IP Library Granted Patent US 12672975
Granted Patent B2
US 12672975 · App. 18/121,110 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Knee pad bracket

Inventor: Yong-Pei Jih (Chiayi County, TW)
A61F5/0123A61H23/02A61F2005/0197A61H2201/0107A61H2201/0184A61H2201/1642A61H2201/1652A61H2201/5064A61H2201/5069A61H2205/102
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12672975
App. No.
18/121,110
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is a knee pad bracket, which comprises: a first frame, having a first arc portion and two first support rods; a second frame, having a second arc portion and two second support rods, the first arc portion defines a first accommodation room; a third frame, having a third arc portion and two third support rods; a fourth frame, having a fourth arc portion and two fourth support rods to define a second accommodation room; two pivot axes, pivotally disposed at two corresponding sides of the first, second, third, and fourth frame and pivotally connected with the first, second, third, and fourth support rod; a first elastic element, which two ends being disposed on a same side of the first and second frame; and a second elastic element, which two ends being disposed on a same side of the third and fourth frame.

Claims (26)

1 . A knee pad bracket, comprising:

a first frame ( 1 ), having a first arc portion ( 2 ) and two first support rods ( 3 ) that are disposed at two ends of the first arc portion ( 2 ) respectively;

a second frame ( 4 ), having a second arc portion ( 5 ) and two second support rods ( 6 ) that are disposed at two ends of the second arc portion ( 5 ) individually, wherein the first arc portion ( 2 ) corresponds to the second arc portion ( 5 ), in order to define a first accommodation room ( 7 ) that accommodates a thigh of a human being;

a third frame ( 8 ), which corresponds to the first frame ( 1 ), having a third arc portion ( 9 ) and two third support rods ( 10 ) that are disposed at two ends of the third arc portion ( 9 ) respectively;

a fourth frame ( 11 ), which corresponds to the second frame ( 4 ), having a fourth arc portion ( 12 ) and two fourth support rods ( 13 ) that are disposed at two ends of the fourth arc portion ( 12 ) individually, in order to define a second accommodation room ( 14 ) that is connected with the first accommodation room ( 7 ) and accommodates a calf of the human being;

two pivot axes ( 15 ), detachably and pivotally disposed at two corresponding sides of the first frame ( 1 ), the second frame ( 4 ), the third frame ( 8 ), and the fourth frame ( 11 ), wherein each of the two pivot axes ( 15 ) is pivotally connected with one of the first support rods ( 3 ), one of the second support rods ( 6 ), one of the third support rods ( 10 ), and one of the fourth support rods ( 13 );

a first elastic element ( 17 ), which two ends being disposed on a first side of the first frame ( 1 ) and a first side of the second frame ( 4 ), wherein the first side of the first frame ( 1 ) and the first side of the second frame ( 4 ) are on the same side, and wherein the first side of the first frame ( 1 ) is opposite to a second side of the first frame ( 1 ) corresponding to the first accommodation room ( 7 ), and the first side of the second frame ( 4 ) is opposite to a second side of the second frame ( 4 ) corresponding to the first accommodation room ( 7 ); and

a second elastic element ( 18 ), which two ends being disposed on a first side of the third frame ( 8 ) and a first side of the fourth frame ( 11 ), wherein the first side of the third frame ( 8 ) and the first side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) are on the same side, and wherein the first side of the third frame ( 8 ) is opposite to a second side of the third frame ( 8 ) corresponding to the second accommodation room ( 14 ), and the first side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) is opposite to a second side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) corresponding to the second accommodation room ( 14 ), wherein an angle Θ 1 is between a central axis of the first arc portion ( 2 ) and a central axis of the first support rod ( 3 ) and faces to the third frame ( 8 ), the angle Θ 1 being between 100 degrees and 135 degrees; an angle Θ 2 is between a central axis of the second arc portion ( 5 ) and a central axis of the second support rod ( 6 ) and faces to the fourth frame ( 11 ), the angle Θ 2 being between 100 degrees and 135 degrees; an angle Θ 3 is between a central axis of the third arc portion ( 9 ) and a central axis of the third support rod ( 10 ) and faces to the first frame ( 1 ), the angle Θ 3 being between 100 degrees and 135 degrees; and an angle Θ 4 is between a central axis of the fourth arc portion ( 12 ) and a central axis of the fourth support rod ( 13 ) and faces to the second frame ( 4 ), the angle Θ 4 being between 100 degrees and 135 degrees.

2 . The knee pad bracket according to claim 1 , wherein the first frame ( 1 ) is formed by stacking two first subframes ( 27 ) and the two first subframes ( 27 ) next to each other are able to move correspondingly; the second frame ( 4 ) is formed by stacking two second subframes ( 28 ) and the two second subframes ( 28 ) next to each other are able to move correspondingly; the third frame ( 8 ) is formed by stacking two third subframes ( 29 ) and the two third subframes ( 29 ) next to each other are able to move correspondingly; and the fourth frame ( 11 ) is formed by stacking two fourth subframes ( 30 ) and the two fourth subframes ( 30 ) next to each other are able to move correspondingly.

