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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7490361 | Weighted exercise vest A weighted exercise vest includes a plurality of pockets for holding small items, and standard free gym weights. Each pocket includes a pocket opening and a pocket flap for securely retaining the items and weights within each corresponding pocket opening. The vest i... | 02/17/2009 |
| RE40613 | Personal assistant garment The present invention relates to clothing and more particularly to a garment designed to hold portable electronic device and other items such as wallets, keys, etc. The garment has at least one and preferably more than one pocket to hold an electronic device, i.e., ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7464413 | Rapid release mechanism for textile apparel pockets (receptacles) and packs (stowage receptacles) A mechanism that enables rapid release and access to contents stored at inconveniently located garment or storage receptacles is disclosed. The mechanism allows two sides of a receptacle storing contents to be opened simultaneously and rapidly with a one-handed oper... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7451495 | Combined garment and safety harness A combined garment and safety harness is disclosed that comprises a garment portion and a harness portion. The garment portion comprises a back torso portion and a front torso portion and has left and right arm openings, left and right leg openings, and a neck openi... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7374071 | Backpack, pouch or clothing with integral raingear In one embodiment the raingear is housed in a pocket located on the top of the backpack so as to allow the wearer to reach over his shoulders to grab hold of a portion of the raingear and lift it out of the pocket and allow it to drape over the entire body of the we... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371951 | Musician's article of clothing with strap openings for inserting and holding a musical instrument strap therein A musician's article of clothing for an upper body of a musician and used for receiving a musical instrument strap inside the clothing during a musical performance. The clothing is designed to prevent wear, discoloration and burnoff on the shoulder of the clothing. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363659 | Jacket and backpack assembly A storage and clothing assembly having a jacket having a shoulder covering section, a right arm, a left arm, and a torso, the jacket being foldable between a wearing configuration and a compact configuration; the assembly further having a backpack having a pocket po... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360334 | Fishing garment system A fishing net system comprises a handle having a top and a bottom. A loop extends from the bottom of the handle, and a mesh is attached to the loop. A connector system is operably coupled to the fishing net at a location spaced apart from the top of the handle. The ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7353545 | Concealable/deployable reflective band for garments A band that extends around a garment appendage, such as a sleeve or trouser leg. The band has a concealed position that hides a reflective tape and a deployed position where the reflective tape is visible. The band includes a cylindrical strip that fully encircles a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331836 | Aquatic apparel An article of aquatic apparel including one or more handles. The handles are secured to the apparel and allow for passengers riding along to hold onto the wearer of the article. The handles can be configured as gripping slots or projecting straps. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328789 | Odor-eliminating camouflaged reclosable storage bag A bag, pack or sack for storing clothing and gear of outdoorsmen, such as hunters and military personnel. The bag, pack or sack may have one or both of two features: means for preventing odors from entering or leaving the interior volume of the bag, pack or sack; an... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320421 | Hunting retention system and method A hunting retention system includes an elastic cord attached to each of the pair of rattling antlers and attached by a unique and novel attachment device to a user at the waist. Preferably, the restraining device takes the form of a belt, wherein an elastic cord ext... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7310825 | Garment element with an access opening In a garment element, for example a cuff for a sleeve, an access opening is defined between an overlap section extending between two attachment sections, the overlap section being formed of interleaving fabric ends suitably stiffened to provide a self-sealing functi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310824 | Garment with hydrophobic forearms A garment comprising different portions having different performance characteristics. A preferred embodiment is a fishing shirt comprising: a body portion, said body portion being fabricated from a breathable, knitted fabric having a wicking finish; a collar portion... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296652 | Stethoscope cover incorporated into an isolation garment A stethoscope cover incorporated into an isolation garment which cover operably retains the stethoscope listening device and at least a portion of the stethoscope sound tube so that a doctor or nurse can put on an isolation garment and use their preferred stethoscop... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290366 | Body mounted weapons platform A body mounted weapons platform is disclosed that attaches to a user's forearm and allows the user to mount within it one or two firearms (depending on the user's preferred embodiment) and two cameras. Both embodiments of the body mounted weapons platform will help ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7261564 | Hiking staff, ski pole, or boat paddle, with integrated topographical representations of trails and or terrain A navigational aide in the form of a physical model that may be integrated with conventional expedition equipment. The preferred embodiment comprises a hiking staff (5, 6) containing 2-D map data (3) and or 3-D topographical representations (1, 2 | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261677 | Weight equipment for situps and back extensions Weight equipment for doing crunches, situps, and back extensions. A specially devised weight plate fits the upper chest and front shoulders, and has two handles placed at each hand's natural path (without necessitating the twisting of the wrists as they are moved to... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260853 | Odor absorbing system and method An odor absorbing system for use by a person to reduce odor emanation from the person into an environment surrounding the person includes an article of clothing that is configured to be worn by the person and an odor absorbing insert removably attached to the articl... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257846 | Protective garment for use in sporting games A protective garment is disclosed that is used in sporting games to protect the wearer from projectiles fired by the other participants. The garment may be of a unitary construction or have a plurality of components. Additionally, the garment may only cover selected... