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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082597 | Convertible shirt A convertible shirt having a sleeveless base and a sleeved half-shirt configured to couple to the sleeveless base is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a convertible shirt includes a sleeveless base, a sleeved half shirt configured to couple inconspicuously to t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7343629 | Riding jacket A jacket that may be used in hot weather is disclosed. The jacket may be particularly useful for motorcycle and equestrian riders. The jacket is sufficiently fashionable and stylish such that it may be worn on other occasions as well. According to some aspects the j... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 5680652 | Wedding dress design kit A wedding dress design kit which enables a wide variety of wedding dress designs to be created from a relatively small number of dress components. The present invention provides a kit which can be used by bridal shops to create customized wedding dresses ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5640715 | Hideable protective front member for clothing A garment is provided which is capable of being moved between a folded up position and a folded down position. In the folded up position, a false front simply appears to be the front of a regular garment. In this position, the bib is attached to a torso c... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5628064 | Separtable clothes including shirts Separatable clothes including a base panel for covering a part of the body, and a plurality of auxiliary panels detachably fastening to one another or to the base panel by zippers, hook and loop materials, and snaps for covering the limbs or a part of the... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5617582 | Load bearing vest A load bearing vest for use by military and police personnel includes a right front panel, a left front panel and a rear panel, each being formed of a durable, abrasion resistant material. Right and left shoulder straps, also formed of durable abrasion re... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5432952 | Compound bib and method of using same A compound bib having a primary bib member for protecting the exterior surface of garments at the chest of the bib wearer and a secondary bib member for protecting the chest and adjacent front neck area under surface of the garments of the wearer from spi... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5146626 | Interchangeable decorative front piece for a garment A single dress of simple design is selectively changed into entirely different dresses by changing decorative front pieces which are located on the front of the dress by a rear flap sewed along a line of stitching corresponding in shape to that of a neckl... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5097536 | Medical examination garment A medical examination garment 10 has a back 11, a front yoke 24, repositionable right and left breast and axialla panels 25 and 26, and a front apron 27. The left breast and axilla panel is releasably fastened along its edges to releasable fasteners 23, 3... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5088116 | All weather garment system A self-contained clothing system comprising a foundation garment, typefied by a shirt-jacket and a pant, and several removable components, typefied by a hood, a sleeved yoke, and two chaps, which, all together and in conjunction with normal undergarments,... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4987610 | Slide garment for athletic uniforms A slide garment for use in athletic activities and particularly for use by baseball players in which an apron or a separate material flap is secured to the jersey or shirt of the uniform in an area such that the upper edge of the apron will extend above t... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4805241 | Therapeutic garment for a chronic clothes ripping patient A therapeutic garment is provided for a chronic clothes ripping patient which consists of a vest and a pair of short leg extensions worn by the patient that includes a plurality of patches that can be peeled away by the patient and a plurality of puller t... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4665564 | Upper torso garments A garment to be worn with a cervical traction device includes four detachable slit openings extending from adjacent neck-shoulder areas of the wearer to lower extremities of the garment, allowing the garment to be put on and taken off the wearer.... | 05/19/1987 |
| 3997982 | Training vest or the like A training vest is provided with a replaceable, practice panel to permit children or handicapped persons to develop manipulative skills in operating various clothing fasteners. The replaceable panel has two separable sections joined together by means of o... | 12/21/1976 |
