DISPOSABLE RAIN PONCHO

• US 3,665,518 A
• Filed: 08/20/1970
• Issued: 05/30/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John L. Leadford
• Original Assignee: John L. Leadford
• Inventors: Leadford, John L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Boler, James R.
• Application Number:
  US05/065,493
• Time in Patent Office: 649 Days
• Field of Search: 2/88,87,49,114,69
• US Class Current: 2/88
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 3/08 Capes

Abstract

A disposable rain poncho formed of thin plastic. The poncho consists of a large rectangle of the sheet material formed with various perforations to define a center slit for the user'"'"''"'"'s head, ties along the sides, and two optional features of tear-offs at the ends to adjust length and holes at the ends of the various perforations to disperse stress.

Claims

1. A poncho of generally elongated rectangular shape comprising a pair of side edges and a pair of end edges, said poncho being formed of sheet material, a center perforation formed in said poncho generally parallel to said end edges and mediately therebetween and terminating short of said side edges, integral tie means formed in said poncho along said side edges on opposite sides of said center perforation, at least one perforation extending generally parallel to each end edge in relatively closely spaced relation thereto and extending all the way between said side edges, and stress dispersing means integrally formed in said poncho at the ends of said center perforation.

2. The combination of claim 1, said poncho consisting of relatively thin disposable sheet material.

3. The combination of claim 1, said integral tie means comprising an upper end tie forming perforation on each side of said center perforation and on both of said side edges.

4. The combination of claim 1, said Integral tie means comprising a lower end tie forming perforation on each side of said center perforation and on both of said side edges.

5. The combination of claim 1, said poncho consisting of polyethylene.

6. The combination of claim 6, wherein the polyethylene has a thickness of about 0.001 inch.

7. The combination of claim 1, wherein said stress dispersing means comprise a small round hole at each end of said perforation.

8. The combination of claim 1, said integral tie means comprising an upper end tie forming perforation and a lower end tie forming perforation one on each side of said center perforation and on both of said side edges, and stress dispersing openings formed at the inner ends of all of said tie forming perforations.