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US7124446:
Potholder
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Demay, Cheryl A.; Bremerton, WA, United States of America 98311
Demay, Michael J.; Bremerton, WA, United States of America 98311
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
2006-10-24
/ 2004-09-21
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| Application Number: |
US2004000944780
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A41D 13/08;
A41D 19/015;
Core:
A41D 13/05;
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| ECLA Code: |
A41D19/015D;
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| U.S. Class: |
002/016;
002/161.6;
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| Field of Search: |
002/016,20,158,161.6
D29/119,122
016/435
294/025
015/227
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| Priority Number: |
| 2004-09-21 |
US2004000944780 |
| 2003-12-02 |
US2003000526141P |
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| Abstract: |
The potholder is a hand protection device with a generally rectangular body having two outer surfaces, at least one layer of flexible insulating material disposed within the body, and two pockets disposed on one of the outer surfaces. The layers of the potholder provide sufficient thickness to reduce the amount of heat radiating through the potholder from the heated object to the hand. Each pocket covers about half the entire area of the potholder and is positioned so that the openings of the pockets face each other. The fingers of a hand are placed in one pocket and the thumb is inserted in the opposite pocket. The pockets retain the potholder on the hand and prevent accidental burns incurred by grazing a hot object. A number of horizontal rows of stitches are sewn between the pockets to form a crease that facilitates the folding of the potholder.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Litman, Richard C. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Moran, Katherine;
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/526,141, filed Dec. 2, 2003.
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First Claim:
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1. A potholder, comprising: a first flexible fabric outer surface and a second flexible fabric outer surface, the first and second surfaces having a periphery and being joined together about the periphery, the first and second surfaces forming a generally flat potholder body; at least one layer of flexible insulation material disposed between the first and second outer surfaces; at least two pockets disposed on the first outer surface, each of the pockets having an opening, the two pocket openings facing each other; and at least one seam sewn through the potholder body between the two pockets parallel to the pocket openings and defining a crease about which the body is folded; whereby the first pocket retains a user's thumb and the second pocket retains fingers of the hand allowing the user to retain the potholder on the hand while folding the potholder along the crease in order to grasp hot cookware.
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