Portable, reusable, and rapidly deployable protective cover
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1. A rapidly deployable protective cover configured to be worn over a portion of a user'"'"'s body to protect from liquid or solid spills, the cover comprising:
- an upper member;
a lower member materially coupled to the upper member;
first and second side members materially coupled to and extending from opposing sides of at least one of the upper member and the lower member; and
at least one bi-stable member configured to transition the cover between a compact state and an expanded state,wherein the at least one bi-stable member is coupled to at least one of the upper member, the lower member, and the first and second side members and wherein the at least one bi-stable member comprises at least two stable configurations and is elastically deformable between the first and second stable configurations, andwherein, when in the first stable configuration, the bi-stable member has a compact shape and thereby results in the cover having a compact state and wherein the compact shape is a rolled configuration such that at least one of the upper member, the lower member, and the first and second side members coupled to the bi-stable member has a corresponding rolled configuration.
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Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to a portable, reusable, and rapidly deployable protective cover configured to be worn over a person'"'"'s clothing and to protect portions of the person'"'"'s torso and lap from liquid and solid spills, particularly while in a seated position, such as when sitting in a vehicle.
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1. A rapidly deployable protective cover configured to be worn over a portion of a user'"'"'s body to protect from liquid or solid spills, the cover comprising:
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an upper member; a lower member materially coupled to the upper member; first and second side members materially coupled to and extending from opposing sides of at least one of the upper member and the lower member; and at least one bi-stable member configured to transition the cover between a compact state and an expanded state, wherein the at least one bi-stable member is coupled to at least one of the upper member, the lower member, and the first and second side members and wherein the at least one bi-stable member comprises at least two stable configurations and is elastically deformable between the first and second stable configurations, and wherein, when in the first stable configuration, the bi-stable member has a compact shape and thereby results in the cover having a compact state and wherein the compact shape is a rolled configuration such that at least one of the upper member, the lower member, and the first and second side members coupled to the bi-stable member has a corresponding rolled configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system configured to protect a user from liquid or solid spills, the system comprising:
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a rapidly deployable protective cover configured to be worn over a portion of a user'"'"'s body, the cover comprising; an upper member; a lower member materially coupled to the upper member; first and second side members materially coupled to and extending from opposing sides of at least one of the upper member and the lower member; and at least one bi-stable member coupled to at least one of the upper member, the lower member, and the first and second side members, and configured to elastically deform between a stable compact configuration and a stable expanded configuration to thereby transition the cover between a compact state and an expanded state, respectively; and a receptacle configured to receive and house the cover when the cover is in the compact state, the receptacle comprising a fastener mechanism for releasably coupling the receptacle to a portion of a vehicular seat belt system. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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