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Bowlers' hand-drying bag
Assignee: LOVIT CARL
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Filing: 1986-07-15
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Granted: 1987-07-28
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Expires: 2006-07-15
Abstract
Abstract A drying bag for use by a bowler in order to dry his hand before approach and delivery. A bag made of 100% polyester tricot knitted fabric of 32 gauge is filled with fuller's earth sericitic clay. The fine pores of the tricot fabric allow for escape and effusion of the dust in the bag created after shaking the bag with its contents. The polyester yarn used is between 15 and 45 denier, and the bag size is seven inches by seven inches, which is filled with the fuller's earth sericitic in the range of between 2.25 ounces and 3.50 ounces, with three ounces being preferred.
Inventors
- 👤 Bob Harris
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 21:24
CPC Classifications
F; F26; F26B; F26B19/00; F26B5/00; F26B5/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A bowler's aid for drying the bowling hand, comprising: a container bag made from tricot knitted fabric having a gauge of between 28 and 36, said fabric being made of 100% manmade fibers having a yarn size of between 15 and 45 denier, said bag being substantially closed off and providing minute pores through which may escape a dust contained in said bag; and fuller's earth sericitic contained in said container bag for escape through said minute pores when said container bag is shaken and vibrated, whereby when said bag is held in a hand and shaken, a fine dust is caused to effuse through said pores to dry the hand from moisture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A bowler's aid for drying the bowling hand, comprising: a container bag made from tricot knitted fabric having a gauge of between 28 and 36, said fabric being made of 100% manmade fibers having a yarn size of between 15 and 45 denier, said bag being substantially closed off and providing minute pores through which may escape a dust contained in said bag; and fuller's earth sericitic contained in said container bag for escape through said minute pores when said container bag is shaken and vibrated, whereby when said bag is held in a hand and shaken, a fine dust is caused to effuse through said pores to dry the hand from moisture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The bowler's aid according to claim 1, wherein said fabric has a yield of approximately 4.10 ounces per linear yard.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The bowler's aid according to claim 2, wherein said yarn is polyester.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The bowler's aid according to claim 3, wherein said bag is substantially rectangular in shape and is approximately 7 inches long and 5 inches wide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The bowler's aid according to claim 4, wherein said fuller's earth sericitic in said bag is supplied in a range from between approximately 2.25 ounces and 3.50 ounces.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The bowler's aid according to claim 5, wherein said fuller's earth sericitic comprises particle sizes of between one-fourth and one-eighth of an inch.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of drying a hand with fuller's earth sericitic, comprising: (a) forming a substantially closed bag and leaving a small opening therein through which may be poured a substance; (b) filling the interior of the bag with fuller's earth sericitic; (c) closing off the small opening from said step (a) after said step (b); (d) said step of forming comprising making a bag from a knitted fabric having pores therein through which may effuse the contents of the bag provided therein from said step (b); (e) holding the closed, filled bag in a hand and shaking the bag to cause the fuller's earth sericitic therein to become dust and escape through the pores of the knitted fabric to thereby adsorb the moisture on the hand.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of drying a hand with fuller's earth sericitic, comprising: (a) forming a substantially closed bag and leaving a small opening therein through which may be poured a substance; (b) filling the interior of the bag with fuller's earth sericitic; (c) closing off the small opening from said step (a) after said step (b); (d) said step of forming comprising making a bag from a knitted fabric having pores therein through which may effuse the contents of the bag provided therein from said step (b); (e) holding the closed, filled bag in a hand and shaking the bag to cause the fuller's earth sericitic therein to become dust and escape through the pores of the knitted fabric to thereby adsorb the moisture on the hand.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein said step (d) comprises choosing a 2-bar, tricot knitted fabric having a gauge between 28 and 36 made from 100% manmade fibers having a size from between 15 denier and 45 denier.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4588505A
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