Patent ID: 7451493

Claim:
In a knee pad of the type including an outer shell element, a shaped cushion having a concave interior in the form of a trough with a forward upper wall, a first lateral side wall for positioning on one side of a knee, a second lateral side wall for positioning on the opposite side of a knee, an inside surface, and an open lower end for positioning on a shin, a gel receiving recess in the inside surface with a gel insert therein, the improvement comprising: an attachment strap assembly for holding the shaped cushion element against the knee, said strap assembly including a first elongate strap attached at one end to the first lateral side wall and extending from the first lateral side wall for a length sufficient to extend around the back side of a knee and including a first fastening element at the end of said length for attachment along the second lateral side wall; said first elongate strap including first and second bifurcated, spaced strap members connected to the first lateral side wall and extending at least partially along the length of the first elongate strap to a single first releasable strap member having said first fastening element, said first fastening element cooperative with a second releasable fastening element, said second fastening element on a single, non-bifurcated third strap member attached to the second lateral side wall and releasably attachable by said second releasable fastening element to the first fastening element to hold the cushion and knee pad in position on a knee and shin with said first elongate strap fitted around the back side of the knee.