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US 9,217,221 B2Granted
Pocket inverter
OwnerMichael W. Catoeinventor
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Abstract
A pocket inverter may include a wand and a head connected with the wand. The head may include a barbed portion comprising protrusions that extend outward from a surface of the barbed portion. The protrusions each may have a shape to ensnare fabric in a pocket when the head is inserted inside a pocket and rotated, but prevent the protrusions from piercing through fabric of the pocket.
Claims21
A pocket inverter comprising:
- a wand;
- and
- a head connected with the wand and comprising a barbed portion comprising protrusions that extend outward from a surface of the barbed portion, each of the protrusions are orientated in a common radial direction around a tip of the wand, and each of the protrusions are configured to ensnare fabric in a pocket when the head is inserted inside a pocket and rotated in the same direction as the radial direction that the protrusions are orientated in.
A method of operating a pocket inverter, comprising:
- providing a wand comprising telescoping elements, and a head connected with the wand, the head comprising a barbed portion comprising protrusions that extend outward from a surface of the barbed portion, each of the protrusions are orientated in a common radial direction around a tip of the wand, and each of the protrusions are configured to ensnare fabric in a pocket when the head is inserted inside a pocket and rotated in the same direction as the radial direction that the protrusions are orientated in;
- extending the telescoping elements to a desired length;
- inserting the head into a pocket;
- and
- rotating the head, once the head is inserted to the pocket to a desired location, in a first direction in order to allow the protrusions to ensnare a portion of the pocket material.
2 more elements
A pocket inverter comprising:
- an elongated body comprising a first end, a second end, and an interior, the first end defining a slot;
- and
- at least one strip disposed in the elongated body's interior and comprising a barbed portion located proximate to the first end and being extendable through the slot, the barbed portion being configured to ensnare fabric in a pocket when the barbed portion is extended from the elongated body, wherein the at least one strip being curved when extended from the elongated body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.