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Title of the Invention
Transfoi __ utab le arm-ware for recreational activities
1, Technical. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to sport and fashion accessories and
entertainment devices,.
more particularly to a transtbrmable arm-Wear for outdoor activities which
relates to a new
and improved arm-ware assembly mounted on an individual's arm and wrist so as
not to
restrict an individual's hands/arm in a cheer-leading or similar recreational
activities,
2. Background of the Invention
For cheering activities in sports, various accessories are frequently used.
The accessories are
usually ascribed as pompons.. Amongst the various pompoms in. vogue, COMMon
ones are the
hand-held pompom accessories. However, most of such pompoms have either the
disadvantage of restricting the freedom of movements of the hands t wrists or
utilizing a
specific, portion of the hand, e.g., hands, fingers, etc. Besides, most of
these. cannot be
attached to any other body part apart from the increased probability of the
users to leave them.
behind after the event is over. Some of the previous inventions on similar
lines are given
below
US. Pat. No, 5,.234,725 discloses a wrist pompon structure. The basic idea of
this invention is
an elastomeric tubular sleeve having a forward .annular end wherein annular
arrays of
elongated, flexible tassel webs are secured. The advantage of this invention
is that
the cheerleader does .not need to hold the pompon in her hand. However this
invention does.
not allow the use of' pompons of different structures and for different
purposes as well.
With respect to developing a self-securing pompon, as portrayed in quite a
number of
inventions, the basic structure consists of a loop to enable it placed -
through the body-, thus
securing to a person. Such a way of securing the pompom to various body parts,
e.g., finger,
hand or ankle allows a user to put the body part through the loop. .A
disadvantage of such a
securing. is that the loop of .the pompom may become loose thus, forcing the
holder to hold
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the pompon loop with her hand to .ensure .its stability. Moreover, the
invention only talks
about the usage of pompoms tOr cheering in sports and similar such events.
The US Pat. No, 7251838 91 discloses .a cheering system that_ allows the
wearer of the
cheering devices to selectively couple various types of pompoms or cheering
devices to a
plurality of fingers in such a manner so that the person's hands gets free for
gripping other
items, or clapping, performing stunts or for other purposes:. 'However, the
invention utilizes
only the fingers for Cheering activities with the other portions of the arm
not utilized for
cheering activities. This restricts a plethora of cheering activities that
could have been
undeitaken by enabling various movements of the arms.
to SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
To overcome the .disadvantages of the prior art and to provide fOr a more
flexible,,
transformable cheerleading and other recreational activities, the present
invention provides
fbr a polyester based transformable arm-ware comprising of a tubular sleeve
which is
provided with two wings, a first wing and a second wing where the first wing
can be used for
ornamental functions and the second .wing can be transformed into a variety of
forms and
used for multifunctional recreational outdoor/indoor activities.
Objects of the present invention
It is therefore an object of the present invention to develop a polyester
tubular Sleeve which.
has all the advantages of the prior art cheerleading apparatus and none of the
disadvantages,.
.An object of the present invention is to allow the user freedom of movement
of the entire arm
by keeping the hands free of holding the pompoms, if required.
A still further object of the invention is that the material used is durable
apart from being
washable thus, being long. lasting and be used over years for different
entertaining purposes
Still another object of the present invention is that the arm-ware attachment
does not become
loose even after repeated use thus increasing its longevity.
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Further object of the present invention is that loosing of the pompoms in the
event is
minimized since fans will not put pompons down and forget them when the event
is over.
A still another object of the invention is that the sleeve arm-ware according
to the present
disclosure is multiftmetional. Pt can be used for a number of purposes like
performing
S various motions like yoyo, swirling apart from generating typical sounds
for a typical sport-
moment through typical pre-defined hand movements.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a tubular
sleeve ware that can be
easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a durable tubular
sleeve ware with a
reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and
improved tubular
sleeve ware with a low cost of manufacture to ensure its economic viability to
the buying
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of
the invention in
order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better
understood, and in order
that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are,
of course,
additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and
which will form the
subject matter of the claims appended hereto. Conception, upon which this
disclosure is
based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other
structures, methods and
systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention, it is
important,
therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent
constructions insofar as
they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention
BRIEF DESCRIVIION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth
above will
become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed
description thereof.
Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
FIG. I is a perspective view of the present invention.
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FIG. 2 is a front left hand side perspective view of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is front side perspective view of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the present invention depicting the first wing,
second wing and
the arm wear
FIG 6. is a view of another embodiment of the present invention depicting
dangling dance.
FIG 7, is a side perspective view depicting another embodiment of the present
invention
depicting, the additional loops to be used differently and for different
purposes.
FIG 8 is another embodiment of the present invention depicting a swirling
motion.
FIG 9 is a front perspective view of another embodiment of the present
invention depicting
the wave form of first wing which can also be shaped as continents, countries,
clubs or
schools badges and can be used for the display of logos or flags of different
countries.
FIG 10 is another embodiment of the present depicting use of the first and
second wing as an
ornament for yoyo dance effect.
FIG. II is a detailed view of the attachment of the loops (51) and (52) with
specific fingers of
the user in the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a side top perspective view of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. I to 12
thereof, a new and
improved transformable arm ware embodying the principles and concepts of the
present
invention will be described,
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Referring to figure 1, the transformable arm ware(20) of the present invention
essentially is a
tubular sleeve (26) made of polyester .that is partially open either on top or
near the sides .and
having forward end (10) near the wrist and a rear end (11) near the upper arm.
hi the under-arm portion of the tubular sleeve (26) are provisions for
attachments of two
5 colourful cloths in the form of wings, a first wing (27) and a second
wing (50) wherein, the
means of attachments ranges from stitching, snap buttons, zipper, sticking
strips as the ease
may be.
Regarding positioning of the two .attached said wings (27) and (50), the said
first hanging
wing (27) is of a trapezoidal shape under the fore-arm, while the said second
wing (50) is
hung near the wrist area extending further till fingers where these are
connected with the.
fingers vide four loops (51) and (52)wherein two of the loops (Si) are placed
parallel to the
tubular sleeve (26) and the other two loops (52) are placed opposite to the
tubular sleeve (26).
The loops enable the second wing to rotate and revolve in effectuation of
various effects as
desired by the user.
15. The second wing (50) is secured by sewing. to. (26) at the said forward
end (10). of the tubular
sleeve (26) near the wrist. Whereas the rest of the portion of the hanging
second wing (50) is
free and not secured to the lower part of the said first wing (27).
The material used for the tubular sleeve (26) of arm ware (20) is 95%
polyester and 5%
spandex and that of the first wing (27) and second wing (50) is 1.00%
polyester.
Referring further to figure 1, the. loops. (51) and (52) provided, are for the
insertion of the
fingers of the user, thereby transforming the said second wing (50) into
ornamental
formations through various shapes for use as an entertainment element for
different activities
which is depicted in figures 5 to.10 and 1.2.
The transformable arm wear. (20). structure will now be described in detail
with reference
further to figure 1.
The tubular Sleeve (26) is 14-1.6 inches long extending from the forward end
near the wrist
(10) till the rear end near the upper arm.
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The said first wing (27), positioned below the arm is 12-14 inches in width
being secured
from the upper end (30) to the lower end of the sleeve (31) but has a
difference in height at
the two different ends namely forward end near the wrist and the rear end near
the upper ann.
The heights respectively being 4-8inches near the war end of the tubular
sleeve (26) and
around 10 to 13 inches long near the forward end of the tubular sleeve (26)The
ornamental
wing (27) therein forms the shape of a trapezoid.
The said second wing (50) of the sleeve structure also shaped as a trapezoid
is 11 to 14 inches
in height under the wrist near the first wing (27) and about 14 to 18 inches
in height below
the fingers. The width of the second wing (50) is 6-8 inches. Further the
second wing (50) is
secured is secure at a single point (32) as shown in figure 1, leaving the
entire wing free and
dangling near the first wing (27).
The said four loops (51) and (52) are sewn very closely to one another on the
said second
wing (50) with the closest (51) 2 inches away from the forivarol end (10) near
the wrist area of
the tubular sleeve (26).
The said four loops (51) and (52) are stitched for easy insertion of the
fingers for different
performing actions like cheerleading performances, dabbing dance, yoyo effect
etc.
In another embodiment of the present invention and referring to figure 1, the
tubular sleeve
(26) of the said transformable arm- were (20) has opening areas at right side.
left side and /or
on top portion of arm ware wherein the open areas may be shaped differently
having different
patterns or styles thereby exposing the user's tattoo on arm.
In another embodiment of the present invention and referring to figure 1, the
said tubular
sleeve (26) of the said transformable arm- ware (20) may be fully covered,
thus hiding the
entire bare arm along with the tattoos of the user.
Regarding embodiments of the first wing (27) and second wing (SO) a variety of
vvaYs fot
different effects and in various forms as shown in figures 6 to figure 10 can
he instituted.
In one embodiment of the present invention and referring to figure I,
attachment of the wings
with the tubular sleeve (26) can be of a wavy format vide wave stitching (22).
Besides, the
lower end of the trapezoidal wings can also be of a wavy design.
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In another embodiment of the present invention as referred in figures 6, there
are additional
loops or fittings (48), on the said second wing (50) vaiying from 4-8., and is
interchangeable
wherein the said loops encompasses in any of the user's fingers/thumb (46) and
the second
\king (50) is used for various purposes and the user reveals, displays or
shows either side of
.. second wing (50) Le, Fig 6 (47)
In still another embodiment of the present invention and referred to in figure
8, the said
dangling second wing (50) can also be held in the hand and can he given a
swirling motion.
In another embodiment of the present invention and referring to figure 9, the
said first wing
(27) can be given different shapes, besides the mentioned trapezoidal one, so
as to depict
various. forms as that of badges or logos, countries, continents. cities,
states etc. while
executing different dabbing dances.
In still another embodiment of the present invention and referring to figt.n
10, the said
second wing (50) as well as the said first wing (27) is used as an ornament
for yoyo dance
effect, Accordingly, the afore-described embodiment is intended for the
purpose of
illustration and not as limitation,
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