U.S. patent application number 11/165759 was filed with the patent office on 2006-12-28 for emergency preparedness vest.
Invention is credited to Frank B. Bucheit.
Application Number | 20060288466 11/165759 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37565522 |
Filed Date | 2006-12-28 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060288466 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Bucheit; Frank B. |
December 28, 2006 |
Emergency preparedness vest
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing emergency food and water
and medical supplies in a body worn garment. The garment has a
plurality of pockets labeled with their contents in the form of
food and water. Other pockets are labeled with the type of injury
the contents are intended to treat thereby eliminating the need to
search or look into the pockets to find the supplies appropriate to
the injury. The garment has a top vest portion worn around the
torso and a separable bottom belt portion which can be worn
independently as a belt and complete first aid kit by a second
person.
Inventors: |
Bucheit; Frank B.; (San
Diego, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
DONN K. HARMS;PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW CENTER
SUITE 100
12702 VIA CORTINA
DEL MAR
CA
92014
US
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Family ID: |
37565522 |
Appl. No.: |
11/165759 |
Filed: |
June 23, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/102 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 13/0012
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
002/102 |
International
Class: |
A41D 1/04 20060101
A41D001/04 |
Claims
1. A survival supply garment for a person comprising: a vest
portion having neck and arm openings and adapted for wearing about
the torso by a human; said vest portion having an outside surface
and a bottom edge; a belt portion, said belt portion having an
exterior surface extending between two distal ends and having a top
edge; means for removable engagement of said distal ends to each
other; means for removable engagement of said top edge of said belt
to said bottom edge of said vest portion; a plurality of vest
pockets, said plurality of vest pockets having a sealable aperture
providing access to an interior cavity; said interior cavity of
said vest pockets adapted for holding a supply of food and water
for said wearer; means for engagement of said vest pockets said
outside surface of said vest portion; a plurality of belt pockets;
means for engagement of said belt pockets to said exterior surface
of said belt portion; and said belt pockets having a sealable
opening providing access to an inside cavity, said inside cavity
being inventoried with first aid supplies, whereby said belt is
separable from said vest as a wearable first aid kit for a second
person while concurrently leaving said person wearing said
remaining vest portion, with a supply of food and water.
2. The survival supply garment of claim 1 additionally comprising:
said belt pockets being removably engageable with said exterior
surface whereby said individual belt pockets and their contents may
be removed and thereby each become a separable first aid kit which
may be given to one or a plurality of other users.
3. The survival supply garment of claim 1 wherein each of said belt
pockets are inventoried with first aid supplies for injuries likely
to occur in emergencies common to the geographic area in which the
survival supply garment is intended for use.
4. The survival supply garment of claim 2 wherein each of said belt
pockets are inventoried with first aid supplies for injuries likely
to occur in emergencies common to the geographic area in which the
survival supply garment is intended for use.
5. The survival supply garment of claim 1 additionally comprising:
at least one of said belt pockets being labeled with indicia; said
indicia indicating the specific injury type the contents of said
respective belt pocket is intended to treat, whereby said contents
may be accessed for treating said specific injury type without the
need to look at said contents prior to usage to ascertain
suitability to the intended injury treatment.
6. The survival supply garment of claim 2 additionally comprising:
indicia on at least one of said belt pockets, said indicia
indicating the specific injury type the contents of said respective
belt pocket is intended to treat; and whereby said belt pocket may
become said separable first aid kits when separated from said belt
portion and given to other users to treat said specific injury type
indicated, without looking at said contents of said respective belt
pocket.
7. The survival supply garment of claim 3 additionally comprising:
at least one of said belt pockets being labeled with indicia; said
indicia indicating the specific injury type the contents of said
respective belt pocket is intended to treat, whereby said contents
may be accessed for treating said specific injury type without the
need to look at said contents prior to usage to ascertain
suitability to the intended injury treatment.
8. The survival supply garment of claim 4 additionally comprising:
indicia on at least one of said belt pockets, said indicia
indicating the specific injury type the contents of said respective
belt pocket is intended to treat; and whereby said belt pocket may
become said separable first aid kits when separated from said belt
portion and given to other users to treat said specific injury type
indicated, without looking at said contents of said respective belt
pocket.
9. The survival supply garment of claim 1 additionally comprising:
said vest pockets having an inventory of food and water stored
therein sufficient for three days survival by said person wearing
said survival supply garment.
10. The survival supply garment of claim 2 additionally comprising:
said vest pockets having an inventory of food and water stored
therein sufficient for three days survival by said person wearing
said survival supply garment.
11. The survival supply garment of claim 3 additionally comprising:
said vest pockets having an inventory of food and water stored
therein sufficient for three days survival by said person wearing
said survival supply garment.
12. The survival supply garment of claim 4 additionally comprising:
said vest pockets having an inventory of food and water stored
therein sufficient for three days survival by said person wearing
said survival supply garment.
13. The survival supply garment of claim 7 additionally comprising:
said vest pockets having an inventory of food and water stored
therein sufficient for three days survival by said person wearing
said survival supply garment.
14. The survival supply garment of claim 8 additionally comprising:
said vest pockets having an inventory of food and water stored
therein sufficient for three days survival by said person wearing
said survival supply garment.
15. The survival supply garment of claim 1 additionally comprising:
indicia on said outside surface, said indicia identifying the
person issued said survival supply garment whereby said person may
be identified if incapacitated.
16. The survival supply garment of claim 2 additionally comprising:
indicia on said outside surface, said indicia identifying the
person issued said survival supply garment whereby said person may
be identified if incapacitated.
17. The survival supply garment of claim 11 additionally
comprising: indicia on said outside surface, said indicia
identifying the person issued said survival supply garment whereby
said person may be identified if incapacitated.
18. The survival supply garment of claim 12 additionally
comprising: indicia on said outside surface, said indicia
identifying the person issued said survival supply garment whereby
said person may be identified if incapacitated.
19. The survival supply garment of claim 13 additionally
comprising: indicia on said outside surface, said indicia
identifying the person issued said survival supply garment whereby
said person may be identified if incapacitated.
20. A method of providing survival supplies adapted for potential
disasters likely to occur in differing geographic locations,
comprising the steps of: providing a vest with vest pockets
inventoried with three days food and water; providing a belt having
belt pockets thereon with said belt removably engageable with said
vest; stocking said belt pockets with first aid supplies adapted
for use in injuries most likely to occur in the geographic area of
intended use of the survival supplies; and providing the ability
for said belt to be separated from said vest and used by a second
person, as a first aid kit independent of said vest.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention herein disclosed relates generally to
emergency response equipment. More specifically, the invention
herein described and disclosed relates to a custom configurable
vest having a plurality of different pocket enclosures for storage
of first aid and survival supplies adapted for emergencies which
might occur in specific geographic locations. Further the device
includes survival supplies, and first aid supplies in a removably
engageable belt that can be given to another person to aid the
injured.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Disasters occur in venues and locales around the earth on a
regular basis. Natural disasters include such devastating events as
earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods and tornados. Man-made
disasters can be equally devastating and can be caused accidentally
by explosions and industrial accidents as well as intentionally by
terrorists such as the recent attacks in New York City.
[0003] No matter how such disasters are caused, the result is
inevitably the same in that many people, lucky enough to survive,
are injured. Such injuries run the gauntlet from minor to life
threatening with both types of patient in need of first aid.
Further, in the period subsequent to the occurrence of a disaster,
frequently people are left to their own devices to survive for the
first few hours or days. Survival of the injured requires immediate
and ongoing medical treatment. Survival of the healthy requires a
supply of food and water until emergency relief arrives from the
government and from aid agencies.
[0004] Additionally, the type of disaster a person might encounter
can be very geographically distinct. For instances people in the
Midwest area of the United States frequently encounter tornados.
However people living on the West Coast of the United States rarely
encounter tornados but frequently are subjected to brush fires and
floods. More recently, the extreme danger post to coastal dwellers
has been exhibited by the massive destructive power of
tsunamis.
[0005] As a consequence of this variable risk of harm to people
determined by their locale, there can be a variable requirement for
the first aid supplies needed in specific geographic regions.
People suffering injuries from a tornado in the Midwest may require
very different treatment for injuries from those suffering burns or
smoke inhalation in a West Coast brush fire. As such, the first aid
supplies for differing regions of the world may be specialized to
the potential harm from the local risk of disaster or man-made
hazards.
[0006] In addition to the first aid supplies that must be available
to people after a disaster or accident, food and water for those
first few hours or days, is a requirement to keep the survivors
healthy and alive. While tastes may vary in geographic locations
for food, the nutritional needs of survivors do not and a
standardized food supply can be made available.
[0007] Such a food and first aid supply should be available on a
moment's notice since there is generally scant warning of the
occurrence of disasters such as earthquakes and explosions and the
like. Food and first aid supplies should also be easily carried by
the survivors once a disaster or accident has occurred.
[0008] Still further, because some survivors may lack first aid
training but require substance, the ability to easily enable other
survivors to render first aid with an available and organized
supply of easily carried first aid supplies is desirable.
[0009] In recent times, various devices have attempted to address
this need for food and first aid supplies that are easily
transported by survivors after a disaster.
[0010] U.S. Pat. No. 4,637,075 (Ingrisano) teaches an emergency
medical services system for delivering primary care and emergency
treatment. However, the vest of Ingrisano is designed solely for
use by paramedics and emergency service personnel. It lacks
sufficient food and water for the recommended three days subsequent
to the disaster. Further, it lacks any ability to disburse the
supplies to other emergency personnel for their use.
[0011] U.S. Pat. No. 5,265,782 (McNamara) features a vest for
carrying medical supplies. However, McNamara's is designed for
military use and has no food or other survival items. Further,
McNamara lacks any ability to transfer first aid supplies to
another person or to transfer specific first aid supplies to a
third party.
[0012] U.S. Pat. No. 5,361,412 (Perry) provides a vest type device
which includes pockets to hold provisions for the wearer during an
emergency situation. However, the vest of Perry is not designed to
carry water and provides no first aid components in an organized
fashion.
[0013] U.S. Pat. No. 5,797,140 (Davis) teaches a garment that is
intended for use by law enforcement. The Davis device while bullet
resistant, has no food or water for the recommended three days
subsequent to a disaster. Neither does it provide any organized
first aid supplies.
[0014] U.S. Pat. No. 5,890,227 (Brown) discloses a vest adapted for
wearing by emergency medical technicians. Its main purpose is to
transfer stretcher weight to the body of the wearer. Consequently
while it is designed for emergency personnel, it lacks any
organized or transferable first aid supplies or sustenance
supplies.
[0015] U.S. Pat. No. 6,314,579 (Marcon) teaches a personal survival
vest designed to keep the wearer warm in cold environment. While it
has a plurality of pockets, it lacks a three-day food and water
supply and also an organized first aid supply that may be
transferred to another person in an emergency.
[0016] As such there exists a pressing need for a survival garment
that provides storage for a food and water supply for a person
surviving a disaster. Such a device should be easily configurable
to the geographic location of the potential survivor. Such a device
should also contain a first aid supply that is organized by
potential injury, and the components of which are easily
transferred to one or more other persons for their use in providing
first aid.
[0017] With respect to the above description, before explaining at
least one preferred embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to
be understood that the invention is not limited in its application
to the details of construction and to the arrangement of the
components or steps set forth in the following description or
illustrated in the drawings. The various apparatus and methods of
the invention are capable of other embodiments and of being
practiced and carried out in various ways which will be obvious to
those skilled in the art once they review this disclosure. Also, it
is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed
herein are for the purpose of description and should not be
regarded as limiting.
[0018] As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the
conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be
utilized as a basis for designing of other devices, methods and
systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present
disclosed device. It is important, therefore, that the objects and
claims be regarded as including such equivalent construction and
methodology insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope
of the present invention.
[0019] Further objectives of this invention will be brought out in
the following part of the specification, wherein detailed
description is for the purpose of fully disclosing the invention
without placing limitations thereon.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0020] The device herein described and disclosed, features a user
wearable vest with a plurality of individual storage compartments.
