Knee Length Patents (Class 2/228)
  • Patent number: 5745917
    Abstract: An aerobic resistance garment for indoor use or warm weather use, includes a shorts section which has elongated resistance elements and which includes shoulder anchoring structure extending upwardly from the waist area of the shorts section for fitting over the user's shoulders. The legs of the shorts terminate above the calves of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventors: Timothy P. Dicker, William T. Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 5724679
    Abstract: A pair of athletic pants is provided having a front panel, a back panel attached to the front panel and a pocket attached to the back panel. The pocket has an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner layer being composed of mesh. In a preferred embodiment, the outer layer is also composed of mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Inventor: Gerald L. Hans
  • Patent number: 5720041
    Abstract: A weightlifting suit including a pair of leg sections terminating in leg openings is provided. The leg openings slope from an inner thigh section located on the inside of the wearer's thigh to an outer thigh section generally located on the outside of the wearer's thigh. The leg sections may taper from upper openings generally encasing the upper portions of the thighs to the leg openings. Hems rolled to the outside of the suit away from the thighs of the wearer may be provided around the leg openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Inventor: John Wayne Inzer
  • Patent number: 5678250
    Abstract: A three-dimensional one-piece male pants pouch for men's pant for providing added comfort and better health for men. The pants pouch design may be used during normal day-to-day routines and during dynamic exercise programs and sports activities. The pouch is designed for use with a variety of different types of pants and eliminates tightness against the male genitals, removes the need for either right or left dress in fitted pants and prevents a tethering of the genitals by a crotch seam in the pants. The one-piece male pants pouch includes a fabric insert sewn into the front of the pants. The pouch fabric can match the fabric of the pants. The fabric insert includes a front and back, a top portion disposed along the belt line of the pants, a first side portion with access for opening and closing the front of the pants, a second side portion and a circular bottom portion. The width of the insert between the first and second side portions is sufficient to cover the male genital area of the wearer of the pants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Inventor: Donal J. Nolan
  • Patent number: 5659898
    Abstract: An elastic body suit constructed of two breathable, durable elastic layers quilted together over a series of flexible weights. The first, inner layer of elastic is lighter than the second, outer layer. Air ports for body cooling and air circulation at the arm pits and the backs of the knees are formed from the inner layer. The flexible weights are constructed of polyurethane and metal blended material made through an extrusion process normally used for making tubing and hoses. The suit can be made with an optional third layer of stretchable material to enhance its appearance, i.e.--spandex or latex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Inventor: Charles Bell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5608915
    Abstract: A combination garment constructed of stretch material including a torso portion to snugly engage and enclose the lower torso of a wearer and at least a portion of the thighs or upper leg portions of a wearer and a pair of leg portions engaging and enclosing the remainder of the legs of a wearer. Coacting connecting structures are provided on the upper end of the leg portions and the lower ends of the portions of the torso portion that engages and encloses the thighs or upper leg portions of a wearer for attaching and detaching the leg portions in relation to the torso portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Inventor: Jeanne E. Libit
  • Patent number: 5606745
    Abstract: A resistance exercise suit for providing a resistance to movement to exercise the wearer's muscles. The resistance exercise suit includes a body suit to which at least one resilient rib is secured for biasing a selected body portion in a preselected position such that when the wearer moves the body portion, he experiences resistance. The resilient rib is tailorable to a particular individual's needs, and specifically, the shape, length, thickness and resistance are alterable properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Inventor: James C. Gray
  • Patent number: 5598586
    Abstract: Athletic shorts with inner and outer layers comprising: an outer shell fabricated of synthetic materials and including an upper region with an open uppermost extent, the upper region having a front section including a vertical slit with coupling devices and an adjustable strap, the lower region of the outer shell including two legs formed in a generally cylindrical configuration with an open lowermost extent having a perimeter and a front section, each front section including an adjustable strap positioned adjacent to the perimeter; and an inner sports brief fabricated of synthetic materials and positioned inside the outer shell, the sports brief being smaller than and having the same shape as the outer shell, the sports brief having an uppermost extent affixed to the uppermost extent of the outer shell, the sports brief having a lower section comprising two legs, each leg having an open lowermost extent with a perimeter including a elastic strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Inventor: Deon C. Munjone
  • Patent number: 5581815
    Abstract: A garment for the purpose of attaching and displaying information panels, such as a competitor's racing bib. One or more flexible flap members are permanently attached to the garment. Each distal end of the flexible flaps has a means of fastening, such as a snap fastener. Complementary means of fastening are permanently attached either to the garment, or to the proximal portion of the flexible flap. When the information panel is held in position, the complementary fasteners are coupled to secure the information panel. The garment may be worn without the information panels, as some information panels may be of a very temporary basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Inventor: Gerald L. Hans
  • Patent number: 5561865
    Abstract: A storage pouch is formed integrally with an outerwear garment such as a pair of shorts, such as by sewing a semi-circular piece of fabric on a front or back, interior or exterior surface of the outerwear garment. For storage pouches formed on an exterior surface of the outerwear garment, a slit is provided in the storage pouch and the slit is closed off by a zipper or a hook-and-loop type fastening device. For storage pouches formed on an interior surface of the outerwear garment, a slit is provided in the outerwear garment itself, and the slit is closed off by a zipper or a hook-and-loop type fastening device. The storage pouch can be formed of the same material (e.g., color, pattern, fabric) as the outerwear garment, thereby substantially camouflaging the storage pouch. The zipper can be covered by a flap of material extending from above the slit, to more fully camouflage the existence of the storage pouch. The storage pouch may have a V-shaped bottom, or may have a box-type bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Personal Best, Inc.
