Apparel inventions 04/07

20070089215 - Bifocal magnifier plate for use in welding: A protective lens assembly includes a protective lens, such as an auto-darkening lens, having a first viewing portion and a second viewing portion. One of the first or second viewing portions includes a magnifier plate, allowing the viewer to view magnified images through one of the first or second viewing... Agent: Warren Sklar Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070089216 - Welding helmet: A combined welding helmet apparatus is provided. The apparatus allows for several features to be incorporated into a single helmet. Particularly, several face and eye protection elements are incorporated into a single helmet. An integrated internal mechanism allows for selected elements to be functionally positioned while non-selected elements are unobtrusively... Agent: Alfred F. Hoyte, Esq.

20070089217 - Light occlusive eyelid cover that permits uninhibited sight: An improved sleeping eyelid cover that blocks a significant portion of light from entering a closed eye by way of the eyelid and allows uninhibited sight. The eyelid cover is safe and comfortable and conceived to be used as a sleep aide. The front side (14) and back side (16)... Agent: Adrian Bowers

20070089218 - 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... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070089219 - Chin strap assembly for helmet: A helmet chin strap assembly includes a nape pad that is adjustably attached to straps extending below the ears of the user. The straps of the assembly are connected to a helmet by a coupling unit including an anchor strap and a plastic or polymeric reinforcement member attached to the... Agent: R. Neil Sudol

20070089220 - Eyeglasses with integral viewing portion: Provided are eyeglasses such as swim goggles, swim masks, athletic goggles, or safety glasses comprising an integral viewing portion formed of a flexible, transparent material, the viewing portion including one or two frame elements and a viewing member enclosed by the frame element(s) and disposed in front of eyes of... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070089221 - Surgical protective head gear assembly including high volume air delivery system: A surgical protective assembly having an air movement device and a head gear assembly carrying the air movement device. The head gear assembly includes an outer wall, an inner wall, a front end, a back end and a middle portion between the front end and the back end. The outer... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070083966 - Helmet shield: A helmet shield, in which the edge of the shield has a curved portion 10 the same as a top-to-bottom curved shield and its central portion is formed so as to have a rectilinear portion 20 as in a top-to-bottom rectilinear shield so that transparent films can be easily attached... Agent: Coleman Sudol Sapone, P.C.

20070083965 - Lateral displacement shock absorbing material: A lateral displacement shock absorbing material includes a material consisting of a plurality of elongated tubular impact absorbing members, each having an axis of elongation. The axes of elongation of the respective tubular members are parallel to one another. The tubular members are retained with their axes in parallel relation... Agent: H. Jay Spiegel - H. Jay Spiegel & Associates

20070083967 - Face protector and protective system: A face protector comprises a protective structure shaped for extending about a person's mandibular region and a mounting for mounting the face protector to a military combat helmet. The protective structure comprises a front portion and opposed left and right side portions extending from the front portion, the front portion... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070083968 - Puncture resistant glove: There is provided a puncture resistant glove for protecting a user's hand comprising a hand-wearable flexible support defining both an inner and outer support surface; provided to the inner support surface, plural inner shields comprised of puncture resistant material; and provided to the outer support surface, plural outer shields comprised... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070083970 - Child's clothing ensemble: The following information relates to new methods of recycling clothing. Although the concept of recycling garments is not new, the new methods and the results of those methods are both new and unexpected. Rarely is the recycling of garments as practical and as easy as the methods to be presented.... Agent: Cristi Turney

20070083969 - Garment alteration: A garment and method for adjusting a length of a garment having an adhesive that had been attached to a first area of the garment, and by activating such adhesive with heat and pressure and affixing a first area of the garment to a second area of the garment.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070083972 - Rebel office shirt: A multi-part menswear shirt wearable under a sports jacket or a suit jacket has parts that are visible to the outside world of a traditional office shirt fabric and color and overall appearance and has parts not visible to the outside world made of a non-traditional office shirt fabric, color... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070083971 - Reconfigurable apparel and furniture: An apparel system including interchangeable accessories, as well as a furniture system including interchangeable, decorative covers and accessories, are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the decorative accessories have a unitary structure including a decorative portion and a flexible band that houses magnetic connectors.... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070083973 - Method and article for recycling firefighter turnout gear: This invention is directed towards a method of recycling retired firefighter turnout gear and resulting articles. Typically, retired firefighter turnout gear is shredded and disposed of rather than being recycled. Such disposal is a very wasteful method for dealing with the used turnout gear. Rather than see this gear go... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A.

