Abstract: Apparatus is illustrated for limiting the movement of tenter frame rails in order to avoid damage, particularly to chains, resulting from excessive movement which includes a spring biased plunger valve carried by the rail on one side of a rail junction, while the other side of the junction carries a member having a predetermined surface for actuating a switch when the member moves to an extreme position where it can no longer support the plunger against the resilient force of the spring, causing a switch to be activated to deactivate the motor imparting transverse movement to the rails.

Abstract: A pad structure for relieving stress to a person's knee and leg has a flexible enclosure substantially filled with a flexible, resilient material, and the flexible enclosure is releasably secured to the person's leg behind the person's knee and in contact with the back of the person's upper and lower leg.

Abstract: A protective body armor garment shell is disclosed which has a front panel and a back panel made of a lightweight material and having features simulating a uniform shirt such that the garment shell can be worn over or in place of a standard uniform shirt and maintain a professional appearance while concealing the fact that body armor is being worn. The back panel is attached to the body utilizing a belt which firmly retains the garment to the body even when the front panel is loosely draped across the chest. The drapable feature allows a person wearing the garment to loosen the front panel to provide ventilation while maintaining the garment on the body, to maximize comfort.

Abstract: The harness of a pilot may be custom fitted in the field by temporarily fitting front and back vest panels. The vest includes strips pre-sewn thereon which serve as passageways for harness straps. The straps are tightened and temporarily secured to the vest so as to closely conform to the torso of the pilot. The vest is then removed so that the front and back panels may be sewn together as well as the temporarily secured straps. The result is a harness/vest combination which will conform securely to the torso of a pilot.

Abstract: A vest for use in an ambulatory physiological evaluation system for holding cardiac monitoring equipment in position relative to the heart of a patient. The vest comprises a chest member having first and second detachable side members. The side members can be positioned relative to each other at the front of the vest via slots in each of the side members. An additional coupling means detachably and adjustably joins the side members at the back of the vest. A mounting bracket assembly is provided on the front of the vest for receiving a radiation detector. The vest includes horizontal slots to mount the mounting bracket thereto. Vertical slots are provided in the mounting bracket for receiving screw clamps which pass through both the vertical slots in the mounting bracket and the horizontal slots in the vest to allow positioning of the mounting bracket relative to the vest.

Abstract: A garment accessory for application to an arm of a human being is used in combination with a garment having at least one sleeve. The garment accessory includes a cuff and a gripping portion. The cuff is provided with a decorative inner surface and an outer surface. The garment accessory is mounted on the arm and being movable from a first to a second position. In the first position, the gripping portion engages a forearm of the user, so that the cuff is positioned adjacent to a wrist of the user. In the second position, at least an end portion of the cuff is turned inside out in such a manner that the decorative inner surface of the cuff extends over the sleeve, thereby creating a decorative effect.

Abstract: A sprung attachment arm for sound attenuating devices intended to form part of a head stirrup or to be fitted to a protective helmet. The arm (2) is constructed so that one end thereof can be attached to a protective ear muff (4) in a manner to spring-press the ear muff against the head of the wearer. The arm (2) has a substantially straplike configuration along at least part of its length and a cross-section through the straplike part presents at least one part which functions as a sprung leg (5) which forms an angle with adjacent parts of the straplike part (2). The straplike part (2) will preferably include at least two mutually angled sprung legs (5). A sprung arm of this configuration will produce an abutment pressure which will vary only slightly in response to different head sizes.

Abstract: A child's convertible pajama leg construction is provided which selectively serves either as a neat anklet hugging sleeve or as a sock-like enclosure for protecting the child's foot. The ankle sleeve is defined by two elongated panels joined along longitudinal seams and being circumferentially stretchable, with one panel having a manipulatable cuff formed thereon and arranged in one position to hug the sleeve and in another position to serve as a closure for the sock. Fastener elements for a hook-and-loop type of fastener assembly are positioned on the panels and the cuff in various locations to enable a preschool child to manipulate the panels and the cuff to expose the child's foot to the atmosphere or to confine the foot into the sock-like enclosure without the assistance of an older person.

Abstract: A padded garment covering at least a portion of a body part including gloves, mittens, boots, pants, sweaters and other wearing apparel. A garment panel for forming an outer surface of the garment includes at least first and second panel members. Each of the first and second panel members includes a panel section and a seam tolerance section. Each panel section and seam tolerance section is separated by a seam location. Padding protects at least a portion of a body part. A chamber member is coupled to the first and second panel members at their respective seam locations to create a chamber for containing the padding positioned proximate to the outer surface of the garment. A coupling, such as sewn seam or heat sealed seam is used to join the chamber member and the seam locations of the first and second panel members. The chamber member is joined to the garment panel between the seam locations of the first and second panel members.

