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Knee/elbow cap
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1998-08-17
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Granted: 1999-07-20
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Expires: 2018-08-17
Abstract
Abstract A knee/elbow cap, comprising: a cushion pad integrally made of injected plastics and having an curved upper layer, a curved lower layer, and a plurality of rib plates; a sponge layer adhering to said lower layer; an unwoven cloth layer adhering to said sponge layer; and two elastic bands fixing to said cap, each of said two bands having a Velcro latch attached at an end; wherein said plurality of rib plates extend from the upper layer to the lower layer in a form of crossing and connecting with one another and divide a space between the upper layer and the lower layer into a plurality of small rooms to make the cushion pad have a grid like structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Cheng-Hsian Chi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:55
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/05; A41D13/055; A41D13/0556; A41D13/0568; A41D13/06; A41D13/065; A41D13/08; A41D13/015; A41D13/0153; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/908; Y10S2/911
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A knee/elbow cap, comprising: a cushion pad integrally made of injected plastics and having an curved upper layer, a curved lower layer, and a plurality of rib plates; a sponge layer adhering to said lower layer; an unwoven cloth layer adhering to said sponge layer; and two elastic bands fixing to said cap, each of said two bands having a Velcro latch at an end; wherein said plurality of rib plates extend from the upper layer to the lower layer in a form of crossing and connecting with one another and divide a space between the upper layer and the lower layer into a plurality of small rooms to make the cushion pad have a grid like structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A knee/elbow cap, comprising: a cushion pad integrally made of injected plastics and having an curved upper layer, a curved lower layer, and a plurality of rib plates; a sponge layer adhering to said lower layer; an unwoven cloth layer adhering to said sponge layer; and two elastic bands fixing to said cap, each of said two bands having a Velcro latch at an end; wherein said plurality of rib plates extend from the upper layer to the lower layer in a form of crossing and connecting with one another and divide a space between the upper layer and the lower layer into a plurality of small rooms to make the cushion pad have a grid like structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A knee/elbow cap according to claim 1, wherein a decoration piece with well-designed pattern can be embedded in one of said plurality of small rooms optionally.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A knee/elbow cap according to claim 1, wherein said grid like structure of the cushion pad can be installed in other sport caps.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A knee/elbow cap according to claim 1, wherein figures can be printed on the lower layer of said cushion pad.
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