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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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US Patent 4617022 - Disposable hygienic article with removable belt
US Patent Issued on October 14, 1986
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 25, 2005Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 25, 2005Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractThe invention concerns the field of hygiene and relates to a disposable article (1) combined removably with a removable belt (12), the attachment of one to the other being obtained by means of "Velcro".RTM. attachment elements.The article comprises a first attachment element (11) fixed near each longitudinal edge on the external face of a trunk area (4); the means of attachment combined removably consist of a belt (12) provided at each extremity with a complementary second attachment element (16) of the first attachment element (11), and the other external trunk area (4) and/or at least one area (13) of the belt coming into contact with this external trunk area has a coefficient of friction sufficient to maintain the article in position by the combination of the first attachment elements (11) by means of the belt provided with the complementary second attachment elements (16). | InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/784689 filed on 09/25/1985US Classes:604/391, By fabric strip fastener element (e.g., hook and loop type fastener)604/394Abdominal enclosing typeField of Search604/387, By securing to garment or person604/389, Adhesive tab fastener element604/390, With release means associated with tab fastner604/391, By fabric strip fastener element (e.g., hook and loop type fastener)604/394Abdominal enclosing typeExaminersPrimary: Yasko, John D.Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References2509674, 2695025, 2931747, 3089494, 3150664, 3869761, 4186744Separability member to allow disposable diaper openings and re-fasteningsIssued on: 02/05/1980 Inventor: Ness International ClassesA61F 13/62 (20060101)A61F 13/56 (20060101) A61F 13/15 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1984-01-27 FR |
