Forearm chaps

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2000-03-06

2002-08-13

Vanatta, Amy (Department: 3741)

Apparel

Guard or protector

Hand or arm

C002S161200, C002S162000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06430744

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to forearm chaps, and in particular, it relates to a forearm chaps that is also visually appealing.
Coverings for the hand and forearm or for the forearm or hand individually are well known. There are numerous reasons why such hand and forearm protectors are used. Some of these reasons relate to protection in athletics, for example, linemen wear forearm protectors in football or in-line skaters wear hand and wrist guards. Hand and forearm protectors also are used for medical reasons as restraining devices such as to protect a sprained wrist. Additional, examples of hand and forearm protectors are found in the following U.S. patents.
Inventor
U.S. Pat. No.
Jennings
363,829
Horn
622,688
Bernard
906,856
Elliot
2,904,792
Zieman
3,000,378
Beckett
3,559,640
Chang
4,011,596
Hockmeyer
4,473,614
Finnieston et al.
4,765,319
Bourdeau et al.
4,868,927
Finnieston et al.
4,873,968
Elliot
4,967,419
Goss
5,070,541
Lewis, Jr. et al.
5,073,988
Matthews
5,402,536
Olson et al.
5,526,531
Pierce, Jr.
Des. 290,766
Lee
Des. 299,562
Pierce, Jr.
Des. 330,676
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention includes a forearm chaps having a sleeve. The sleeve has a primary opening at one end and at another end a discrete finger opening and a discrete thumb opening. A longitudinal opening is disposed along the sleeve and extends from a point directly proximal ajuncture of the carpal bones and the radius of a hand of the wearer rearwardly along a foreword side of the forearm to approximately the end of the sleeve. A closure mechanism, preferably a zipper, extends from the point of the sleeve overlying the juncture of the carpal bones and radius rearwardly to the end of the sleeve for bringing the edges of the sleeve together to conform the sleeve to the forearm of the wearer.


REFERENCES:
patent: 363829 (1887-05-01), Jennings
patent: 622688 (1899-04-01), Horn
patent: 906856 (1908-12-01), Bernard
patent: 2904792 (1959-09-01), Elliott
patent: 3000378 (1961-09-01), Zieman
patent: 3559640 (1971-02-01), Beckett
patent: 4011596 (1977-03-01), Chang
patent: 4473614 (1984-09-01), Hockmeyer
patent: D290766 (1987-07-01), Pierce, Jr.
patent: 4764319 (1988-08-01), Finnieston et al.
patent: D299562 (1989-01-01), Lee
patent: D300676 (1989-04-01), Pierce, Jr.
patent: 4868927 (1989-09-01), Bourdeau et al.
patent: 4873968 (1989-10-01), Finnieston et al.
patent: 4967419 (1990-11-01), Elliott
patent: 5070541 (1991-12-01), Goss
patent: 5073988 (1991-12-01), Lewis, Jr. et al.
patent: 5402536 (1995-04-01), Matthews
patent: 5526531 (1996-06-01), Olson et al.
patent: 5878435 (1999-03-01), Kast et al.

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