Patent ID: 6122768
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: A41D,A63B

Abstract:
A joint protector for use in active sports for protecting a human user's knee or elbow joint from injury or protecting clothing from damage, the joint protector comprising the combination of a cushion pad having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface being shaped for fitting about portions of the user's knee or elbow for attachment thereto; a cap having a cup-shaped inner face and an outwardly convex outer face, said inner face being fitted over a portion of the outer surface of the cushion pad, the cap being formed of a material which is sufficiently elastic to enable at least a portion of the cap to deform inwardly relative to the cushion pad from an initial position to a deflected position responsive to impact forces applied to an area of impact on the cap upon contact with a surface or object, said material further enabling said portion of the cap to elastically return to said initial position responsive to removal of the impact forces, a flexible cover positioned over at least a portion of the outer face of the cap, and an annular support having a central opening, the cap being supported when in the opening.