US3307202A
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Faceband equipped headwear
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-03-03
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1985-03-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter E Schuessler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:46
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B1/00; A42B1/018; A42B1/0186; A42B1/04; A42B1/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
A HEAD COVER AND FACE MASK COMBINATION COMPRISING A FABRIC BODY HAVING FOREHEAD, TEMPLE-, EAR-, AND NECKCOVERING PORTIONS JOINED TOGETHER IN A CONTINUOUS BAND ADAPTED TO BE FITTED ABOUT THE HEAD OF A WEARER; AND AN ELONGATED RECTANGULAR KNITTED FACEBAND CAPABLE OF STRETCHING LONGITUDINALLY AND TRANSVERSELY AND HAVING ITS END EDGES PERMANENTLY SECURED TO DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE TEMPLECOVERING PORTIONS OF SAID BODY BY GENERALLY VERTICAL LINES OF STITCHING EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID FACEBAND AND POSITIONED WELL IN FRONT OF THE EAR-COVERING PORTIONS OF SAID BODY; THE LENGTH OF SAID FACEBAND IN AN UNSTRETCHED STATE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE CONTINUOUS BAND OF SAID BODY; SAID FACEBAND BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION WHEREIN THE SAME OVERLIES AND IS STRETCHED REARWARDLY ABOUT SAID NECKCOVERING PORTION IN SURFACE-ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH; AND A SECOND POSITION STRETCHED FORWARDLY IN SPACED RELATION BENEATH SAID FOREHEAD-COVERING PORTION FOR COVERING AND PROTECTING THE LOWER PORTION OF A WEARER''S FACE; SAID FACEBAND ALSO BEING MOVABLE INTO ANY OF A VARIETY OF SELECTED HEAD-COVERING POSITIONS BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS; THE SURFACE OF SAID FACEBAND ENGAGING SAID NECKCOVERING PORTION WHEN SAID FACEBAND IS IN SAID FIRST POSITION FACING OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID BODY WHEN SAID FACEBAND IS IN SAID SECOND POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
A HEAD COVER AND FACE MASK COMBINATION COMPRISING A FABRIC BODY HAVING FOREHEAD, TEMPLE-, EAR-, AND NECKCOVERING PORTIONS JOINED TOGETHER IN A CONTINUOUS BAND ADAPTED TO BE FITTED ABOUT THE HEAD OF A WEARER; AND AN ELONGATED RECTANGULAR KNITTED FACEBAND CAPABLE OF STRETCHING LONGITUDINALLY AND TRANSVERSELY AND HAVING ITS END EDGES PERMANENTLY SECURED TO DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE TEMPLECOVERING PORTIONS OF SAID BODY BY GENERALLY VERTICAL LINES OF STITCHING EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID FACEBAND AND POSITIONED WELL IN FRONT OF THE EAR-COVERING PORTIONS OF SAID BODY; THE LENGTH OF SAID FACEBAND IN AN UNSTRETCHED STATE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE CONTINUOUS BAND OF SAID BODY; SAID FACEBAND BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION WHEREIN THE SAME OVERLIES AND IS STRETCHED REARWARDLY ABOUT SAID NECKCOVERING PORTION IN SURFACE-ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH; AND A SECOND POSITION STRETCHED FORWARDLY IN SPACED RELATION BENEATH SAID FOREHEAD-COVERING PORTION FOR COVERING AND PROTECTING THE LOWER PORTION OF A WEARER''S FACE; SAID FACEBAND ALSO BEING MOVABLE INTO ANY OF A VARIETY OF SELECTED HEAD-COVERING POSITIONS BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS; THE SURFACE OF SAID FACEBAND ENGAGING SAID NECKCOVERING PORTION WHEN SAID FACEBAND IS IN SAID FIRST POSITION FACING OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID BODY WHEN SAID FACEBAND IS IN SAID SECOND POSITION.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-03-06 | 1970-09-05 | 1971-03-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-03-06 | 1974-09-05 | 1975-03-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-03-06 | 1978-09-05 | 1979-03-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |