Abstract: A sewing machine presser foot being attached to a presser foot bar provided near a needle bar via a presser foot support member in a sewing machine, the sewing machine including a throat plate and a needle bar up-down movement mechanism configured to cause an up-down movement of the needle bar holding a sewing needle. The sewing machine presser foot includes: a first presser foot and a second presser foot supported by the presser foot support member; a first presser foot portion supported to be movable up and down in conjunction with the up-down movement of the needle bar; a second presser foot portion supported to be movable up and down; and an adjustment portion configured to adjust a height position of the second presser foot portion with respect to the throat plate.

Abstract: A vest having an upper portion integrally formed with a lower portion wherein the upper portion has an abbreviated length in the front tapered to a long lower rear portion that includes inner storage compartments configured to receive and store a plurality of items. The present invention includes an outer layer and an inner layer wherein an upper storage compartment and a lower storage compartment are formed on the inner layer within the upper portion of the vest. The lower storage compartment includes a wall member stitched to the inner layer to create an interior volume with an opening along the top thereof. The upper storage compartment includes an outer wall member having a closure mechanism at the top thereof providing access to a first storage partition and a second storage partition that are arranged in a vertical orientation. An outer pocket member is formed on the lower portion.

Abstract: An ice skate boot as described herein can include a boot that is generally defined by an outer boot shell that includes a boot sole, a heal region, a toe box, and sidewalls between the toe box and the heal region. The sidewalls extend from the boot sole to a boot collar and tongue gap. Each of the sidewalls generally comprises an impact absorbing layer, a thermo-moldable layer and a foot contact layer, wherein the foot contact layer configured to interface a human foot. The impact absorbing layer is interposed between the outer boot shell and the thermo-moldable layer, the thermo-moldable layer is interposed between the impact absorbing layer and the foot contact layer. The thermo-moldable layer and the impact absorbing layer are incorporated in the heal region and extending at least to the toe box.

Abstract: Soles for articles of footwear comprising a body, a traction element comprising a base, and a shiftable region circumscribing the base and merging with the body at a perimeter of the shiftable region. The sole comprises a stay extending from the base, through the shiftable region, and to the body, and an opening located in the shiftable region, the opening comprising an outermost point relative to the base, wherein the outermost point is located at the perimeter the shiftable region. In some embodiments, the stay comprises an edge point at an outermost edge of the stay that moves relative to the body when a force is imparted to the traction element.

Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a support garment that includes a number of features configured to provide a high level of support to a wearer's breasts while being comfortable to wear. The support garment includes a Y-shaped layer affixed to an inner surface of a front portion of the support garment that helps to limit upward movement of a wearer's breasts. The support garment also includes foam pads having a uniform thickness and a plurality of apertures located at side portions of the support garment and configured to limit lateral movement of the wearer's breasts. The support garment also includes an underband that is zoned to be breathable and permeable at a front center of the underband while still providing support to an under portion of the wearer's breasts.

Abstract: An article of footwear has an upper and a fastener. The upper is attached to a sole structure. The fastener includes a handle disposed within a first cavity formed at a heel end of the sole structure. The handle is operably coupled to a cable that extends along the sole structure from a heel region to a midfoot region of the footwear. When the handle is rotated, the article of footwear is tightened or loosed within the midfoot region.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a joint assembly configured to define a tubular body having a first end, a second end and a passage therebetween. The tubular body is configured for articulation between a first state in which the first end and second end are in a first orientation with respect to one another, and a second state in which the first end and second end are in a second orientation with respect to one another. The body comprises a flexible bladder arranged between opposing supports, each of the bladder and the supports being ring-shaped so as to define an aperture, the respective apertures forming part of the passage. The bladder defines a chamber, and the chamber is partially filled with a fluid which moves within the chamber during articulation of the tubular body from said first state to said second state in order to maintain a constant internal volume of the joint assembly.

Abstract: A knitted component for an article of footwear comprises a knit element and a tongue integrally knitted with the knit element. The knit element includes a lateral throat portion overlapping a lateral edge of the tongue and a medial throat portion overlapping a medial edge of the tongue. The lateral throat portion and the tongue are joined by a first knit structure, and the medial throat portion and the tongue are joined by a second knit structure. The first and second knit structures each include one or more courses having a plurality of knit stitches. Each knit structure may also span multiple adjacent courses. A method of manufacturing the knitted component is also described herein.

Abstract: A bladder for an article of footwear includes a chamber having (i) an arcuate segment extending from a first transition to a second transition, (ii) a first plurality of elongate segments extending in a first direction from the first transition to a first terminal end, and (iii) a second plurality of elongate segments spaced apart from the first plurality of elongate segments and extending in the first direction from the second transition to a second terminal end. The bladder also includes a web area connecting the arcuate segment, the first plurality of elongate segments, and the second plurality of elongate segments and extending to a terminal edge spaced apart from each of the first terminal end and the second terminal end.

Abstract: The length-adjustable crampon for a shoe includes a connecting element, a first part and a second part connected by the connecting element. The crampon includes means for setting the length of the crampon and a locking device configured to maintain the length setting of the crampon. The crampon is configured so that, when the locking device is in an unlocking configuration, a force exerted on the crampon induces an automatic transition from a coupling configuration of the setting means with the connecting element, ensuring the length setting of the crampon, to an uncoupling configuration of the setting means relative to the connecting element, the force being exerted to adjust the length setting of the crampon by reducing the length of the crampon.

