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 Title: |
US3596134:
APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING ELECTROSTATIC ENERGY
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Burke, Frederick D.; Alameda, CA 94501
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1971-07-27
/ 1968-10-08
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| Application Number: |
US1968000775984
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A43B 7/36;
A61N 1/14;
IPC-7:
A41D 19/00;
A61M 1/14;
H05F 3/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A43B1/00M; A43B7/36; A61N1/14;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
361/220;
002/161.6;
361/223;
Original:
317/002.B;
002/161;
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| Field of Search: |
317/002,2.2
174/5.1
128/362,329,381,384,385
307/092--94
002/158,159,160,161,164,167
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| Priority Number: |
| 1968-10-08 |
US1968000775984 |
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| Abstract: |
An apparatus adapted to be worn by persons working in an electrostatic field for eliminating the discomfort and ill effects of discharges of electrical energy through the person. It comprises one or more bands in the form of wearable garters or a belt, each having a flexible conductive element that will conform to the body shape and thus lie close to the skin so that electrical discharges will occur a relatively large body area rather than at a small area or point contact thereon. The garters and belt are each connected by flexible leads to conductor devices for contacting grounded structures, such as foot sandals, gloves or bonding devices at the ends of the leads.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Owen, Wickersham & Erickson ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hix, Lee T.; Yates, C. L.
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. An apparatus for protecting a person from electrical discharges in an electrostatic field comprising:
- an elongated, flexible, bandlike device adapted to be worn around a portion of a persons's body said device having a conductive surface on a front side, a rear side of conductive material connected to said front side around its edges, insulation material between said front and rear sides, and means on said device for holding its conductive surface close to the person's skin when being worn;
- terminal connector means spaced apart on said rear side of said device;
- lead means attached to one of said terminal connector means;
- and bonding means at the end of said lead means for making an electrical ground connection with structure near the wearer;
- whereby the electrical charge on the person's body is collected from a relatively large area and is forced to travel from said front side to said rear side of said device before reaching said terminal connector means, thereby eliminating a concentration of charge at any one point on the wearer's body that can cause discomfort.
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