Apparel inventions 06/06

20060137068 - Batting pad for protecting a batter's hand: A batting pad comprising a body made from a cushioning material and having a ring portion adapted to fit over a batters thumb and an appendage to cushion the palm area between a batters thumb and index finger. The appendage has a thickness T at its thickest point located between...

20060137067 - Flexible protective padding for baseball glove: A flexible protective padding for baseball glove fabricated from raw material provided with moisture absorption and perspiration repellent function, and corresponding overlays of shock absorbent packing fabricated from raw material provided with shock absorbing functionality and a three-finger shaped plastic piece provided with a degree of curvature and a plurality...

20060137070 - Finger glove with single seam: A single seam finger glove that may fit onto a human finger is provided. The finger glove has a cavity so that it may easily be put on to a finger by a user and is formed by bonding together at least one nonwoven web to itself to form a...

20060137069 - Three-dimensional finger glove: A 3-D finger glove that may fit onto a human finger is provided. The finger glove that has a 3-D cavity so that it may easily be put on to a finger by a user and is formed by bonding together two nonwoven webs, at least one of which is...

20060137071 - Clothing adherable knee pads: A clothing adherable knee pad includes a bendable flexible arcuate pad which bends over the knee of a kneeling person. At least two linearly extending elastic, stretchable straps are connected at distal ends thereof each to a respective clothing engageable clip, which is attachable to a trousers leg of a...

20060137072 - Neck warmer and method for making same: A neck warmer has a flat, pliable, substantially rectangular body. The rectangular body has first and second ends and top and bottom edges, and further has first and second opposite exterior surfaces, bounded by the first and second ends and top and bottom edges. First fastening means are attached to...

20060137073 - Protective headgear with improved shell construction: The protective helmet includes a rigid outer shell where the shell includes an undulating cross-sectional profile. A layer of impact-energy-absorbing material is positioned adjacent to the shell. The undulating profile of the shell can be any type of load spreading undulating profile, such as that of a sinusoidal or triangular...

20060137074 - Hat with detachable hair securing strap: A hat with a detachable, elasticized hair securing strap, wherein the securing strap is removably secured to the hat via conventional hook-and-loop fasteners, thereby enabling convenient replacement of the securing strap either upon diminished elasticity of same, and/or with a decoratively-adorned detachable hair securing strap....

20060137075 - Convertible garment: Garments are convertible between multiple configurations so as to have an alternate appearance and/or be wearable as a different type of garment. Pants may be alternately configured so as to expose one of at least two possible surface treatments. The pants include a reversing panel having front and rear flaps...

20060137076 - Interchangeable labels and patches: Interchangeable Labels and Patches is a self-explanatory invention. Presently, all clothing with labels and patches visible on the outside of the clothing is made with the labels and patches permanently affixed to the clothing. “Interchangeable Labels and Patches” will be made with the positive or negative side of magnets and/or...

20060137077 - Reversible inseam pocket: A reversible garment has a reversible pocket attached at a seam thereof. The pocket has a pouch formed by a long pocket piece and a short pocket piece. The curved portions of the pocket pieces are sewn together and their seam is enclosed by another seam. The flat portion of...

20060137078 - Article of clothing: An item of clothing (100) is provided with a loin-cloth having a hip strap (3) from which at least one frontal apron part is suspended. The item of clothing as specified by the invention is characterized by the item of clothing (100) has a front (2) and, linked to it,...

20060137079 - Calibrated fastener system: Disposable garments having a first pair of positioning indicia and second pair of positioning indicia. The first pair of indicia located symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline, the second pair of indicia located substantially symmetrically about the longitudinal centerline. The first pair of indicia located closer to the longitudinal centerline than...

20060137080 - Recoil reducer: A recoil reducing device that reduces the recoil felt by users of rifles and shotguns. The recoil reducing device includes of a force-distribution member that increases the area over which the recoil force is distributed, thereby reducing the force per unit area, and a compressible element that cushions the user...

20060130208 - Impact device and method: An impact device and method for use in incapacitating an opponent. The device mounts on the lower part of the leg and is used by kicking the opponent with the impact device. A police version of the device has a rounded surface for exerting a measured blow on the opponent...

20060130209 - Garment for patients in endoscopy: A garment (20) to be worn by a patient (22) during endoscopy is cut and sized to fit snugly around a pelvic area of the patient, such that when the garment (20) is worn by the patient (22), the fabric defines two leg holes and an aperture (28), which is...

