Abstract: A doll is in a configuration to simulate a pet. The doll has a mouth with an opening with upper, lower, front and side edges. The upper and lower edges are in a U-shaped configuration. A clasp has an upper component with upper teeth and a lower component with lower teeth. A clasp has upper and lower handles. The upper handle is formed as an extension of the upper component and the lower handle formed as an extension of the lower component. The handles are located in the doll and diverge to form an angle. The upper and lower components are essentially parallel while the system is at rest with the upper and lower teeth in contact. The clasp has a hinge. The hinge pivotally couples the upper and lower components. Coil springs urge the handles away from each other while urging the components and teeth toward each other.

Abstract: A clothing article surrounds a wearer's upper torso. The article includes connected front portion, a collar. A sleeve is formed in the front portion. A jacket, and coat with an attachable/detachable scarf will be folded and stored in the inter portion of the front side of the collar area with elastic at each end and Velcro onto the inner portion of your collar, therefore eliminating the lost of them by any consumers, and especially children. A sleeve like collar attached to the coat and jacket for storing a scarf and making it easily deployable while in use.

Abstract: The present application is directed to a Compartmented Cushioning Device and Method offering one or more cool or warm feeling compartments, formed between or surrounded by one or more components, with each component, including filler material encased in surface material. The presence of one or more compartment openings provide access to the one or more compartments; whereby a user has multiple options when placing all or part of one or more of their fingers, hands, wrists, or arms into either the same or separate compartments to cushion, insulate, or protect them; while in addition, allowing the user to cushion, insulate, or protect, as well as support, adjust, or precisely position their head, face, or other parts of their body. An assortment of configurations, ranging from soft to firm, can be designed in an array of colors, shapes, and sizes, for a wide variety of uses: indoors, outdoors, or in vehicles.

Abstract: A special device for use as an auxiliary accessory to keep ones hands warm and safe from the elements. The device has many variations in size, color and materials anticipated with only minor physical changes for manufacturing. In a cold or a moderating environment with wide temperature variations and exposure to cold, a person often needs a means to protect ones hands from the severe cold temperature. This device provides an economical, efficient and durable way to protect ones hands in the exposed environment. The device is comprised essentially of a piece of “fur-like” cloth (natural or artificial) that is attached by a means (sewn, glued, or the like) to itself in a special configuration and then “inserted and stuffed” within itself to provide a new, special configuration for retaining heat and protecting ones hands. The result is a cost efficient and durable hand warming product.

Abstract: To provide an inner garment with which an outer garment on hand can be utilized as luxurious clothes depending on the season or the place, and an effect as winter clothes can be attained in seasons of low temperatures. The inner garment comprises a jacket-like body portion (11) made of a thin cloth, and a fur portion (12) fixed to the body portion (11) to extend from the collar to the bottom. The inner garment is worn under front opening outer garment (20, 30), and, when the fur portion (12) is exposed to the outside at a portion from the collar to the bottom of the outer garment (20, 30), the front opening outer garment (20, 30) can be decorated with the fur portion (12).

Abstract: A process for producing fur garments, trimmings, and other miscellaneous accessories involving one or more strips of fur to produce a spiraled, feathery textured effect. The invention includes garments, trimmings and accessories made by the inventive process.

Abstract: A protective system for shielding the head and neck regions of an operative from the blast effects of exploding munitions comprises a helmet with a visor which is inwardly curved rearwardly at its lower end and interacts with a double collar arrangement of a protective suit to provide enhanced protection to the neck region of the operative.

Abstract: A flip-up helmet mount for a night vision device is disclosed. The flip-up helmet mount includes a position adjustment assembly for adjusting the position of the night vision device between a use and a stowed position, a tilt adjustment assembly for adjusting the tilt angle of the night vision device relative to a user's eyes, and a focal adjustment assembly for adjusting the focus or location of the night vision device relative to the user's eyes. The assemblies provided for position, tilt, and focus adjustment all permit one-handed adjustment of these features of the flip-up helmet mount. Additionally, the flip-up helmet mount includes an improved automatic shutdown assembly that provides reliable shutdown of the night vision device when not in the use position.

Abstract: Disclosed is protective headgear for an aviator. The headgear includes a helmet adapted to be worn by the aviator, a visor and a mechanism for mounting the visor to the helmet. The mounting mechanism is defined by a pair of gear train assemblies, one of which is mounted to each side of the helmet adjacent to a helmet front opening. Each gear train assembly includes multiple gears that allow the visor to be manually moved between a deployed position wherein the visor covers a portion of the helmet front opening to protect the aviator's face and eyes, and a stowed position wherein the visor is completely clear of the helmet front opening so as to not obstruct the forward view of the aviator.

Abstract: A method of making a fur product from dressed animal pelts having fur and leather sides includes cutting the fur pelts into elongated strips of generally equal width, aligning the elongated strips alternating fur up, leather up, fur up, leather up and so on, edge sewing the aligned strips together to form a panel, cutting the sewn together panel at an angle to the edge sewn seams into elongate sections, shifting every other section longitudinally a distance generally equal to the width of the cut sections, and edge sewing the sections together to form a two sided fur blanket.

Abstract: A dual visor assembly that is designed for and is attachable to any light sports helmet. The lenses are interchangeable by being attached to offset pivoting arms rotating about a common shaft on each side of the helmet. The lenses when raised are locked in the inoperative position and can be lowered by touching a release knob just behind the pivot shaft on either side of the helmet. Each side releasing a different lens.

Abstract: An improved quilt comprising a first, second and third layer of material or fill providing a quilt having superior insulating capabilities and, thus, providing superior warmth to the user. These layers are comprised of at least one layer of fur or simulated fur disposed directly adjacent to a fill layer. Further, the quilt generally, but not necessarily, has a repeating pattern on the third layer of material disposed directly adjacent to the other side of said fill layer. The invention may be used, for example, as bedwear or throw as well as a lap robe.

Abstract: A helmet visor release apparatus has a pair of manually actuatable catches, each of the catches including a first portion to be disposed on a helmet; and a second portion to be disposed on a visor of the helmet. The first portion has an arrangement for releasably engaging the second portion, the arrangement for releasably engaging being manually actuatable for releasing the second portion from the first portion thereby releasing a corresponding one of the catches. The apparatus further includes a linkage mechanism connecting the catches to one another and being configured such that manual release of one of the catches causes a release of another one of the catches.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a curved, self-supporting mask which may be worn to protect the wearer from unwanted exposure to the sun and wind. The mask includes a shield fabricated of material which blocks the penetration of ultraviolet radiation.

Abstract: A helmet system having a visor attached to a support bracket mounted on a helmet wherein the support bracket is formed with an extension operative to block the visor from lifting upwards when the visor is pushed toward the helmet by wind pressure while not obstructing the normal circumferential movement of said visor in the absence of wind pressure.

Abstract: The disclosed pair of hinges enables the visor to be swung with respect to the shell of the helmet in a complex motion that starts in a turned-down position by a motion of translation moving the visor away from the shell of the helmet in order to move it away from a shoulder or joint, if any, and continues up to a raised position by a rotation that retracts the visor over the shell of the helmet. They are synchronized mechanically by a system of gear wheels meshing with racks connected by a sheathed cable and being operated by just one hand by one of the handles with which it is fitted.

Abstract: A hat having its cylindrical body adorned by synthetic fur bristles put up in pelts, and rendered waterproofed by rooting the pelts in the cylindrical body so they are in a horizontal orientation in overlapping relation to each other and in encircling relation about the cylindrical body, thus serving both as an appearance-enhancing adornment of the cylindrical body and as a waterproofing barrier against rain seepage through the rooting connections of the pelts to the cylindrical hat body.

Abstract: A quick release coupling apparatus and method used to connect and quickly disengage a night vision assembly from a pilot's helmet. The quick release coupling apparatus includes a locking element disposed on a pilot's helmet. An aperture is disposed on the night vision assembly to be attached to the pilot's helmet. The locking element of the pilot's helmet is passed into the aperture of the night vision assembly wherein the locking element is engaged and retained by a collet. The collet is biased against the locking element by a wire that is wrapped around the collet. As such, the collet engages the locking element and prevents the locking element from being withdrawn out of the night vision assembly, thereby firmly joining the night vision assembly to the pilot's helmet.Springs or similar repelling elements are disposed between the night vision assembly and the pilot's helmet.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is a system to support at least one visor (2a; 2b) on a helmet (1), the visor being mobile on a slide (30a; 30b) between an operational position and a withdrawn position.The system according to the invention comprises, on each side of the helmet (1), a support and guide part (3) including the slide (30a; 30b), and held on the helmet (1) firstly by an attachment device (4), and secondly by a retaining device (5) preventing the part from leaving the helmet (1).In the release position, the attachment device (4) completely releases the part (3). However the part remains attached to the helmet by the retaining device (5) such that it can move to the position from which the visor can be extracted from the slide without hitting against the helmet shell (10).The system in the invention makes it possible to quickly change the visor without the need for tools. It is particularly useful for aircraft or helicopter pilots.

Abstract: A helmet visor operating mechanism in which springs urge the rolling elements of respective pairs of rolling elements toward relatively smaller radial dimension spaces between a brake ring carried by the visor and an axle carried by the helmet shell to lock the visor against movement toward its raised position and against movement toward its lowered position. Respective actuators mounted for rotary movement on the axle have pairs of tangs extending into the space between the axle and the ring and between the rolling elements of the respective pairs. Outwardly extending tabs can be squeezed together to cause the tangs to move the rolling elements of the pairs away from each other against the action of the springs to unlock the visor and permit it to be raised or lowered by subsequent movement of the tabs in the same direction.

Abstract: A helmet having a visor mounted on pivot posts fixed to the helmet shell includes a visor driving and latching mechanism which acts both to allow the wearer to move the visor between its lowered and raised positions and also to hold the visor in either position. The mechanism has an operating lever which is pivoted to the visor at a point spaced from the pivot post. The operating lever has a slightly elongated aperture which receives the pivot post, and a hollowed out portion which receives a cam fixed relative to the pivot post. The operating lever has a first tooth which engages a first recess in the cam to hold the visor in its lowered position, and a second tooth which engages in a second recess in the cam to hold the visor in its raised position. To move the visor from its lowered to its raised position, the wearer manually rotates the operating lever in the appropriate direction.

Abstract: A helmet mounted display device including an opaque display element arranged to be mounted on a helmet visor outside of a wearer's usual instantaneous field of view and a display control circuit disposed remotely from the display element and coupled thereto by signal transmission apparatus.

Abstract: A convertible fur piece is disclosed which consists of an elongated strip of fur having hook and loop connecting strips secured to its opposed longitudinal edges which enable the strip of fur to be folded in half with its edges secured together to form an elongated hollow tube which receives a shoulder bag strap, or the like, to form a decorative element for the shoulder bag strap and a protective guard to reduce wear resulting from rubbing of the shoulder bag strap against the fur coat. Additionally, the ends of the fur strip have additional hook and loop connecting strips respectively secured thereto enable the fur strip to also serve as a head band.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved locking arrangement for clothing. In one aspect of the invention, a garment includes an eyelet operatively associated with a major portion of the garment. An elongated locking device, such as a lockable cable, is passed through the eyelet to secure the garment to a stationary object. In a second embodiment of the invention, a garment includes a length of cable attached to a major portion of the garment along a substantial length of the cable. The cable has a free end operatively associated with a device for locking the cable to a stationary object to secure the garment against theft.

Abstract: A fur covering comprising a fur material made of new fur or particularly even waste pieces form cutting furs, a net into which string may be knitted or wound and which has elasticity, and a sewing thread. In accordance with the invention process for making a fur covering such as a shawl, the fur material is rolled round each side of the net and concurrently, is sewed up round each side of the net with the sewing thread and thereby, these are formed into a united body and become the fur shawl.

Abstract: A template for cutting and folding furs is disclosed. The template is symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal seam of the skins or furs. The template has a removable central portion defined laterally by two segments or sides that are parallel to each other and parallel to the longitudinal seam between the skins, and transversely by segments or sides, one of which faces the tail of the skin which is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the template, along a cutting line having a curvature. The barycentre of the removable central portion is almost aligned with the transverse seam lines of the skins.

Abstract: A short-term security system according to the present invention utilizes first and second mutually engageable locking members affixed to the garment at spatially separate locations (e.g., opposite sleeves) so that the garment may be locked around a stationary object such as the arm of a chair, with the garment forming a closed loop.

Abstract: A composite fur garment and method of making same from a fur pelt. The garment consists essentially of alternating strips of fur and base material sewn together lengthwise to form a composite fur pelt. The alternating strips are oriented vertically so that the garment has vertical ribbing when worn by a human.

Abstract: A composite fur garment and method of making same from a fur pelt. The garment consists essentially of alternating strips of fur and base material sewn together lengthwise to form a composite fur pelt. The alternating strips are oriented vertically so that the garment has vertical ribbing when worn by a human.

Abstract: Fur articles are described which consist of a plurality of alternating fur and cloth vertical parallel strips connected to one another, wherein each cloth strip is turned over on itself along the longitudinal axis thereby being double. The two cloth half-strips may be coupled to one another by a second fur strip or interposing a second fur strip. The second fur strip, interposed between the two cloth half-strips, has the hairy surface turned towards the interior or the exterior of the obtained article.

Abstract: Individual fur-like lining cup inserts for each cup of a feminine brassiere garment having breast supporting cups and adapted for loose insert within each brassiere cup, and for pressure holding therein on brassiere with cup insert lining wearing. Another embodiment of such individual fur lining cups each having a central opening, whereby on such brassiere cup lining insert brassiere wearing the feminine breast nipple will extend within its lining opening and act as lining cup center-holding means for holding its cup lining centered within the brassiere cup.