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Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-25
2001-05-01
Worrell, Danny (Department: 3741)
Textiles: knitting
Fabrics or articles
Articles
C066S17200R
Reexamination Certificate
active
06223565
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to arm coverings and more particularly to a bicyclist knitted arm warmer providing warmth and increased circulation at the commencement of use which can be rolled down to expose the arm when a sufficient body temperature has been reached.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are numerous prior art patents disclosing various types of sleeve-like items which are specifically designed for a wide range of different purposes. Representative of these include U.S. Pat. No. 4,006,495 (Jones); U.S. Pat. No. 3,837,007 (Giresc); U.S. Pat. No. 2,326,422 (Weisberger); and U.S. Pat. No. 1,296,430 (Riley). Though the prior art shows a large number of sleeve-like items designed for many purposes, none of them specifically deals with a warm-up sleeve to be worn by a bicyclist, and none employ a securing technique capable of effectively keeping such an item in place on the arm of the wearer while he or she is engaged in bicycling activity.
Bicyclist arm warmers in use today include tubular members that have ends rimmed with or attached to rubber bands that grip the upper and lower arm of the wearer. For the most part, these arm warmers are formed from flat fabric that is seamed together to complete the tubular member. The yarn used to form the fabric is typically rubber or a combination of rubber and nylon yarn.
The incorporation of an elastic band in the upper end of such an arm warmer is designed to hold the upper edge of the item snugly about the arm of the wearer. In many instances, however, this securing technique does not retain the sleeve in place on the arm of the wearer during physical activity and thus, other features are required in order to ensure that it stays in place.
Game or sport associated accessories of many varieties are developed to reflect team colors or team logos so that team members are readily identifiable when they wear or use such accessories. Bicyclists wear numbers and colors of many varieties on shirts. helmets or other accessories. There has yet to be fully developed and totally received a common element or accessory for reflecting such identification in bicycling circles.
It is, therefore, to the development of a functional, superior fitting, and easily adjustable bicyclist's sleeve and the identifying capabilities that such a sleeve will provide that the present invention is directed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a knitted arm warmer formed of a tubular and circularly knitted fabric which includes a wrist cuff, a tapered arm portion, and a binder portion, the binder portion extending slightly above the bicep of the arm of the wearer to hold the member securely in place. The tapered arm portion is continuously and circularly knitted with the diameter of the tubular member during this portion being increased gradually by the use of graduated stitches on the knitting machine. The wrist cuff is of a conventional welt construction having two fabric layers joined at the make up yarn and folded upon itself like formed welts on ladies fashion hosiery products. The wrist cuff is formed in a rib knitted construction using nylon and spandex covered nylon yarns in a 1×1 or alternating plain knit and tuck knit construction. The binder portion is of a plain knit construction with two dissimilar yarns in every course. The tapered arm portion has a wicking yarn such as hollow core wicking polyester yarn plaited to the inside of the tubular member and next to the skin of the wearer and a nylon covered spandex yarn plaited to the outside of the tubular member. The arm portion is knitted with graduated stitches at selective locations to gradually increase its diameter until it joins the formation of the binder member. The binder member utilizes spandex, nylon, and polyester yarns and is knit so that the band rolls back on itself forming a comfortable, yet secure band, which holds the upper end of the garment in place.
The invention also includes a method for forming the bicyclist's sleeve which includes circularly and integrally knitting the wrist cuff, the tapered arm portion, and the binder portion in a continuous operation. The arm warmer and the method for producing the arm warmer are also directed to the use of multi-colored yarns for providing a pre-selected decorative design or effect in the wrist cuff and in the tapered arm portion. The invention is soon to be marked to the bicyclist community under the trademark armskin.
Thus, there has been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, obviously, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. In this respect, before explaining several embodiments of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details and construction and to the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways.
It is also to be understood that the phraseology and terminology herein are for the purposes of description and should not be regarded as limiting in any respect. Those skilled in the art will appreciate the concepts upon which this disclosure is based and that it may readily be utilized as the basis for designating other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of this development. It is important that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
So that the manner in which the above-recited features, advantages and objects of the invention, as well as others which will become more apparent, are obtained and can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention briefly summarized above may be had by reference to the embodiment thereof which is illustrated in the appended drawings, which drawings form a part of the specification and wherein like characters of reference designate like parts throughout the several views. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only preferred and alternative embodiments of the invention and are, therefore, not to be considered limiting of its scope, as the invention may admit to additional equally effective embodiments.
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Calkins Charles W.
Kilpatrick & Stockton LLP
Worrell Danny
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