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US 5,734,992 AGranted
Protective hand and arm covering article
OwnerMichael R. Rossinventor
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Abstract
An extended protective article capable of covering an upper extremity of a wearer from the hand and up to a region near the axilla, and providing protection from fluids from its distal to its proximal ends; the protective article can be formed of a single material or two components of dissimilar materials; a method for constructing the protective article is also provided.
Claims12
An article for protecting the upper limb of a human from exposure to fluid-borne pathogens, the article comprising:
- a glove portion, the glove portion having a thickness of between 0.006 and 0.009 inch;
- an arm portion;
- a cinched area located between the glove portion and the arm portion, the cinched area comprising a fluid impermeable connection between the glove portion and the arm portion, the cinched area capable of moving between a relaxed native circumference and an expanded circumference at least 1.5-times that of the native circumference;
- and,
- means for retaining located at a proximal portion of the arm portion,
- wherein the glove portion comprises a first material and the arm portion comprises a second material different than the first material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.