20060130210 - Glove with interchangeable padding: A sports glove comprising a palm side, a dorsal side positioned opposite the palm side, and a plurality of interchangeable protection sections positioned on the dorsal side. Each interchangeable protection section includes a removable attachment engaging the protection section to the dorsal side. This removable attachment can comprise hooks and...

20060130211 - Gloves with partially attached padding: A sports glove comprising a palm side, a dorsal side positioned opposite the palm side, and a plurality of protection sections positioned on the dorsal side. Preferably, each protection section is partially attached to the dorsal side and includes a length and a width wherein preferably less than half of...

20060130212 - Work glove: A work glove including a glove base material made of fiber and a foam layer composed of a thermoplastic resin or a rubber provided thereon, the foam layer having irregularities formed by heat press on the surface is provided. Heat press induces collapse and thermal fusion of foam, leaving traces...

20060130213 - Hood with hinged mask piece: A hood is provided that includes a lid and a mask which are pivotally connected and separately moveable. The mask and lid form an opening that increases or decreases in size when the mask pivots. The lid is moveable between an up and down position. In the up-position, an edge...

20060130214 - Face mask with offset folding for improved fluid resistance: A face mask for improved fluid resistance is provided. The face mask may include a body portion with a first layer and a second layer. The first and second layers may have a plurality of folds that form a plurality of first creases in the first layer and a plurality...

20060130215 - Garment with enhanced knee support: The present invention relates to a garment with enhanced knee support....

20060130216 - Garments with means to hydrate the skin: A garment, which is preferably in the form of a sock, comprises an ankle engaging part and a foot receiving part. The sock comprises a skin engaging material having an inner surface which is arranged to engage in use the skin on a wearer's foot (not shown), and hydration means,...

20060130218 - Rear zipper sock: A rear zipper sock includes a generally cylindrical sock body having a foot portion, a generally upright leg portion and a heel section intermediate the foot portion and the leg portion with a rear open seam formed in the leg portion extending from the top of the leg portion downwards...

20060130217 - Sock: The invention relates to a sock, especially a sock which is used in sports activities. The sole has rounded step area (13). The rounded step area (13) is advantageously dome shaped (131)....

20060130219 - Helmet: A helmet for protecting the head of a wearer includes a helmet body including an outer shell, and a strap for coupling the helmet to the head, the strap being secured to the helmet body. A piece of material is coupled to the helmet body proximate an edge surface of...

20060130220 - Baby carrier cover system: Cover (10) for baby held in front-carried carrier (100; or car seat/carrier 200, FIG. 8, etc.) suspended at adult user's front including two, top, substantially triangular, front (70) sub-panels (21) forming, alternatively, sealing collar (21′) when positioned about baby's neck (FIG. 4), or hood (21″) about baby's head when pulled...

20060123526 - Inner layer of cover for bulletproof helmet: The present invention provides an inner covering (20) of a harness for bulletproof helmets, which is provided in the bulletproof helmet (10). The inner covering (20) includes a head protective part (22) having a streamlined shape to allow a contact surface thereof to be in surface contact with a head...

20060123527 - Hearing protection for use in magnetic resonance facilities: A hearing protection for use in magnetic resonance facilities, comprising two protective covers for covering the ears of an examination patient, said covers being connected to each other via a clip, wherein each cover has a plastic outer shell, wherein a compact inner part is arranged in and permanently connected...

20060112474 - Lightweight ventilated face shield frame: A lightweight face shield which protects the face of the wearer from debris and/or hazardous materials, such as biological materials, and is particularly well suited for medical and dental applications. The face shield utilizes a two-piece tiered structure with a preferably canted retention frame joined through an inclined structure member...

20060112475 - Method for stiffening headgear: A method for stiffening a headgear utilizes knitted thermo polyester linings made of threads consisting of fine and soft filaments extracted from thermo polyester pellets to sew with ready-cut fabrics to form a headgear. Subsequently, the headgear is heated by a mold such that the fiber of the linings will...

20060112476 - 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 operation, thus revealing the receptacle's interior, and releasing the contents thereof...

20060112477 - Energy absorbing sports helmet: Slow recovery viscoelastic polyurethane foam with a surface impregnation of silicone, coupled with a rigid helmet shell, is used for athletic headgear. The helmet shell should have a rigid construct to provide dispersion of impact energy, absorbing at least thirty percent of the impact energy delivered to the helmet shell....