Patent ID: 7512996

Claim:
A protective covering for a knee having a medial side on an inside of the leg, a lateral side on an outside of the leg, a top edge proximate a thigh, and a bottom edge proximate a shin, the protective covering comprising: a rigid orthotic layer having a central portion configured to be positioned over a knee cap portion of the knee, wherein the rigid layer is asymmetric; the central portion being substantially flat in a medial side to a lateral side direction; a lateral portion extending away from a lateral side of the central portion at an acute angle; the lateral portion extending over a lateral side of the knee; a medial portion that curves away from a medial side of the central portion at an obtuse angle; the medial portion extending over a medial side of the knee; and the lateral portion is a brace configured to prevent pronation of the knee in a lateral direction by resisting lateral movement of the knee while the medial portion is configured to allow a full range of motion.