US3083295A
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Safety garment
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-12-01
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Granted: 1963-03-26
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Expires: 1980-12-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert F Baker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:22
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V33/00; F21L; F21L14/00; G; G09; G09F; G09F21/00; G09F21/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
428 words
A SAFETY GARMENT COMPRISING: A FRONT PIECE AND A REAR PIECE; A PATCH FASTENED TO EACH OF SAID FRONT AND REAR PIECES, EACH PATCH BEING FASTENED TO SAID GARMENT PIECE BY FASTENING MEANS ADJACENT LOWER AND SIDE MARGINS OF SAID PATCH AND FASTENING MEANS ADJACENT PORTIONS OF A TOP MARGIN OF SAID PATCH EXTENDING FROM THE SIDE MARGINS TOWARD A LINE VERTICALLY BISECTING SAID PATCH TO TERMINATIONS SEPARATED BY AN UNFASTENED PORTION OF SAID TOP MARGIN BISECTED BY SAID LINE AND FASTENING MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID TERMINATIONS GENERALLY DOWNWARDLY TOWARD A LOWER MARGIN OF SAID PATCH PROVIDING A GENERALLY VERTICAL RECESS HAVING FRONT AND REAR WALLS DEFINED BY SAID PATCH AND GARMENT PIECE; A LAMP MOUNTED TO EACH SAID PATCH AND INCLUDING A CYLINDRICAL HOUSING OF LIGHT TRANSMITTING COLORED MATERIAL CLOSED AT ONE END AND HAVING A CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVE IN ITS INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE TOWARD THE END OPPOSITE SAID CLOSED END, A LAMP BULB HOLDER HAVING A FIRST VERTICAL HOLDER PORTION WITH AN UPPER END OF CURVED CONTOUR RECEIVED IN SAID GROOVE, A FIRST HORIZONTAL HOLDER PORTION ADJOINING THE FIRST VERTICAL PORTION AT THE LOWER END THEREOF AND INCLUDING A BULB SOCKET, A SECOND VERTICAL HOLDER PORTION JOINING SAID FIRST HORIZONTAL HOLDER PORTION AT ONE END AND HAVING A CURVED END ABUTTING THE INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF SAID HOUSING, A SECOND HORIZONTAL HOLDER PORTION JOINING SAID FIRST HORIZONTAL HOLDER PORTION AT ONE END AND HAVING A CURVED END ABUTTING THE INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF SAID HOUSING, A SECOND HORIZONTAL HOLDER PORTION JOINING SAID SECOND VERTICAL HOLDER PORTION AND LYING ADJACENT THE INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF SAID HOUSING TO A POINT ADJACENT SAID GROOVE, AND A THIRD VERTICAL HOLDER PORTION ADJOINING SAID SECOND HORIZONTAL HOLDER PORTION AT ITS END ADJACENT SAID GROOVE AND EXTENDING INTO SAID GROOVE, SAID PORTIONS OF SAID HOLDER BEING BIASED TO MAINTAIN SAID FIRST AND THIRD VERTICAL PORTIONS IN SAID GROOVE, A SPRING CLIP HAVING A GENERALLY CIRCULAR PORTION LYING IN A PLANE AND RECEIVED INTO SAID GROOVE AND A PORTION EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY OUT OF SAID PLANE AWAY FROM A PLACE ADJACENT THE UPPERMOST POINT OF THE GROOVE IN SAID HOUSING AND THEN INWARDLY TOWARD SAID PLANE AND DOWNWARDLY AND THEN OUTWARDLY FROM SAID PLANE A SHORT DISTANCE TO ITS TERMINATION, SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION OF SAID CLIP BEING RECEIVED INTO SAID RECESS TO SUPPORT AND FASTEN SAID LAMP TO THE GARMENT; AND A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY COUPLED TO SAID LAMP FOR ILLUMINATION THEREOF WHEREBY COUPLED TO SAID LAMP FOR ILLUMINATION THEREOF WHEREBY THE LOCATION OF A WEARER OF SAID GARMENT IS MADE OBVIOUS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
