Detachable Patents (Class 2/119)
  • Patent number: 11457670
    Abstract: Shirts are disclosed that may be worn by tactical operators. In an embodiment, the shirt includes a body to be disposed about a torso of a wearer, a body to be disposed about a torso of a wearer, and pair of sleeves to receive the wearer's arms. In addition, the shirt includes a collar assembly including a port including a V-shaped region, and a collar extending from the port. The collar has a first portion extending a first length from the port, and a second portion extending a second length from the port. The first length is longer than the second length, and the second portion extends from the V-shaped region of the port. The body and the collar assembly comprise a first material, the pair of shoulder and the pair of sleeves comprise a second material, and the second material is more abrasion resistant than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Kryptek Outdoor Group, LLC
    Inventors: Josh Cleghorn, Greg Houser, Kevin Holland
  • Patent number: 11278061
    Abstract: A leak resistant diaper cover and method of use thereof is described. Embodiments of the leak resistant diaper cover can be manufactured into a unitary piece of silicone that includes a tapered waist and tapered legs. The leak resistant diaper cover can be adapted to be worn over a diaper (or other undergarment) to help ensure that water does not enter into the diaper cover and that nothing exits the diaper cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Nancy Stockton
  • Publication number: 20150106995
    Abstract: Interchangeable component(s) can be paired with an existing garment to create the illusion of multiple fashion ensembles without bearing the prohibitive cost or discomfort of such clothing to the user. The interchangeable components can be lengths of garment coverings, collars, cuffs, or any combination thereof. These interchangeable components can be removably affixed to a garment via any number and type of fastening mechanisms. This enables a wearer to create many different styles of patterns and colors without the purchase of a completely new garment. Additionally, an illusion of a wearer wearing certain styles of clothing can be achieved while removing uncomfortable fabrics and items often necessitated by such styles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew Ampofo, Joana Ampofo
  • Patent number: 8863314
    Abstract: A garment mounted storage compartment for support and transport of a planar electronic device such as a tablet computer having a video screen. The device features a compartment which has a rotatable flap with supports to position the electronic device in front of the user's eyes and in a position for operation with the user's fingers. Support while walking or sitting allows the user to operate the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Inventor: Ben Raviv
  • Patent number: 8221186
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosure relate to a garment comprising: a brassiere comprising a right portion comprising a right support cup and at least one right portion fastener, and a left portion adjacent the right portion and comprising a left support cup and at least one left portion fastener, the left and right support cups being securable to the body of a wearer; and a camisole panel, the camisole panel sized to extend at least between the right support cup and the left support cup and comprising at least one right panel fastener and at least one left panel fastener, the at least one right panel fastener releasably fastenable to the at least one right portion fastener, and the at least one left panel fastener releasably fastenable to the at least one left portion fastener to releasably fasten the camisole panel to the brassiere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Peek-A-Boo Wonderwear
    Inventors: Lina Policaro, Jennifer Bernaudo
  • Patent number: 8082597
    Abstract: A convertible shirt having a sleeveless base and a sleeved half-shirt configured to couple to the sleeveless base is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a convertible shirt includes a sleeveless base, a sleeved half shirt configured to couple inconspicuously to the sleeveless base, and a multiplicity of fasteners to couple to the sleeved half shirt to the sleeveless base. In at least one alternative embodiment a two-piece convertible Western shirt includes a sleeveless base, the sleeveless base having a flared, pointed collar, a button-up front, and at least a pair of pockets on a front side of the sleeveless base, a sleeved half shirt configured to couple inconspicuously to the sleeveless base, the sleeved half shirt having a Western adornment, and a multiplicity of fasteners configured to couple to the sleeved half shirt to the sleeveless base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Inventor: Anita R. Young
  • Patent number: 7942856
