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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7849519 | Air bag system for vehicle To make it easy for a rider to put on protective clothing provided with air bags and to effectively absorb an impact on the rider using the air bags. A wearable air bag system is provided wherein the rider puts on the protective clothing beforehand. An air bag for c... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7823220 | Multi-configuration item of clothing An item of clothing is convertible between different configurations. A vest may be removably fixed onto a jacket by devices different from those which are used to fix together the front portions of the jacket. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7735151 | Breakaway vest A safety vest is claimed and described. In preferred embodiments, the vest includes a front panel formed from a first section and a second section. The vest also includes a donning fastener having a first and second side. The first donning fastener side connects to ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7707651 | Convertible maternity coat A two panel convertible maternity coat that can be used by a woman before, after, and during pregnancy, a pregnancy panel, and a baby panel. Pregnancy is accommodated through the addition of the pregnancy panel between the front sides of the coat. The pregnancy pane... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7386893 | Laminated sewing-free concealed zipper closure for an outwear having one-piece-fabric-slit body and method of making same Disclosed is an improved laminated concealed zipper closure for an outwear, comprising: an upper fabric formed with one slit dividing the upper fabric into a left panel and a right panel, each of the left and right panels having an edge facing the other; a first nar... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7356850 | Protective garment having a drag and rescue device accessible from the collar The present invention provides a protective garment that comprises a torso portion for being positioned around a wearer's torso, a collar portion extending from the torso portion, and a security device. The collar portion includes an opening through which the securi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7328461 | Protective trousers having gusseted fly In a pair of protective trousers having a fly, in which a flap extending from a first edge of a torso-covering portion covers a second edge thereof in a closed condition of the fly but not in an opened condition of the fly and in which the first and second edges are... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7260851 | Apron and method for using the same An apron and method for using the same is provided. In one embodiment, the apron includes a body covering having an exterior facing side and an interior facing side. An elastic strap is attached to the interior facing side along a first side edge of the body coverin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241046 | Watertight closure for a reclosable package A watertight closure for a reclosable package has first and second mutually interlocking profiles. Together, the profiles have two sets of interlocking members, one on either side of a central portion. There, at least one profile has a collapsible member in its cent... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7137147 | Liner providing barrier for protective garment and protective garment comprising same For and in a protective garment having an outer shell, a liner having a barrier side and an opposite side and having, on the barrier side, a moisture barrier or a barrier against chemical or biological agents is folded along two folds, which are parallel when laid f... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7111327 | Lightweight protective clothing and textile material incorporated therein A reversible raincoat or rain jacket is constructed from a plurality of panels of specialized fabric, which are joined by threaded seams and which alternatively present either a dress mode exterior or a protective mode exterior. The specialized fabric is composed of... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7089599 | Nestable pinch-grip hangers A nestable hanger including: a support means for supportably hanging the hanger on a display; a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; where the hanger nests in a stack of similar hangers such... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7058981 | Apparel and attachment system therefor A connecting arrangement for apparel for such as sportswear, casual wear, technical wear and the like, as well as the apparel equipped with such arrangement. The connecting arrangement for apparel includes a first item of apparel including first connecting members a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036190 | Closure mechanism for apparel A flexible and extensible closure apparatus for use in apparel is disclosed. The flexible and extensible closure apparatus provides continuity to securely join different pieces of material. In addition, a slider apparatus is disclosed to assist a user in joining and... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028342 | Garment having multiple layers A garment system includes a torso covering member and an upper back and shoulder covering member secured to the torso covering member by a fastener. The garment may include a plurality of torso covering members, each having a configuration different from each of the... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024701 | Systems and methods for transformable sleeves Methods and systems for transforming a volume of material into sleeves by means of a transforming fastener. The transforming fastener has multiple tracks, each track having a pair of matable rows. A slider coupled to the rows transforms the volume of material into s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7003805 | One-sleeved raincoat A raincoat capable of substantially protecting a body and a head of a user from becoming wet by falling rain, and additionally capable of protecting various personal belongings carried by the user from falling rain. The raincoat has a single sleeve through which one... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003812 | Chinstrap for protective garment having collar and protective garment having chinstrap and having collar A protective garment having a collar has a chinstrap attached to the collar via an elongate member having two opposite ends, each of which is attached to the collar and one of which is attached detachably to the collar via a hook-and-loop fastener. The chinstrap is ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000254 | Costume construction A costume adapted to be worn by a person and including a garment made up, in part at least, by a top that extends from the shoulder of the person downwardly to at least approximately the waist of the person. The garment includes an outer area that is provided with a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6934970 | Fire protective coat with free-hanging throat tab A fire protective coat to be worn by a firefighter, an emergency responder, a rescue worker, etc., includes a throat protector for protecting the throat area of the wearer, the throat protector including an elongated tab of fire and heat resistant fabric material wh... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936121 | Method of sealing the join between a zip and a garment with a lining A method of sealing the join between two tapes to which the teeth of a waterproof zip are attached and two edges of a garment composed of a first or waterproof layer and a second or fabric layer, which comprises: a) applying to a first side of each tape, a strip of ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6868558 | Outerwear garment An outerwear garment comprises an inner shell having first closure means at first front edges thereof and first fastening means spaced from the first front edges on an outer surface of the inner shell. The inner shell is adapted for removable engagement with an insu... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868556 | Shirt with hook and loop fasteners The shirt with hook and loop fasteners has a front panel, a rear panel, and a collar portion. The front panel is split, defining an overlap and an underlap. The overlap and underlap are detachably connected together by mating hook and loop fastener segments which ar... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6792621 | Garment ventilation system An article of clothing includes a waterproof inner fabric layer and an outer fabric layer. An outer opening is defined in the outer fabric layer and is selectively opened and closed by a standard zipper. A portion of the inner fabric layer extends between the edges ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6675390 | Seamless front flap assembly The seamless front flap assembly for a garment having a first front panel and a second front panel in a side-by-side relationship, the assembly comprising: an outer flap including an upper layer fabric extending from the first front panel of the garment, ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6668384 | Seamless front flap assembly A seamless front flap assembly for a garment having a first front panel and a second front panel in a side-by-side configuration, the assembly comprising: a top storm flap including: an upper fabric; a lower fabric stitched to the upper fabric of the top ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6651254 | Waterproof front assembly of waterproof garment The waterproof front assembly of a waterproof garment having a first front panel and a second front panel in a side-by-side relationship, comprising: a zipper, a first inner storm flap attached to the first front panel, located below the zipper and extend... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6510559 | Protective torso garment A protective torso garment for providing support and pressure against an injured rib cage. The protective torso garment includes a panel. The panel has a outer surface, a inner surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge. ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6327987 | Method for setting and attaching buttons and pockets in place on upper garment and method for producing the upper garment When producing men's/women's jackets of every kind of length to order of a customer, front buttons and waist pockets are set and attached in well-balanced positions, while maintaining a position of a waist shape for the jacket, by defining an upper part o... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5924172 | Weather resistant structures for conventional slide fasteners and methods for making the same The present invention is directed to a fluid resistant structure to be incorporated with conventional fastening systems such as slide fasteners. Two sheaths are attached or incorporated into a closable structure, in overlapping fashion, at or near the ope... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5924133 | Garment fastening system A garment fastening system for use with a pair of pants having a pair of adjoining leg segments joined at a crotch area, a waistband encircling the top opening of the pants which parts at a fly opening, wherein the fly opening consists of adjacent fly fla... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5426787 | Karate uniform with hook and loop closure A new and improved karate uniform with an upper uniform component having an inner surface, an outer surface, a back portion, a right sleeve portion, a right body portion, a left sleeve portion, a left body portion, a collar portion, a right lapel, and a l... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5341514 | Jacket extender to enlargen the circumference of a jacket A garment made of relatively expensive material for the upper body of a person having a front opening suitable for use in environments of mild and cold temperatures. The elongated web extender having a uniform width can be releasably joined to the sides o... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5297295 | Fire protective coat with closure flap having integral flap throat protective band with opposed adjustable wings A fire protective coat formed of fire protective material and having a closeable frontal opening. A closure flap is secured adjacent the frontal opening and is securable thereover. A collar is formed about a neck opening of the coat. A throat protective b... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5228140 | Sanitary garment A sanitary garment comprising a coat having sleeve slits in the elbow area that permit a person's hands and forearms to exit the sleeves, and body part slits adjacent the sleeve slits to allow the person's hands and forearms to be inserted in the body par... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5189737 | Fireman's turnout coat A coat suitable for use by firefighters in firefighting featuring an outer shell portion (10), a liner (12), and a storm flap (90). The outer shell portion has right and left sleeves, and a body, the body having a right-front section a left-front section,... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5159719 | Waterproof garment In order to protect a waterproof garment from the ingress of water via water bridges formed in the area of its closure 15, the inner surfaces of an outer flap 29 and an intermediate flap 41 and the two surfaces of connecting inner face laminates 61b, 63b ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5138715 | Portable sanitary garment A cloak-like garment having artificial sleeves and hands provided thereon so that when the garment is worn by a person having his arms and hands inside the garment there is an illusion of a person wearing a conventional sleeved garment with his arms and h... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5127106 | Firefighter jacket A firefighter jacket of the type having an outer shell and an inner, removable liner includes a closure assembly having multiple layers of material in excess of the number required to provide sufficient thermal and moisture protection is improved in that ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4768233 | Firefighter's garments having removable but detectable liner A firefighter's garments include a coat and trousers. Each of these garments has an outer shell and an inner liner. The inner liner has a section secured thereto which is attached to the outer shell and which serves as an important part of the outer shell... | 09/06/1988 |
