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ACCESSORY FOR MANIKIN TRAINING DEVICE
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent
Application Serial
No. 62/831,013, filed on April 8, 2019, entitled "ACCESSORY FOR MANIKIN
TRAINING
DEVICE," the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in
its entirety.
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] The present application is directed to an accessory for a medical
training device,
and more particularly to an accessory for a portable training manikin for
teaching
cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Providing inexpensive medical training manikins which can be used
in a training
environment for groups of trainees has become an important component of first
aid training in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external
defibrillator (AED).
Such medical training manikins are of necessity lightweight for easy
transportation to the
training site, as well as compact for ease of packing and carrying, and for
simple and quick
assembly.
[0004] To ensure that the training manikin devices provide a realistic
training
experience, clothing, such as a shirt, has been added to the training manikin
so that performing
CPR and AED device training includes the realistic and required step of
removing clothing
from the manikin torso to expose the chest prior to use of an AED training
device,
Unfortunately, as the training manikins are of such a lightweight material and
simple
construction, the use of clothing on the manikin torso during the first step
of CPR training
may make it difficult for the student to maintain the manikin in proper
position during use.
The manikin "wearing" mock clothing has a tendency to slip or move across the
floor surface
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when the student applies a load to the manikin torso portion during CPR
training. Although a
rubber or foam pad, or other anti-skid material, could be used on the floor to
support the
manikin during training, the addition of such materials requires added weight
and space for
storage, and time-consuming management by the trainer.
[0005] While many manikin clothing accessories, such as a mock shirt or
jacket, are
provided by manikin manufacturers, none of the clothing accessories
incorporates any anti-slip
features to overcome this problem.
SUMMARY
[0006] The present clothing accessory for a medical training device
provides a
number of improved features over prior clothing accessory manikin products.
The present
accessory is a mock shirt, jacket or other clothing for fitting a CPR training
manikin. The
accessory may appear from the front as a mock shirt or jacket when "worn" by
the manikin.
The clothing accessory has a front panel and a back panel. An anti-slip
feature is added to
the back panel of the accessory. The anti-slip feature may take a variety of
forms, such as
the use of elastomeric "feet" or button-like projections sewn, or otherwise
attached, at the
corners or additional locations on the back or back panel of the accessory. In
another
embodiment, the entire back panel of the accessory may be manufactured of
elastomeric
material. While these embodiments of the anti-slip feature may provide
sufficient resistance
to movement of the manikin, the potential for removal of the "feet," the labor
cost to add the
"feet," and the expensive of elaborate elastomeric materials, may be
significant.
[0007] Thus, the preferred embodiment of the anti-slip feature is to
manufacture the
back panel of the accessory from a fabric material that has been manufactured
to include small
silicone rubber dots or nibs secured to, and extending out of, the surface of
the fabric. The use
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of this anti-slip feature would be provided as the entire back panel, or
strips within the hack
panel, of the mock shirt, such that the dots of silicone would be in contact
with the floor
surface when the mock clothing is on the manikin or manikin torso. The
clothing accessory
may be manufactured with an elastomeric portion along a bottom edge to secure
the clothing
accessory on the manikin, and also provide a realistic item of clothing.
Alternatively,
Velcro , snap or button closures may also be provided to secure the bottom
edge. The front
closure along the front panel may also be a zipper, Velcro , snaps or button
closures. As
shown, the mock clothing accessory need not have arm portions, but requires a
neck opening,
an ability to remove the clothing, such as opening the front to access the
chest of the
manikin, and a bottom edge which retains the clothing accessory on the manikin
torso. As
shown, the clothing accessory includes a two-piece front panel, and a one
piece back panel.
However, the back panel may be provided in strips containing the anti-slip
feature.
[0008] The anti-slip feature disclosed in this application may make use
of a variety of
materials, including any of the following:
Natural Rubber (NR)
Synthetic Polyisoprene (IR)
Butyl rubber (copolymer of isobutylene and isoprene, IIR)
Halogenated butyl rubbers (Chloro Butyl Rubber: CIIR; Bromo Butyl
Rubber: B IIR)
Polybutadiene (BR)
Styrene-butadiene Rubber (copolymer of polystyrene and polybutadiene, SBR)
Nitrile Rubber (copolymer of polybutadiene and acrylonitrile, NBR), also
called
Buna N rubbers
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Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubbers (HNBR) (examples of brand names: Therban and
Zetpol)
Chloroprene Rubber (CR), polychloroprene, Neoprene, Baypren etc.
EPM (ethylene propylene rubber, a copolymer of ethylene and propylene) and
EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene rubbera terpolymer of ethylene,
propylene and a
diene-component)
Epichlorohydrin rubber (ECO)
Polyacrylic rubber (ACM, ABR)
Silicone rubber (SI, Q, VMQ)
Fluorosilicone Rubber (FVMQ)
Fluoroelastomers (FKM, and FEPM) (examples of brand names: Viton, Tecnoflon,
Fluorel, Atlas and Dai-El)
Perfluoroelastomers (FFKM) (examples of brand names: Tecnoflon PFR, Kalrez,
Chemraz, Perlast)
Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene (CSM), (examples of brand names: Hypalon)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), (examples of brand names: Elastron, etc.)
Thermoplastic Vulcanizates (TPV), (examples of brand names: Santoprene TPV)
Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU)
Thermoplastic Olefins (TPO)
The proteins resilin and elastin
Polysulfide Rubber
Various copolymer technologies continue to bring new elastomers to the market.
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[0009] Additionally, it is understood that such an anti-slip feature may
be included in
clothing accessories for adult, child and infant medical training manikins. In
the case of an
infant manikin clothing accessory may be an infant "onesie" or other infant
clothing, with
portions of the back of such clothing provided of anti-slip material having
the silicone dots
embedded as described.
[00010] A further advantage of the clothing accessory of the present
application is that
the front panel of the shirt or jacket may also be provided with a logo
marking indicating a
desired sponsor, advertiser, or manufacturer of the accessory product. The use
of logo markings
for such sponsorship or advertising purposes enables recognition of a sponsor
of the training
manikins, and encourages such sponsors to provide training equipment for
educational purposes.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[00011] Fig. 1 is a front view of a clothing accessory of the present
application worn on a
medical training device.
[00012] Fig. 2 is a front view of the clothing accessory.
[00013] Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate the back panel of the clothing accessory
with the
anti-slip feature.
[00014] Fig. 5 is a close-up view of fabric material suitable for use as
the back panel with
the anti-slip feature, and showing the dots or nibs in the fabric material.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00015] The present clothing accessory may be a mock shirt, jacket or
other clothing
for fitting a CPR training manikin such as, for example, the clothing
accessory 10 shown in
FIG. 1. The clothing accessory may appear from the front as a mock shirt or
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"worn" by the manikin. Referring to FIGS. 1-4, the clothing accessory 10 may
include a
front panel 12 and a back panel 14. However, it is understood that in other
embodiments,
the clothing accessory may have only a front or back panel. In other
embodiments, the
clothing accessory may include one or more panels in addition to the front
panel and back
panel such as, for example, side panels.
[00016] The clothing accessory may include an anti-slip feature added to
the back
panel of the accessory. The anti-slip feature can be added to the outside
and/or the inside
surface of the back panel. The anti-slip feature may take a variety of forms,
such as the use
of elastomeric "feet" or button-like projections sewn, adhered, or otherwise
attached, at the
corners or additional locations on the back or back panel of the clothing
accessory. In some
embodiments, a portion of the back panel or the entire back panel of the
clothing accessory
may be manufactured of elastomeric material to form the anti-slip feature. In
some
embodiments, the back panel may include a plurality of anti-slip features such
as, for
example, elastomeric features extending outwardly from the surface of the back
panel such
as, for example, dots, ribs, or nibs. Such features may be integral to the
material forming
the back panel or separate and distinct from the material forming the back
panel.
[00017] Referring to FIG. 5, the back panel 14, in some embodiments, may
include a
substrate material such as, for example, a fabric material 16, that has been
manufactured to
include a plurality of the anti-slip features 20, for example, a plurality of
small silicone rubber
dots or nibs secured to, and extending out of, the surface of the fabric 16.
[00018] In one or more of the embodiments shown and described herein, the
anti-slip
feature may be provided along a portion of the back panel 14 (e.g., groupings
or in strip sections
along the back panel) or along a substantial portion or all of the back panel
14 such that the
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anti-slip feature (e.g., anti-slip features 20) would be in contact with the
surface that the
manikin with the mock clothing accessory installed would be placed upon for
use such as, for
example, a floor surface.
[00019] The clothing accessory may be manufactured with an elastomeric
portion
along a bottom edge to secure the clothing accessory on the manikin (e.g.,
attempt to prevent
the clothing from sliding or moving out of place on the manikin) and also
provide a realistic
item of clothing. Alternatively, Velcro , snap or button closures may also be
provided to
secure the bottom edge of the clothing accessory to the manikin. The front
closure along the
front panel may also be a zipper, Velcro , snaps or button closures. As shown,
the mock
clothing accessory need not have arm portions, but requires a neck opening, an
ability to
remove the clothing, such as opening the front to access the chest of the
manikin, and a
bottom edge which retains the clothing accessory on the manikin torso. In the
illustrative
embodiment shown, the clothing accessory includes a two-piece front panel, and
a one piece
back panel. However, the back panel may be provided in strips containing the
anti-slip
feature.
[00020] The anti-slip feature disclosed in this application may make use
of or be formed
by a variety of materials, including any of the following, singularly or in
combination:
Natural Rubber (NR)
Synthetic Polyisoprene (IR)
Butyl rubber (copolymer of isobutylene and isoprene, IIR)
Halogenated butyl rubbers (Chloro Butyl Rubber: CIIR; Bromo Butyl
Rubber: B IIR)
Polybutadiene (BR)
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Styrene-butadiene Rubber (copolymer of polystyrene and polybutadiene, SBR)
Nitrile Rubber (copolymer of polybutadiene and acrylonitrile, NBR), also
called
Buna N rubbers
Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubbers (HNBR) (examples of brand names: Therban and
Zetpol)
Chloroprene Rubber (CR), polychloroprene, Neoprene, Baypren etc.
EPM (ethylene propylene rubber, a copolymer of ethylene and propylene) and
EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene rubbera terpolymer of ethylene,
propylene and a
diene-component)
Epichlorohydrin rubber (ECO)
Polyacrylic rubber (ACM, ABR)
Silicone rubber (SI, Q, VMQ)
Fluorosilicone Rubber (FVMQ)
Fluoroelastomers (FKM, and FEPM) (examples of brand names: Viton, Tecnoflon,
Fluorel, Atlas and Dai-El)
Perfluoroelastomers (FFKM) (examples of brand names: Tecnoflon PFR, Kalrez,
Chemraz, Perlast)
Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene (CSM), ((examples of brand names: Hypalon)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), (examples of brand names: Elastron, etc.)
Thermoplastic Vulcanizates (TPV), (examples of brand names: Santoprene TPV)
Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU)
Thermoplastic Olefins (TPO)
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The proteins resilin and elastin
Polysulfide Rubber
Various copolymer technologies continue to bring new elastomers to the market
and can be
used as part of or to form the anti-slip feature.
[00021] Additionally, it is understood that such an anti-slip feature may
be included in
clothing accessories for adult, child and infant medical training manikins. In
the case of an
infant manikin clothing accessory may be an infant "onesie" or other infant
clothing with
portions of the back of such clothing provided of anti-slip material having
the silicone dots
embedded as described.
[00022] In some embodiments, the clothing accessory's front panel and/or
back panel
may include one or more indicia such as, for example, a name, trade name,
brand name,
trademark, service mark, logo, or any other indicia used to identify one or
more persons,
entities, products, services, training, seminars, and/or brands. Such indicia
may indicate a
desired sponsor, advertiser, or manufacturer of a product, including for
example, a manufacturer
of the clothing accessory, or a provider of a service. In some embodiments,
the use of such
indicia enables recognition of a sponsor of the training manikins, and
encourages such sponsors
to provide training equipment for educational purposes.
[00023] In a first example, a CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
including front panel
and a back panel connected to the front panel, the back panel having an anti-
slip feature,
wherein the mock clothing accessory is constructed such that when it is placed
upon a CPR
manikin, the front panel at least partially covers a chest surface of the CPR
manikin, the back
panel at least partially covers a back surface of the CPR manikin, and the
anti-slip feature is
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constructed to engage a surface the CPR manikin is positioned upon and to
resist movement of
the CPR manikin upon that surface during use.
[00024] In a second example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to the
first example, further comprising a first side panel and a second side panel
oppositely opposed
to the first side panel, the first and second side panels connecting the front
and back panels
together.
[00025] In a third example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to any
of the preceding examples, wherein the anti-slip feature comprises an
elastomeric material.
[00026] In a fourth example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to any
of the preceding examples, wherein the back panel is formed from an
elastomeric material to
form the anti-slip feature.
[00027] In a fifth example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to any of
the preceding examples, wherein the anti-slip feature comprises a plurality of
projections, dots,
ribs, nibs, or ridges extending outwardly from the back panel.
[00028] In a sixth example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to any
of the preceding examples, wherein the anti-slip feature comprises silicone.
[00029] In a seventh example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to
any of examples 1-4 or 6, wherein the anti-slip feature comprises a plurality
of feet.
[00030] In an eighth example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to
any of examples 1-4 or 6, wherein the anti-slip feature comprises button-like
projections.
[00031] In a ninth example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to any
of examples 1-3 or 5-8, wherein the anti-slip feature may be from a material
that is separate and
distinct from the material forming the back panel.
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[00032] In a tenth example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to
example 9, wherein the back panel comprises a fabric material and the anti-
slip feature
comprises a plurality of elastomeric features extending outwardly from and
connected to the
fabric material.
[00033] In an eleventh example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to
example 10, wherein the plurality of elastomeric features comprises silicone
dots secured to and
extending from the fabric material.
[00034] In a twelfth example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to any
of examples 1, 2, or 5-10, wherein the anti-slip feature comprises one or more
of the following
materials: Natural Rubber (NR), Synthetic Polyisoprene (IR), Butyl rubber
(copolymer of
isobutylene and isoprene, IIR), Halogenated butyl rubbers (Chloro Butyl
Rubber: CIIR; Bromo
Butyl Rubber: BUR), Polybutadiene (BR), Styrene-butadiene Rubber (copolymer of
polystyrene
and polybutadiene, SBR), Nitrile Rubber (copolymer of polybutadiene and
acrylonitrile, NBR),
Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubbers (HNBR), Chloroprene Rubber (CR), polychloroprene,
Neoprene,
Baypren, EPM (ethylene propylene rubber, a copolymer of ethylene and
propylene), EPDM
rubber (ethylene propylene diene rubbera terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and
a diene-
component), Epichlorohydrin rubber (ECO), Polyacrylic rubber (ACM, ABR),
Silicone rubber
(SI, Q, VMQ), Fluorosilicone Rubber (FVMQ), Fluoroelastomers (FKM, and FEPM)
(examples
of brand names: Viton, Tecnoflon, Fluorel, Atlas and Dai-E1),
Perfluoroelastomers (FFKM)
(examples of brand names: Tecnoflon PFR, Kalrez, Chemraz, Perlast),
Chlorosulfonated
Polyethylene (CSM), ((examples of brand names: Hypalon), Ethylene-vinyl
acetate (EVA),
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), Thermoplastic Vulcanizates (TPV),
Thermoplastic
Polyurethane (TPU), Thermoplastic Olefins (TPO), or Polysulfide Rubber.
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[00035] In a thirteenth example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to
any of the preceding examples, wherein the clothing accessory is a jacket with
a front closing
zipper constructed to be installed onto a torso of a CPR manikin.
[00036] In a fourteenth example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to
any of the preceding examples, wherein the clothing accessory is a shirt
constructed to be
installed onto a torso of a CPR manikin.
[00037] In a fifteenth example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to
any of the preceding examples, wherein the clothing accessory is infant
apparel constructed to
be installed onto a torso of a CPR manikin.
[00038] In a sixteenth example, the CPR manikin mock clothing accessory
according to
any of the preceding examples, wherein the front panel includes marketing
indicia.
[00039] Every document cited herein, including any cross referenced or
related patent
or application and any patent application or patent to which this application
claims priority
or benefit thereof, is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety
unless expressly
excluded or otherwise limited. The citation of any document is not an
admission that it is
prior art with respect to any invention disclosed or claimed herein or that it
alone, or in any
combination with any other reference or references, teaches, suggests or
discloses any such
invention. Further, to the extent that any meaning or definition of a term in
this document
conflicts with any meaning or definition of the same term in a document
incorporated by
reference, the meaning or definition assigned to that term in this document
shall govern.
[00040] Although a clothing accessory for a medical training device of the
present
application has been described in detail sufficient for one of ordinary skill
in the art to practice
the invention, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and
alterations may be
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made without departing from the spirit or scope of the device as defined in
the attached
claims, Moreover, the scope of the present device is not intended to be
limited to the
specific embodiments described here, which are provided by way of example. As
one of
ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate from the disclosure of the
present device and
its embodiments, other components and means presently existing or later to he
developed
that perform substantially the same function to achieve substantially the same
result as those
of the corresponding embodiments described here, may be utilized according to
the present
application. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to include within
their scope
such other components or means.
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