20070083975 - Exercise system and components: Described herein is an exercise system having wearable components and resistance components. For example, in one illustrative embodiment, an exercise system can include a vest, at least one adjustable band and a resistance device. The vest can have a plurality of anchors and the adjustable band can be worn on... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070083976 - Incontinence dress: An incontinence dress that comprises: a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, and a fourth panel. The first panel is connected to the third panel, which is connected to the fourth panel, and the fourth panel is connected to the second panel. The incontinence dress also has means... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20070083977 - Magnetically detectable latex articles: A latex article is provided that contains chromium oxide particles dispersed throughout one or more cured latex layers rendering the latex article, or smaller pieces of the latex article, magnetically detectable. The chromium oxide may be present within the latex in combination with magnetically detectable ferrite. The article may include... Agent: Glen M. Diehl Diehl Servilla LLC

20070083978 - Cold proof glove and glove provided wear: To provide a cold proof glove in which, although it has a structure that may ensure a cold proof function with an over mitten, there is no troublesome work in which the glove is carried separately from the cold proof glove, and in addition or there is no deterioration that... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070083979 - Garment for carrying cell phones and the like: A specialized garment for wearing on a human hand such as a glove for enclosing the hand having a palm surface and a back surface is disclosed. There is a first pocket on the back surface of the glove comprising three seamed sides and a fourth side defining an opening... Agent: Albert T. Keyack Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers LLP

20070083980 - Polymer-coated protective garment: A polymer-coated protective garment is disclosed. The garment may be configured to fit around the arm, leg, foot or hand of a wearer. For example, in one embodiment, the protective garment comprises a glove. The glove includes a hollow member defining an opening for receiving a hand. The hollow member... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070083981 - Hat having elasticity and method of manufacturing the same: Enhanced wearing comfort and a free-size feature of a hat may be achieved, without deteriorating exterior aesthetical features, when the hat includes a crown portion for being worn on a head of a wearer and an elastic brim formed by a plurality of fabric panels and combined to the crown... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070083982 - Headwear: In order to enhance comfort and convenience by quickly absorbing and dissipating sweat, headwear according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes first and second crown portions wherein the first crown portion is for being worn on a head of a wearer, and the second crown portion is... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070083984 - Bottle carrying trousers: A human user's bottle carrying trousers, and including those with shortened and/or cut-off legs; which retains a beverage bottle adjacent an exterior surface of said pants via at least one bottle retaining element; wherein a flexible and limitedly extractable bottle neck gripping device is permanently affixed to said trousers; and... Agent: Terry Lee Wagenknecht

20070083983 - Garment: A garment having a storage compartment (22), the storage compartment (22) adapted to store the entire garment in a collapsed state, the compartment having one or more apertures (24) for the insertion of one or more sleeves or trouser legs (12, 14) of the garment through the aperture or apertures... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070083985 - Undergarment with storage pocket: An undergarment which provides for a compact attached storage pouch for the undergarment or other items when the undergarment is worn is disclosed. The undergarment has a pair of leg openings. A waistband with a waist opening. A front panel is provided between the leg members and the waist band.... Agent: Wayne L. Tang

20070083986 - Helmet strap pad: A helmet strap pad for sliding over a helmet strap and buckle. The strap pad includes a soft exterior layer, a tear resistant inner layer, and padding between the exterior and the inner layers. The inner layer prevents or reduces damage to the strap pad when the pad is positioned... Agent: Averill & Varn

