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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph M Leal, Tucson, AZ (US);
James M Malone, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Manufacturing Company, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3-2 ; 3 17 / ;
Abstract
An artificial limb which is designed primarily for temporary use, such as for sports, while taking a shower, where the artificial limb is subjected to dirt, sand, or water. The artificial limb is constructed of a plastic tubular member which is split or bifurcated at one end to form a group of projecting fingers which define a cup-shaped region. A socket is formed of wrapped casting tape with the fingers being embedded in the socket walls during the wrapping operation.