Apparel inventions 12/05

20050283879 - System for motion sickness prevention: Vision limiting means limit the input of peripheral stimuli to the eyes of a subject, to prevent the onset of motion sickness when reading or writing during car or bus travel. The device may consist of a headband or “glasses” having two side screens or “blinkers” that extend downwardly to...

20050283880 - Process for producing an article with a scene imprinted thereon: A process for producing at least one preselected article having at least one preselected scene imprinted thereon. The process comprises the steps of selecting at least one of a photograph and a painting having a desired scene disposed horizontally thereon then turning the photograph or painting substantially 90 degrees. Another...

20050283881 - Break-free safety neckwear: The necktie is made up of a single piece of material having a front panel area and a knot area and a back portion with the front panel area having given away if forced apart with slight tension from the knot area. The single-piece area displays the knot portion and...

20050283882 - High attenuating earmuff device: An earmuff device is provided, including a connecting band having opposing first and second ends, a pair of earmuff cup assemblies connected to the opposing first and second ends of the connecting band, a first foam disposed at the earmuff cup assemblies, and a second foam disposed at the earmuff...

20050283883 - Garment with improved fly closure: A neoprene fly closure which provides for minimization of bulk through the fly area of a pair of board shorts, which further provides for a more comfortable pair of shorts when worn surfing. The use of a neoprene gore eliminates bulky seams in the fly area, allowing a user to...

20050283884 - Head support: The invention relates to head or neck supports which support the head or neck in a tilted back position and comprises or includes: a) a harness locatable to the upper body portions of a person, b) a rigid member extending from a region of the harness stabilized in respect of...

20050283885 - Helmet reinforcement system: According to one embodiment of the invention, a system for head protection is provided. The system includes a helmet body defining at least one hole. The system also includes at least one reinforcement member coupled to the helmet body. The reinforcement member defines an aperture that at least partially aligns...

20050278821 - Clothing article having an entertainment feature: A garment or dress having detachable pockets on each side of the front of the garment. The pockets can be used in their normal fashion for retaining objects placed therein by the wearer or can be detached from the garment to be used as hand puppets by the wearer....

20050278817 - Clothing with fan for cooling: An article of clothing, namely, a shirt in which at least one cooling apparatus but preferably a system of cooling apparatuses having miniature fans are attached so as to cool the person of the wearer. The shirt contains a plurality of strategic openings wherein the cooling apparatuses can be removably...

20050278819 - 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 opening. Additionally, the harness portion...

20050278820 - 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 article of clothing. The article...

20050278818 - Protective garment having outer shell, inner liner and standards indicia: A protective garment having an outer shell, when worn without an inner liner, conforms to and displays, on the outer shell, an indicium or indicia that the protective garment conforms to at least one standard for protective garments, such as NFPA 1999 (03), NFPA 1951 (01), or both. When worn...

20050278822 - Protective garment having outer shell, intermediate and inner liners, and liner-indicating means: In a protective garment comprising an outer shell, an intermediate liner, and an inner liner, a visual indication whether each liner is being worn, is provided to a person observing the outer shell, while the protective garment is being worn, via a tab extending from such liner and being manipulatable...

20050278823 - Emergency anti-hypothermia system and highly portable, inflatable emergency vest therefor: An emergency anti-hypothermia system has a thermally insulating vest that is sufficiently portable to be carried for emergency use in a pocket, purse, backpack, compartment of a vehicle, ski pole or other location. The vest provides thermal insulation by being made with thermally insulating air impervious material that also provides...

20050278824 - Item of apparel: The invention relates to a tumble dryable item of apparel, in particular a suit jacket, comprising a plurality of inner surface and outer surface garment sections, wherein at least one of the outer surface garment sections includes natural fiber and at least one of the inner surface garment sections includes...

20050278825 - Garment utilizing wearer's head to depict a full character: A headless character shirt (100) is provided that includes an illustration (102) of a full character except for the character's head. The illustration (102) is situated about the headless character shirt (100) such that when the headless character shirt (100) is worn by a wearer, the head of the wearer...

20050278826 - Shirts having neck size adjusting function: A second buttonhole is provided on a front cloth of an inner fold of a neckband. A left end of a rubber tape is stitched on a rear cloth. A moving cloth is stitched on a right end thereof. A lining cloth is stitched on the moving cloth. A right...

