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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wade Fatool, Sunbury, PA (US);
Robert J Ferraro, Winfield, PA (US);
Assignee:
Competitive Athletics Technology, Inc., Winfield, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 128165 ;
Abstract
A knee brace provides support elements and impact protection in pockets fastened to the outside of the tubular sleeve of the brace. The pockets hold at least two pads, namely an annular pad which bears through the sleeve to engage around the patella, and a protective covering pad over the annular pad. A pocket panel holds one or more support pads on the sides of the brace, preferably both sides. The pads are hollow tubes with sealed ends, joined to one another long coextensive webs.