Patent ID: 9655391
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A41D

Claim:
1. A knee pad holding mechanism integrally formed with a pantleg for holding a knee pad over a knee region of the pantleg comprising: a first length of fabric material and a second length of fabric material secured together to form a pocket, said pocket including a top portion and a bottom portion, an access opening, opposed side edges and an interior, said pocket being sized and shaped to receive the knee pad through the access opening and further including at least two respective pairs of pocket openings located along each of the opposed side edges of said pocket for providing access to the interior of said pocket, each of said pocket openings having opposed top and bottom portions and each of said at least two respective pairs of pocket openings being sized and shaped to receive a strap associated with the knee pad; a first cord member extending from the top portion to the bottom portion of one of the opposed side edges of said pocket and a second cord member extending from the top portion to the bottom portion of the other of the opposed side edges of said pocket; said first cord member passing within the respective pocket openings associated with said one of the opposed side edges of said pocket and extending from the top portion to the bottom portion of each of the respective pocket openings thereby forming an additional opening within each of the respective pocket openings for allowing the strap associated with the knee pad to also be threaded therethrough; said second cord member passing within the respective pocket openings associated with said other of the opposed side edges of said pocket and extending from the top portion to the bottom portion of each of the respective pocket openings thereby forming an additional opening within each of the respective pocket openings for allowing the strap associated with the knee pad to also be threaded therethrough; said pocket being secured to the knee region of the pantleg; each pair of said at least two respective pairs of opposed pocket openings providing adjustability of the knee pad relative to the knee region of the pantleg.