US2456472A - Kneepad - Google Patents

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Dec. 14, 1948. D, F, TURNER 2,456,472

` KNEE PAD Filed July 24, 194e 2 sheets-sheet 1 Inventar 1701161.45 .FREDER/cn TURNER D. F. TURNER Dec. 14, '1.948.

KNEE PAD 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 24, 1,946 Y Patented Dec. 14, 1948 HTED TATS TENT oFFlcE KNEEPAD Douglas Frederick Turner, Detroit, Mich.

Application July 24, 1946, Serial No. 685,965

1 Claim. l

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in knee pads embodying cushion means for the knees of a person while working in a kneeling position to eliminate the discomfort of kneeling on hard surfaces.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a resilient base for the pad to support the pad in an elevated position above the ground, floor or other surface together with means for attaching the pay to the knees of a person to facilitate movement of the pad over the ground by the workman.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is strong and durable, eicient and reliable in use, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View taken on a line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the resilient base for the pad and Figure 5 is a side elevational view thereof.

Referring now to the drawings in detail Wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a resilient base generally which is constructed of a metal rod of resilient material, the rod being bent intermediate its ends to provide a substantially U-shaped bottom for the base, the legs 1 of said bottom portion being arranged in` diverging relation toward the rear end of the pad, each leg being bent upwardly and forwardly to provide a pair of spaced parallel arms 8 which are supported in an elevated position above the bottom portion 6 and are inclined slightly upwardly toward the front end. The front ends of the arms 8 are bent transversely inwardly as shown at 9 and are rigidly connected to each other by means of a sleeve I0. The inwardly bent ends 9 of the arms 8 are positioned slightly forwardly of the front end of the bottom portion 6 of the base as will be apparent from an inspection of Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings.

A pad II of felt or -other suitable material is provided with a leather or other flexible base I2 of tough materials and is supported on the arms 8 by leather or other iieXible strips I3 sewed to the base I2 of the pad and enclosing the arms as well as the transverse ends 9- thereof and the sleeve I0.

The front and rear ends of the pad II extend forwardly and rearwardly of the base 5 and to the under-side of which are secured front and rear straps Ill and I5, respectively preferably by sewing the straps to the base I2 of the pad as indicated at I6.

The front strap I4 is adapted for attaching to the leg of a person above the knee while the rear strap I5 is adapted for attaching to the leg below the knee so that the pad will support the knee of a person when in a kneeling position.

The front end of the pad I I projects upwardly in front of the knee to protect the same from injury by objects which might strike the knee while the pad is being worn. y

The arms 8 of the base 5 are constructed o material possessing suicient strength to support the weight of a person and at the same time embodying suflicient reliency to yield to the weight of a person and thus relieve the knee from shock and discomfort such as usually caused by contact of the knee with unyielding surfaces.

In view of the foreging description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in the art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A knee pad comprising a base constructed of rod material and including a U-shaped lower portion and a pair of spaced parallel arms integrally formed with the ends of said lower portion and supported above the latter, inwardly projecting ends at the front of said arms, a sleeve rigidly connecting said ends, a resilient pad and strips of flexible material secured to said pad and extending along and enclosing said arms, ends and sleeve to secure the same to said pad.

DOUGLAS FREDERICK TURNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,087,863 Andrews Feb, 17, 1914 1,155,491 Holsey Oct. 5, 1915 1,251,040 Jenney et al. Dec. 25, 1917 1,293,240 Summers Feb. 4, 1919i

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