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US4815480:
Garment for controlling hand-activity
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Martin, Mary A.; Rome, NY 13440
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1989-03-28
/ 1987-08-17
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| Application Number: |
US1987000086361
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| IPC Code: |
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A61F 5/37;
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IPC-7:
A61F 13/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
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128/879;
002/158;
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128/879;
002/158;
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| Field of Search: |
128/133,134
002/011,16,17,18,20,158,159,160,161 R,161 A,162,163,164,165,166-169
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| Priority Number: |
| 1987-08-17 |
US1987000086361 |
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| Abstract: |
A garment (20) for controlling excessive hand activity comprises a body clothing means (22) and a pair of sleeve members (24, 26) which each comprise a control end (28, 30). The control ends (28, 30) each comprise a plurality of envelopes (46, 48, 50, 52, 54). The plurality of envelopes are disposed in substantially concentric relation to each other and each contain an opening thereto. Each of the openings are disposed in substantial alignment with the other and are positioned, configured and dimensioned to receive a portion of a person's arm, wrist and hand.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Wall and Roehrig ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Johnson, Richard J.; Sam, Charles H.
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A garment for controlling hand-activity comprising:
- (a) body means for substantially clothing a body of a person;
- (b) first and second sleeve members, each having shoulder end and a control end and defining a channel therebetween, said first and said second sleeve members each being positioned, configured and dimensioned to accept an arm, a wrist and a hand from said person passing from said body means, said control ends each having a plurality of envelopes, each envelope of said plurality of envelopes being disposed in substantially concentric relation to the other and containing an opening thereto, each of said openings being disposed in substantial alignment with the other and being positioned, configured and dimensioned to accept said arm, said wrist and said hand, said plurality of envelopes being substantially free and independent of each other and comprising at least an external envelope and an internal envelope, said external envelope being integrated with said sleeve member as a whole and substantially enclosing said internal envelope, such that said internal envelope is responsive to any manual movement and said external envelope is substantially unresponsive to said manual movement.
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