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Protective pad assembly including inner member and outer protective pad releasably attachable thereto

Pending Publication Date: 2021-09-02
JP VENTURES LLC
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Benefits of technology

The protective pad assembly makes it easier to wear and reduces the risk of blood clots and nerve damage from tightly pulled straps.

Problems solved by technology

A common drawback of prior art methods of fastening such products is that they become uncomfortable to the user (wearer) during prolonged usage do to binding, burning and / or chaffing, which may result in irritation to the skin and limb tingling and bruising which is brought on by constriction of the blood vessels.
A drawback of such fastening straps 3 and 4 is that they can cause discomfort to the user (wearer) and constriction of blood vessels during prolonged usage, eventually leading to bruising and / or skin irritation.
Also, occasionally, strapped knee pads failing to stay in place, and ultimately get loose and start to move and fall down on the leg.
A drawback to the use of magnetically attractive elements 16 and 18 is that the elements 16 and 18 potentially can slide relative to the garment during use.
It may become uncomfortable for the user to be required to make frequent readjustments of the protective pad to reposition it for comfort.
Other known protective pad assemblies have the drawback of requiring permanent alterations to the garment fabric and / or damaging the garment fabric, such as by requiring or creating holes in the garment fabric in order to attain proper attachment.

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first embodiment

[0123]Thus, FIG. 23B shows the outer protective unit 104 mounted on the knee 7 of the user wearing pants 2, and the first distal end 1421 of the outer strap member 128 passes through the slots 126 and 152 of the outer protective pad 122 and holds the outer protective pad 122 and outer protective cap 146 together. According to the present invention, the outer members 128 of the protective unit 104 do not touch each other, i.e., do not encircle the leg 6 of the user, as best shown in FIG. 22B.

[0124]Various modifications, changes, and alterations may be practiced with the above-described embodiment, including but not limited to the additional embodiments shown in FIGS. 24-67. In the interest of brevity, reference characters in FIGS. 24-67 that are discussed above in connection with the first exemplary embodiment of in FIGS. 4-23B are not further elaborated upon below, except to the extent necessary or useful to explain the additional embodiments of FIGS. 24-67. Modified components and ...

second exemplary embodiment

[0130]In use of the protective pad assembly 200, the user wears the sleeve unit 202 with the attached inner securing components 108 including the inner magnetically attractive element 112, as illustrated in FIG. 27. The elastic sleeve 206 of the sleeve unit 202 is worn at the bare upper and lower portions 6a and 6b of the leg 6, over the knee 7 and the knee crease 9, as shown in FIGS. 24-33. In this position, the upper end 2071 of the elastic sleeve 206 is positioned above the elbow or the knee 7 of the user, while the lower end 2072 of the elastic sleeve 206 is positioned below the elbow or the knee 7 of the user. Unlike the elastic sleeve 106 of the first exemplary embodiment, the elastic sleeve 206 of the second exemplary embodiment covers the knee 7 of the user.

[0131]It should be appreciated that the sleeve unit 202 can be worn with shorts 32, as shown in FIGS. 27-29. The sleeve unit 202 also can be worn on the leg 6 and concealed under the pants 2 as shown in FIGS. 30-33. When ...

third embodiment

[0141]The inner support unit 402 further includes the inner securing component 108 with the steel cup washers 112 mounted (or secured) to the adjustable inner strap 406. All other salient characteristics, securing devices and attaching assemblies and methods for the adjustable inner support unit 402 are identical to the band unit 302 as defined in the present invention.

[0142]In use of the protective pad assembly 400, the user puts on the inner support unit 402 with the attached inner securing components 108 by wrapping the sleeve 406 of the inner support unit 402 around lower portion 6b of the leg 6, below the knee 7 and a knee crease 9, and above the ankle 8. The sleeve 406 may be worn over the bare leg 6 as shown in FIG. 40, or over pants 2 as shown in FIGS. 43-45, or under pants 2. The adjustable inner strap 406 is wrapped around lower portion 6b of the leg 6 so that the patches 4201 and 4202 face each other. The free distal ends 4091 and 4092 of the adjustable strap 406 are remo...

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Abstract

A protective pad assembly for removably positioning on an arm or a leg of a user of the protective pad assembly for protecting an elbow or a knee of the user. The protective pad assembly comprises an inner member adapted to be positioned adjacent the elbow or the knee of the user so as to encircle the arm or the leg of the user, at least inner securing component mounted to the inner member, an outer protective pad adapted to be positioned over the elbow or the knee of the user and aligned with the elbow or the knee of the user, and at least one outer securing component mounted to the outer protective pad. The at least one outer securing component is releasably attachable to the at least one inner securing component. The outer protective pad is configured to be disposed over the inner member.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION AND CLAIM TO PRIORITY[0001]This Application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Applications Ser. No. 62 / 984,169 filed Mar. 2, 2020 and Ser. No. 62 / 984,922 filed Mar. 4, 2020, both by Picone et al., which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties and to which priority is claimedBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to protective cushioning devices in general and, more particularly, to a protective pad assembly including an inner member with securing components and an outer protective pad releasably attachable thereto for protecting a user's knee and / or elbow joints.2. Description of the Related Art[0003]Typically, protective pads or cushioning devices, such as kneepads or elbow pads, are attached to a body part of a user over a garment by various methods including belt straps, clips, wraps, elastic stretching, glues, tapes or adhesives. A common drawback of prior ...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D13/08A41D13/06
CPCA41D13/08A41D13/065A41F1/002
Inventor PICONE, JOHN A.PARDILLO, JOSEPH M.
Owner JP VENTURES LLC