US1449656A

US1449656A - Knee pad

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Publication number: US1449656A
Application number: US512860A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry P Compton
Original assignee: EASY RIDER KNEE PAD CO
Current assignee: EASY RIDER KNEE PAD Co
Priority date: 1921-11-04
Filing date: 1921-11-04
Publication date: 1923-03-27
Anticipated expiration: 1940-03-27

Description

Mar. 27, 1923. 1,449,656. H. P. COMPTON.

KNEE PAD.

FILED N0v.4, 1921.

P6. H P. Compton Patented Mar, 2,7, 1923.

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HENRY P. COMPTON, 0F GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR T0 EASY RIDER PAID 00., 0F GEORGETOWN, TEXAS.

KNEE PAD.

Application filed November 4, 1921. Serial No. 512,860..

those who are required to work in a kneeling position and has as its salient object to provide a pad which will form an effective protection for the knee.

A fu'rther object of the invention is to provide a pad which may be cheaply constructed and which will embody a knee cushion.

And the invention has as a still further object to provide a pad wherein the filling of the cushion may be readily renewed but wherein the filling will, under ordinary conditions, be retained in a cushion sack employed.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View ofmy improved knee pad,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View taken medially through the device, and

Figure 3 is a plan view showing the blank from which the shoe of the pad is formed.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a shoe 10. This shoe is preferably formed of laminated fabric adhesively connected by a rubber binder vulcanized so as to not only effectually secure the laminations together but to also render the shoe water-proof. I have found, incident to the actual manufacture ofthe invention, that worn out tire casings may be employed in constructing the shoe. A useful purpose for such casings is thus provided while, at the same time, such casings, even though too badly worn to be of further service intheir original capacity, are, nevertheless, sufliciently intact to provide excellent stock from which to construct the shoe of the present invention. As shown in Figure 3, the shoe is preferably constructed from an oblong blank having parallel side and end edges and comprising a body A at one end of which is an end flap B, alined transversely directedslits C being formed in the blank from the longitudinal edges thereof to define the end flap. To fashion the shoe, the side margins of the body A of the blank are first bentupwardly to define upstanding'sidewalls 11 when the flap B of the blank is then directed upwardly and folded rearwardly-over the forward ends of the side walls at. the outer facesthereof to form a front wall 12 for the shoe,it being observed in this connection, that the front wall extends somewhat above the side walls. Securing the front wall at its ends to the forward ends of the side walls are pairs of rivets orother-approved fastening devices, the rivets of each pair, for convenience, beingindicated at 13 and 14 respectively, and, if desired, the' joints between these walls may be vulcanized so as to render the shoe water-tight. Riveted at one end to one of the side walls of the shoe, near the rear end of said wall, is an attaching: strap 15. A, similar strap'16 is secured atone end to the shoe at its adjacent side by one of the rivets 14. Upon the opposite side wall of the shoe is secured a buckle'17 to engage the strap 15 while a similar buckle 18 is provided to engage'the strap 16, the short stra carrying the buckle 18 being secured by t e other of the rivets '14 at the adjacent side of the shoe. The

straps

15 and 16 are, of course, provided for securing the shoe to a leg of the wearer.

Arranged within the shoe is a knee cushion. Thisknee cushion comprises a sack 19.which is preferably tformed of convas and snugly n'ts'within the shoe. The open inner end of the sack is, as best shown in Figure 2, disposed 'to confront the end wall 12 of the shoe and .securing the upper marwithin the shoe, the mouth of the sack will 7 be closed by, the end wall 12 of the shoe to prevent accidental loss of the stufiing. However, by swinging the outer end of the sack u wardly over the end wall 12, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, the mouth of the sack will be rendered accessible so that the stuifing may be readily removed and renewed, the sack in being cut away at its mouth, as indicated, making it entirely convenient to Withdraw the stufiin from the sack. In practice, the knee of t e user of the device Will rest upon the cushion so that the device will accordingly provide an entirely comfortable and effective pad.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is:

1. A knee pad including a shoe, and a cushion containing sack arranged Within and resting on the bottom of the shoe having its mouth open and normally covered by a Wall of the shoe.

2. A knee pad including a shoe, and a cushion containing sack secured at its mouth to a Wall of the shoe and normally resting on the bottom of the shoe with its mouth covered by said Wall.

3. A knee pad including a shoe having side and end Walls, a cushion containing sack lying Within the shoe and having its upper margin at the mouth thereof secured to said 'end Wall, the mouth being normally covered by the end Wall and the sack being free of the shoe except at the upper margin of its mouth, and a stufiing Within the sack.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HENRY P. COMPTON. L 8.]