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Fabric accessories for crutches and walkers, providing carrying expandable volumes for personal use items and shopping items, and presenting reflective fabric portions thereof for observation by others

US5340005A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 21, 1992
Grant dateAug 23, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 21, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61H2201/0188
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Reflective fabrics are used extensively throughout strong, expandable, selectively and resiliently restrained, fabric accessories for removable securement to crutches and walkers, to provide expandable carrying volumes for personal use items and shopping items, while at the same time presenting the reflective fabric portions to be readily observed, especially by operators of vehicles.

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