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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. 26, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1992
Stephen R Fletcher, Layton, UT (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for protecting an instrument, such as a wrist-mounted time keeping instrument, from damage or loss. Lengths of flexible material are used for shielding the attaching band of the instrument from the surrounding environment. The flexible material is formed into a band to encircle the user's limb using a hook and loop fastener. A channel is formed on the underside of the flexible material to hold the attaching band in place and to seal out containments found in the surrounding environment. The apparatus is used without removing or modifying the existing attaching band of the instrument. A cover hides the instrument and also seals the instrument from the surrounding environment. The cover is a stretchable cover which has an open position allowing easy access to the instrument and a closed position which seals the instrument from the surrounding environment. The apparatus provides the advantage of being lockable to the attaching band and the instrument preventing loss and damage but yet is removable therefrom without removing the instrument from the limb of the user. The apparatus has applications with many different types of instruments and in many different applications such as sporting activities and work activities.