Abstract: A protective pad includes a sheet of generally rigid malleable material having a plurality of spaced apart slots formed along at least a pair of opposing side edges, to form wing portions between the slots. The sheet is bent from end to end and from side to side to conform to a portion of the body. The side edges of the sheet are shortened by overlapping the wing portions, so as to conform the sheet to a specific portion of the body. A soft pad of spongy material is adhered to one surface of the sheet to be placed against the body. A resilient protective coating completely covers the sheet and the soft pad, yet allows the sheet to bend and conform to the body portion. The entire unit is encased within a fabric material with straps permitting attachment of the protective pad to the body.

Abstract: An athletic knee protector having a flexible aluminum shield which wraps around the kneecap and sides of the knee and is held in place at the kneecap by fitting within a pocket sewn within stretch pants and by having straps which are attached to the pants interior from above the pocket, brought through an opening in the pants centered below the pocket, and then secured by wrapping about the leg and foot and tied together at knee level.