Patent ID: 8661563

Claim:
An elbow pad for an upper body garment with a sleeve portion having a shoulder end and a wrist end, the elbow pad comprising: padding material configured in an elbow pad shape; a substantially J-shaped preferential fold line, the preferential fold line having a first section extending from a first end of the padding material for placement facing the shoulder end toward a second end of the padding material for placement facing the wrist end, the preferential fold line curving in a central area of the padding material and having a second section extending to a forward side of the padding material, the preferential fold line configured so that the padding material bends along the preferential fold line to cup the wearer's elbow; and wherein the preferential fold line comprises a first preferential fold line and further including a second preferential fold line, the second preferential fold line extending from a first end of the padding material to the second end of the padding material and crossing the second section of the first preferential fold line, the second preferential fold line configured to further cup the wearer's elbow.