Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Shawl-like warmth blanket made of textiles for persons
The invention consists in a shawl-like warmth blanket made of textiles for
persons, with
an arm entry that is equipped with a glove-like closure at the end.
Already known is the customary warmth blanket made of fleece material, with
which a
person can also wrap himself up, in which the blanket is equipped with a
mitten-like
closure in an upper, side area, into which a person can put one hand. The
mitten-like
closure is fastened to the blanket with a short arm entry segment in the area
of a reach-
through opening. Such warmth blankets allow the user insufficient
possibilities for use
of hands, since the second hand can only be used, if it is brought out of the
cover in the
wrapped-up position, at which time mitten-like closure, attached at a
relatively short
distance, does not permit fine motor hand movements.
The challenge of the invention consists in proposing a shawl-like warmth
blanket made
of textiles for persons, with which the user can be kept warm and can use his
hands with
the protective covering element.
The challenge of the invention is resolved with the warmth blanket made of
textiles,
named at the beginning, which is characterized by two arm entries of
sufficient length,
located at a distance from one another, with glove-like closures. Such a
warmth blanket
can therefore be designed as a blanket, a shawl or a poncho. In particular,
such a
warmth blanket made of suitable textiles for use as a children's warmth
blanket can be
used in the baby carriage or similar.
In order to make possible fine motor movements of the hands in the hand
covering-like
closures, it is suggested that the closures be designed with one to five
finger entries,
preferably in the manner of gloves. Moreover, the glove-like closures can
consist of an
easy gripping, thin material. For example, with such closures paging in books
and
newspapers will be possible.
In addition the glove-like closures at least inside on the grip side can be
equipped with a
slip-preventing surface structure, for example with slubbing in regular
distribution.
In order to allow a free manipulation of hands also in the enfolded position
of such a
warmth blanket, it has been suggested on the one hand, to attach the closures
detachably
on the arm entries and, on the other hand it has been suggested to provide
open reach-
through spaces either on the arm entries or in the area of the closures. By
preference the
arm entries are designed to be wider than the closures, so that the openings
can be
designed in each case in the area of the arm entry segment projecting across
from the
closure.
In order to be able to use such a warmth blanket both in the enfolded position
from the
front and also from behind with glove-like closures with at least a thumb
formation, it is
suggested, according to requirement 14, to locate the arm entry in both cases
in such a
way on the warmth blanket that the plane of the closure is perpendicular to
the plane of
the warmth blanket. In this fashion, the thumb can be put into the
corresponding finger
entry in both enfolding possibilities.
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As to the warmth blanket, the invention is explained more closely in the
following. It
shows:
Fig. 1: a perspective view of the extended warmth blanket,
Fig. 2: a perspective view of the warmth blanket in Figure 1 in the enfolded
position,
Fig. 3: the perspective view of an arm entry with a glove-like closure and a
reach-
through possibility on the side,
Fig. 4: a perspective view of another arm entry with a reach-through opening
in the arm
entry segment.
And
Fig. 5: a perspective view of a relatively wide arm entry with a mitten-like
closure and
an reach-through opening located on the side near this segment.
Next, we will refer to Figures 1 and 2. With the number 1, we refer to a
warmth blanket
that is made preferable of fleece material. In its upper area 11, two arm
entries 12 are
provided at corresponding distances from one another. On these, the glove-like
closures
13 are recognizable.
These glove-like closures 13 show, at least on the interior side (grip side) a
slip-
preventing surface structure, for example, corresponding slip-preventing
slubbing 14 in
equal distribution. These glove-like closures 13 consist preferable of a
considerably
thinner material than that of the arm entry 12, so that fine motor
manipulation is
possible, for instance, paging in a book. Such a warmth blanket can be used
both from
the front and also from the back by the user for body coverage. Therefore it
is useful,
on the side edge areas, especially however, in the lower area 16 of the cover
I to
provide Velcro fasteners 15 that can secure the enfolded position of the cover
on the
user.
And so that also in both use positions the insertion of the thumb in the
corresponding
closure is possible, we suggest locating the arm entry in such a way on the
element, and
so, for example, on the cover, that on each side the plane of the closure is
approximately
perpendicular to the plane of the element.
With the arm entry formation 2 according to Figure 3, the arm entry segment 21
is kept
significantly wider than the glove-like closure 23. In the area 22, projecting
on the sides
a reach-through opening 24 is provided, through which the hand when necessary
can be
moved outside. In order to hold the loose, glove-like closures (23) that hang
down, an
elastic strap 25 next to the reach-through opening 24 is provided, that can be
pulled over
the wrist with the enfolding of the closure. The finger entries of closure 23
carry the 24.
In an arm formation according to figure 4, the breadth and the width of the
arm entry
segment of arm entry 3 corresponds approximately to the breadth of the glove-
like
closure 33 with the finger entries 34. On the side, on the arm entry segment
31 a free
reach-through opening is provided.
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In the formation of the arm entry 4 according to Figure 5, the arm entry
segment 41 is
designed on both sides of the mitten-like closure 43 with the thumb entry 431
projecting. In the projecting area 42, the free reach-through opening 44 is
again
provided. Near this, strap 45, already described, can be provided.
Every glove-like design type can be executed, and these glove-like closures
can be
planned to be removable or only fastened in part of the area. Also imaginable
is the
glove-like closure design of the type of a collapsible glove, in which the
actual glove
displays open finger entries, which can be covered by a covering that is
fastened on one
side.
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List of Reference Numerals
I warmth blanket
11 upper area
12 arm entry
13 glove-like closure
14 slubbing
15 Velcro fasteners
16 lower area
2 arm entry
21 arm entry segment
22 grip of the projecting area
23 glove-like closure
24 reach-through opening
25 strap
26 finger entry
3 arm entry
31 segment
32 reach-through opening
33 glove-like closure
34 finger entry
4 arm entry
41 segment
42 overlapping segment
43 mitten-like closure
431 thumb entry
44 reach-through opening
45 strap
