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A knee brace including an elastic sleeve stretchable circumferentially, a flexible sheet non-stretchable in a circumferential direction secured to the interior of the sleeve configured and dimensioned to surround a substantial portion of the user\s patella, and a resilient pad stretchable at least c

A knee brace including an elastic sleeve stretchable circumferentially, a flexible sheet non-stretchable in a circumferential direction secured to the interior of the sleeve configured and dimensioned to surround a substantial portion of the user\s patella, and a resilient pad stretchable at least circumferentially secured to the flexible inelastic sheet. By reason of the inelastic characteristics of the flexible sheet to which the resilient elastic pads are mounted, the pads are not circumferentially displaced or dislocated from their normal position proximate the periphery of the patella when the knee is bent and the elastic sleeve stretches circumferentially. Thus, patella support and protection is maintained regardless of the extent of knee flexure.

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An improved knee brace comprising: a generally cylindrical sleeve formed of elastic material stretchable in a circumferential direction and dimensioned to cover the leg area at the knee joint, said sleeve having a central front patella section located to be proximate a wearer\s patella when said sle

An improved knee brace comprising: a generally cylindrical sleeve formed of elastic material stretchable in a circumferential direction and dimensioned to cover the leg area at the knee joint, said sleeve having a central front patella section located to be proximate a wearer\s patella when said sleeve is positioned about the wearer\s knee, a flexible sheet of material substantially inelastic in a circumferential direction fixedly secured to the interior of said sleeve, said sheet configured and dimensioned to surround a substantial portion of said patella section of said sleeve, and a plurality of physically separate resilient pads secured to the interior surface of said sheet at spaced locations in a generally circular pattern to surround a substantial portion of said patella section of said sleeve, said pads being restrained by said sheet against circumferential movement relative to said patella section as said sleeve stretches under forces exerted thereon by the knee of a wearer thereof when bent.