U.S. patent application number 14/280637 was filed with the patent office on 2014-09-25 for anti-slip slip-on slip-over roof safety shorts.
The applicant listed for this patent is Damon Howard Hawkins. Invention is credited to Damon Howard Hawkins.
Application Number | 20140283289 14/280637 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 51568035 |
Filed Date | 2014-09-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140283289 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Hawkins; Damon Howard |
September 25, 2014 |
Anti-Slip Slip-On Slip-Over Roof Safety Shorts
Abstract
Anti-slip clothing with a homogeneous gripping surface for use
by anyone with a need to be on steep sloped surface such as a roof
which effectuates a reduced coefficient of sliding friction between
the wearer and the steep sloped surface. The anti-slip clothing can
be an article of clothing such as a shirt, vest, jacket, pancho,
coveralls, overalls, pair of shorts, pair of pants, waist-sashes or
partial leg coverings, calf and forearm coverings, slip-over
clothing such as slip-over shirts and fastenable slip-over shorts
worn on the body or over other conventional articles of clothing
and which includes a gripping surface applied to an exterior or
optionally to the interior surface of the article of clothing so
that when the inside non-slip surface contacts with the existing
wearers conventional existing clothing it prevents slippage between
the anti-slip clothing and the wearers conventional existing
clothing.
Inventors: |
Hawkins; Damon Howard;
(Frisco, TX) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Hawkins; Damon Howard |
Frisco |
TX |
US |
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Family ID: |
51568035 |
Appl. No.: |
14/280637 |
Filed: |
May 18, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/455 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 13/0002 20130101;
E04G 21/3214 20130101; A41D 2400/80 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
2/455 |
International
Class: |
A41D 13/00 20060101
A41D013/00; E04G 21/32 20060101 E04G021/32 |
Claims
1. Protective wear for traversing steep sloped surfaces comprising:
1) at least one article of clothing possessing an integral exterior
slip resistant region of gripping surface material, and 2) wherein
the at least one article of clothing is selected from at least one
of the following group: shirt, coat, jacket, overalls, coveralls,
jumpsuit, shorts, slip-on slip-over shorts, slip-on slip-over
pants, shorts, slip-on slip-over shirts, leggings, forearm
coverings.
2. The protective wear according to claim 1 wherein the slip
resistant region or gripping surface material comprises at least
twenty five percent of the outer surface area of the at least one
article of clothing.
3. The protective wear according to claim 1 wherein the slip
resistant region of the gripping surface material comprises at
least fifty percent of the outer surface area of the at least one
article of clothing.
4. The protective wear according to claim 1 wherein the slip
resistant region of the gripping surface material comprises at
least seventy five percent of the outer surface area of the at
least one article of clothing.
5. The protective wear according to claim 1 wherein the slip
resistant region comprises of the gripping surface material between
seventy five and one hundred percent of the outer surface area of
the at least one article of clothing.
6. The protective wear according to claim 1 where the slip
resistant region of the gripping surface material is substantially
applied to seventy five percent to one hundred percent of the
safety article of clothing and further comprising at least one
interior slip resistant region to inhibit slippage between
conventional clothing, if any is present, when worn under the
protective wear.
7. The protective wear according to claim 1 wherein the slip
resistant region of the gripping surface material is applied to the
at least one article of clothing by at least one of the following:
dipping, coating, printing, spraying, releasable applied patches,
sewn-on strips of pvc rubber, glued-on strips of pvc rubber, strips
of releasable adhesive.
8. Safety protective wear for traversing roofs, sloped surfaces,
and steep sloped surfaces comprising: a piece or pieces of safety
wearing clothing such as pants, shirts, leggings, calf and forearm
coverings, and slip-over clothing such as slip-on slip-over shirts
and slip-on slip-over shorts, characterized by being durable,
characterized as affording a high degree of slip resistance between
the wearer of the safety clothing and against a roof, a sloped
surface or a steep sloped surface upon which the wearer of safety
clothing walks; said a piece or pieces of safety wearing clothing
containing a means for slip resistance being an integral
homogeneous gripping surface of said pieces or pieces of safety
wearing clothing such as patterned or un-patterned releasable
adhesives applied to the safety clothing, safety clothing coated
and impregnated with a polyurethane resin, patterned polyurethane
coating adhered to outer surface of safety clothing, elastic latex
rubber, pvc rubber, and other common gripping surface techniques
and methodologies, patterned gripping surface techniques can be any
common surface patterns such as stripes, chevrons, dots, spider
web, Bengal tiger stripes.
9. Safety protective wear in accordance with claim 8 in which an
integral homogeneous gripping surface is a fish net pattern style
garment in which the individual fish net pattern strands afford a
high degree of slip resistance between the wearer of the safety
clothing and against a roof, a sloped surface or a steep sloped
surface upon which the wearer of safety clothing walks; said fish
net pattern strands of sufficient strength to prevent breakage when
a wearer falls upon a steep sloped surface or roof.
10. Safety protective wear of claim 8, further comprising a means
for preventing slippage between the said piece or pieces of safety
wearing clothing and the wearers existing clothing such as a coated
or impregnated layer of releaseable or pressure sensitive contact
adhesive on the interior of the said piece or pieces of safety
wearing clothing.
11. Safety protective wear of claim 8, further comprising a means
for the gripping surface material to effectuate the slip resistance
by protruding members can be fastened upon the clothing and made
out of commercial available material members such as is found on
climbing boots, sports cleats, or slip-on ice shoes.
12. Safety protective wear of claim 8, further comprising to be of
a variety that is convenient, non-bulky and quickly fastenable.
13. Anti-slip slip-on slip-over shorts safety protective wear for
anyone with a need to be on a roof, sloped surface or steep sloped
surfaces comprising: Anti-slip slip-on slip-over shorts,
characterized as the anti-slip slip-on slip-over shorts as being
able to be slipped over the wearers existing clothing,
characterized as being durable, characterized as affording a high
degree of slip resistance between the wearer of the safety clothing
and against a roof, sloped surface or steep sloped surface upon
which the wearer of safety clothing walks; said anti-slip slip-on
slip-over shorts containing a means for slip resistance being an
integral homogeneous gripping surface of said piece or pieces of
safety wearing clothing such as patterned or un-patterned
releasable adhesives applied to the safety clothing, safety
clothing coated and impregnated with a polyurethane resin,
patterned polyurethane coating adhered to outer surface of safety
clothing, elastic latex rubber, and other common gripping surface
techniques and methodologies, patterned gripping surface techniques
can be any common surface patterns such as stripes, chevrons, dots,
spider webs, or Bengal tiger stripes, a securement means for
securing said anti-slip slip-on slip-over shorts between the
anti-slip slip-on slip-over shorts and the wearers existing
clothing such as but not limited to a belt and buckle, separable
fastening device, VELCRO, a piece of fabric of small hooks that
sticks to a corresponding fabric of small loops hook and loop
fasteners, snaps, pull and tie strings.
14. Anti-slip slip-on slip-over shorts safety protective wear in
accordance with claim 13 in which an integral homogeneous gripping
surface is a fish net pattern style garment in which the individual
fish net pattern strands afford a high degree of slip resistance
between the wearer of the safety clothing and against a roof,
sloped surface, or steep sloped surface upon which the wearer of
safety clothing walks; said fish net pattern strands to be of
sufficient strength to prevent breakage when a wearer falls upon a
roof, sloped surface, or steep sloped surface.
15. Anti-slip slip-on slip-over shorts safety protective wear of
claim 13, further comprising a means for preventing slippage
between the anti-slip slip-on slip-over shorts and the wearers
existing clothing such as a coated or impregnated layer of
releaseable or pressure sensitive contact adhesive on the interior
of the said anti-slip slip-on slip-over shorts.
16. Anti-slip slip-on slip-over shorts safety protective wear of
claim 13, further comprising a means for the anti-slip slip-on
slip-over shorts safety protective wear, to be non-bulky, compact,
and light weight.
17. Anti-slip slip-on slip-over shorts safety protective wear of
claim 13, further comprising further comprising a means for the
gripping surface material to effectuate the slip resistance by
protruding members can be fastened upon the clothing and made out
of commercial available material members such as is found on
climbing boots, sports cleats, or slip-on ice shoes.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The field of art to which the invention relates, comprises
improvements in protective wear clothing affording enhanced safety
and surface grip when worn by anyone traversing upon a pitched roof
or sloped surface.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Homeowners, construction workers, seasonal Christmas lights
installers, repairmen, roofers, inspectors, house appraisers, or
anyone with a need to be on a roof or sloped surface or a steep
sloped surface will benefit from the invention. Year after year,
falls remain the leading cause of death in the construction
industry, accounting for almost one in every three construction
worker deaths. This invention can add an extra factor in injury
reduction. Even though those traversing upon the roof may already
be using existing safety devices such as cabling or safety roofing
shoes, sometimes this is not enough in the face of accidental trips
due to miss-steps, unseen obstacles on the roof, or unexpected wind
shears, etc.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
[0003] It is an object of the invention to provide novel slip
preventive protective wear for anyone with a need to be on a roof
or sloped surface or a steep sloped surface to mitigate or protect
against fall injuries or deaths.
[0004] It is further an object of the invention to effect the
previous object with forms of protective over-clothing that
enhances the grip of one that traverses upon a roof or sloped
surface or a steep sloped surface.
[0005] It is still further an object of the invention to effect the
previous objects with protective wear that is available from more
than one article of protective wear clothing selected from at least
one of the following group: shirt, coat, jacket, overalls,
coveralls, jumpsuit, shorts, slip-on slip-over shorts, slip-on
slip-over shirts, slip-on slip-over pants, slip-on slip-over
clothing, forearm coverings in which the articles of clothing have
a substantial gripping surface.
[0006] It is still further an object of the invention to effect the
previous objects with protective wear in which an article of
gripping clothing is a variety which is convenient and quickly
fastenable so as to dissuade someone in a rush from not accepting
the risk of injury because the safety gear or clothing is bulky and
time consuming to put on. As part of this object of the invention,
to provide a variety of the safety clothing that is the non-bulky
slip-on slip-over all around gripping surface pants, shirts, and
shorts is targeted to satisfy this objective need.
[0007] It is still further an object of the invention to effect the
previous objects with protective wear in which an article of
gripping clothing is variety that is lightweight, breathable, and
rip-resistant which could also be used for roof or sloped surface
or a steep sloped surface including typical steep hiking paths and
mountain inclines.
[0008] It is still further an object of the invention to effect the
previous objects with protective wear in which an article of
gripping clothing to be available in attachable sections and
combinations for needs of those traversing upon a roof or sloped
surface or a steep sloped surface. Examples are shirts attaching to
the pants, forearm coverings attaching to the shirts, legging
extensions attaching to the shorts.
[0009] It is still even further an object of the invention to
effect the previous objects with protective wear in which an
article of gripping clothing is to be available in all weather
situations.
Description of Prior Art
[0010] There is other roofing safety wear designed for use on
roofs. Typical of these is U.S. Pat. No. 5,652,957 issued to Glenn
P. Williford & James H. Oliver Aug. 5, 1997. The current
invention is distinguished and novel from the former in that the
current invention has a non-bulky and is as thin as regular
conventional clothing variety. The current invention is also
distinguished as it has a gripping surface material this is on a
substantial portion of the clothing meaning, it is on seventy five
to one hundred percent of the article of safety clothing. With a
gripping surface area on a substantial proportion of the clothing,
slip resistance is increased whether one falls backwards, forwards,
or sideways. Moreover, in the current invention an article of
gripping safety clothing such as pants can be put in place of
regular conventional wear or can be of the slip-on slip-over
variety.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0011] This invention relates to novel safety wear to be worn by
anyone with a need to be on a roof or sloped surface or a steep
sloped surface. This anti-slip clothing can provide an extra factor
of protection upon an unexpected slips and falls upon a roof or
sloped surface or a steep sloped surface. The improved gripping
clothing could prevent injuries or deaths. Within this invention
the gripping surface material will be upon the clothes themselves
and therefore there is a better chance to prevent the fast slide
down the roof or sloped surface or a steep sloped surface in a
fall. With the gripping surface material available on all surface
areas of the safety clothing this provides for an extra factor of
anti-slip protection. It could very well be that someone traversing
upon the roof falls backwards or frontwards or sideways and due to
the all around gripping surface a slide off the roof can be
prevented. The gripping surface can be homogeneous such as but not
limited to a sheet of rubber, or can be made of one or more than
one type of elastomer, or a homogeneous gripping surface material
can employ a homogeneous texture or textures, patterned or
un-patterned, or the a homogeneous gripping surface can be a
gripping surface that is currently employed in gloves with gripping
surfaces, or the homogeneous gripping surface can consist of
protruding members that semi-penetrate the roof for added slip
resistance. The protruding members can be fastened and made out of
commercial available material such as is found on climbing boots,
sports cleats, or slip-on ice shoes.
[0012] The gripping surface material or commercially available
releasable adhesive can be applied to the finished conventional
clothing or during assembly by a very simple means such as by
brushing, painting, or spraying. Moreover, commercially available
gripping surface material can be cut into various gripping pattern
shapes and sewn or glued directly upon convention clothing. The
greater the percentage or gripping surface means upon the clothing
the greater the slip resistance created. This invention's focus is
on having a substantial proportion of the safety clothing, seventy
five to one hundred percent or more containing the gripping surface
material on the front, the back, and the sides. However, even a
lesser amount under twenty five percent could offer protection as
well. The coverage area of gripping surface material can be any
commercially available releasable adhesive, may be substantially
uniform or uniform externally applied adhesive coating or
impregnation of gripping surface material within the clothing
itself. The arrangement of the pattern or the shape of the gripping
surface material or applied adhesive can be in any form that
provides sufficient anti-slip property to the clothing which for
better results should be seventy five to one hundred percent the
surface area of the clothing article. The pattern can be stripes
that are in an angled diagonal orientation, arranged parallel, or
non-parallel, horizontally, vertically, used as chevrons, or
herringbone. The stripes can be continuous or on-continuous lines,
like dashes, dots can be asymmetrical, non-circular or polygon in
shape and uniformly or non-uniformly arranged. The patterns can
also be in a spider web pattern, or in the pattern of Bengal tiger
stripes.
[0013] The adhesive used can be selected from commercially
available releasable or contact pressure sensitive releasable
adhesive that will adhere to the articles of safety clothing and
the steep sloped surface to prevent slipping between the wearer of
the clothing and a roof, sloped surface or a steep sloped
surface
[0014] A variety of the safety clothing is convenient and quickly
fastenable so as to dissuade someone in a rush from accepting the
risk of injury rather than taking the time to put on the safety
clothing. A plurality of straps, a piece of fabric of small hooks
that sticks to a corresponding fabric of small loops hook and loop
fasteners, and/or VELCRO fasteners, enables the slip-on slip-over
shorts to be quickly secured on or over the conventional clothing.
Draw strings may also be employed or other commercially available
clothing fasteners used to date.
[0015] An important article of the safety clothing will be the
convenient slip-on slip-over all over gripping shorts which will be
quickly and securely fastenable.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES AND THE REFERENCED
NUMBERS
[0016] The advantages described herein will be more fully
understood by reading an example of an embodiment in which the
invention is used to advantage, referred to herein as the Detailed
Description with reference to the drawings wherein:
[0017] Referring to FIG. 1 is an illustrative front view of an
article of safety slip-on slip-over shorts showing a gripping
surface material that has a greatly substantial amount of gripping
surface material upon the safety slip-on slip-over shorts; FIG. 1
item 1 the article of clothing that the gripping material was
applied to; FIG. 1 item 2 shows the dot gripping pattern option;
FIG. 1 item 3 shows VELCRO straps or a piece of fabric of small
hooks that sticks to a corresponding fabric of small loops hook and
loop fasteners used to fasten the slip-on slip-over sorts over the
existing conventional clothing;
[0018] Referring to FIG. 2 is an illustrative rear view of an
article of safety slip-on slip-over shorts showing a gripping
surface material that has a greatly substantial amount of gripping
surface material upon the safety slip-on slip-over shorts; FIG. 2
item 1 the article of clothing that the gripping material was
applied to; FIG. 2 item 2 shows the dot gripping pattern option;
FIG. 2 item 3 shows VELCRO straps, or a piece of fabric of small
hooks that sticks to a corresponding fabric of small loops hook and
loop fasteners used to fasten the slip-on slip-over sorts over the
existing conventional clothing; FIG. 2 item 4 shows the optionally
applied non-slip surface on the inside of the slip-on slip-over
shorts;
[0019] Referring to FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing the
potential patterns of the applied gripping surface material as in
FIG. 3 item 1 which is a dot that could be used in a pattern of
dots, as in FIG. 3 item 2 which is a strip which could be used in a
pattern of a series of stripes or parallel lines or perpendicular
lines, as in FIG. 3 item 3 which is a chevron pattern, as in FIG. 3
item 4 which is a random shape or blob, as in FIG. 3 item 5 which
is a spider web pattern; as in FIG. 3 item 6 which is Bengal Tiger
Strip pattern;
[0020] FIG. 4 is an illustrative view of an article of shirt
clothing showing a gripping surface material that has a substantial
amount of gripping surface material applied upon the safety
clothing; FIG. 4 item 1 shows the dot gripping pattern; FIG. 4 item
6 shows the article of clothing that the gripping material was
applied to;
[0021] FIG. 5 is an illustrative view of an article of shirt
clothing showing a gripping surface material that has a greatly
substantial amount of gripping surface material applied upon the
safety clothing; FIG. 5 item 1 shows the dot gripping pattern; FIG.
5 item 6 shows the article of clothing the gripping material was
applied to;
[0022] FIG. 6 is an illustrative view of an article of shirt
clothing showing a gripping surface material that has a greatly
substantial amount of gripping surface material upon the safety
clothing using a tight diagonal line pattern of gripping surface
material very substantially applied;
[0023] FIG. 7 is an illustrative view of an article of overall
clothing showing a gripping surface material that has been applied
to a less than a substantial amount of gripping surface material
applied upon the safety clothing; FIG. 7 item 1 shows the dot
gripping pattern; FIG. 7 item 7 shows the article of clothing the
gripping material was applied to;
[0024] FIG. 8 is an illustrative view of an article of overall
clothing showing a gripping surface material that has a substantial
amount of gripping surface material that has been applied upon the
safety clothing; FIG. 8 item 1 shows the dot gripping pattern; FIG.
8 item 7 shows the article of clothing that the gripping material
was applied to;
[0025] FIG. 9 is an illustrative view of an article of overall
clothing showing a gripping surface material that has a greatly
substantial amount of gripping surface material applied upon the
safety clothing; FIG. 9 item 1 shows the dot gripping pattern; FIG.
9 item 7 shows the article of clothing that the gripping material
was applied to;
[0026] FIG. 10 is an illustrative view of an article of overall
clothing showing a gripping surface material that has a greatly
substantial amount of gripping surface material applied upon the
safety clothing; FIG. 10 item 1 shows a tight diagonal line
pattern; FIG. 10 item 7 shows the article of clothing that the
gripping material was applied to;
[0027] FIG. 11 is an illustrative view of an article of overall
clothing showing a gripping surface material that has a greatly
substantial amount of gripping surface material applied upon the
safety clothing; FIG. 11 item 1 shows a dot gripping pattern; FIG.
11 item 7 shows the article of clothing that the gripping material
was applied to; FIG. 11 item 8 shows the optionally applied
non-slip surface on the inside of the article of clothing;
[0028] FIG. 12 is an illustrative view of an article of
short-sleeve shirt clothing showing a gripping surface material
that has a greatly substantial amount of gripping surface material
upon the safety clothing; FIG. 12 item 1 shows a chevron pattern;
FIG. 12 item 9 shows the article of clothing the gripping material
was applied to; FIG. 12 item 8 shows the optionally applied
non-slip surface on the inside of the article of clothing.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0029] In the description which follows, like parts are marked
throughout the specification and drawings with the same reference
numerals respectively. The drawing figures are not necessarily to
scale and in certain views, parts may have been exaggerated for
purposes of clarity. The best embodiment of the gripping safety
clothing is for use on a roof, or a sloped surface or a steep
sloped surface to prevent or mitigate the injuries or death of a
fall.
Definitions
[0030] 1.Gripping Surface Material--the gripping surface material
can be made of one kind of material such as but not limited to a
sheet of rubber, or can be made of one or more than one type of
elastomer, or the homogeneous gripping surface material can employ
a homogeneous texture or textures, homogeneous or non-homogeneous
patterned or un-patterned, or homogeneous gripping surface can be a
gripping surface that is currently employed in gloves with gripping
surfaces, or the homogeneous gripping surface can consist of
protruding members that semi-penetrate the roof for added slip
resistance. [0031] 2. Substantial Gripping Surface Area--seventy
five percent to one hundred percent of gripping surface. [0032] 3.
Slip-on Slip-over Shorts--shorts that slip on and slip over
existing conventional clothing with our without fasteners. [0033]
4. Slip resistant region--the region or area in which the gripping
material has been applied to. [0034] 5. Slip-on Slip-over
shorts--shorts that are easily slipped on or off with or without
fasteners and that can slip on and slip over existing conventional
clothing. [0035] 6. Slip-on Slip-over clothing--an article of
clothing that is easily slipped on or off with or without
fasteners, and that can slip on and slip over existing conventional
clothing. [0036] 7. Anti-slip slip-on slip-over shorts - slip-on
slip-over shorts having a gripping surface material applied to a
substantial gripping surface area of the shorts clothing area and
are easily slipped on or slipped off with or without fasteners and
that can slip on and slip over existing conventional clothing.
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