Patents by Inventor Gloria Blaire

Gloria Blaire has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6477716
    Abstract: Uniform pants are disclosed. The pants are particularly well suited for persons in law enforcement, the military, security, construction and the like as well as medical patients and senior citizens who desire easier access, convenience and safety when attending to their restroom needs. The pants comprise: a) a waistband; (b) two leg members extending from the waistband; (c) a continuous fastener member positioned along the inseam of the leg members, wherein the fastener member begins at a point above the bottom edge of one leg member and extends upwardly and through the crotch area and then downwardly along the second leg member and ends at a point above the bottom edge of the second leg member; and wherein the positioning of the fastener member creates an opening between the bottom edge of the inseam and the fastener member on each leg member; and (d) a separate protective shield positioned beneath the full length of the fastener member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Inventor: Gloria Blaire
  • Publication number: 20020040496
    Abstract: A type of pants is disclosed which allows the wearer of heavy equipment or objects easy, quick, and safe access for restroom purposes. The pants comprise: a) a waistband; (b) two leg members extending from the waistband; (c)a fastener member positioned along the inseam of the leg members; and (d) a protective shield positioned beneath the fastener member. The fastener member is selected from the group consisting of zippers, snaps, buttons, hooks, and hook and loop type fasteners. In a preferred embodiment, the fastener member is a zipper. The zipper is of the regular, visible or invisible type when positioned inside the pants. In another embodiment of the present invention, the pants comprise:(a) a waistband; (b) two leg members extending from the waistband; (c) a fastener member positioned along the inseam of the leg members; (d) a protective shield positioned beneath the fastener member; and (e) an outer flap positioned on top of the fastener member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventor: Gloria Blaire