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Protective garment for the user of a chain saw

Assignee: BOCHARD NORMAND
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Filing: 1981-02-25
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Granted: 1982-09-28
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Expires: 2001-02-25
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Abstract

Abstract The disclosure herein describes a protective garment for the user of a chain saw; the garment includes at least a portion forming pad consisting of a plurality of superposed layers of canvas sheets, at least one of which is loosely attached to the pad so that, when the chain of the saw accidentally touches the garment, the said loose layer is readily pulled off to jam and stop the rotation of the saw chain.

Inventors

  • 👤 Edgar Bouchard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 19:40
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/05; A41D13/055; A41D13/0581; A41D13/0593; A41D13/0543; A41D31/00; A41D31/04; A41D31/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 88 words
A garment for protecting the user of a chain saw wherein at least one section of the garment comprises: an outer layer of canvas material; a pad including a plurality of superposed plies of canvas material sewn together to said outer layer, and at least one additional layer of canvas material loosely attached in said pad so that said additional layer may be readily pulled out when seized accidently and entrained by the chain of the saw, to subsequently jam and stop the operation of the saw chain.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 88 words
A garment for protecting the user of a chain saw wherein at least one section of the garment comprises: an outer layer of canvas material; a pad including a plurality of superposed plies of canvas material sewn together to said outer layer, and at least one additional layer of canvas material loosely attached in said pad so that said additional layer may be readily pulled out when seized accidently and entrained by the chain of the saw, to subsequently jam and stop the operation of the saw chain.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said additional layer of canvas material is disposed between said outer layer and said plurality of superposed plies of canvas material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 40 words
A garment as defined in claim 2, wherein said additional layer of canvas material consists of a series of canvas sheets loosely connected to one another and to the outer layer and disposed in staggered arrangement relative to one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 44 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said additional layer is attached by means of elastic bands having sufficient strength to hold said additional layer when said garment is used but which will easily break under the pulling action of the saw chain.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 16 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said additional layer is attached by loose stitching.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 39 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said additional layer of canvas material is interposed within said plurality of superposed plies of canvas material and is sewn to the pad only at the upper and lower edges thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 22 words
A garment as defined in claim 6, wherein said interposed layer is of the same material as that of said outer layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 24 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said additional layer has a width narrower than that of said superposed plies of canvas material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 29 words
A garment as defined in claim 8, wherein said additional layer is stitched at its upper and lower edges to the upper and lower edges of said superposed plies.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 26 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said superposed layers consist of sheets of rectangular shape, being stitched on all sides to said outer layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 34 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said superposed layers consist of alternate layers of a material selected from the group including silk, terylene and of a material made of nylon 2108 denier.

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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) 1985-09-27 1986-03-29 1986-09-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1989-09-27 1990-03-29 1990-09-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1993-09-27 1994-03-29 1994-09-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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