3 . The knee pad bracket according to claim 2 , further comprises a vibration module ( 16 ), which is disposed at an outer side of the first frame ( 1 ) opposite to an inner side of the first frame ( 1 ) facing the first accommodation room ( 7 ); an outer side of the second frame ( 4 ) opposite to an inner side of the second frame ( 4 ) facing the first accommodation room ( 7 ); an outer side of the third frame ( 8 ) opposite to an inner side of the third frame ( 8 ) facing to the second accommodation room ( 14 ); or an outer side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) opposite to an inner side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) facing the second accommodation room ( 14 ).

4 . The knee pad bracket according to claim 1 , further comprises a cushion ( 31 ), which is disposed at a side between the first frame ( 1 ) and the first accommodation room ( 7 ), a side between the second frame ( 4 ) and the first accommodation room ( 7 ), a side between the third frame ( 8 ) and the second accommodation room ( 14 ), or a side between the fourth frame ( 4 ) and the second accommodation room ( 14 ).

5 . The knee pad bracket according to claim 4 , further comprises a vibration module ( 16 ), which is disposed at an outer side of the first frame ( 1 ) opposite to an inner side of the first frame ( 1 ) facing the first accommodation room ( 7 ); an outer side of the second frame ( 4 ) opposite to an inner side of the second frame ( 4 ) facing the first accommodation room ( 7 ); an outer side of the third frame ( 8 ) opposite to an inner side of the third frame ( 8 ) facing to the second accommodation room ( 14 ); or an outer side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) opposite to an inner side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) facing the second accommodation room ( 14 ).

6 . The knee pad bracket according to claim 1 , wherein a material for the first frame ( 1 ), the second frame ( 4 ), the third frame ( 8 ), and the fourth frame ( 11 ) is selected from the group consisting of: plastic, silicone, carbon fiber, and ultra-thin tough metal sheet.

7 . The knee pad bracket according to claim 6 , further comprises a vibration module ( 16 ), which is disposed at an outer side of the first frame ( 1 ) opposite to an inner side of the first frame ( 1 ) facing the first accommodation room ( 7 ); an outer side of the second frame ( 4 ) opposite to an inner side of the second frame ( 4 ) facing the first accommodation room ( 7 ); an outer side of the third frame ( 8 ) opposite to an inner side of the third frame ( 8 ) facing to the second accommodation room ( 14 ); or an outer side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) opposite to an inner side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) facing the second accommodation room ( 14 ).

8 . The knee pad bracket according to claim 1 , wherein the angles Θ 1 , Θ 2 , Θ 3 , and Θ 4 are equal to each other.

9 . The knee pad bracket according to claim 8 , further comprises a vibration module ( 16 ), which is disposed at an outer side of the first frame ( 1 ) opposite to an inner side of the first frame ( 1 ) facing the first accommodation room ( 7 ); an outer side of the second frame ( 4 ) opposite to an inner side of the second frame ( 4 ) facing the first accommodation room ( 7 ); an outer side of the third frame ( 8 ) opposite to an inner side of the third frame ( 8 ) facing to the second accommodation room ( 14 ); or an outer side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) opposite to an inner side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) facing the second accommodation room ( 14 ).

10 . The knee pad bracket according to claim 1 , further comprises a vibration module ( 16 ), which is disposed at an outer side of the first frame ( 1 ) opposite to an inner side of the first frame ( 1 ) facing the first accommodation room ( 7 ); an outer side of the second frame ( 4 ) opposite to an inner side of the second frame ( 4 ) facing the first accommodation room ( 7 ); an outer side of the third frame ( 8 ) opposite to an inner side of the third frame ( 8 ) facing to the second accommodation room ( 14 ); or an outer side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) opposite to an inner side of the fourth frame ( 11 ) facing the second accommodation room ( 14 ).

11 . The knee pad bracket according to claim 10 , further comprises a control module ( 19 ), which is electrically connected with the vibration module ( 16 ) and a touch device ( 20 ), the control module ( 19 ) having:

a data output unit ( 21 ), transforming vibration frequencies, vibration rates and vibration directions from the vibration module ( 16 ) into vibration information and outputting the vibration information to the touch device ( 20 ); and

a data input unit ( 22 ), the touch device ( 20 ) modulating the vibration information for transmitting the modulated vibration information to the data input unit ( 22 ), in order to control the vibration frequencies, the vibration rates and the vibration directions from the vibration module ( 16 ) by means of the control module ( 19 ).

12 . The knee pad bracket according to claim 11 , further comprises:

an inclining sensing module ( 24 ), electrically connected with the control module ( 19 ) and sensing a tilt angle of the knee pad bracket, the tilt angle being transformed into and stored in a form of tilt information, continuously the tilt information being transmitted to the data input unit ( 22 ); and

an alarm module ( 25 ), electrically connected with the control module ( 19 ), the control module ( 19 ) communicating with the alarm module ( 25 ) to generate an alarm signal, which is transmitted to the touch device ( 20 ) via the data output unit ( 21 ) while the tilt information is producing changes.

13 . The knee pad bracket according to claim 11 , further comprises

a distance detection module ( 26 ), electrically connected with the control module ( 19 ) and detecting a distance between the knee pad bracket and an environment, the distance being transformed into and stored in a form of distance information, continuously the distance information being transmitted to the data input unit ( 22 ); and

an alarm module ( 25 ), electrically connected with the control module ( 19 ), the control module ( 19 ) communicating with the alarm module ( 25 ) to generate an alarm signal, which is transmitted to the touch device ( 20 ) via the data output unit ( 21 ) while the distance information is less than 30 cm.