Abstract: A system and method for forming patterned tufted articles, including controlling placement of yarns at each of a series of stitch locations of the pattern being tufted, and with the needles and corresponding gauge parts of the tufting machine being enabled to be shifted in multiple, varying shift increments, including in increments that are multiples of a gauge spacing of the needles, and in non-uniform shift increments not tied to the gauge of the needles, to form varying gauge tufted patterns, including finer gauge patterns, and which can be formed using a substantially same or consistent tufting machine gauge set-up.

Abstract: A device and method for preserving the state of facial cosmetics during bathing and dressing is disclosed. The invention being comprised of a partial head wrap with drawstring and flexible, waterproof substrate. A lower portion of said substrate having a mesh material for breathing comfort. Objects of the invention include preventing water from making contact with and chemically removing facial makeup as well as preventing clothing from making contact with and mechanically removing facial makeup.

Abstract: A performance monitoring bridge hand glove for cue sports cues includes a hand enclosure including segments from hand to at least knuckle for each of a middle finger, a pointer finger and a thumb. The glove further includes a thumb webbing sensor array embedded in a webbing portion between the thumb and the pointer finger, and a middle finger sensor array embedded in a distal end of one of the segments for the middle finger. The glove yet further includes a switch communicatively coupled to the thumb webbing sensor array and the middle finger sensor array and switched on by the thumb webbing sensor array and the middle finger sensor array. Finally, the glove includes a feedback element activated by the switch and a power source fixed to the hand enclosure powering the arrays, the switch and the feedback element.

Abstract: A hard hat fan device is disclosed, which is a modified fan that keeps users cool while wearing a full brim hard hat. The hard hat fan device comprises a fan component that includes two slim style fans attached to a back side of the helmet strap behind the head of the user and under the brim of the hat. The fan components are attached to a battery pack via USB cables with switches integrated in them for on and off usage. The battery pack is rechargeable and attached to the top of the hard hat on the back side via sticky hook and loop fastener patches. Further, the device comprises a halo ductwork that attaches to the fan components with mesh filters glued to the backside of each spinning fan. The halo ductwork runs all the way around the underside of the brim of the hat.

Abstract: A garment may include a waistband, a lower extension extending downward from the waistband, an upward facing waist pocket along an exterior of the waistband, the upward facing waist pocket having an interior and a bottom and a pocket retainer within the upward facing waist pocket and forming an internal retention space having a retention space mouth.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pivot mechanism for a shield for a helmet, the pivot mechanism comprising a curved track having a first end and a second end; and a clamp slidingly engaged to the curved track, wherein the clamp is configured to attach to an end of the shield and slide along the track between a first position proximate to the first end of the curved track and a second position proximate to the second end of the curved track.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-layer elastic composite fabric structure for addressing the issue of non-100% chemically recyclable in the existing fabric structures, including a cylindrical body including an opening section, an upper section, a turning section, a lower section, and a sealed section, the opening section is provided at one end of the body, with one end open and another end connected to the upper section; the sealed section is provided at another end of the body where the opening section is provided, and is connected to the lower section; the turning section is connected to the upper section at one end, and to the lower section at another end; the body includes a face yarn portion and a plating yarn portion located at outer and inner sides of the body, respectively, which are woven from an air-textured yarn made of polyester and a composite fiber made of polyester, respectively.

Abstract: A protective helmet for use with motorsports and cycling activities has a head receiving helmet body that includes a head receiving interior, and an exterior having a front surface, a rear surface, and a perimetral lip for defining a forward-facing aperture. A transparent shield member is engageable with the helmet body and is configured to be placeable adjacent to the forward-facing aperture of the helmet body. The shield member includes a perimetral edge that is sized and configured for engaging the perimetral lip of the helmet body. A strap is coupled to the shield and is configured to engage the rear surface of the helmet body. The engagement of the perimetral edge of the shield member with the perimetral lip of the helmet body enables an increasing force exerted against the shield to be exerted against the helmet, rather than directly against the user's face, and resists the intrusion of dust into the interior of the helmet.

Abstract: A visor assembly for a helmet includes a helmet cover configured to couple to a helmet, a visor pivotably coupled to the helmet cover and configured to selectively pivot between a stowage position and one or more usage positions relative to the helmet cover, and a latching mechanism coupled to the visor. The latching mechanism includes a first pawl configured to rotate between a locked position and an unlocked position. The latching mechanism is further configured to releasably lock the visor in one or more of the stowage position and the one or more usage positions.

Abstract: An inflatable wading boots including a boots assembly and an inflatable assembly. The boots assembly includes wading boots integrated to waders. The inflatable assembly includes a bladder, and a bulb. The bladder is an inflatable bladder. The bulb is an air pump. The bladder is connected to the pump. The bladder and the pump are mounted to each of the boots. The bladder is inflated to secure the boots to the feet of a user preventing the boots from getting off of the feet. The waders has bladders at a waist portion, a back portion and shoulder portion to inflate and prevent sinking.