    Abstract: A garment for securing and storing bodily fluid drainage reservoirs and other fluid reservoirs. The garment comprises a loose-fitting body with at least one small aperture for receiving drainage tubing and at least one pocket cloth partly fixed to the body of the garment and partly detachably coupled to the body of the garment which allows for the easy storage and removal of the fluid drainage reservoir. The pocket cloth allows for the continuing support of the drainage reservoir as the drainage reservoir becomes heavier e.g. about 1 kilogram, due to the collection of fluid draining from the patient into the drainage reservoir. The secure storage of the drainage reservoir enables the wearer to move without worry of the drainage reservoir coming loose, losing fluid, or being exposed to a non-sterile environment external to the pocket cloth. The garment may be configured for wear by male and female children and adults.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Inventor: Nedda Joy Lentini
  • Patent number: 7780502
    Abstract: A partial undergarment for covering a female's exposed cleavage area when an outer garment is worn over a bra, the partial undergarment includes a piece of material configured to extend from a first strap of the bra to a second strap of the bra, and between cups of the bra, and a plurality of fasteners respectively connected to the piece of material so that the material is attachable to the bra. The piece of material is attachable to at least two of the first strap of the bra, the second strap of the bra, and between the cups of the bra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Inventors: Patricia A. Calamari, Karla A. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 7028342
    Abstract: A garment system includes a torso covering member and an upper back and shoulder covering member secured to the torso covering member by a fastener. The garment may include a plurality of torso covering members, each having a configuration different from each of the others, and a plurality of upper back and shoulder covering members, each having a configuration different from each of the others. In certain embodiments, the fastener has a first portion secured to the torso covering member and a second portion secured to the upper back and shoulder covering member. The fastener may be a magnetic fastener, and at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the fastener may have a surface discontinuity configured to mate with the other of the first portion and second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Richard C. MacDonald, Jordan J. Wand
  • Patent number: 5680652
    Abstract: A wedding dress design kit which enables a wide variety of wedding dress designs to be created from a relatively small number of dress components. The present invention provides a kit which can be used by bridal shops to create customized wedding dresses without the need of maintaining an expensive inventory of single-sized wedding dresses. The present invention provides a kit comprised of a number of differently shaped bodices, a number of differently shaped sleeves, a number of differently shaped skirts, and a number of differently shaped trains. Each bodice, sleeve, skirt, and train is provided with a mechanism for adjusting the respective dimensions of each piece so that regardless of the size of the bride attempting to try the dresses on, the component parts will be able to be adjusted to fit each bride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Inventor: Janie A. Paine
  • Patent number: 5640715
    Abstract: A garment is provided which is capable of being moved between a folded up position and a folded down position. In the folded up position, a false front simply appears to be the front of a regular garment. In this position, the bib is attached to a torso covering means by at least one fastener. A separate attachment holds the bib to the torso covering means substantially along the waist of the wearer. In the folded down position, however, a lined bib is provided which gives a measure of protection against spills of beverages, foods, paints, compounds, elements, industrial substances, and so on. In this position, the waist portion attachment is engaged, while the fasteners are disengaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Flip N'Wear
    Inventor: Juel S. Adams
  • Patent number: 5628064
    Abstract: Separatable clothes including a base panel for covering a part of the body, and a plurality of auxiliary panels detachably fastening to one another or to the base panel by zippers, hook and loop materials, and snaps for covering the limbs or a part of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Inventor: Chin-Fu Chung
  • Patent number: 5617582
    Abstract: A load bearing vest for use by military and police personnel includes a right front panel, a left front panel and a rear panel, each being formed of a durable, abrasion resistant material. Right and left shoulder straps, also formed of durable abrasion resistant material, connect an upper portion of the rear panel with upper portions of the right front panel and left front panel respectively. Expandable right and left side panels formed of elastic material with a high strain capacity, connect the rear panel with the right front panel and the left front panel respectively below the shoulder strap to define right and left arm openings respectively therebetween. The side panels extend downward to the end of the front and rear panels. An expandable front closure connects the right front panel with the left front panel. A floating center panel is connected to the front closure in such a manner that the front closure remains elastically expandable independent of the floating panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Inventor: Daniel G. Burwell
