An improved knee protector / [Thomas William Wood].

  • Wood, T. W. (Thomas William)
Date:
1899
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An improved knee protector / [Thomas William Wood]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    N° 5132 A.D. 1393 Date of Application, 2nd Mar., 1898 Complete Specification Left, 2nd DecAccepted, 28th Jan., 1899 PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. An Improved Knee Protector. 1, Thomas William Wood, of The Maynard Arms, Carlin How, in the County of iork, Innkeeper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows; — This invention comprises a device to be used as a knee protector and is 5 especially intended for the use of housemaids and others who have to kneel in the course of their duties upon hard or uneven surfaces to such an extent that the position becomes painful at the time and the knee is often liable to be per- manently injured in the manner known as the housemaid’s knee. in ,T}\e obiect and result of this invention is to provide a means of protection 10 which can be attached to the knee, and affords effectual protection as a cushion when knelt upon, and which will cause no inconvenience to the wearer as a permanent attachment when walking or engaged otherwise than kneeling. To attain this object the device is light, pliable and soft to the knee and is easily attachable oi detachable as other articles of wearing apparel. 15 In effecting the object of my invention I provide a series of pneumatic balls' or their equivalents arranged together in any convenient manner to form a pa, ^ enclose these in a suitable casing of canvas or its equivalents. Straps m,nnbf)?k eS ^ ?tta£1\e,<i to straT> thls to tlle leg over the knee. When knelt upon the pneumatic balls compress together in the form of a soft cushion and 20 doe/nntI>erate that n eaC 1 l1 being' self contained> a puncture in anv one ball viceaWe*under H C° T? of tbe P™tector. which is therefore reliable and ser- v ceable under all conditions of ordinary usage. Dated this 1st day of March 1898. Gr. J. CLARKSON, Chartered Patent Agent, Stockton-on-Tees and Hull, Agent for the Applicant. COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. An Improved Knee Protector. 30 of £lin Hr’tbe c°unty This invention comprises a device to be used as a knee protector and is [Price 8d.\