METHOD OF USING REMOVABLE ARM BAND FOR SAFETY PURPOSE IN HUNTING

• US 20020083507A1
• Filed: 01/02/2002
• Published: 07/04/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: James Mullis
• Original Assignee: James Mullis
• Inventors: Mullis, James
• Granted Patent: US 6,481,017 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/94
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/01 with reflective or luminous safety means visible signalling arrangements G08B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 15/005 reversible garments
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 23/02 Mountings without wheels
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 3/00 Camouflage, i.e. means or methods for concealment or disguise for vessels B63G8/34, B63G13/02 ; sound camouflage, i.e. simulating gun fire noise, F41A33/04; dummy or decoy targets F41J; chaff per se F41J2/00; ammunition for dispensing chaff F42B5/15, F42B12/70; radar absorbing fabrics H01Q17/005

Abstract

A hunting apparel comprises a band having opposing elasticized ends, or made of elastic material. One side of the band is hunter orange, and the other side is a camouflage. The band is sized to expose the required area of hunter orange to meet local hunting laws, and is reversible so that the hunter can choose which to expose, hunter orange or camouflage by either first donning the band, or inverting the band if already donned.

Claims

1. A hunting apparel comprising a band having opposing ends and a sidewall, and an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface being hunter orange and the inner surface having a camouflage appearance, the outer surface being sized to expose a minimum area of hunter orange to meet hunting law requirements.

2. The hunting apparel of claim 1, wherein the sidewall is made up of opposing sides, one or both of the opposing sides of the band having fasteners to connect the opposing sides together to form the sidewall and surround a body part of a hunter.

3. The hunting apparel of claim 1, wherein at least one of the opposing ends of the band are elasticized to keep the band in place when surrounding a body part of a hunter.

4. The hunting apparel of claim 1, wherein material of the band is elasticized to keep the band in place when surrounding a body part of a hunter.

5. The apparel of claim 1, wherein the outer surface is part of one layer of material, and the inner surface is part of another layer of material.

6. The apparel of claim 3, wherein each opposing end has an elastic band.

7. The apparel of one of claim 1, wherein the band is sized in length and circumference to surround an upper arm part of the hunter.

8. The apparel of one of claim 1, wherein the band has a length and circumference and the length ranges between about 5 and 10 inches and the circumference ranges between about 15 and 30 inches.

9. The apparel of one of claim 1, wherein the camouflage appearance is one of a solid color or a combination of two or more colors.

10. In a method of hunting wherein a hunter must don hunter orange apparel, the improvement comprising:

a) providing a band having opposing ends and a sidewall, and an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface being hunter orange and the inner surface having a camouflage appearance, the outer surface being sized to expose a minimum area of hunter orange to meet hunting law requirements;

b) putting the band on a part of a hunter'"'"'s body with either the hunter orange exposed or the camouflage exposed; and

c) inverting the band so the if the hunter orange is first exposed, the inverting step exposes the camouflage, and if the camouflage is first exposed, the inverting step exposes the hunter orange.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the band has at least one elasticized end, or is made from an elastic material, or has opposing sides connected together by fasteners to form the sidewall for securing to the hunter'"'"'s body.

12. The method of claim 10, comprising further inverting the band so that whatever is first exposed is again exposed.

13. A hunting apparel comprising a hunter'"'"'s orange band having opposing ends and a sidewall, and an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface and inner surface being hunter orange, the outer surface being sized to expose a minimum area of hunter orange to meet hunting law requirements.