Sanitary arm sleeve structure

• US 7,370,369 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2003
• Issued: 05/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ken Cheung
• Original Assignee: Ken Cheung
• Inventors: Cheung, Ken
• Primary Examiner(s): Welch; Gary L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sold; Jena A
• Application Number:
  US10/667,038
• Publication Number:
  US 20050061331A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,695 Days
• Field of Search: 2 1/6, 2 5/9, 212/5, 216/8, 212/3, 227/0
• US Class Current: 2/59
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1209 Surgeons' gowns or dresses
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 27/10 Sleeves; Armholes

Abstract

A sanitary arm sleeve structure includes an arm sleeve, adapted for receiving the user'"'"'s arm therewithin, having an outer side, an opposed inner side, and a free edge end, and a sleeve protection layer having an upper edge end attached on the arm sleeve and a lower edge end extended to the free edge end of the arm sleeve so as to overlappedly encircle the sleeve protection layer around the outer side of the arm sleeve. An elastic retaining loop is provided at the inner side of the arm sleeve above the free edge end thereof for applying an elastic binding force around the user'"'"'s arm above the wrist thereof, so as to retain the arm sleeve in position that the sleeve protection layer is capable of encircling around the user'"'"'s arm.

Claims

1. A sanitary arm sleeve structure for an arm of a user inserting thereinto, comprising:

a fabric made arm sleeve, adapted for receiving said user'"'"'s arm therewithin, having an outer side, an opposed inner side, and a free edge defining an edge portion thereat;

a sleeve protection layer, which is overlapped on and encircled with said arm sleeve, having an upper edge attached to an outer side of said arm sleeve at a position below an elbow of the user'"'"'s arm, a lower edge which is extended to said free edge of said arm sleeve to inwardly fold into said arm sleeve and is attached to said inner side of said arm sleeve to encirclingly enclose said edge portion of said arm sleeve within said sleeve protection layer; and

an elastic retaining loop comprising a blocking strap having an inner edge and an outer edge extended from said inner side of said arm sleeve at said edge portion thereof, and a circular elastic element provided around said inner edge of said blocking strap within said arm sleeve for applying an elastic binding force around said user'"'"'s arm above a wrist thereof, so as to retain said arm sleeve in position that said sleeve protection layer is capable of encircling around said user'"'"'s arm, wherein said outer edge of said blocking strap is integrally extended from said lower edge of said arm sleeve protection layer such that said lower edge is inwardly folded to overlap on said inner side of said arm sleeve to form the entire blocking strap and to enclose said edge portion of said arm sleeve.

2. The sanitary arm sleeve structure, as recited in claim 1, wherein said sleeve protection layer and said blocking strap are made of silicone rubber.

3. The sanitary arm sleeve structure, as recited in claim 2, wherein said inner edge of said blocking strap is folded to form a pocket to receive said elastic element therein so as to retain said elastic element around said inner edge of said blocking strap.

4. The sanitary arm sleeve structure, as recited in claim 3, wherein said retaining loop further comprises at least one line of affixing spots continuously aligned along a length of said outer edge of said blocking strap so as to securely attach said blocking strap on said inner side of said arm sleeve.

5. The sanitary arm sleeve structure, as recited in claim 2, wherein said retaining loop further comprises at least one line of affixing spots continuously aligned along a length of said outer edge of said blocking strap so as to securely attach said blocking strap on said inner side of said arm sleeve.

6. The sanitary arm sleeve structure, as recited in claim 1, wherein said inner edge of said blocking strap is folded to form a pocket to receive said elastic element therein so as to retain said elastic element around said inner edge of said blocking strap.