Patent 7114189 was granted and assigned to Hillerich & Bradsby Co. on October, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A knee protector includes a plurality of pads positioned to cover a patella, a lower portion of the distal femur, the femoral condyles, the upper end of the fibula and an upper end of the proximal tibia with spacings between said pads to accommodate the flexion and extension of the knee when in use from a standing to a squatting position by a wearer.