20050278827 - Protecting and grip-enhancing device: A protecting and grip-enhancing device includes an inner body formed of a first material and having opposite outer sides, a thermally insulating outer body formed of a second material and secured to at least one outer side of the inner body and continuously covering a substantial portion thereof, and hinge...

20050278828 - Fisherman gripping glove system: A fisherman gripping glove system for efficiently gripping a fish without requiring usage of a fishing net. The fisherman gripping glove system includes a glove member having an inner layer, an intermediate layer and an outer layer. A plurality of particulate material is contained within the outer layer for facilitating...

20050278829 - Method for assembling string knit glove with leather palm: A glove having a string knit body has a leather palm which is assembled to the string knit body with a narrow band of fabric secured at its edges to the string knit body and the leather palm. Seams are turned inside the glove but outside the string knit body...

20050278830 - Novelty bandanna: A bandanna for use at sporting events, for example is disclosed. One or more graphics are located on a piece of material such that when the piece of material is properly formed into a bandanna and worn on the head of a wearer, the graphics are properly oriented. In one...

20050278831 - Garment for enhancing male sexual performance: A brief type undergarment is provided with an aperture for receiving the penis and testicles. The undergarment then mechanically supports an erection, but also acts on either the blood supply or nerves affecting the maintenance or an erection....

20050278832 - Infant protective head covering: A multi-component and multi-layer infant protective head covering including flexible layers and extensible connections....

20050278834 - Helmet: A helmet that ventilates a user's head more efficiently. The relative movement of the helmet to air in the environment creates an airflow that enters intake openings designed to allow increased amounts of airflow into the helmet. The intake openings are positioned on an inclined plane near a user's forehead...

20050278835 - Sports helmet: The present invention provides a sports helmet, such as a football, hockey, lacrosse or baseball helmet. The helmet includes a shell having an outer surface, a front region, a rear region, and two side regions. A jaw flap extends from each ear flap towards the front region of the shell,...

20050278833 - Ventilated helmet system: A ventilation system for a helmet that allows for ventilation of the interior of a helmet. A ventilation system for the cheek bar portion of a helmet, including a motorcycle helmet. The ventilation system may include ribbed passageways that facilitate airflow along the interior of the helmet, and may include...

20050278836 - Fluid filled body padding for fall protection: A fluid filled body padding for fall protection includes a flexible inner pouch holding a shock absorbing fluid. A flexible outer pouch encapsulates the inner pouch. A fluid interface is provided between the inner pouch and the outer pouch. The fluid interface serves to pressurize and rigidify the inner pouch...

20050278837 - Breathable article of clothing that resists insect bites: An article of clothing includes, in one embodiment, four alternate layers made of (i) an air permeable material such as cotton and (ii) a non-air permeable material such as polyethyleneterephalate. Two intermediate layers both include a plurality of throughholes therein covered by the outer layers. The throughholes of the second...

20050278838 - Modular port system and replacement method thereof: A chemical or biological containment apparatus having a seal to contain contaminants in an inside thereof from passing to an outside, including an outer envelope; a port disposed in the envelope, the port including an outer portion having a circumferential portion extending away from the envelope and a flange extending...

20050278839 - Athletic protector convertible from hard-cup to soft-cup configuration: An athletic cup that is convertible from a hard cup configuration to a soft cup configuration. The hard cup configuration can be used for contact sports or ball sports where maximum protection is needed. The cup can be converted to the soft cup configuration for non-contact sports where a lesser...

20050273899 - Washable costume system and method of manufacture: The present invention provides a system, method of manufacture and method of use that provides for an easily changeable costume system that allows for quick costumes changes without having to entirely undress and allows for the purchase of add on decorative items to allow for costume changes without having to...

20050273901 - Face protection device for tanning: A face protection device is provided for use tanning the body, and is particularly suited for use in tanning booths. The face protection device is made of UV-resistant material and is configured to cover the face area of a user to protect the face from harmful tanning rays. The face...

20050273900 - Welding shield: An apparatus includes a wall defining an opening. A first bracket is connected to the wall and defines a first channel. A second bracket is located across the wall opening from the first bracket and defines a second channel. A hinge connects the second bracket to the wall such that...

