ASEPLover Anee Frotector.
Year: 1898

page_text: 1, THOMAS WILLIAM WOOD, of The Maynard Arms, Carlin How, in the County
of York, Innkeeper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows;
This invention comprises a device to be used as a knee protector and is
especially intended for the use of housemaids and others who have to kneel in
the course of their duties upon hard or uneven surfaces to such an extent that the
position becomes painful at the time and the knee is often liable to be per-
manently injured in the manner known as the housemaid's knee.
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The object and result of this invention is to provide a means of protection
which can be attached to the knee, and affords effectual protection as a cushion
when knelt upon, and which will cause no inconvenience to the wearer' as a
permanent attachment when walking or engaged otherwise than kneeling. To
attain this object the device is light, pliable and soft to the knee and is easily
attachable or detachable as other articles of wearing apparel.
In effecting the object of my invention I provide a series of pneumatic balls
or their equivalents arranged together in any convenient manner to form a
pad and enclose these in a suitable casing of canvas or its equivalents. Straps
and buckles are attached to strap this to the leg over the knee. When knelt
upon the pneumatic balls compress together in the form of a soft cushion and
being seperate that is each ball being self contained, a puncture in any one ball
does not cause a collapse of the protector, which is therefore reliable and ser-
viceable under all conditions of ordinary usage.
ASEPLover Anee Frotector.
I, THOMAS WILLIAM Woon, of The Maynard Arms, Carlin How, in the County
0 of York, Innkeeper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement;-
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page_text: especially intended for the use of housemaids and others who have to kneel in
the course of their duties upon hard or uneven surfaces to such an extent that the
position becomes painful at the time and the knee is often liable to be per-
manently injured in the manner known as housemaid's knee.
The object and result of this invention is to provide a means of protection
which can be attached to the knee, and affords effectual protection as a cushion
when knelt upon, and which will cause no inconvenience to the wearer as a
permanent attachment when walking or engaged otherwise than kneeling. To
attain this object the device is light, pliable and soft to the knee and is easily
attachable or detachable as other articles of wearing apparel.
And in order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect, I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the accom-
panying drawing, in which Fig. 1 represents a longitudinal sectional view and
Fig. 2 a corresponding plan view of a knee protector constructed in accordance
with my invention; and Fig. 3 is a view of the protector drawn to a reduced
scale and attached to the leg over the knee.
In effecting the object of my invention, I provide a series of small pneumatic
balls aa a of india-rubber or their equivalents arranged together in any con-
venient manner to form a knee proiector and enclose these in a suitable lining
or casing composed of canvas or its equivalent. This lining or casing is
divided into compartments each having its edges or seams secured by stitching.
Straps c, buckle d and elastic bands furnished with hook and eye ff¹ are
attached to the protector to strap it to the leg over the knee. When knelt
upon the pneumatic balls a a compress together in the form of a seft continuous
cushion and being separate, that is each ball being self-contained a puncture
in any one ball does not cause a collapse of the protector, which is therefore
reliable and serviceable under all conditions of ordinary usage.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
An improved knee protector consisting of a series of small pneumatic balls
such as a enclosed in a canvas lining or casing such as b and furnished with
means of attachment to the leg over the knee, substantially as and for the
purpose as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 1st day of Tocambar 1898
G. J. CLARKSON,
Chartered Patent Agent,
Stockton-on-Tees and Hull, Agent for the Applicant.