs of tabs each attached to a separate said side wall, said upper pair being adapted to be located above a knee portion of said pants and said lower pair being adapted to be located beneath the knees of a wearer of said pants, an upper fastener attached to each said tab in said upper pair and adapted to removably attach said each tab to a portion of said pants above the wearer's knees; a band adapted to extend loosely around the legs of said wearer beneath said wearer's knees;
and a lower fastener attached to each said tab in said lower pair and adapted to removably attach said lower tabs to said band.
and a lower fastener attached to each said tab in said lower pair and adapted to removably attach said lower tabs to said band.
3. In combination, a knee pad for protecting the knee and adjacent areas at the front of the leg of a wearer of pants including: a concave central portion adapted to receive the front of the wearer's knee; a concave upper portion adapted to receive a front area of the wearer's thigh; a concave lower portion adapted to receive the wearer's shin; a pair of upper tabs connected to opposite sides of said upper portion; a pair of lower tabs connected to opposite sides of said lower portion; and a fastener attached to each said tab and adapted to removably attach said each tab to a leg portion of said pants.
4. The combination of claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said fastener is a dome fastener.
5. The combination of claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said fastener is a button
6. The combination of claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said fastener is velcro.
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| CA2848696A CA2848696A1 (en) | 2014-04-04 | 2014-04-04 | Knee pads attached to pants |
| PCT/CA2015/000193 WO2015149152A1 (en) | 2014-04-04 | 2015-03-24 | Knee pads attached to pants |
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| CA2848696A CA2848696A1 (en) | 2014-04-04 | 2014-04-04 | Knee pads attached to pants |
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