20050273903 - Convectively ventilated garments having protective shield layers: A ventilated garment including a selectively openable air inlet section adaptable to facilitate the entry of ambient air into an interior space of the ventilated garment to thereby cool the body by natural convection, a selectively openable air outlet section adaptable to facilitate the removal of warm air from the...

20050273902 - Weather resistant textile article: A weather resistant textile article comprising: a primary outer shell having an edge at least partially defining an opening for wearing the article; and a moisture wicking lining attached to at least the primary outer shell. In the preferred embodiment, the article includes a secondary outer shell attached to the...

20050273904 - Back pack assembly combined with a protective garment: A carrier assembly in the form of a “Back Pack” structure which includes a protective garment primarily designed to protect a wearer from rain, cold, etc. The protective garment is mounted within a hollow interior portion of the base of the back pack carrier and is attached there to such...

20050273905 - Lacrosse glove: A protective sports glove used to protect the fingers, the hand, the wrist, and at least a portion of the forearm of a user of the sports glove. The protective sports glove comprises a hand portion, including a palm section and a back section, a plurality of finger portions extending...

20050273906 - Visor using soft and hard materials: A visor using soft material like flexible as well as highly elastic EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) and hard material like PE (Polyethylene) foam keeping visor in shape is attached under portion in front of crown, therefore said visor comes with special feature which makes user can gain more broad vision...

20050273907 - Garment with improved fly closure: A neoprene fly closure which provides for minimization of bulk through the fly area of a pair of board shorts, which further provides for a more comfortable pair of shorts when worn surfing. The use of a neoprene gore eliminates bulky seams in the fly area, allowing a user to...

20050273908 - Clothing accessory: Embodiments of the present invention provide a clothing accessory for use with a clothing item having an elongated tail and a knot. The clothing accessory includes at least one flexible strip of material wrapped around at least a portion of the knot. Embodiments of the present invention also provide a...

20050273909 - Fastener mechanism for uniting articles of clothing: A fastener mechanism releasably unites articles of clothing, which are reliably kept in paired relationship throughout laundering and storage. The fastener mechanism has a first fastener component comprising a disk-shaped member having a body and a grooved portion circumferentially extending around the body. A second fastener component comprising a u-shaped...

20050273910 - Cushions: An apparatus for covering some or all of a wearer's body, including interface means which in use are adjacent the wearer's body, the interface means including a first region of material having a first compliance and a second region of material having a second compliance, the first compliance being greater...

20050273911 - Lightweight impact resistant helmet system: A strong, lightweight, impact resistant helmet system protects the wearer from impact injury and minimizes bodily injury to other players brought into contact therewith during blocking and tackling events. Weight reduction is achieved by reinforcing inner and outer surfaces of the helmet shell with long length, high strength fibers. Orientation...

20050273912 - Safety helmet with screening element: Described herein is a safety helmet comprising a cap equipped with at least one visor, which is hinged to the sides of the front opening of the cap itself and can be rotated between a position of interception of the front opening and a raised position with respect to said...

20050273913 - Swimming goggles: Swimming goggles have a left frame, a right frame, head strap, a nose support connecting the left frame and the right frame. Lenses are slantwise formed in the left frame and right frame. The width between upper edges of inner surface of the lenses and upper edges of the left...

20050273914 - Swimming goggles: Swimming goggles have a left frame, a right frame and a connecting frame connecting the left frame and the right frame. The left frame and the right frame are made of hard material. Enveloping frames are respectively formed adjacent to the inner surfaces and slightly offset relative to outer rims...

20050273915 - Swimming goggles: A pair of swimming goggles includes left and right frames made of hard material, a head strap and a connection frame connecting the left and right frames and made of soft material. Supporters respectively extend from the inner ends of the peripheral surfaces of the frames opposite to the fastener...

20050273916 - Underwater hair containment system: The invention is summarized as an underwater hair containment system (referred to herein as the “underwater hair containment system”) comprising a dive mask, a mask strap connected to the dive mask, and a pliable pocket for storing hair connected to the mask strap, wherein hair from a person wearing the...

20050268364 - Sun hat with an enlarged visor: Disclosed is a sun hat including ear-covering portions, which provides sun protection for the front of face and ears of a wearer so as to minimize the danger of a bum through direct sunlight, by integrally extending the ear-covering portions from a peripheral portion of a visor installed at an...

