Apparel inventions 02/06

20060037121 - Lightweight soft body-armor product: A ballistic panel is provided for being incorporated into a lightweight soft body-armor product adapted for covering an area of the body. The ballistic panel includes an assembly of woven fabric plies with warp and fill yarns formed of bundled Poly (p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole) fibers. The plies have a collective areal density...

20060037122 - Visor hinged lens system: The Visor Hinged Lens System (VHLS) is an optical accessory that is made of conventional materials, such as plastic, metal, wood, glass, and the like, consisting of an apparatus that is affixed to the visor or brim of a hat or some other headgear, that enables the user to shield...

20060037123 - Garment secured by lock and garment closure system and method: The clothing of the present invention is held together at a single point of closure, at a single main point of closure, or at several points of closure by a locking device or devices in such a way that unlocking the locking device(s) renders the garment removable from the wearer's...

20060037124 - Papilla gown: A papilla gown includes a cloth web that is adapted to cover the body of a patient, a hole provided on the cloth web communicating the inside of the cloth web with the outside of the cloth web, a containing portion attached to the cloth web, a cover portion that...

20060037125 - Binocular to hat attachment: A Quick and easy attachment system for linking a light weight headgear and a binocular for steady hands free viewing without fatigue. The headgear functions as an attractive hat or cap with visor and is comfortable for continuous use with or without the binocular attached. The attaching system offers multiple...

20060031975 - Protective helmets and method of manufacture thereof: A protective helmet includes an outer shell having a generally dome-shaped section and a brim extending outwardly from the dome-shaped section. The dome-shaped section and the brim are formed from a thermoplastic material. The helmet further includes a brim support in operative connection with at least a portion of the...

20060031976 - Medical garment: Medical garments are disclosed, which are configured to minimally expose a patient. One embodiment, among others, includes a medical garment that is improved by providing a front opening, and a flap that substantially covers the front opening. The front opening is located near the chest area. The front opening includes...

20060031977 - Headgear article incorporating a bottle opener: A headgear article is disclosed including a head-engaging portion, a brim attached to the head-engaging portion, and a bottle opener forming a portion of either the head-engaging portion or the brim....

20060031978 - Ventilated helmet system: A ventilation system for a helmet that incorporates various elements in different embodiments, including air flow channels in the safety padding, a shell on the safety padding underneath the external shell, thickening of the external shell in the areas of the air flow channels, extrusions in the external shell to...

20060026728 - 2-in-1 tee-n-bibs: The 2-in-1 Tees-n-Bibs, are made with plastic snaps and soft velcro, former name hooks & loops. This will be attached to the neck line of the child's tee shirt. The snaps and the velcro all will be sewn on the tee shirt part underneath the child's neck. The snaps with...

20060026729 - Highly absorbent/quick drying bib: A reversible, multi-purpose bib exhibits a polyester layer on one side for use in absorbing drool, a vinyl layer on an opposing side for use when feeding solid food, and a removable overlying cotton or cotton polyester blend layer atop the vinyl layer for use when formula feeding....

20060026730 - Forearm guard: An apparatus for protecting a body part of a user having an inner layer and an outer layer secured thereto. The inner layer is positionable adjacent to the body part of the user, is air permeable, and has moisture wicking capability. The air permeability and moisture wicking capability of the...

20060026734 - Garment having novel attachment device: The present invention provides a partially-detachable garment having a bottom portion that includes an attachment device that provides tension and support between a fixed back surface and an unfixed front surface of the bottom portion. A first aspect of the invention provides a garment, comprising a top portion, a bottom...

20060026731 - High visibility fabric and safety vest: The invention is a high visibility safety garment comprising a spunbonded nonwoven fabric colored with a fluorescent dye or pigment. The spunbonded nonwoven fabric in some embodiments may comprise continuous filaments of polyester that are thermally bonded together. Safety garments prepared in accordance with the invention are lightweight, flexible, and...

20060026733 - Shirt, pants and jumpsuit having expandable framework: A shirt includes two expandable and recoverable frameworks, wherein each framework is attached to a respective sleeve of the shirt and defines a plurality of openings extending completely there through to expose portions of the respective sleeve underneath the framework that otherwise would be covered by the framework. Pants also...

20060026732 - Support with framework fastened to garment: A support for an area of a body includes: a framework having a surface for abutment with an area of a body, wherein said framework defines a plurality of permanent openings in said surface regardless of whether said surface is in abutment with the area of the body; a garment...

20060026735 - Shirt with inside pockets: The invention relates to one or more sets of pockets designed for the inside of a shirt, a shirt including such pocket sets, and a method of making such a shirt. Each pocket set includes at least one fabric divider, effectively enabling the wearer to separate and organize small items...

20060026736 - Clothing having expandable framework: Clothing designed to fit a body and span a hinge joint of the body includes an expandable and recoverable framework attached directly to a portion of the clothing designed to span the hinge joint for abutment with and support of an area of the body including the hinge joint when...

20060026737 - Multilayered gloves having enhanced barrier protection: A type of multilayered glove consisting of an inner layer, an outer layer, and pigments between the layers is disclosed. The layers can be made of the same or different materials to incorporate desired barrier properties such as oil or chemical resistance to a glove. The layers can also be...

20060026738 - Batting glove: A batting glove particularly for baseball and softball includes padding along the palmar side of at least the proximal ends of the metacarpals of the ring finger and the small finger. Padding is absent over the hook of the hamate and preferably the carpometacarpal joints of the ring finger and...

20060026739 - Enhanced headwear package: The combination of a headwear piece, at least one object, and a tether. The headwear piece has a crown with a surface for engaging a wearer's head to maintain the headwear piece in an operative position on the wearer's head. The at least one object has an identification thereon that...

20060026740 - Pilates sock with tactile posture feedback: A sock used in pilates includes a medial support about an arch portion of the sock, a side support member extending longitudinally along a lateral edge, a metacarpal support member, a reinforcement member extending from a heel portion to the metacarpal support member, and a plurality of raised bumps strategically...

20060026741 - System for accommodating helmet accessories: According to one embodiment of the invention, a helmet attachment system is provided. The system includes a helmet. The system also includes a platform coupled to the helmet. The platform has a length, a width, and a thickness. The platform is configured to allow a device to be coupled to...

20060026742 - Helmet protection system: According to some embodiments of the invention, a system for protecting a device formed from polystyrene is provided. The system includes a body formed from polystyrene. The system also includes a protective layer formed from thermoplastic elastomer. The protective layer is coupled to the body during a molding process used...

20060026743 - Gas distribution garment: A garment for cooling the body of a wearer is described which comprises a substantially gas impermeable first substrate and a gas-permeable second substrate attached to form a cavity. At least one of the first and second substrates comprising a plurality of raised protrusions on a surface within the cavity,...

20060026744 - Outfit for rider of riding type vehicle: A riding suit can be provided with a main body worn by a rider in a tight-fitting manner. A wind diverting member can be attached to the main body. The wind diverting member can be attached to an outer side portion of the main body. In a side view of...

20060021103 - Method of promoting self-discipline of an athlete, and method of making an elastic band to facilitate same: A method of promoting self-discipline of an athlete includes placing an elastic band around an arm of the athlete, the elastic band being in a first state; stretching the elastic band to be in a second state, thereby separating a portion of the elastic band from the arm; and releasing...

20060021104 - Grotto impact mask: The present invention relates to a highly adaptable impact absorptive mask. The present invention uses a unique padding configuration around the perimeter and any appropriate cross bars of the mask preferably positioned at contact points. The padding configuration of the present invention includes a plurality of springs that allow for...

20060021105 - Ergonomic hand protection apparatus: An ergonomic hand protection apparatus directed toward protecting the hand, suited for use during loading of a muzzle-loading rifle where the hand is used to force a ramrod into a barrel of a rifle. Since the pressure to properly and safely seat the charge and projectile can be difficult to...

20060021106 - Adjustable apron with a center cut and leg straps: An apron design for adjustability to provide means of increasing the protection and coverage of a user, while increasing the freedom of movement. The upper portion covers the upper body and is secured by a neck strap and the fastener. The right waist tie and the left waist tie may...

20060021107 - Liquid-tight, pull-over, protective garment for upper torso: A liquid-tight, pull-over, protective garment, which is adapted to be worn by a wearer, under a helmet worn by the wearer, under gloves worn by the wearer, and over another garment or other garments worn by the wearer, is adapted to cover the head, upper torso, arms, and hands of...

20060021108 - Removable stain protector collar: A thin breathable material (14) is affixed to a collared shirt (10). The breathable material (14) is affixed with an affixing mechanism (16). The material is disposable and reusable. The affixing mechanism (16) is adhered on one side ofthe Lomas Collar (14)....

20060021109 - Apparatus, system, and method for making a decorative hat: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for making a decorative hat. The decorative hat functions as a traditional hat to maintain body heat. In addition to preserving body heat, the hat of the present invention also provides an attractive clothing item that may be worn to add style or...

20060021110 - Protective head covering: The invention modifies conventional head coverings by adding flexible material. This material is stored and sealed within a pouch within the top of the head covering except during use. The pouch is sealed by a zipper or other closure apparatus when the flexible material is stored within the pouch. The...

20060021111 - Ornamental headwear with sound chip: The invention presented herein consists of a decorative headwear product. Statuette 4 is molded from a lightweight material such as foam and has an integral base featuring a temporary attachment means 6 such as Velcro. Stocking cap 2 of the type commonly referred to as a “do-rag” features temporary attachment...

20060021112 - Coated footwear and methods for making and using the same: Coated footwear and methods for making and using the same. An outer surface of a fabric layer conforming closely to the top, sides, bottom and individual toes of a foot is coated with a material in the areas where the fabric layer conforms closely to the sides, bottom and individual...

20060021113 - Methods of embroidery, and products so made: New methods of providing embroidered indicia on patches which are mounted to articles of manufacture. After the patch is mounted to a substrate which is a functional element of the article of manufacture, the patch is embroidered to provide the embroidered indicia. Embroidering on the patch after the patch is...

20060021114 - Harness for towing a golfer's pull cart: A Harness for towing a golf cart includes an adaptable part, which attaches to the different types of handles of golf bag pull carts. Another adaptable part of the Harness fits around the waist/hip of any size golfer and is easily and quickly attached and detached to facilitate use of...

20060021115 - Undergarment for traction patients: An undergarment having releasable and reattachable side seams for use by immobile or bedridden patients. The edges of the side seams are reinforced by twill tape and are released and reattached by a series of spaced apart snaps secured along the twill tape....

20060021116 - Waistband construction for undergarments: An undergarment with an improved elastic waistband comprises a fabric garment body defining a pair of shorts with a circular waist portion, and a waistband which includes an annular band of longitudinally elastic tape. The waistband has a lower edge contiguous to the circular waist portion and a free upper...

20060021117 - Motorcycle helmet flag assembly: The motorcycle helmet flag assembly is a decorative assembly for use with any type of motorcycle helmet that allows the user to decorate the helmet with a variety of different flags. The assembly includes a receptacle member that can be permanently attached to a rear portion of the helmet and...

20060021118 - Protective garment ensemble: A protective garment ensemble comprising a suit having arm-receiving and leg-receiving portions, a hood portion and an opening adjacent the hood opening through which the suit can be donned and doffed and which mates with a removable face portion, the ensemble having mating fastener components around the suit opening and...