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246380 | Protective garment with repairable integrated visibility-enhancing features Protective garments such as firefighters' coats and pants are described. The garments have an outer shell material made from substantially non-overlapping panels stitched together. Some panels are specially designed and reserved for carrying an enhanced visibility m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240404 | Fastening system A fastening system for objects, such as pockets, that can be attached to an item of clothing in various positions includes a mechanism with an interlocking action for objects, e.g. pockets and a buckle located on the object to be fastened to the item of clothing, be... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238147 | Exercise device with removable weight An exercise device in which removable weight may be provided in a housing of the device. Two rotatable handles may be provided in the housing, permitting various hand orientations during exercise. The removable weight may be received within and/or removed from a cav... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7200871 | Fabric for load bearing vests having a pocket fastening system A loop fabric sheet for a load bearing vest having a rotary die cut pattern including an array of holes extending through the sheet for receipt of snaps to interface with a Snap Grid removable pocket and an array of slots extending through the fabric sheet to accomm... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191470 | Torso garment The present invention provides a garment for playing paintball which is a torso-covering garment having at least two mirror-image gripping regions each containing one or more gripping areas that bear a plurality of raised tacky protrusions on one or more portions of... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191934 | Technique for creating incident-specific credentials at the scene of a large-scale incident or WMD event An incident management system includes a check-in computer system and a portable data terminal. The check-in computer system is utilized to read information from a plurality of pre-existing identification (ID) cards and utilize at least a portion of the information ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168097 | Protective garment having reversible shell for military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency worker For a military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency worker, a protective garment has an outer shell, an inner liner providing thermal insulation, and a moisture barrier between the outer shell and the inner liner. The outer shell has a surface of high visibility... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168103 | Height adjustable protective garment A height adjustable protective garment including an outer shell shaped to fit about the chest, torso and legs of a wearer and having a waist portion shaped to be located at or adjacent to a waist of a wearer. The garment further includes an adjusting strip having an... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168098 | Display system for a garment The invention is directed to a garment comprising a first and second sleeves, a flap, and a pocket. The arms of a wearer are fitted through the first and second sleeves. The first and second sleeves have first and second openings, respectively. The flap is provided ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165271 | Transformable garment An upper torso garment, such as a jacket, can be folded within itself to transform it into a different shape for use as a pillow. In a further embodiment, the garment bears an integral back pack which can be used while the garment is being worn, and can be transform... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152247 | Tactical jacket for a police officer A jacket is provided for a law-enforcement officer. The jacket includes a plurality of receptacles adapted to receive police equipment disposed within a secure area of the jacket and a closure disposed on each of the plurality of pockets having an orientation so tha... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153246 | Neurological motor therapy suit A neurological motor therapy suit includes a vest which is snugly, but removably, secured around the shoulders and chest of a patient. The vest completely encircles a portion of the upper torso of the patient and is constructed of a substantially non-elastic materia... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146646 | Protective method using reversible garment for military or paramilitary firefighter Being reversible, a protective garment for a military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency worker has a shell of high visibility and a shell of low visibility. The shell of high visibility has portions that are reflective, fluorescent, or both, which the shell o... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143450 | Dual access cargo system for outerwear A convertible garment, such as from a garment to a fanny pack, having a first material portion affixed to the outside surface of the garment over an opening formed in the garment defining a first chamber for holding an object therein, including a first zipper provid... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140048 | Breathable article of clothing that resists insect bites An article of clothing includes, in one embodiment, four alternate layers made of an air permeable material such as cotton and a non-air permeable material such as polyethyleneterephalate. Two intermediate layers both include a plurality of throughholes therein cove... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134969 | Golf posture brace and garment A device and method are provided for encouraging or ensuring proper posture of a golfer during a golf swing. In certain embodiments, the device may be in the form of a brace comprising a strap that fits around the body to resist or prevent excessive bending of the s... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124955 | Compact or convenient transaction cards Compact or convenient transaction cards comprising protective sleeves for full-sized and smaller-sized cards, cut lines and rotatable means for forming “fanned” cards, rollable cards, collapsible cards, cards having hinges or axes for rotating parts to form full... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120936 | Watch cuff A shirt cuff has a cut-out opening providing a window through which a wristwatch can be viewed and accessed as it is being worn in an operative viewing position. A flexible fabric flap is attached to the cuff and is positioned under the viewing window, thus providin... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117538 | Swing training jacket The present invention provides a jacket for swing training for a sport requiring swinging of a sports implement. The jacket comprises a body, a first arm and a second arm extending on either side of the body, a front, a back, an interior and an exterior. A first bod... | 10/10/2006 |