Abstract: A solar radiation protecting device for protecting the forearm and perhaps a portion of an upper arm of an individual when the arm of that individual projects outwardly of a vehicle window while the passenger or driver is seated within the vehicle. This protective device will protect against excessive solar radiation exposure when the arm is so projected beyond the window of the vehicle and thereupon exposed to solar radiation. The protecting device comprises a flexible fabric covering which extends over at least a portion of the forearm of the individual and also permits air exposure to the skin while worn. Strap means are located on the flexible fabric covering for releasably securing the fabric covering to the forearm of the individual.

Abstract: A suspender set comprising at least one strap having two distal ends, one of the ends having a fastener adapted for securing the strap to an article of clothing, and having an ornamental device secured to the fastener. The ornamental device comprises a member having a major surface containing an ornamental design and a second surface opposed to the major surface having a connector element extending from the second surface and releasably secured to the fastener.

Abstract: An article of protective upperwear clothing which includes protective shielding connected to a forearm section of the sleeve. The protective shielding generally includes a patch and concealed elongated strips of protective material which absorb the force of a bowstring after an arrow has been fired.

Abstract: An ear covering apparatus for improving the hearing of a person in a rearward direction is disclosed. The apparatus is shaped so as to have a front, a first side, a top, and a bottom and to be open at the opposite side and the rear. The apparatus is worn over the ear such that a concavity is formed between the ear and the apparatus. The opening at the rear is located behind the ear. Further, the apparatus is shaped so as to reflect sound from a rearward direction to the ear. The apparatus also employs a slot in the side for reducing air pressure within the apparatus and thus increasing the level of sound reaching the ear.

Abstract: A waist adjustment mechanism for a garment enables the waist size of the garment to be easily and conveniently adjusted to accommodate the extensive range of waist sizes among individuals. The waist adjustment feature consists of a series of opposed fastening elements disposed along the interior surface of the waistband. Engagement of select ones of the opposed fastening elements reduces the waist of the garment to the desired size. When used in connection with a pair of trousers, the trousers may optionally be provided with adjustable ankle portions which facilitate the wearer in putting his foot through the ankle openings.

Abstract: The wrist support glove of this invention is designed to enhance athletic performance. The glove comprises a gripping front portion covering the fingers and palm of the user, the gripping surface extending from the front of the fingers to the palm, and a back portion extending from the back of the fingers to the back of the hand. The glove also comprises a wrist portion comprised of one or more elongated flaps, each having a first and second end. The flaps are attached to the glove in such a manner as to provide a figure eight-type support to the hand and wrist. The compression and stabilization of the wrist and hand thus provided enhances athletic performance.

Abstract: A golf glove that is adapted to preclude movement of the end of a golf club in a golfer's hand during the swing, and especially during the uppermost portion of the swing, is disclosed. The golf glove securely holds the ends of the fourth and fifth fingers in place around the grip of a golf club through the use of a fastening means that keeps the ends of the fourth and fifth fingers in a set position with respect to the palm of the hand in the area of the flexor brevis pollicus muscle of the hand.

Abstract: A clothing, such as swimwear and cycling wear, for reducing fluid resistance, air resistance and water resistance, by covering at least one portion adjacent to neck opening, side cuts and back cut of the clothing by means of a patch of a smooth-surfaced, airtight and water-proof sheet made of flexible resin sheet.

Abstract: The present invention entails a finger protector adapted to be secured to the backside of a baseball glove for receiving the normally exposed finger of the glove hand. In particular, the finger protector of the present invention is designed to be secured adjacent a finger opening formed in the back side of the glove through which the player's index finger extends. The finger protector of the present invention includes a relatively hard outer housing and internal padding material and wherein the housing and internal padding material form a finger receiving area that protects the player's finger when the finger is inserted within the housing.

Abstract: A protective leg covering is manufactured from a single piece of material. The material is cut into a blank having a rectangular shape. It is designed to be wrapped around the leg, securing snugly but comfortably two to three inches above the knee with the longitudinal edges of the leg section extending down to the top of the arch of the foot in front and above the bottom of the heel in back. A hook and pile closure sewn at the corners of the top and the bottom elevations of said blank of material provides the user with adjustability to the desired snugness of the fit. The device is light weight, having no metal strips, straps or other heavy objects required in its construction, requires nothing to be removed or adjusted on the leg or foot to be attached to the leg of the wearer, and is easy and quick to put on and take off.

Abstract: A dual mode athletic glove that includes an outer shell contoured to define a body section having finger sections radiating therefrom, the front surface of the body section forming a palm zone. Disposed within the outer shell and conforming thereto is an inner liner. A relatively stiff, flexible plate, interposed between the outer shell and the inner liner, is placed behind the palm zone as a backing therefor, whereby when the glove is worn by a player, then in its catching mode an incoming ball can be received in the palm zone and grasped by the finger sections of the glove. In the whacking mode of the glove, the finger sections are outstretched and the incoming ball is struck by the plate-backed palm zone which then functions as a paddle.