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US4266299A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Protective garment

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-07-27
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Granted: 1981-05-12
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Expires: 1999-07-27
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Abstract

Abstract A protective garment comprising an upper portion adapted to cover the chest and back of a wearer, and a lower portion comprising first and second extensions adapted to cover a wearer's legs, the upper portion and leg extensions being adapted to be fastened about the wearer quickly and easily over the regular clothes of the wearer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Geraldine F. Beal

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 16:23
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 228 words
A protective garment comprising an upper portion, said upper portion having an opening therein adapted to fit about the neck of a wearer, said upper portion comprising a front panel adapted to extend generally coextensive with the chest of said wearer, front panel tab portions extending from each side of said front panel and adapted to overlie the sides of said wearer, a back panel adapted to extend generally coextensive with the back of said wearer, and back panel tab portions extending from each side of said back panel and adapted to overlie said sides of said wearer, said front and back panel tab portions having first connecting means disposed at the waist of said wearer for releasable interconnection of said front and back panels, an apron depending from said front panel and said front panel tab portions throughout the length of said front panel tab portions, and a lower portion connected to an undersurface of said front panel, said front panel and said apron overlying said lower portion, said lower portion comprising first and second leg extensions, each of said extensions being generally rectangularly-shaped and having at its end remote from said upper portion flap means adapted to encircle a leg portion of said wearer, and second connecting means disposed on said flap means, whereby said extensions may be fastened about the leg portions of said wearer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 228 words
A protective garment comprising an upper portion, said upper portion having an opening therein adapted to fit about the neck of a wearer, said upper portion comprising a front panel adapted to extend generally coextensive with the chest of said wearer, front panel tab portions extending from each side of said front panel and adapted to overlie the sides of said wearer, a back panel adapted to extend generally coextensive with the back of said wearer, and back panel tab portions extending from each side of said back panel and adapted to overlie said sides of said wearer, said front and back panel tab portions having first connecting means disposed at the waist of said wearer for releasable interconnection of said front and back panels, an apron depending from said front panel and said front panel tab portions throughout the length of said front panel tab portions, and a lower portion connected to an undersurface of said front panel, said front panel and said apron overlying said lower portion, said lower portion comprising first and second leg extensions, each of said extensions being generally rectangularly-shaped and having at its end remote from said upper portion flap means adapted to encircle a leg portion of said wearer, and second connecting means disposed on said flap means, whereby said extensions may be fastened about the leg portions of said wearer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 60 words
The invention in accordance with claim 1 in which said first connecting means comprises front connecting means fixed on said front panel tab portions and complementary back connecting means fixed on said back panel tab portions, said front and back connecting means being releasably interconnectable to releasably fasten said front and back panels together at said waist of said wearer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 32 words
The invention in accordance with claim 2 in which said back panel, said back panel tab portions, said front panel, said front panel tab portions, and said apron comprise a unitary member.

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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) 1984-05-11 1984-11-10 1985-05-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1988-05-11 1988-11-10 1989-05-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1992-05-11 1992-11-10 1993-05-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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