  • Patent number: 5432952
    Abstract: A compound bib having a primary bib member for protecting the exterior surface of garments at the chest of the bib wearer and a secondary bib member for protecting the chest and adjacent front neck area under surface of the garments of the wearer from spill soilage. Preferably, both the primary bib member and the secondary bib member are each a laminate composed of a liquid absorbent outer layer and a liquid impermeable inner layer. In use, the secondary bib member is tucked under all the garments of the wearer so that it lies adjacent the front of the neck and abutting the chest skin of the wearer. Accordingly, in the event a spill runs down the neck of the wearer, the secondary bib member will serve as a shield thereagainst with respect to the wearer's garments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Inventor: Kathleen M. Tate
  • Patent number: 5146626
    Abstract: A single dress of simple design is selectively changed into entirely different dresses by changing decorative front pieces which are located on the front of the dress by a rear flap sewed along a line of stitching corresponding in shape to that of a neckline and tucked behind the neckline to hold the respective dress front pieces of different design in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Inventor: Zonguie Rosado
  • Patent number: 5097536
    Abstract: A medical examination garment 10 has a back 11, a front yoke 24, repositionable right and left breast and axialla panels 25 and 26, and a front apron 27. The left breast and axilla panel is releasably fastened along its edges to releasable fasteners 23, 34 and 28 to secure the panel in a covered position. The right breast and axilla panel is releasably fastened along its edges to releasable fasteners 21, 33, 43 and 28 to secure the panel in a covered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Dignity Wear, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Cohen
  • Patent number: 5088116
    Abstract: A self-contained clothing system comprising a foundation garment, typefied by a shirt-jacket and a pant, and several removable components, typefied by a hood, a sleeved yoke, and two chaps, which, all together and in conjunction with normal undergarments, serve to protect the wearer from the elements in changing weather conditions. This versatility of function is achieved through a design which incorporates removable components, pockets to carry said removable components, adjustable ventilation openings, and the use of appropriate fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Inventor: Russell P. Gould
  • Patent number: 4987610
    Abstract: A slide garment for use in athletic activities and particularly for use by baseball players in which an apron or a separate material flap is secured to the jersey or shirt of the uniform in an area such that the upper edge of the apron will extend above the belt line or waistband of the pants of the uniform when the jersey is tucked within the pants and wherein the apron extends downwardly over the belt or waistband of the uniform and includes fastening elements for securing the lower portion of the apron to the upper portion of the pants to thereby prevent dirt and debris from entering between the pants and the jersey. In one embodiment, a simulated belt or waistband may be provided across the front surface of the apron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Inventor: William J. Hunt
  • Patent number: 4805241
    Abstract: A therapeutic garment is provided for a chronic clothes ripping patient which consists of a vest and a pair of short leg extensions worn by the patient that includes a plurality of patches that can be peeled away by the patient and a plurality of puller threads that can be also pulled away by the patient when so desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Inventor: Lino A. Faccini
  • Patent number: 4665564
    Abstract: A garment to be worn with a cervical traction device includes four detachable slit openings extending from adjacent neck-shoulder areas of the wearer to lower extremities of the garment, allowing the garment to be put on and taken off the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Inventors: Jimmie M. Bogart, Elvina J. Long
  • Patent number: 3997982
    Abstract: A training vest is provided with a replaceable, practice panel to permit children or handicapped persons to develop manipulative skills in operating various clothing fasteners. The replaceable panel has two separable sections joined together by means of one type of clothing fastener and is releasably attached to the rest of the vest so that each in a series of similar practice panels may be individually substituted in the vest to develop manipulative skills with clothing fasteners of different types and sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1976
    Inventor: Esther Stebbins Holland