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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:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Stephen J. Blauer, Lexington, MA (US);
Toufic G. Atallah, Reading, MA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen J. Blauer, Lexington, MA (US);
Toufic G. Atallah, Reading, MA (US);
Assignee:
Blauer Manufacturing Company, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A band that extends around a garment appendage, such as a sleeve or trouser leg. The band has a concealed position that hides a reflective tape and a deployed position where the reflective tape is visible. The band includes a strip that encircles and is attached to the garment appendage at a distance from the free end of the garment appendage. The reflective tape is bonded to the underside of the strip or to the garment appendage.