Title: Protective apparel

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Claims: What is claimed and desired to be protected by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In an article of apparel for protecting a user from debris resultant to overhead operation of a tool held in a first hand of a user including a sleeve having upper and lower portions, means for retaining the sleeve lower portion around a first hand of a user, and means for spreading the sleeve upper portion around a said overhead operation, the improvement comprising: the sleeve having means for providing protective visual access through an area thereof to said overhead operation, including a transparent flexible upper part extending substantially around the sleeve; the sleeve having means for preventing debris from being blown out of the sleeve as result of motion of said a user's first hand during said overhead operation of a tool including the sleeve having a lower filter-type flexible porous part extending substantially around the sleeve, said pores having proportion for passage of air while retaining debris within the sleeve; and said means for spreading the sleeve including a handle having orientation for grasping by a second hand of a user.

2. In an article as recited in claim 1, the means for spreading including a planar frame having attachment to the handle, the handle orientation including a downward angle from said attachment for providing hand clearance at said overhead, and means on the planar frame for cushioning the top of the planar frame against a said overhead.

3. In an article as recited in claim 2, said handle and planar frame forming in plan view a generally pear-shape.

4. In an article as recited in claim 2, said handle and frame comprising separate parts and said attachment comprising a pivotal attachment for folding.

5. In an article as recited in claim 1, said means for retaining the sleeve lower portion including a resilient member located for constrictively closing an opening for said a user's first hand in the sleeve lower portion, and the sleeve porous part including a substantially full size downward continuation of the sleeve upper portion and of sufficient length that the bottom-most part thereof forms a pocket for debris.

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Inventors: Kelly, Sr., Thomas E. (Baldwin, MD, US)

Application Number: 008883
Filing Date: 1979-02-02
Publication_date: 1980-07-29
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 2/11 2/16, 2/59, 175/211, 408/67, 451/453
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

375958	Jan, 1888	Skeffington	2/59.
890088	Jun, 1908	Overshiner	2/59.
1370933	Mar, 1921	Torkelson	2/11.
1742331	Jan, 1930	Voigt	51/270.
1981570	Nov, 1934	Price	175/211.
2497749	Feb, 1950	Wagner	2/16.
2941214	Jun, 1960	Michael	2/161.
3339435	Sep, 1967	Heitz	408/67.
3570009	Mar, 1971	Spruell	2/16.
3583821	Jun, 1971	Shaub	408/72.
3934661	Jan, 1976	Sauerwein et al.	175/211.

Other Refs: 5914 of

, 1913	GB

Primary Examiner: Rimrodt, Louis
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: McClellan, Sr.; John F.