The vest can be sized to fit children through large adults or can
be manufactured in a one size fits all embodiment. It is easily
stored in the home, office, car, or boat for immediate retrieval
when needed.
[0021] The vest is equipped with a plurality of pockets which may
be stocked with emergency supplies of a general nature or very
specific to the locale where the wearer lives and potential
disasters that are more likely to occur in that venue. Preferably
the pockets have a flap that is highly reflective and bright to
make the vest highly visible to rescue personnel should the wearer
be trapped or lost. For easy use by the wearer or others, the flaps
on the pockets should also clearly identify the contents of the
individual pockets.
[0022] Also in a preferred embodiment of the vest is a plurality of
pockets about the lower periphery of the vest which contain first
aid supplies. It is especially desirable that this plurality of
pockets is engaged with a belt that engages the lower periphery of
the vest. This allows the first aid supplies, in appropriately
labeled pockets on the belt, to be removed as a separate component
of the vest, and given to another person who might be better able
to render first aid to third parties.
[0023] Additionally desirable in the preferred embodiment of the
device is making the individual pockets engaged to the belt section
specifically packed with supplies appropriate to specific injuries
to provide better organization for care givers. Such generally
recognized specific first aid care can include bleeding care, burn
care, cut and scrape care, eye injury care, bone fracture care, and
muscle injury care and the individual supplies to treat those
specific types of injury. The pockets containing the supplies
specific to the injury type would be best labeled with the injury
type so responders know which pocket to retrieve which supplies for
which injuries. These individually organized pockets are, in a
preferred mode of the device, separable from the belt so that they
can be given to another person to treat injuries specific to the
contents of the individual removable pocket. When labeled with the
type of injury the pocket contents is intended to treat, the
individual pockets can be removed and given to alternate responders
to increase the ability of personnel to treat the injured. This
allows for maximum utility of the device since the first aid
supplies are separable from the food and water supplies in the
vest, and since the first aid supplies are separable from the belt
for use by a plurality of rescuers. Additionally, by making the
individual pockets separable from the belt, the first aid supplies
can be organized in each attachable pocket for potential injuries
in a geographic location and engaged to the belt and the vest to
make the vests more specific to the potential threat in a given
locale.
[0024] The food, water and survival supplies are stored in clearly
labeled pockets of the upper portion of the vest. In the case of
food and water, it is prepackaged and sealed for long term storage
so that the vest, once stocked, is ready to be used for a long
time, and a supply of the vests may be stored and quickly shipped
to a disaster area. Other recommended contents of the upper portion
pockets in the vest would be a blanket, a flashlight, a radio, a
whistle, a multipurpose tool, a knife or shears, and other survival
gear specific to the locale and potential catastrophe.
[0025] Additionally desirable as an optional component would be the
provision of a means for identification of the specific individual
to whom the vest is assigned. This identification means will give
rescue personnel the ability to identify the person found if they
are unable to do so. This identification means might be a printed
identification card deployed in one of the pockets, or serial
number or bar code, or other means could be provided that is easily
read by the responding personnel and compared to data stored at a
remote location as to the identification of the wearer to which the
vest was provided. Not only could this identification means help
identify the wearer, their medical history might also be stored and
associated with the serial number or bar code or other
identification means so that medical personnel might access it
during treatment.
[0026] An object of this invention is to provide an article of
clothing in the form of a vest that contains food, water, and first
aid supplies in an easily stored device ready for use on a moment's
notice.
[0027] Another object of this invention is to provide such an
emergency vest where the plurality of pockets containing sustenance
is separable from the plurality of pockets containing first aid
supplies so that the first aid supplies may be passed to another
person for use in an organized, easy to carry, fashion.
[0028] An additional object of this invention is the provision of
such a separable first aid supply that may be worn by a second
person with pockets containing first aid supplies specific to
different types of injuries.
[0029] A still further object of this invention is the provision of
such a separable first aid section of the vest that also has the
injury specific supplies in removably engageable pockets that may
be yet given to a plurality of different persons for use.
[0030] Yet another object of this invention is the provision of
such an emergency garment that may be inventoried with food and
first aid supplies that are specific to the potential catastrophes
in a geographic area.
[0031] Another object of this invention is the provision of such an
emergency garment that is highly visible to responders to the
emergency to make it easier to find the wearer.
[0032] These together with other objects and advantages which
become subsequently apparent reside in the details of the
construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and
claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a
part thereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts
throughout.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ASSOCIATED DRAWINGS
[0033] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a the front of the emergency
vest showing the plurality of pockets for both food and survival
gear and for first aid supplies.
[0034] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the rear of the vest showing
the plurality of pockets for storage of food and survival gear on
the vest portion and individual pockets for first aid supplies on
the detached belt portion.
[0035] FIG. 3 depicts the separable first aid supply portion of the
vest showing the belt engageable to the bottom edge of the vest and
the optional removable pockets for first aid supplies on the
belt.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE DISCLOSED
DEVICE
[0036] Referring now to the drawings, FIGS. 1-3 disclose the
elements of the various preferred embodiments of the disclosed
device 10 for storage of food, emergency supplies, and first aid
supplies for use subsequent to a regional catastrophe.
[0037] The device 10 is formed as an article of clothing depicted
in the form of a vest which is easily wearable by an adult or child
and distributes the weight of the stored supplies about their
torso. The vest is constructed of two components in the form of an
upper vest portion 11 and an engageable belt portion 12 which
attaches at its upper edge, to the lower edge 14 of the upper vest
portion 11. As shown, the belt 16 on the upper edge of the belt
portion 12 is engaged to the lower edge 14 of the vest portion 11
of the device 10 using a fastening removable means for engagement
such as hook and loop fabric 18 on both respective edges.
[0038] Of course those skilled in the art will realize that other
means of removable attachment of the belt portion 12 to the upper
vest portion 11 can be employed and such is anticipated. The
overriding factor is to allow the belt portion 12 to be separable
from the vest portion 11 and thereby be given to another person to
wear and use in a response situation. Such a separable
configuration doubles the utility of the device 10 since one
emergency responder with supplies, can be multiplied to a plurality
of responders with supplies by separating the belt portion 12 and
letting the second responder wear it for use in rendering emergency
care. Since the pockets are labeled for contents as to treatment of
a type of injury, inspection of the inventoried contents is not
required. A means for engagement of the two distal ends of the belt
portion 12 is provided in the form of a two component buckle 21
however other means for engagement such as hook and loop fabric or
buttons or the like could be employed so long as they allow the
belt portion 12 to be secured around an individual, separate from
the upper vest portion 11, when the belt portion 12 is separated,
and such are anticipated.
[0039] As noted above, both the upper vest portion 11 and the belt
portion 12 are equipped with a plurality of individual pockets 20
which are preferably pre-stocked with emergency supplies of a
specific nature for use in potential emergencies that might be
specific to the locale where the wearer lives and to the treatment
supplies the contents of the stocked pockets 20 will provide. In a
preferred mode, the pockets 20 have an opening covered by a flap 22
that is highly reflective and bright in color which imparts a high
visibility of the wearer to rescue personnel should the wearer be
trapped or lost. This reflective indicia also allows for easy
identification of the contents of the pockets 20 when treating
injuries, especially if the pockets themselves are separated from
either the vest portion 11 or the belt portion 12 and given to
additional emergency responders as supplies to treat the
injured.
[0040] As noted, in a preferred embodiment, the flaps 22 on the
pockets 20 have indicia 24 printed on them identifying the purpose
of the contents of the individual pocket 20. Some pockets will have
food and water in them and will be labeled accordingly allowing
quick and easy access to sustenance when needed by the wearer, or
by a third party who may need to access the pocket contents in the
event that the wearer is incapacitated. It is especially desirable
to place sufficient inventory of food and water in these pockets 20
to last the wearer at least 3 days subsequent to a disaster. The
water would be in sealed containers and the food packaged for very
long term storage such as freeze dried type food or Military Ready
to Eat (MRE's) packaged food. This will allow for long term storage
of the vests, fully stocked with food, water, and medical supplies,
on-site for the potential users.
[0041] Also in a preferred embodiment of the device, the plurality
of pockets 20 located about the removable belt portion 12, would
best be outfitted with first aid supplies. By placing such medical
supplies in the removable belt portion 12 the wearer can give
another responder the ability to take the first aid supplies in the
removable belt portion 12 and respond to other victims in a
catastrophe. If the wearer is not an emergency responder, the
pockets of the vest portion 11 would probably only contain food and
water and the belt portion, the first aid supplies. This would
allow a non trained wearer to give the emergency supplies to an
emergency responder but still keep their own supply of food and
water in their vest.
[0042] As noted, in manufacturing the device for storage and use in
emergencies in differing geographic locations, it would be
advantageous to stock the individual pockets 20 engaged to the belt
section 12 with first aid and medical supplies to treat injuries
most likely to occur in disasters likely to happen in the specific
geographic location. Tornado prone areas would have more supplies
for cuts and fractures whereas earthquake prone areas might have a
differing type of supplies provided based on the injuries most
likely to happen in an earthquake. Companies can thus order
pre-stocked vests for disbursement to their employees during an
emergency and have them stocked with food and water for everyone in
some pockets 20, and medical supplies in other pockets 20
inventoried for the most likely injuries to occur in disasters in
their geographic locale.
[0043] Still further, the indicia 24 identifying the purpose of the
contents of the pockets 20 will provide inexperienced users and
professional responders with kits of supplies that are organized to
treat specific types of injuries. The pockets containing the
supplies specific to the injury type would be labeled with the
indicia 24 for the injury type so responders know which pocket to
retrieve which supplies for which injuries. Optionally but
especially useful in a preferred mode of the device, would be to
render the individually organized, and indicia labeled pockets 20,
separable from the belt portion 12 as shown in FIG. 3 and/or from
the vest portion shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. This separation of pockets
20 with their respective contents, would allow for individual first
aid kits with supplies to treat specific injuries to be taken off
the belt portion 12 and given to one or a plurality of other
responders to treat the injured and to easily know, without opening
the pocket 20, which supplies are inside to treat which type of
injury. In this fashion, the pockets 20 with the specific injury
first aid supplies can be given to another person to treat injuries
specific to the contents of the individual removable pocket. This
separability of both the belt portion 12 and the pockets 20
especially from the belt portion 12 and optionally the vest portion
11, affords maximum utility of the device 10 since the first aid
supplies are separable from the food and water supplies in the
vest, and since the first aid supplies are separable in pocketed
kits from the belt for use by a plurality of rescuers.
[0044] In addition to food and water in the pockets 20 on the upper
vest portion 11, other survival gear can be inventoried such as a
blanket, a flashlight, a radio, a whistle, a multipurpose tool, a
knife or shears, and other survival gear specific to the locale and
potential catastrophe.
[0045] Additional utility is provided to the device 10 by the
optional inclusion of a means for identification of the specific
individual to whom the vest is assigned. This allows easy
identification by rescue or other personnel. This identification
means might be a printed identification card 26 in a pocket 20 or
behind a transparent pocket wall as shown in FIG. 1. Or, a bar code
28 may provide the means for wearer identification and if the vest
were purchased from a central authority or company, the bar code 28
or identification card 26 in addition to providing personal
identification, can cross reference to a computer database with the
wearers medical history which can be communicated to a responder in
an emergency if the wearer is not capable of doing so.
[0046] Although the invention has been described with respect to
particular embodiments thereof, it should be realized that various
changes and modifications may be made therein without departing
from the spirit and scope of the invention. While the invention as
shown in the drawings and described in detail herein discloses
arrangements of elements of particular construction and
configuration for illustrating preferred embodiments of structure
and method of operation of the present invention, it is to be
understood, however, that elements of different construction and
configuration and other arrangements thereof, other than those
illustrated and described, may be employed in accordance with the
spirit of this invention. Any and all such changes, alterations and
modifications, as would occur to those skilled in the art, are
considered to be within the scope of this invention as broadly
defined in the appended claims.
[0047] Further, the purpose of the attached abstract is to enable
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and
especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art
who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to
determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence
of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is
neither intended to define the invention of the application, which
is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to
the scope of the invention in any way.
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