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US Patent 4772071
Issued Date
September 20, 1988
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Inventors
Richards; Lee E. (North Whitfield, ME)
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Knee pads which are to be worn while a person is working on a surface in a kneeling position have a first section provided with a first portion to be attached to a lower leg and a knee seat to accommodate the knee cap and the upper portion of the tibia, a second section connected to the first section and having a seat for a buttock and the adjacent portion of the upper leg and a support engageable with the surface when the user is kneeling with body weight transferred to the surface by the knee pad rather than through the knee joint.
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Published
September 20, 1988
Application Number
07/040,046
Filed
April 16, 1987
US Classification
297/423.12   2/24 297/4 297/462 5/652 5/657
Int'l Classification
A47C   9/00   (20060101)   A47C   9/02   (20060101)  
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Assistant Examiner
USPTO Field of Search
297/4   297/111   297/195   297/423   297/426   297/438   297/462   5/443   2/24  
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