Knee protector pad

Claim 1

A protector pad for cushioning and protecting the knee of a volleyball player and the like, said protector pad including: an elastic sleeve of textile fabric having sufficient length to cover the knee and adjacent portions of the calf and thigh of the wearer and having sufficient elasticity to snugly fit the area of the knee of the wearer, a substantially flat elastomeric foam pad having an elliptical configuration with a major axis extending transversely of the knee of the wearer and being of sufficient width to cover opposite sides of the knee, and a minor axis extending longitudinally of the knee and being substantially shorter than said major axis, a knit sleeve completely enclosing said elastomeric foam pad and being closed by lines of stitching at opposite upper and lower edges thereof, said pad and said knit sleeve being positioned inside of said elastic sleeve, and spaced bar tack stitching attaching each of said upper and lower edges of said knit sleeve to said elastic sleeve to maintain said pad in a particular position inside of said elastic sleeve and across and along opposite sides of the knee of the wearer so that said elastic sleeve holds said pad in an arcuately curved configuration with said pad overlying the front and sides of the knee during use, and wherein said spaced bar tack stitching maintains full stretchability of said elastic sleeve when doffing and donning said protector pad.