Patent ID: 9675124
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A41D

Claim:
1. A joint protector comprising: a first pad having a length extending along a first axis; a second pad separate from the first pad and having a length extending along a second axis, an end of the first pad adjacent the second pad and configured to align with an end of the second pad that is adjacent the first pad; and a connector coupled to the first and second pads, the connector configured to attach the first and second pads to a limb of a user such that the first pad is positioned on one side of the joint of the user and the second pad is positioned on an opposite side of the joint of the user, the connector comprising an elastic material secured to edges of the first pad and edges of the second pad, the elastic material unsecured to (i) the end of the first pad adjacent the second pad and (ii) a portion of the edges of the first pad extending from the end of the first pad adjacent the second pad along the length of the pad, wherein the joint protector is movable to be in a first state in which the first axis aligns with the second axis and the end of the first pad aligns with the end of the second pad, and to be in a second state in which the first axis is angled relative to the second axis and the end of the first pad is not aligned with the end of the second pad.