20050268365 - Baseball catcher's protective sleeve: A baseball catcher's protective sleeve to shield the inner forearm and wrist from short hop and wild pitches. The baseball catcher's protective sleeve is particularly suited for children, and also particularly suited for training and practice. The sleeve comprises an inner and outer tubular shell formed of a stretchable, moisture-absorbent...

20050268367 - Catching tool and method of designing catching tool: A glove comprises an outer leather member including an outer leather pocket portion and an outer leather back face portion, an inner leather member, inserted in the outer leather member, having a palm member provided along the outer leather pocket portion and a back member provided along the outer leather...

20050268366 - Glove apparatus and method: A glove apparatus having a front shell for fielding a ball and a back shell joined to the front shell. The front and back shells cooperate to define a finger region, a heel region, and a thumb region. The ball glove provides more comfort and control than previous gloves. The...

20050268368 - Hand and arm protective sleeve: A protective device for a user's hand and arm region while operating a hand tool, the device including a rigid protective shield (1) adapted to substantially cover the user's hand and forearm, in which the shield incorporates a hand tool mount (4) adapted to mount the hand tool (5) in...

20050268369 - Finger cover: A finger cover for providing additional friction when handing paper and protection a user's fingernail is provided. The finger cover includes an elongated tubular sleeve having open ends for receiving a user's finger, whereby the open ends accomodate users with long fingernails; and a gripping surface on an outer surface...

20050268370 - Kneepad: A protective kneepad for detachable attachment to an attaching portion mounted on the exterior of the workman's pants in which the kneepad is larger lengthwise of the pants that the attaching portion for a range of adjustment both longitudinally and laterally greater than the dimensions of the detaching portion. The...

20050268371 - Optical illusion wear: The present invention is a variety of wearing apparel which employs two-dimensional patterns of optical illusions in three-dimensional applications in or upon the material of said wearing apparel. The applications of said patterns in the design of the apparel are for the purposes of a) novelty, b) highlighting body areas...

20050268372 - Golf glove and system for grip assistance: A golf glove and system useful in assisting a person having insufficient control of hand using a golf club to effectively strike a golf ball. The golf glove enables the person having insufficient control of hand to grasp and swing the golf club to effectively strike the golf ball without...

20050268373 - Trigger finger protecive glove: A protective glove for protecting a wearer's hand includes a thumb pocket and an index finger pocket. The glove is designed to receive the wearer's thumb in the thumb pocket and the wearer's index finger in the index finger pocket, while leaving the user's other fingers exposed. The thumb pocket...

20050268374 - Gloves with reinforcing elements and methods for making same: Disclosed herein is a multilayer glove and a method of manufacture thereof. The multilayer glove preferably includes a fabric substrate and a protective coating disposed on the fabric substrate to form a composite therewith. The multilayer glove preferably also includes one or more reinforcing elements bonded to the protective layer....

20050268375 - Brimmed hat imitation: Method for providing a cost effective imitation to brimmed fur hats of the designs known to their users as “Flat Beaver Hat” and “High Beaver Hat” is disclosed. Imitation brimmed hats that may be used as substitute to the real fur hats of these designs being disclosed as well....

20050268376 - Novelty hat: A novelty hat assembled from lightweight, flat foam members and shaped, for example, like a racecar. The novelty hat includes details, such as wheels, windshields, racecar number, and team logos, printed on flat laminated surfaces of the flat foam members. The flat foam members are designed to stack for storage...

20050268377 - Head restraint device: The present invention provides a head restraint system for supporting the head of a person wearing headwear while seated. The head restraint is comprised of a headwear portion and a rear mounting portion. The headwear portion is comprised of an article of headwear with one part of a fastener attached...

20050268378 - Ornamental clip for hats: An ornamental clip is constructed from two separate curved pieces that interlock using corresponding dovetail edges to the edge of a baseball ball cap and are further secured by a thin fin portion of the sliding lock mechanism that sandwiches the inner lining of the cap with the opposing base...

20050268380 - Garment with integral male member adjustable support: A garment wearable by a male user on that portion of the user's body proximate the abdomen and integrally incorporating a support structure for the user's genitals. The support structure includes an elongated band secured in suspended relation at its opposite ends to a waistband of the garment and carrying,...