428 words
A SAFETY GARMENT COMPRISING: A FRONT PIECE AND A REAR PIECE; A PATCH FASTENED TO EACH OF SAID FRONT AND REAR PIECES, EACH PATCH BEING FASTENED TO SAID GARMENT PIECE BY FASTENING MEANS ADJACENT LOWER AND SIDE MARGINS OF SAID PATCH AND FASTENING MEANS ADJACENT PORTIONS OF A TOP MARGIN OF SAID PATCH EXTENDING FROM THE SIDE MARGINS TOWARD A LINE VERTICALLY BISECTING SAID PATCH TO TERMINATIONS SEPARATED BY AN UNFASTENED PORTION OF SAID TOP MARGIN BISECTED BY SAID LINE AND FASTENING MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID TERMINATIONS GENERALLY DOWNWARDLY TOWARD A LOWER MARGIN OF SAID PATCH PROVIDING A GENERALLY VERTICAL RECESS HAVING FRONT AND REAR WALLS DEFINED BY SAID PATCH AND GARMENT PIECE; A LAMP MOUNTED TO EACH SAID PATCH AND INCLUDING A CYLINDRICAL HOUSING OF LIGHT TRANSMITTING COLORED MATERIAL CLOSED AT ONE END AND HAVING A CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVE IN ITS INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE TOWARD THE END OPPOSITE SAID CLOSED END, A LAMP BULB HOLDER HAVING A FIRST VERTICAL HOLDER PORTION WITH AN UPPER END OF CURVED CONTOUR RECEIVED IN SAID GROOVE, A FIRST HORIZONTAL HOLDER PORTION ADJOINING THE FIRST VERTICAL PORTION AT THE LOWER END THEREOF AND INCLUDING A BULB SOCKET, A SECOND VERTICAL HOLDER PORTION JOINING SAID FIRST HORIZONTAL HOLDER PORTION AT ONE END AND HAVING A CURVED END ABUTTING THE INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF SAID HOUSING, A SECOND HORIZONTAL HOLDER PORTION JOINING SAID FIRST HORIZONTAL HOLDER PORTION AT ONE END AND HAVING A CURVED END ABUTTING THE INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF SAID HOUSING, A SECOND HORIZONTAL HOLDER PORTION JOINING SAID SECOND VERTICAL HOLDER PORTION AND LYING ADJACENT THE INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF SAID HOUSING TO A POINT ADJACENT SAID GROOVE, AND A THIRD VERTICAL HOLDER PORTION ADJOINING SAID SECOND HORIZONTAL HOLDER PORTION AT ITS END ADJACENT SAID GROOVE AND EXTENDING INTO SAID GROOVE, SAID PORTIONS OF SAID HOLDER BEING BIASED TO MAINTAIN SAID FIRST AND THIRD VERTICAL PORTIONS IN SAID GROOVE, A SPRING CLIP HAVING A GENERALLY CIRCULAR PORTION LYING IN A PLANE AND RECEIVED INTO SAID GROOVE AND A PORTION EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY OUT OF SAID PLANE AWAY FROM A PLACE ADJACENT THE UPPERMOST POINT OF THE GROOVE IN SAID HOUSING AND THEN INWARDLY TOWARD SAID PLANE AND DOWNWARDLY AND THEN OUTWARDLY FROM SAID PLANE A SHORT DISTANCE TO ITS TERMINATION, SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION OF SAID CLIP BEING RECEIVED INTO SAID RECESS TO SUPPORT AND FASTEN SAID LAMP TO THE GARMENT; AND A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY COUPLED TO SAID LAMP FOR ILLUMINATION THEREOF WHEREBY COUPLED TO SAID LAMP FOR ILLUMINATION THEREOF WHEREBY THE LOCATION OF A WEARER OF SAID GARMENT IS MADE OBVIOUS.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-03-25 | 1966-09-24 | 1967-03-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-03-25 | 1970-09-24 | 1971-03-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-03-25 | 1974-09-24 | 1975-03-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |