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...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7305717 | Clothing for autistic children This is specially designed clothing for autistic children. It may however also be used for children or adults who are physically or mentally infirm and provides a means to secure the clothing and provide a means to shorten the clothing. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7124448 | Pants construction stabilized by integral undergarment A pants construction comprises an undergarment having a drawstring, elastic band or other securing mechanism on the waistband. The undergarment is attached to the inside of a pair of pants or shorts with a hook and loop type fastener, buttons, zippers, snaps, tie st... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111714 | Slide fastener pull handle A slide fastener and related pull are disclosed. The pull is formed of an elongate strip of material defining a handle portion between a first end and an opposite second end. The first end of the pull is attached to the article bearing an elongate set of engaging st... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7039958 | Dual adjustable strap apparatus and method The general method and apparatus of the invention comprises an adjustable strap system to secure one object to another, or one or more objects in a folded, rolled, or gathered position. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a single elongated strap of material ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039989 | Multi-track fastening system A multi-track fastening system having multiple tracks and a central slider or interchange. The central slider has angled openings and paths through which the tracks travel when the central slider is propelled along the tracks. Sliding the central slider along the tr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6993792 | Draft barrier system A draft barrier system having a sliding fastener that lets a user selectively alternate a volume of material between open and closed formations. When the sliding fastener closes the volume of material into the closed formation, insulation is compressed together to f... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6473904 | Scuba diving wetsuit A wetsuit is provided having a torso portion arranged to be secured about a torso of a person. The torso portion includes a neck opening, a pair of upper limb openings and a pair of lower limb openings. A limb extension can be attached to each of the limb... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6360372 | Shirt with adjustable sleeves The present invention relates to a shirt which has a lower adjustable sleeve segment that is capable of being removably attached to an upper fixed segment. The shirt includes first and second indexing mechanisms which, when aligned, provide desired circum... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6349413 | Garment with removable appendage portion A garment for providing a user with multiple looks and comfort levels from a single pair of pants and a shirt. The garment includes a main portion designed for covering a portion of the body of the user. A pair of appendage portions each is designed for r... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6317894 | Clothing with adjustable length portion The present application describes an item of clothing whose length is to be adjustable, or which has a component part--e.g. legs, sleeves--which is to be adjustable, the clothing item comprising at least one line (4) running from a lower part (2) of the c... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6298485 | Interchangeable three in one cycling jersey with hidden zippers An interchangeable three in one cycling jersey for providing a cyclist with a jersey vest, a vest with short sleeves and a vest with long sleeves. The cycling jersey allows the cyclist to quickly and conveniently convert the jersey vest using a pair of hi... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6272691 | Method and apparatus for holding a sleeve A sleeve is held in a gathered postion with an elongated strap having an elastic loop on one end and a fastener on the other end. The fastener is passed through the loop and then folded back against itself to hold the fastener to the loop. The sleeve hold... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6247178 | Convertible, scent retaining garment/blanket The invention is an improved process for promoting bonding between parent and infant. The invention is also a garment for use with this process. The garment is a shirt made from scent-absorbing fabric. The shirt's sleeves and torso portion are secured tog... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5974586 | Sunlight blocking sleeves A new sunlight blocking sleeves for protecting the skin on the arms and shoulders of a wearer from sunlight. The inventive device includes a pair of sleeves with each sleeve having opposite wrist and shoulder openings and which is adapted for wearing on t... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5918315 | Utilitarian fashion sleeve A fashion sleeve to be worn by a person, the fashion sleeve comprising a hollow tubular cloth or woven member having a wider upper opening and a narrower wrist opening, with the sleeve being tapered from the upper arm opening to the wrist opening and the ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5357633 | Arm protective garment An arm protective garment includes an elongated tubular sleeve made of a flexible fabric and defining an elongated internal cavity extending between opposite ends. The sleeve is open at one end for slipping over a driver's hand and arm and for receiving t... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5201075 | Separable ventilated athletic jacket Athlete's arm jacket which includes a first shell portion for covering one side of the upper torso of a person wearing the jacket. A sleeve is secured to the shell portion for covering one arm. A mesh covers the opposite side of the upper torso, and a sec... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5170505 | Expandable children's clothing An adjustable children's garment is provided that utilizes hook and loop type connections for adjustments. There is also provided an adjustable connection for garments that includes three flaps. The second flap may be adjustably or removably connected to ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5023953 | Garment and protective sleeve A sleeveless shirt and a detachable cut-resistant full length protective sleeve. The sleeveless shirt has a neck, a front panel, a back panel, a yoke panel and two elongated tabs secured to the yoke panel, one on each shoulder of the wearer. The tabs each... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4999850 | Firefighter's integrated garment A firefighter's garment of the type having an outer shell layer and a moisture barrier layer and a thermal barrier layer. This invention pertains primarily to a firefighter's bunker coat having these three layers. In a firefighter's bunker coat of this in... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4985934 | Sports sleeve A sleeve to be worn by a sports player, such as a baseball pitcher, is disclosed herein for covering the favored pitching arm of the player and the sleeve includes a pair of inside pockets located adjacent to the elbow and shoulder joint areas intended to... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4977622 | Medical garment A medical garment for covering a patient's arms and shoulders. The medical garment includes first and second sleeves which are adapted to enclose the arms and shoulders of the patient and which are releasably joined together by respective elongated straps... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4800592 | Costume with compressible arms and legs A costume includes a pair of arm pieces, a pair of leg pieces, and an optical hood, each of which is made from a compressible tubular conduit including a helically wound coil of resiliently flexible wire material and a covering material for encasing the w... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4574397 | Article used as garment and sleeping bag A garment, sleeping bag, tote bag combination formed from a plurality of sections made of flexible material joined to form a bag having a closable opening therein, sleeves associated with the bag, and adjusting means to include or remove sections to adjus... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4569089 | Jacket/vest A garment which converts from a jacket to a vest and vice versa. The garment has retractable sleeves which are rolled or folded into sleeve storage compartments which encircle the arm holes. In one embodiment, the sleeves have a longitudinal slit which ru... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4569087 | Athletic garments for the insulation of heat radiating from and application of a cooling medium to the limb of a body An athletic garment for the insulation of heat radiated from a body extremity of a user or for the application of a cooling medium to a body extremity of a user having a limb enclosing means for enclosing the body extremity and a harness for supporting th... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4356570 | Differential thermal garment A garment having differential thermal properties for retaining heat adjacent to the arm and shoulder muscles of an athlete, while allowing the remaining body muscles to naturally cool. The garment comprises a sleeve for covering the arm and a skirt attach... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4347629 | Outerwear used both as jacket and bag Disclosed is new combination garment useful both as a jacket and a bag having a trunk portion for covering the upper half of a human body, and formed with an opening through which a human head passes, sleeve portions through which both arms extend sideway... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4302850 | Vest with sleeves A garment including a vest and a pair of sleeves attached to the vest. Each sleeve has a closable opening near the shoulder of the vest and is adapted to be tucked up with its lower part passed through the opening and stowed inside the vest. The garment i... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4261059 | Inclement environment jacket and vest garment An insulation-filled jacket has removably fastened sleeves, and retaining means for attaching the sleeves, when removed, to the inside of the jacket thereby increasing the depth of insulation over substantial surface areas of the jacket. The retaining mea... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4131952 | Safety glove A safety glove for a workman is shown having a fingerless body portion for covering the palm and top of the hand, and attached finger and thumb as well as palm and top hand covering portions that can be easily separated from the main body portion by a pul... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4122553 | Convertible jacket/vest garment A convertible garment is provided which can be worn either as a sleeved jacket, such as a parka, or as a sleeveless vest. The garment of the invention has fully attached sleeves, and it includes a linear zipper, or equivalent straight-line closure device,... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4068316 | Convertible shirt A pair of long sleeves of a shirt are severed above the elbow to provide short sleeves extending from the shirt and a pair of arm covering parts independent therefrom. The arm covering parts are zipped to the short sleeves by zippers which are covered by ... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4006495 | Coat construction A coat garment having semi-detachable sleeves and pocket means for receiving such sleeves in their semi-detached condition; the sleeves having essentially longitudinal, selectively openable seams for accommodating arm removal from such sleeves even while ... | 02/08/1977 |