20070083987 - Neck protector for use with a crash helmet: A restraint system is disclosed which limits the range of motion of a driver's helmet, and consequently the flexure of an individual's neck. In particular, the proposed system is laterally symmetric and comprises an arrangement of straps including a first strap extending from the “chin” of the helmet downwardly over... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070079415 - Articulated body armor/duty gear support vest: A ballistic vest having an articulated body armor component and duty gear support component connected together such that the body armor and duty gear support component each support the weight of duty gear items positioned on a duty gear belt. The body armor component includes a rear panel fastened to... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070079416 - 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 accommodate straps for... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070079414 - Soft armor: According to one embodiment, there is provided soft armor. The soft armor comprises an armor structure having a threat side and an inner side inward of the threat side. The armor structure is formed from soft armor material, and the armor structure is substantially imperforable by rifle fire.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070079417 - Front surface opened welding mask: A front surface opened welding mask, in which an LCD shielding screen is simply attached to and detached from a welding plane and the LCD shielding screen is safely connected to the welding plane. The front surface opened welding mask includes a connection opening formed through the front surface of... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070079418 - Headband: The invention relates to a headband for protection of the head of small children, having a band body (1) consisting of at least one fore-arc (2) and a backside arc (3), and the at least one fore-arc (2) has a central portion (10) arranged above the nose, and a protecting... Agent: Venable LLP

20070079419 - Athletic shirt with triple gussets: An athletic shirt which has triple gussets on each side providing an unparalleled range of motion and freedom. Each of the gussets have a specific function in the overall performance of the shirt. And, each gusset, of the present invention, is named in accordance with the particular group of muscles... Agent: Gary Rayford Spruill

20070079420 - Device and method for holding a tie in proper position: The instant invention is a device and a method for holding a tie in proper position. The device for holding a tie in proper position according to instant invention includes a sleeve having a backside, and means for attachment positioned on the backside. The method for holding a tie in... Agent: Hammer & Hanf, PC

20070079421 - Billiard bridge training glove: An instructional billiard glove worn on a player's bridge hand provided with a first, second, third, fourth and fifth releasable securing means positioned on a thumb stall bottom side, thumb stall distal end, an index finger stall interstice, index finger stall distal end, and a middle finger stall interstice, respectively.... Agent: The Parker Law Office, PLLC

20070079422 - Sun hat with eyeglasses: A sun hat has a curve visor, two supporting members secured on the visor, two sliding members, and a pair of eyeglasses; each supporting member has a holding recess on a rear side, and an elongate hole right in front of communicating with the holding recess; each sliding member is... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070079423 - Perspiration redirecting head band device: A head band device for protecting a wearer's eyes from perspiration from the wearer's forehead is provided. A substantially nonabsorbent band includes a front band portion and two side band portions. The gutter structure extends from an outer surface of the band. The gutter structure includes a gutter base and... Agent: Barry Dove Patent Services, Inc.

20070079424 - Headwear: Wearing comfort of a headwear may be enhanced and benefit to a wearer's health may be obtained when a headwear includes a head-covering portion for being worn on a head of a wearer, a visor portion combined to the head-covering portion, and a sweatband combined to the head-covering portion at... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070079425 - Headwear item with associated shaping item: A method of using wearable items. The method includes the step of: providing a headwear item having a crown that engages a wearer's head and a rim/bill projecting angularly away from the crown; providing a second item; attaching the second item to the rim/bill; separating the second item from the... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070079426 - Belt anchors: The purpose of the invention is to anchor the belt in position around the waist of the wearer. This invention will keep the belt from moving higher or lower around the waist of the wearer. Belt loops around the waist band of the pants have kept the belt in place... Agent: Ronald D. Mainor

