US4957310A
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Detachable ski or terrain map
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-11-20
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Granted: 1990-09-18
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Expires: 2009-11-20
Abstract
Abstract A ski or terrain map for detachable wearing on the arm, comprising flexible, folded band having opposed longitudinal end portions and having ski trails or other indicia of topography or terrain depicted thereon. Attachment means are carried by the band for detachably securing one longitudinal end portion of the band to the other longitudinal end portion of the band, such that the map firmly encircles the user's arm. The attachment means are contained within the perimeter of the map substrate, and, in a preferred embodiment, a loop or other means are provided for holding one end of the substrate substantially in contact with the user's arm as the substrate is circled about the arm. Preferably, Velcro or a similar strip having a multiplicity of interengageable fibers is used as the attachment means.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael R. Bissonnette
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:50
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B29/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A terrain map comprising: a flexible, substantially flat substrate having inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface having a terrain map depicted thereon, the substrate being foldable into a band having first and second longitudinal ends; first attachment means carried by one surface adjacent the first end of the band; second attachment means carried by said one surface adjacent the second end of the band and detachably engageable with the first attachment means; whereby as one end of the band is circled back to overlap with the other end while being wrapped around a generally cylindrical central body, the first and second attachment means can be joined to secure the terrain map to the central body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A terrain map comprising: a flexible, substantially flat substrate having inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface having a terrain map depicted thereon, the substrate being foldable into a band having first and second longitudinal ends; first attachment means carried by one surface adjacent the first end of the band; second attachment means carried by said one surface adjacent the second end of the band and detachably engageable with the first attachment means; whereby as one end of the band is circled back to overlap with the other end while being wrapped around a generally cylindrical central body, the first and second attachment means can be joined to secure the terrain map to the central body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
The terrain map of claim 1, wherein, the substrate has opposed longitudinally extending edges and is foldable along at least one longitudinal fold line intermediate the edges, and the first attachment means is carried by the outer surface adjacent one of the edges or fold lines, and the second attachment means is carried by the outer surface adjacent another one of the edges or fold lines.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The terrain map of claim 2 wherein the substrate has one fold line, and the first and second attachment means are each carried by the outer surface adjacent one of the edges.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The terrain map of claim 2, wherein the substrate has two fold lines, and the first attachment means is carried by the outer surface adjacent one of the edges and the second attachment means is carried by the outer surface adjacent a fold line.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The terrain map of claim 1, wherein the first and second attachment means are each in the form of an elongated strip contained within the perimeter of the substrate, whereby the first and second attachment means are engageable to each other in any one of a plurality of overlapping relations.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The terrain map of claim 5, wherein the attachment means each includes a multiplicity of interengageable fibers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The terrain map of claim 1, including means connected to one end of the substrate, for holding said one end substantially in contact with the central body as the band is circled about the body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The terrain map of claim 7, wherein the means for holding includes a looped strap.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The terrain map of claim 2, including means carried by the inside surface adjacent to one end of the band, for connecting the substrate folds together.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
74 words
A ski map for detachable wearing on the arm, comprising: an elongated, flexible substrate having front and back surfaces and opposed longitudinal end portions within the substrate perimeter, one surface having ski trail information carried thereon over substantially all of said one surface; means carried by the substrate for detachably securing the substrate to itself when one longitudinal end portion is wrapped around the other longitudinal end portion to firmly encircle the skier's arm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
74 words
A ski map for detachable wearing on the arm, comprising: an elongated, flexible substrate having front and back surfaces and opposed longitudinal end portions within the substrate perimeter, one surface having ski trail information carried thereon over substantially all of said one surface; means carried by the substrate for detachably securing the substrate to itself when one longitudinal end portion is wrapped around the other longitudinal end portion to firmly encircle the skier's arm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The ski map of claim 10, wherein the substrate has an inner surface on which the ski trails are depicted and an outer surface on which the means for securing are carried.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The ski map of claim 11, wherein the substrate has at least one longitudinal fold line and the folded substrate is sized to encircle a skier's arm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The ski map of claim 12, wherein the outer surface is exterior to the inner surface when the substrate is folded along the fold line.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The ski map of claim 10, wherein the means for securing are in the form of longitudinally oriented strips.
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