20050268379 - Undergarment having multiple waistbands and associated method of manufacture: The present invention provides an undergarment that includes a lower pants portion configured to encompass the legs and crotch of a wearer, the lower pants portion comprising a first waistband made of a substantially-elastic material. The undergarment also includes an upper waist portion configured to encompass the waist of the...

20050268381 - Wearable side impact protector: A side impact protector is configured to be worn by a youth seated in a child-restraint system anchored in place on a vehicle seat. Such a protector may also be worn by a person of any age seated in a vehicle and restrained using a seat belt harness of the...

20050268382 - Removable insulated head gear lining: The present invention features a removable liner for headgear. The inventive liner is specifically configured for placement within a cap member, hat, or any sort of headwear for enhanced thermal comfort. The liner is comprised of two shell layers that are made from choice performance materials. The two constituent shells...

20050268383 - Shock balance controller: A shock balance controller is described, including a support structure configured to support the shock balance controller, the support structure having a chamber including a port disposed in a side of the chamber, the port providing an opening to a housing, and a bladder coupled to the housing, the bladder...

20050268384 - Hinged goggle: An eye protection device is disclosed herein. The eye protection device includes a face frame, a lens frame, and a means for pivotally coupling the lens frame to the face frame, wherein the lens frame is selectively positionable with respect to the face frame....

20050268385 - Vented eyewear: An eye protection device is disclosed herein. The eye protection device includes an open face frame, a lens frame with a lens coupled thereto, and means for coupling the lens frame to the open face frame, wherein the lens frame, if pivotally coupled, may be selectively positionable with respect to...

20050268386 - Eyewear: New constructions for the side retainers of eyewear, particularly swimming goggles, are disclosed. In place of the conventional strap connection to the lateral extremities of the eyepiece frames, this proposal provides a preformed branched component (3), preferably of moulded plastics, having upper and lower limbs (31) connecting to the eyepiece...

20050268387 - Impact protection device: In one embodiment, the present invention provides an impact protection device including a base member, a cushioning layer secured to a peripheral edge of the base member and an impact shield operatively attached to an outer surface of the base member. The impact shield may be deflectable and/or moveable relative...

20050262613 - Cold weather garment: In one example embodiment of the present invention, the user carries a backpack, which holds the cape inside, until the user requires the cold weather garment. To use the cold weather garment, the user removes the cape from the bag, places the user's feet in the bag and wraps the...

20050262614 - Clothes for persons requiring bodily device attachments: Provided is a garment adapted for wear by persons incapable of donning conventional clothing due to a bulky device attached or connected to their person or by a continuous connection to an external device. The garment comprises front and back panels applicable to said person's torso and sleeve panels applicable...

20050262615 - Socks with snap fasteners: A sock has a cuff with an inner fabric layer and an outer fabric layer folded over at least a portion of the inner fabric layer. A snap fastener is secured to the inner fabric layer. A slit or opening extends through the outer fabric layer to expose the snap...

20050262617 - Absorbent cranial cap: An absorbent cranial cap is disclosed. The cap comprises a lower liquid impervious backing layer and an upper, absorbent layer including superabsorbent material in an amount sufficient to absorb at least 100 ml of a 0.9% saline solution. The cap is useful in the funeral industry....

20050262616 - Protective helmet: A protective helmet including a basic shell having an outer surface, and a phosphorescent material. The basic shell is adapted to cover a portion of a wearer's head. The phosphorescent material radiates an illuminating light after the phosphorescent material is exposed to light....

20050262618 - Fit adjustment mechanism for helmets: A fit adjustment mechanism for the headband of a helmet including a bridge and a buckle. The bridge has ratchet teeth extending from the exterior surface. Each of the ratchet teeth has a tapered surface, a top land, and a retention surface with an undercut face beneath the top land....

20050262619 - Head gear fitting system: According to one embodiment of the invention, a fitting system for a helmet is provided. The fitting system includes a belt having supported racks coupled to a belt adjustment device. The belt adjustment device is operable to allow a user to tighten the belt, and release the belt at a...

20050262620 - Protective garment system having activated carbon composite with improved adsorbency: The present disclosure relates to a protective garment system having two primary components. The first component, which serves as the outer layer of the garment, comprises a textile substrate that has been treated on one side with a hydrophobic composition and has been treated on the opposite side with an...