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US20020156407A1:
Ambidextrous arm support vest
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Estep, Alberta Sue; Mendenhall, MS, United States of America
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
2002-10-24
/ 2002-06-07
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| Application Number: |
US2002000165720
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| IPC Code: |
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A61F 5/37;
IPC-7:
A61F 5/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F5/37C2B2;
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| U.S. Class: |
602/004;
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| Abstract: |
A garment for supporting the disabled or paralyzed arm of a wearer. The garment has a fabric member with an open bottom, a head opening in its top, and a pair of arm holes, which allow it to be worn like a standard shirt or vest. An arm support pocket is positioned on the front of the garment. The arm support pocket is a sleeve in which the disabled arm is placed to be retained and supported. A utility pocket is also preferably positioned near the bottom of the garment. The utility pocket is preferably divided to keep items in the pocket from migrating to locations where they may be difficult to retrieve. The garment may also have an openable and closeable seam in the back to facilitate dressing and undressing by the wearer.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
R. Bennett Ford, Jr. ; 2355 Drusilla Lane
, Baton Rouge
, LA
70809 United States of America
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None
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HISTORY
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/737,285, now abandoned, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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I claim:
1. A garment for supporting and restraining a disabled left or right arm of a human wearer, said wearer having a head, a neck, arms, hands, shoulders, a trunk, a sternum, and a waist, said garment comprising: a generally cylindrical fabric member having a front side and a back side, said fabric member configured to extend downward from the neck of said wearer and sized to encircle the trunk of said wearer, said fabric member having a top and an open bottom and fabric extending between said top and said bottom, said top containing a head opening sized to allow passage of said wearer's head, said fabric member further comprising a pair of arm openings positioned to correspond with said arms of said wearer and sized to allow passage of said arms, and an arm support pocket comprising a generally horizontally positioned hollow fabric sleeve attached to the front side of said fabric member, said arm support pocket having two opposite open ends, said open ends and said fabric sleeve sized to allow a wearer to pass his hand into one open end of the arm support pocket, through the fabric sleeve, and out the opposite open end, said fabric sleeve being further configured to support the arm of a wearer from the wearer's shoulders and to simultaneously restrain the arm adjacent to the wearer's trunk when the wearer's arm is placed in said sleeve.
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