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US5893375:
Thumb tab replacement sleeve in combination with a hair styling appliance
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Majors, Timothy R.; Wichita, KS 67210
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1999-04-13
/ 1997-06-26
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| Application Number: |
US1997000883236
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| IPC Code: |
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A45D 1/00;
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IPC-7:
A45D 1/04;
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| ECLA Code: |
A45D1/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
132/232;
074/558;
074/558.5;
219/225;
Original:
132/232;
074/558;
074/558.5;
219/225;
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| Field of Search: |
132/232,263,234,229,269
016/114 R,116 R
074/558,558.5
219/225,226,227,228,229,230
150/155,161,901
002/017,20,21
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| Priority Number: |
| 1997-06-26 |
US1997000883236 |
| 1996-07-19 |
US1996000022260P |
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| Abstract: |
A replacement sleeve for a heat insulative thumb tab that fits over a lever on a heated tool such as a hair curling iron. The replacement sleeve is preferably constructed of three parts: a base layer, a patch layer, and an insert layer. The base layer is an elongate strip of material, preferably made from leather. The patch layer is preferably made from a soft leather, such as suede. The insert layer is preferably made of a resilient type of material, such as cotton. The elongate strip of material is folded about a transverse fold line which separates the base layer into an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion is secured to one side of the upper portion to define a channel therebetween. Secured to the opposite side of the base layer upper portion are the intermediate layer and the upper layer. The assembled sleeve is sized and configured for insertion of a curling iron lever into the channel, such that all three layers provide the user with protection against heat retained by the lever.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Litman, Richard C. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Manahan, Todd E.; Robert, Eduardo C.
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| Parent Case: |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/022,260, filed Jul. 19, 1996.
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None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A replacement sleeve for a heat insulative thumb tab in combination with a hair styling appliance having a handle, a heating barrel extending from the handle, and a clamping member with a lever pivotally connected to the heating barrel, said replacement sleeve comprising:
- a base layer including an elongated strip of leather material having side edges and a transverse fold separating said base layer into an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion being secured to said upper portion along the side edges to define a channel therebetween, said channel being sized and configured for placement onto the lever of the hair styling appliance;
- an intermediate layer formed of a resilient padding material, said intermediate layer being disposed adjacent said upper portion of said base layer; and
- an upper layer of leather material having a periphery, said upper layer being disposed adjacent said intermediate layer and being secured along said periphery to the upper portion of the base layer.
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