Patent ID: 7172568

Claim:
A knee band for protecting front and side portions of a knee from impacts, said knee band comprising: a band of elastic fabric comprising elastomer threads, first and second nonelastic textile threads and at least a third nonelastic textile thread of a material selected from the group consisting of nylon, polyester and polyester film, said third nonelastic textile thread being interwoven with said elastomer thread and said first and second nonelastic textile threads so as to form a dense population of loops rising to a certain height in a direction normal to an outer surface of the elastic fabric; at least two hooked portions having hooks of two respective fabric hook-and-loop fastening devices, said at least two hooked portions being located on an inner surface near an end of opposite wings of said band of elastic fabric and being superimposed and anchored in a portion on said outer surface of said elastic fabric upon wrapping and tightening said elastic band around a limb, wherein: said opposite wings are arranged to be anchored on any portion of said outer surface of said elastic fabric; said opposite wings narrow and extend themselves at different levels with respect to a height of a central portion of said band of elastic fabric, thereby crossing themselves without interfering with one another and superimposing on said outer surface of said elastic fabric upon tightening the elastic band around an upper end portion of the calf; and an upper edge of said central portion has a salient profile with respect to said different levels; and a shell of anti-shock material superimposed on said elastic band, said shell of anti-shock material being shaped to shield said front and side portions of the knee and having two lateral wings, wherein an inner surface of said two lateral wings has portions with hooks of respective fabric hook-and-loop fastening devices anchored on said outer surface of said elastic fabric.