US4382301A
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Snake proof chaps
Assignee: Thomaston Mills Inc
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Filing: 1981-06-12
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Granted: 1983-05-10
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Expires: 2001-06-12
Abstract
Abstract A protective garment for shielding a wearer from snake bites is disclosed. The garment is a legging made of basket weave with two ends drawn as one and two picks per shed. A coating of polyurethane is included on the inside of the basket weave fabric.
Inventors
- 👤 George H. Hightower, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:04
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D17/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A protective article of clothing adapted to prevent snake fangs from biting into the leg of a wearer, said protective article comprising: (a) a generally tubular leg enclosing portion made of a woven fabric of nylon resistant to snake bites and having an upper part and a lower part, said lower part including a fastener for connecting two side edges of the lower part, and (b) a securing piece attached to said upper part for holding the leg enclosing portion up on a wearer's leg, and wherein said leg enclosing portion comprises a basket weave fabric, said basket weave fabric comprises nylon fiber in the form of continuous filament yarn, said basket weave fabric is made of threads between 900 and 1100 denier and weighs between 8.0 and 12.0 ounces per square yard.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A protective article of clothing adapted to prevent snake fangs from biting into the leg of a wearer, said protective article comprising: (a) a generally tubular leg enclosing portion made of a woven fabric of nylon resistant to snake bites and having an upper part and a lower part, said lower part including a fastener for connecting two side edges of the lower part, and (b) a securing piece attached to said upper part for holding the leg enclosing portion up on a wearer's leg, and wherein said leg enclosing portion comprises a basket weave fabric, said basket weave fabric comprises nylon fiber in the form of continuous filament yarn, said basket weave fabric is made of threads between 900 and 1100 denier and weighs between 8.0 and 12.0 ounces per square yard.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The article of claim 1 wherein said securing piece is a strap adapted to form a loop for accommodating a belt worn by the wearer of the article.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The article of claim 2 wherein said upper part includes a recessed part adapted to accommodate the crotch of a wearer and a rise part opposite the recessed part, said rise part adapted to be worn on the side of a wearer's hip, said strap extends from said rise part, and said fastener is a zipper.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The article of claim 1 wherein said leg enclosing portion prevents penetration by snake fangs even when the snake fangs are longer than the thickness of the leg enclosing portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The article of claim 1 wherein the inside of said basket weave fabric has a coating of a synthetic rubber polymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The article of claim 5 wherein said coating of synthetic rubber polymer is a polyurethane coating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The article of claim 1 wherein said basket weave fabric has two ends drawn as one and two picks per shed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The article of claim 7 wherein the inside of said basket weave fabric has a coating of a synthetic rubber polymer, and said lower part includes two layers of said basket weave fabric.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The article of claim 8 wherein said coating is a polyurethane coating.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The article of claim 9 wherein said coating is between 1 and 2 ounces per square yard.
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