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Insulated handwear construction
Assignee: Marmon Holdings Inc
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Filing: 1985-11-18
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Granted: 1988-03-01
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Expires: 2005-11-18
Abstract
Abstract An insulated handwear construction which has an outer shell, an inner lining and an insulation material having thermal convection passages therein positioned between the shell and inner lining. The insulation material connects to a source of heat located on either the palm side or back side of the handwear construction and extends over finger and thumb portions to transfer heat from the heat source to the finger and thumb tips of a wearer.
Inventors
- 👤 Erik O. Giese
- 👤 Roger Brown
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:48
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D19/00; A41D19/015; A41D19/01529; A41D19/01535
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
Insulated handwear construction having an outer shell, an inner lining and an insulation material positioned between said outer shell and said inner lining and adapted to extend over a portion of a hand of a wearer, characterized in that: (a) said insulation material has convection passages therein; and (b) said insulation material having convection passages extends from a center part of the handwear construction with the convection passages in thermal contact with said center part, where the passage are adapted to be connected with a source of heat, and over one side of finger portions around tips of the finger portions and over a part of the opposite sides of the finger portions where the convection passages are in thermal contact therewith whereby heat may be transferred from said source around the tips of the fingers of a wearer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
Insulated handwear construction having an outer shell, an inner lining and an insulation material positioned between said outer shell and said inner lining and adapted to extend over a portion of a hand of a wearer, characterized in that: (a) said insulation material has convection passages therein; and (b) said insulation material having convection passages extends from a center part of the handwear construction with the convection passages in thermal contact with said center part, where the passage are adapted to be connected with a source of heat, and over one side of finger portions around tips of the finger portions and over a part of the opposite sides of the finger portions where the convection passages are in thermal contact therewith whereby heat may be transferred from said source around the tips of the fingers of a wearer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
Insulated handwear construction according to claim 1 further characterized in that: (a) said center part comprises a palm portion of said handwear construction adapted to cover the palm of a wearer; and (b) the convection passages are in thermal contact with the palm of the hand of a wearer which defines said source of heat.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
78 words
Insulated handwear construction according to claim 2 further characterized in that: (a) said construction is in the form of a glove; and (b) said insulation material comprises a palm section adapted to overlie the palm of a hand of a wearer and five strips extending from the palm section with four of said strips overlying the palm side of four fingers of the glove and the fifth strip overlying the palm side of the thumb of the glove.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
85 words
Insulated handwear construction according to claim 2 further characterized in that: (a) said construction is in the form of a mitten, and (b) said insulation material comprises a palm section adapted to overlie the palm of a hand of a wearer and a flap section extending from the palm section and adapted to overlie the palm side of four fingers of a wearer and a thumb strip extending from the palm section and adapted to overlie the palm side of a thumb of a wearer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
Insulated handwear construction according to any one of claims 1-4 further characterized in that: (a) the inner lining includes perforations in the area of said heat source and near the finger and thumb tip portions to assist movement of air through said convection passages from said source of heat to the finger and thumb tip portions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
Insulated handwear construction according to claim 5 further characterized in that: (a) said insulation material comprises a mesh-like material having monofilament threads protruding from one side thereof to form said convection passages and to further form compression resistant means to prevent collapse of said convection passages.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
Insulated handwear construction according to claim 6 further characterized in: (a) an outer plastic film positioned between the insulation material and said outer shell.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
61 words
Insulated handwear construction according to claim 1 further characterized in that: (a) said center part comprises a back portion adapted to overlie the back of a hand of a wearer; and (b) a pouch is contained in said outer shell adjacent to and contacting the back portion and adapted to contain a heating element to serve as said source of heat.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
89 words
Insulated handwear construction according to claim 8 further characterized in that: (a) said construction is in the form of a glove, and (b) said insulation material comprises a back section adapted to overlie the back of a hand of a wearer in thermal contact with said pouch and five separate strips joined to the back section with four of said strips adapted to overlie the back side of four fingers of a wearer and a fifth strip adapted to overlie the back side of a thumb of a wearer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
93 words
Insulated handwear construction according to claim 8 further characterized in that: (a) said construction is in the form of a mitten and (b) said insulation material comprises: (1) a back section adapted to overlie the back of a hand of a wearer in thermal contact with said pouch; (2) a flap joined to the back section with said flap adapted to overlie the back sides of four fingers of a wearer, (3) and a thumb strip joined to the back section adapted to overlie the back side of a thumb of a wearer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
65 words
Insulated handwear construction according to any one of claims 8-10 further characterized in: (a) an outer plastic film is positioned between said insulation material and said outer shell; and (b) perforations are provided in the said plastic film in the area of said pouch to assist movement of air through said convection passages from said source of heat to the finger and thumb tip portions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
51 words
Insulated handwear construction according to any one of claims 1-4 and 8-10 further characterized in that: (a) said insulation material comprises a mesh-like material having monofilament threads protruding from one side thereof to form said convection passages and to further form compression resistant means to prevent collapse of said convection passages.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
Insulated handwear construction according to claim 7 further characterized in: (a) a waterproof lining is positioned between said insulation material and said outer shell.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-03-01 | 1991-08-31 | 1992-03-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-03-01 | 1995-08-31 | 1996-03-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-03-01 | 1999-08-31 | 2000-03-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |