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US3343534A
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Surgical drape
Assignee: Johnson and Johnson
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Filing: 1966-07-25
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Granted: 1967-09-26
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Expires: 1986-07-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Sidney F Keoughan
- 👤 Henrietta K Krzewinski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 04:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B46/00; A47; A47K; A47K10/00; A47K10/24; A47K10/32; A47K10/42; A47K2010/428; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
333 words
A FOLDED SURGICAL DRAPE COMPRISING A MAIN SHEET HAVING A TOP SURFACE AND A BOTTOM SURFACE AND HAVING ESSENTIALLY OPPOSING FIRST SIDE EDGE AND SECOND SIDE EDGE AND FIRST END EDGE AND SECOND END EDGE AND HAVING A PORTION ADJACENT THE FIRST SIDE EDGE AND A REMAINDER PORTION, THE PORTION OF THE MAIN SHEET ADJACENT SAID FIRST SIDE EDGE BEING FAN-FOLDED TO FORM A FIRST PLURALITY OF STACKED FOLDS OVERLYING SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID MAIN SHEET AND A FIRST FOLDED UNIT HAVING OPPOSING EXTERIOR SIDE EDGES, EACH OF SAID STACKED FOLDS OVERLYING AT LEAST A PORTION OF EACH OF THE UNDERLYING OF SAID STACKED FOLDS AND OF SAID REMAINDER PORTION AND SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF STACKED FOLDS HAVING AN OUTERMOST FOLD, A NEXT INNERMOST EXPOSABLE FOLD, AND AN INNERMOST FOLD, THE INNERMOST FOLD OF THE FIRST PLURALITY OF STACKED FOLDS OVERLYING ONLY A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER PORTION OF THE MAIN SHEET TO FORM A HAND RECEIVING FLAP, THE OUTERMOST FOLD OF SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF STACKED FOLDS HAVING A TERMINAL EDGE WHICH LIES SOMEWHAT INWARD OF SAID EXTERIOR SIDE EDGES OF SAID FIRST FOLDED UNIT, AND OVERLYING ONLY A PORTION OF THE NEXT INNERMOST EXPOSABLE FOLD TO FORM A SECOND HAND RECEIVING FLAP, A PORTION OF SAID REMAINDER PORTION ADJACENT SAID SECOND SIDE EDGE OF SAID MAIN SHEET BEING FOLDED TO FORM AN OUTERMOST SECOND FOLD OVERLYING SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID MAIN SHEET, AND SAID SECOND OUTERMOST FOLD HAVING A TERMINAL EDGE WHICH LIES SOMEWHAT INWARD OF SAID INTERIOR SIDE EDGES OF SAID FIRST FOLDED UNIT, AND SAID INNERMOST FOLD OF SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF STACKED FOLDS OVERLYING ONLY A PORTION OF SAID SECOND OUTERMOST FOLD. THE COMBINED WIDTH OF SAID PORTION ADJACENT SAID FIRST SIDE EDGE OF SAID MAIN SHEET AND SAID PORTION OF SAID REMAINDER PORTION ADJACENT SAID SECOND SIDE EDGE OF SAID MAIN SHEET BEING NO LESS THAN 1/2 OF THE WIDTH OF SAID MAIN SHEET, TO PROVIDE A DRAPE COMPACTLY FOLDED IN AT LEAST ONE DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
333 words
A FOLDED SURGICAL DRAPE COMPRISING A MAIN SHEET HAVING A TOP SURFACE AND A BOTTOM SURFACE AND HAVING ESSENTIALLY OPPOSING FIRST SIDE EDGE AND SECOND SIDE EDGE AND FIRST END EDGE AND SECOND END EDGE AND HAVING A PORTION ADJACENT THE FIRST SIDE EDGE AND A REMAINDER PORTION, THE PORTION OF THE MAIN SHEET ADJACENT SAID FIRST SIDE EDGE BEING FAN-FOLDED TO FORM A FIRST PLURALITY OF STACKED FOLDS OVERLYING SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID MAIN SHEET AND A FIRST FOLDED UNIT HAVING OPPOSING EXTERIOR SIDE EDGES, EACH OF SAID STACKED FOLDS OVERLYING AT LEAST A PORTION OF EACH OF THE UNDERLYING OF SAID STACKED FOLDS AND OF SAID REMAINDER PORTION AND SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF STACKED FOLDS HAVING AN OUTERMOST FOLD, A NEXT INNERMOST EXPOSABLE FOLD, AND AN INNERMOST FOLD, THE INNERMOST FOLD OF THE FIRST PLURALITY OF STACKED FOLDS OVERLYING ONLY A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER PORTION OF THE MAIN SHEET TO FORM A HAND RECEIVING FLAP, THE OUTERMOST FOLD OF SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF STACKED FOLDS HAVING A TERMINAL EDGE WHICH LIES SOMEWHAT INWARD OF SAID EXTERIOR SIDE EDGES OF SAID FIRST FOLDED UNIT, AND OVERLYING ONLY A PORTION OF THE NEXT INNERMOST EXPOSABLE FOLD TO FORM A SECOND HAND RECEIVING FLAP, A PORTION OF SAID REMAINDER PORTION ADJACENT SAID SECOND SIDE EDGE OF SAID MAIN SHEET BEING FOLDED TO FORM AN OUTERMOST SECOND FOLD OVERLYING SAID TOP SURFACE OF SAID MAIN SHEET, AND SAID SECOND OUTERMOST FOLD HAVING A TERMINAL EDGE WHICH LIES SOMEWHAT INWARD OF SAID INTERIOR SIDE EDGES OF SAID FIRST FOLDED UNIT, AND SAID INNERMOST FOLD OF SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF STACKED FOLDS OVERLYING ONLY A PORTION OF SAID SECOND OUTERMOST FOLD. THE COMBINED WIDTH OF SAID PORTION ADJACENT SAID FIRST SIDE EDGE OF SAID MAIN SHEET AND SAID PORTION OF SAID REMAINDER PORTION ADJACENT SAID SECOND SIDE EDGE OF SAID MAIN SHEET BEING NO LESS THAN 1/2 OF THE WIDTH OF SAID MAIN SHEET, TO PROVIDE A DRAPE COMPACTLY FOLDED IN AT LEAST ONE DIRECTION.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-09-25 | 1971-03-27 | 1971-09-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-09-25 | 1975-03-27 | 1975-09-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-09-25 | 1979-03-27 | 1979-09-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |