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WO1994018861A1 - Protection pour genou ou pour coude - Google Patents

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WO1994018861A1
WO1994018861A1 PCT/SE1994/000156 SE9400156W WO9418861A1 WO 1994018861 A1 WO1994018861 A1 WO 1994018861A1 SE 9400156 W SE9400156 W SE 9400156W WO 9418861 A1 WO9418861 A1 WO 9418861A1
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Matti Viio
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
    • A41D13/06—Knee or foot
    • A41D13/065—Knee protectors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
    • A41D13/055—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body
    • A41D13/0556—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body with releasable fastening means
    • A41D13/0575—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body with releasable fastening means in an openable pocket

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  • the present invention relates to a guard for protect ⁇ ing a body joint, and then particularly, although not exclusively, the kneecap of people who work in a kneeling position, said guard comprising a relatively elongated soft and flexible guard body of appropriate thickness which is intended to be inserted into a pocket provided to this end in the user's clothing, preferably so that the guard body can be easily re ⁇ moved from the pocket.
  • knee guards are well known to the art through their prior use and are normally referred to as knee guards, and are, of course, intended to protect or cushion the knees of people who work often in a kneeling position, for instance cleaning person ⁇ nel, craftsmen, industrial workers and so on.
  • the working trousers of such worker categories are normally provided with separate pockets into which the aforesaid guard can be inserted.
  • knee guards of the kind that are intended for the aforesaid purpose are comprised of a rectangular piece of material of desired thickness. People who wear such knee guards do not wish to be impeded in their movements by a rigid guard which therewith restrict the thickness of the guard, and also require an active or supple guard to be held in place as they move about their work and that the guard will provide optimum support and conform closely to the contours of the knee. Neither shall it be possible to deform the guard plastically. Solely elastic defor ⁇ mation can be permitted.
  • the known knee guards are encumbered with a number of drawbacks.
  • the material from which the knee guard is made tends to "flow" out, i.e. to be made thinner under the influence of the wearer's weight.
  • the known knee guard sufficiently flexible when the knee is bent, causing discomfort to the wearer.
  • the object of the present invention is to eliminate essentially the aforesaid drawbacks and other draw ⁇ backs associated with the known knee guard.
  • the guard regions located on both sides of the central part will embrace a part of the sides of the wearer's knee and also those parts of the wearer's leg which are located immediately beneath the knee when the guard is worn.
  • the central, and main part, of the guard will be automatically aligned and any tendency to sideways movement of the guard will be prevented by these side parts.
  • the longitudinally directed grooves will close together, thereby optimally com ⁇ pressing the guard, i.e. the grooves pass from an open state, in which they provide a ventilating effect, to a closed state, in which they form a homogeneous guard which provides maximum support.
  • the guard Because the grooves close when the wearer moves into a kneeling position, the guard is felt to be a comfortable, homogeneous guard by the wearer. As the wearer moves to an up ⁇ standing position, the grooves will reopen and func ⁇ tion to lead-away any moisture that is generated during physical work, as the guard is pressed against knee/leg, for instance.
  • At least one transverse groove is provided somewhere along the length of the material member.
  • the laterally disposed, outer parts of the material member are intended to embrace part of the knee and part of the leg beneath the knee respectively.
  • the first groove which extends trans ⁇ versely to the longitudinal direction of the material member opens into a respective aperture or recess on respective sides of the guard body.
  • the guard when in use, the guard will form a coher ⁇ ent structure which tightly embraces the wearer's knee and thus conform to the contours of the wearer's knee/leg.
  • This feature shall be seen in the light of the described earlier known technique, in which the guard merely lies against the wearer's knee/leg in a punctiform fashion.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates the inventive guard from above
  • Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line shown by the arrows II-II in Fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 illustrates schematically the configuration of the inventive guard when in use.
  • the inventive guard is comprised of an elongated, generally rectangular body shown generally at 10, which is made of polyethylene for instance, or some other soft and pliable material of desired thickness.
  • the body 10 has a generally smooth outer side 11 which is intended to face outwards when the guard is insert ⁇ ed into a pocket provided herefor in the wearer's clothing (not shown) .
  • the other side 12 of the body 10 has the configuration illustrated in Fig. 1.
  • the body 10 has a central part 13 of predetermined width which is uniform along the full longitudinal axis of the guard and which is delimited laterally by vertical grooves 14, 15 which are roughly V-shaped in cross-section and the depth of which is slightly smaller than the total thickness of the body 10.
  • Located on either side of the grooves 14 and 15 are side parts whose widths are slightly small ⁇ er than the width of the central part 13 in the case of the illustrated embodiment.
  • a groove 16 which opens into a respective side aper ⁇ ture or recess 17 and 18 extends across the body 10 at a predetermined distance from the top of the body.
  • the apertures 17 and 18 are identical to one another and are shaped geometrically so as to form an acute angle ⁇ between mutually opposing edge parts of the aperture or recess.
  • the body 10 can be said to be divided into an upper part, referenced A in Fig. 1, and a lower part referenced B in said Figure.
  • the upper part A is intended mainly to protect the wearer's knee, while the bottom part B is intended to lie against the wearer's leg immediately beneath the knee.
  • the part A is provided with a horizontal groove 19 which opens into corresponding apertures or recesses 20, 21 and which is configured identically to the groove 16 and the apertures 17, 18, although in spaced relationship with the last-mentioned groove.
  • the upper region A of the body 10 is thus comprised of two mutually identical portions A' and A" which are generally of the same size and which are hinged to ⁇ gether by the horizontal groove 19.
  • the regions A and B are hinged together by the groove 16.
  • Both the portion A' and the portion A" of the upper body part A and the body part B include mutually separated side parts 22, 22', 23, 23', 24, 24' which are each hinged in generally a vertical centre plane by vertical grooves 25 and 26 respectively.
  • the central part 13 of the body 10 forms the main active guard abutment surface against a supportive surface
  • the side parts 22, 22', 23, 23', 24, 24' are mainly intended to embrace the knee and leg respectively of the wearer while, at the same time, functioning as guide means for holding the guard in place as the wearer moves about his/her work.
  • a guard which is configured in the aforedescribed manner will obtain a shape roughly similar to the shape shown in Fig. 3, when the guard is worn. Because the guard body 10 will conform to the shape of the wearer's knee/leg when the guard is enclosed in said pocket, the mutually opposing wall parts of the aper ⁇ tures 16, 17; 19, 20 will close together and therewith form a homogeneous structure and ensure that the intended function is realized. It should also be men ⁇ tioned in this regard that when the guard is worn, the groove that is disposed outermost in the portion A' of the body 10 will lie essentially in line with corre ⁇ sponding grooves in the portion A' and the part B of the guard body and therewith function as ventilation channels.
  • the longi ⁇ tudinally extending grooves fulfil at least three separate important functions, which when taken togeth ⁇ er bestow a novel and surprising effect on the pro- duct.
  • the grooves whose cross-sectional shapes may be given a form different to that shown in the illus ⁇ trated embodiment, thus provide a fold-weakening which enables the guard to conform more readily to the anatomical shape of the wearer.
  • the grooves when the mutually opposing longitudinally extending sides of the grooves are pressed together as the wearer takes a kneeling position, the grooves provide the guard with a maximal compression capacity, maximum homogeneity and support.
  • the grooves also function as ventilating means, i.e. to conduct away any moisture that may be present.
  • the guard body 10 also includes a bottom part C, which is also provided with transverse grooves, not referenced.
  • the part C is provided so as to enable the total length of the body 10 to be shortened when necessary, by cutting along one of the transverse grooves in said part C.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une protection pour protéger, par exemple, les genoux d'un utilisateur travaillant à genoux. Cette protection comprend un corps de protection (10) doux, au moins relativement flexible, et rectangulaire qui est conçu pour être inséré dans une poche ménagée dans l'habit de l'utilisateur et prévue à cet effet. Selon l'invention, le corps de protection (10) comprend une partie centrale (13) qui s'étend le long de la longueur complète de protection et qui est délimitée des deux côtés par des rainures (14, 15) s'étendant dans la direction de l'axe longitudinal du corps de protection. En dehors des rainures (14, 15) sont prévues des parties latérales mutuellement opposées et qui, de préférence, s'étendent le long de la longueur complète du corps de protection (10).
PCT/SE1994/000156 1993-02-26 1994-02-24 Protection pour genou ou pour coude Ceased WO1994018861A1 (fr)

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SE9300656A SE9300656L (sv) 1993-02-26 1993-02-26 Skyddsanordning för ett knä eller armbåge

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Cited By (15)

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WO1996019124A1 (fr) * 1994-12-21 1996-06-27 Kneeon Australia Pty. Limited Perfectionnement de rembourrage de protection
AU737497B2 (en) * 1994-12-21 2001-08-23 Kneeon Australia Pty Limited Improved protective padding
EP1290956A3 (fr) * 2001-09-07 2004-05-26 Salomon S.A. Dispositif de protection absorbant l'énergie destiné aux zones d'articulation
WO2004089132A1 (fr) * 2003-04-11 2004-10-21 Otto Bock Scandinavia Ab Protection et coussinet de protection pour articulations
FR2903579A1 (fr) * 2006-07-17 2008-01-18 Pjdo Soc Par Actions Simplifie Coque de protection externe, notamment destinee a etre integree au sein d'une housse de protection ou d'un vetement de protection integrant une telle coque
FR2914825A1 (fr) * 2007-04-10 2008-10-17 Jean Emile Salvador Genouillere semi rigide articulee
EP2465369A1 (fr) * 2010-12-20 2012-06-20 Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG Protection contre les collisions, habit de protection avec protection anticollisions et utilisation d'un matériau en couche pour une protection anticollisions
WO2013015913A1 (fr) * 2011-07-25 2013-01-31 Nike International Ltd. Articles de vêtement incorporant des éléments de molletonnage
WO2013154969A1 (fr) * 2012-04-09 2013-10-17 Nike International Ltd. Articles d'habillement intégrant des éléments de rembourrage
CN104379008A (zh) * 2012-05-31 2015-02-25 耐克创新有限合伙公司 包含缓冲元件的服装物品
US10034498B2 (en) 2011-07-25 2018-07-31 Nike, Inc. Articles of apparel incorporating cushioning elements
US20180263307A1 (en) * 2015-10-01 2018-09-20 Lee E. Richards Knee Pad Device
US10959476B2 (en) 2011-07-25 2021-03-30 Nike, Inc. Articles of apparel incorporating cushioning elements
FR3129570A1 (fr) 2021-12-01 2023-06-02 Skis Rossignol - Club Rossignol Dispositif de protection dorsale pour la pratique d’activités sportives
US11969034B1 (en) * 2018-05-17 2024-04-30 Government Of The United States As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Integrated protective knee pad assembly

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CA1123157A (fr) * 1981-06-29 1982-05-11 Albert N. Thompson Genouillere pour pantalons de travail ou autres
US4868926A (en) * 1988-01-11 1989-09-26 James Lowson Athletic pads

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CA1123157A (fr) * 1981-06-29 1982-05-11 Albert N. Thompson Genouillere pour pantalons de travail ou autres
US4868926A (en) * 1988-01-11 1989-09-26 James Lowson Athletic pads

Cited By (23)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1996019124A1 (fr) * 1994-12-21 1996-06-27 Kneeon Australia Pty. Limited Perfectionnement de rembourrage de protection
AU737497B2 (en) * 1994-12-21 2001-08-23 Kneeon Australia Pty Limited Improved protective padding
EP1290956A3 (fr) * 2001-09-07 2004-05-26 Salomon S.A. Dispositif de protection absorbant l'énergie destiné aux zones d'articulation
WO2004089132A1 (fr) * 2003-04-11 2004-10-21 Otto Bock Scandinavia Ab Protection et coussinet de protection pour articulations
FR2903579A1 (fr) * 2006-07-17 2008-01-18 Pjdo Soc Par Actions Simplifie Coque de protection externe, notamment destinee a etre integree au sein d'une housse de protection ou d'un vetement de protection integrant une telle coque
WO2008009839A3 (fr) * 2006-07-17 2008-04-17 Pjdo Coque de protection externe integree au sein d ' une housse de protection ou d ' un vetement
FR2914825A1 (fr) * 2007-04-10 2008-10-17 Jean Emile Salvador Genouillere semi rigide articulee
EP2465369A1 (fr) * 2010-12-20 2012-06-20 Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG Protection contre les collisions, habit de protection avec protection anticollisions et utilisation d'un matériau en couche pour une protection anticollisions
CN102613732A (zh) * 2010-12-20 2012-08-01 安德烈亚斯.斯蒂尔两合公司 撞击防护件、防护服以及层材料的用途
CN102613732B (zh) * 2010-12-20 2016-08-24 安德烈亚斯.斯蒂尔两合公司 撞击防护件、防护服以及层材料的用途
WO2013015913A1 (fr) * 2011-07-25 2013-01-31 Nike International Ltd. Articles de vêtement incorporant des éléments de molletonnage
US10959476B2 (en) 2011-07-25 2021-03-30 Nike, Inc. Articles of apparel incorporating cushioning elements
US10034498B2 (en) 2011-07-25 2018-07-31 Nike, Inc. Articles of apparel incorporating cushioning elements
US9386812B2 (en) 2011-07-25 2016-07-12 Nike, Inc. Articles of apparel incorporating cushioning elements
WO2013154969A1 (fr) * 2012-04-09 2013-10-17 Nike International Ltd. Articles d'habillement intégrant des éléments de rembourrage
CN104245062A (zh) * 2012-04-09 2014-12-24 耐克创新有限合伙公司 包含缓冲元件的服装物品
CN104379008B (zh) * 2012-05-31 2017-08-18 耐克创新有限合伙公司 包含缓冲元件的服装物品
CN104379008A (zh) * 2012-05-31 2015-02-25 耐克创新有限合伙公司 包含缓冲元件的服装物品
US20180263307A1 (en) * 2015-10-01 2018-09-20 Lee E. Richards Knee Pad Device
US11051566B2 (en) * 2015-10-01 2021-07-06 Lee E. Richards Knee pad device
US11969034B1 (en) * 2018-05-17 2024-04-30 Government Of The United States As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Integrated protective knee pad assembly
FR3129570A1 (fr) 2021-12-01 2023-06-02 Skis Rossignol - Club Rossignol Dispositif de protection dorsale pour la pratique d’activités sportives
US12178265B2 (en) 2021-12-01 2024-12-31 Skis Rossignol Back protection device for the practice of sporting activities

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