20070079427 - Undergarment: An undergarment comprising a front panel composed of a first stitch pattern, a rear panel composed of a second stitch pattern, a waistband formed at the top of the front and rear panels, a leg band formed at the bottom of the front and rear panels and an interface. The... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070079428 - One-piece strapless garments, worn as a functional under-garment or beautifying outer-garment, used to functionally slim, shape and smooth a wearer's individual thighs (thighbanz tm): The present invention is a garment that functions to shape, slim and smooth a wearer's thighs, specifically the point between below their buttocks and above their knees. The present invention is a one-piece elastic garment consisting, at least for it's major part, of a smooth, continuous elastic fabric. Construction comprises... Agent: Marissa Nance

20070079429 - Adjustment mechanism for a helmet: A helmet having a helmet shell including cooperating first and second sections in slidable engagement with one another, at least one locking assembly inter-connecting the first and second sections, the locking assembly including a pivoting member pivotable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the pivoting member in the... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070074325 - Hand-encircling band: A hand-encircling band including a strap having a pad, for positioning in the palm of a hand, and a strip of webbing affixed to one end of the pad and extending therefrom. A ring is affixed to the end of the pad remote from the strip of webbing. A first... Agent: Stephen R. Greiner, Esquire Greiner Law Offices, P.C.

20070074326 - Headgear with cooling device: The present invention is directed to headwear including a cooling device formed using a woven or non-woven material. More particularly, the invention relates to headwear including a cooling device formed of an absorptive material such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) having high absorptive capacity. The headwear and the cooling device are... Agent: Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd.

20070074327 - Device to ergonomically transfer weight of a heavy apron or garment from the shoulders of the wearer to the wearer's hips: A wearable device to comfortably and ergonomically transfer substantially all of the weight of a heavy protective garment from a wearer's shoulders, neck and back to the wearer's waist, in a manner that does not interfere with the normal and necessary movement and range of motion of the wearer. The... Agent: Richard B. Davies

20070074328 - Article of apparel with zonal stretch resistance: Various articles of apparel having a cylindrical portion, such as an arm region or a leg region, for extending around a joint (such as an elbow or a knee) of a wearer are disclosed. The cylindrical portion includes a textile material, for example, and a pattern located on a surface... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070074329 - Reversible water resistant garment: A reversible and water resistant garment includes a first side comprising a fabric layer and a second side comprising a polymeric layer. The garment resembles a cape and may comprise a hood, wherein the hood may be integral with at least one of the two layers. The garment may include... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20070074330 - Nursing garment: A nursing garment for supporting the breasts of a user, and having an upper torso portion shaped to extend over the breasts and back of the user and a lower torso portion attached to said upper body portion and shaped to extend over the waist and at least a portion... Agent: George A. Rolston

20070074331 - Glove with improved comfort and method of making same: A glove has a palm portion for covering at least a portion of a wearer's palm and a front ring finger portion unitary therewith, the front ring finger portion being for covering a palm side of a ring finger and a first sidewall thereof, a back portion for covering at... Agent: Law Offices Of David L. Hoffman

20070074332 - Protective glove with articulated locking thumb: A protective glove system is disclosed wherein each glove has an articulated thumb skeleton disposed in the thumb member. The thumb skeleton comprises a plurality of sections pivotably joined together to enable the thumb to articulate between open and closed positions. A locking mechanism is provided for preventing the thumb... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070074333 - Pants with detachable frontal patch: Pants with a detachable frontal patch are described that facilitate access (including visibility) to under-garments and the pubic area of the wearer of the pants while allowing the waistband of the pant to remain fastened permitting the wearer to move about without fear of the pants falling down. When the... Agent: Vincent Patent Agency

20070074334 - Toe spacer sock and corrective footwear: A sock contains built-in cushions or spacers to correct or protect the toes, or to provide the wearer better comfort. The cushions or spacers may be retained between the toes in a tube, formed integrally with the sock, which is everted to a position between adjacent toes. A strap may... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20070074335 - Control device for the position of a protective helmet's visor: Control device for positioning a visor (1) for protective helmets, of the kind wherein said visor (1) is rotatable from a configuration fully superimposed on the front opening of the protective helmet to at least a configuration of partial or total disengagement from said front opening. The device comprises means,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC