Patent ID: 7219372
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A kneepad supported on the exterior of pants worn by the user, comprising: an attaching member fastened to a exterior knee location on the leg of a pair of pants and having a predetermined width and height; a protective pad of resilient foam material having a width substantially equal to that of said attaching member and a length greater than the height of said attaching member; fastening means having a loop portion and a hook portion detachably attachable to each other, one of said portions covering the entire surface of said attaching member and the other of said portions covering an area less than the width of said attaching member and extending for the full length of said protective pad wherein said portions of said fastening means have a maximum common contact area with each other less than the area of said attaching member, said pad being moveable to selected positions relative to said attaching member and simultaneously maintaining said common contact area in a range greater than the width of said attaching member and in the range longitudinally of more than the height of said attaching member.