Patents by Inventor Ethel Hutchinson

Ethel Hutchinson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6524264
    Abstract: A contact separation cover for a front and back body brace to separate the braces themselves from contact with the skin of a person wearing such braces. The cover provides a layer of continuously smooth, relatively soft flexible sheet material such as flannelette, over the entire inwardly facing side of the brace. The contact separation cover includes connecting or positioning means whereby it can be secured in place on the brace and removed therefrom for such purposes as cleaning and replacement. A pair of tabs or flaps are provided at each opposite end portion of the contact separation cover to fold over corresponding end portions of the brace. Each pair of tabs or flaps have releasable connecting members, such as tiny hooks and loops, for releasable connection of the tabs or flaps when folded over the respective opposite end portions of the brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Inventor: Ethel Hutchinson