US4536889A
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Face and nose wiper holding device for skiers
Assignee: TNF ENTERPRISES A UTAH CORP
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Filing: 1984-03-08
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Granted: 1985-08-27
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Expires: 2004-03-08
Abstract
Abstract A face and nose wiper holder for skiers, adapted for attachment to the lower arm of the skier and having a retractable cover exposing the wiper for use by the skier without removal from the holder. The holder is adapted for use of facial tissue sheet wipers or of pre-packaged absorbent pad wipers. According to another aspect of the invention, the wiper holder may be adapted for use upon the wrist of one of the skier's gloves.
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin D. Taylor
- 👤 Galen N. Nichols
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 07:17
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44C; A44C5/00; A44C5/0007; A44C5/0046; A41; A41D; A41D27/00; A41D27/12; A41B; A41B15/00; A41D20/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A holder for face and nose wiper means, comprising: means for securing the holder to an upper limb of a skier; generally rigid base member means; means for securing the wiper means to the holder comprising clamping means for securing the wiper means to the base member means; generally rigid wiper covering means covering the wiper means when not being used and retractable with respect to the base member means to expose the wiper means for use.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A holder for face and nose wiper means, comprising: means for securing the holder to an upper limb of a skier; generally rigid base member means; means for securing the wiper means to the holder comprising clamping means for securing the wiper means to the base member means; generally rigid wiper covering means covering the wiper means when not being used and retractable with respect to the base member means to expose the wiper means for use.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The holder of claim 1, wherein: the wiper clamping means comprise a pair of clamping members at opposite ends of the rigid base member means; and the wiper cover means is hinged to one of the clamping members.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
The holder of claim 2, wherein: each clamping member includes a wiper means gripping portion and a pair of downstanding portions at opposite sides thereof, said pair of downstanding portions each being adapted to elastically grip the sides of the associated end of the base member means therebetween, so that each end of the wiper means is held between the gripping portion of the clamping member and the base member means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The holder of claim 2, wherein: the means for securing the holder to the limb of the skier comprises strap means connecting the opposite ends of the base member means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The holder of claim 4, wherein: the base member means includes a strap engaging transverse slot at each of its ends.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The holder of claim 5, wherein: each wiper clamping member includes a strap engaging transverse slot indexed with the slot of the base member means, so that the clamping members and the base member means may be held together by the strap means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The holder of claim 6, wherein: the face and nose wiping means comprises facial tissue in sheet form.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The holder of claim 6, wherein: the face and nose wiping means comprises a pre-packaged absorbent pad.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
85 words
A holder for face and nose wiping means, comprising: a generally rigid base member adapted to be secured to an upper limb of a skier; a generally rigid, open centered frame member for holding the face wiping means around its periphery to the base member, said frame member being hingedly connected to the base member; means for releasably latching the frame member to the base member; and a wiper covering member hingedly connected to the frame member and releasably securable thereto in wiper covering position.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
85 words
A holder for face and nose wiping means, comprising: a generally rigid base member adapted to be secured to an upper limb of a skier; a generally rigid, open centered frame member for holding the face wiping means around its periphery to the base member, said frame member being hingedly connected to the base member; means for releasably latching the frame member to the base member; and a wiper covering member hingedly connected to the frame member and releasably securable thereto in wiper covering position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The holder of claim 9, wherein: the face and nose wiping means comprises a pre-packaged absorbent pad.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-08-26 | 1993-02-25 | 1993-08-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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