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US6729510:
Hand protection device
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Romanov, Natasha; Pawtucket, RI 02860
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
2004-05-04
/ 2003-01-29
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| Application Number: |
US2003000352900
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| IPC Code: |
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A41D 13/08;
IPC-7:
A42C 1/08;
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| ECLA Code: |
A41D13/08B8;
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| U.S. Class: |
223/101;
002/021;
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| Field of Search: |
223/101
002/021,16
030/298,295
D29/113,114
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| Priority Number: |
| 2003-01-29 |
US2003000352900 |
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| Abstract: |
The hand protection device protects the fingers of a hand used to hold a workpiece while a second hand operates a sharp instrument to cut or stab the workpiece. The device forms a shield composed of a thin sheet of material having a width adapted to extend across all four fingers of the hand, and a height adapted to extend for approximately the length of the distal two phalanges and a portion of the proximal phalange. The top portion of the shield is bent or curved to form a lip over the interphalangeal joint between the first (proximal) and second (middle) rows of phalanges. The bottom portion of the shield is bent or curved at about a 45° angle to protect the third (distal) row of phalanges. The device includes a hollow, substantially cylindrical holder for receiving the middle phalange of one finger.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Calvert, John J.; Smith, James G
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A hand protection device for protecting a brace hand and fingers of the brace hand retaining a workpiece from injury when a cutting hand manipulates a sharp implement on the workpiece, the hand protection device comprising:
- a shield made of a rigid, thin sheet of material having a front face and a rear face, and having a top edge, a bottom edge, and opposing side edges, the shield having a width extending between the opposing side edges, the shield being canted rearward across the width of the shield adjacent the top in order to form a top guard, the shield being canted rearward across the width of the shield adjacent the bottom in order to form a bottom guard, the shield having a planar middle section extending between the top guard and the bottom guard, the width of the shield being adapted for extending across the brace hand in order to cover four of the fingers of the brace hand from an index finger to a little finger; and
- a finger holder attached to the rear face of the middle section of the shield, the finger holder being adapted to receive a middle phalange of one of the fingers of the brace hand in order to retain the shield on the brace hand;
- wherein a cant angle defined between the middle section and the bottom guard is between 30° and 90° and a cant angle defined between the middle section and the top guard is between 30° and 90° in order to cause distal and proximal phalanges of the brace hand to flex rearward when the shield is retained on the brace hand, and the planar middle section bears against middle phalanges of the brace hand causing the middle phalanges to assume a straight position.
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