    Inventor: Jill K. Fjelstul
  • Patent number: 5551091
    Abstract: Trousers with integral seating components comprising short trousers having an upper end formed as a loop for the receipt of a wearer's torso, a lower end formed as a pair of small loops for the receipt of a wearer's legs above the knee and with legs formed therebetween; an arcuate inseam coupling the legs at their upper extent and the upper portion of the trouser, an enlarged opening in the front area of the trousers immediately above the inseam and immediately above the upper edge and extending laterally from the majority of the front area thereof; the trousers being fabricated of a flexible compressed foam, such as styrofoam or foam rubber, with a layer of waterproof material therearound internally and externally and an insulating fiber mat between the external layer internally and the foam material; and a plurality of strips of flexible plastic inserts in the form of parallelograms interior of the compressed foam on the rear face of each leg and extending upwardly to a lower extent of the upper portion of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Inventor: Rick J. Tyndall
  • Patent number: 5551082
    Abstract: An athletic garment designed to protect the wearer from injury during athletic activity such as in-line roller skating, skiing, volleyball, mountain biking, basketball, hockey, field hockey, ice skating or gymnastics. The invention uses strategically placed and rib-shaped gel, air or elastic foam padding to protect the wearer from the impact and abrasion of a fall caused by such activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Crash Pads, Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Stewart, Sheila C. Lehner
  • Patent number: 5539926
    Abstract: Trousers specifically designed for the wearer engaged in strenuous, albeit casual and informal, athletic activity. The trousers have padding to protect the thighs, knees, buttocks, and genital areas. The abdominal and upper back portions of the trousers are made as one whole piece tightly secured in the front by a vertical fly containing a vertical row of buttons. Beneath the front row of buttons the trousers have a pouch fly with a two-way zipper along three sides permitting the wearer to open and close the pouch fly from either side, and to open the fly outward. The abdominal, upper back and fly segments of the trousers have soft-lined padding, thereby providing comfort and protection. The hip seam arches over the wearer's hip joints thereby causing the trousers to collapse and crease where it would naturally do so when sitting or bending, forming a V-like pattern. The pouch fly top cross seam also forms a natural horizontal crease thereby forming a triangle pattern in the trouser crotch area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Inventor: Phillip J. Mantos
  • Patent number: 5539927
    Abstract: A unitary hockey garment (10) having an outerwear pair of shorts (12) for wearing about a lower trunk area of a wearer having at least one leg portion (14) for wearing about at least an upper portion of a wearer's leg. The leg portion (14) defines an opening (16) wherein the leg of the wearer projects with at least one outerwear legging member (18) adapted to be worn snugly about the leg of the wearer. The legging member (18) being tighter fitting than the fit of the pair of shorts (12) about the lower trunk area of the wearer and is substantially tubular in construction and defines another opening (20) to permit the leg of the wearer to project through. Securement of the legging member (18) to the outerwear pair of shorts (12) is positioned within the leg portion (14) of the outerwear pair of shorts (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Inventor: John Holubec
  • Patent number: 5465428
    Abstract: An elasticized garment intended to provide exercise to the upper legs, hips, buttocks and abdominal muscles of a wearer, the garment being generally in an inverted, U-shaped configuration. An upper portion of the elasticized garment is intended to be attached to a rear waist portion of the wearer, to which upper portion, the upper ends of a pair of elongate, elasticized descending members are firmly attached. The lower end of each of the elasticized descending members has an attachment arrangement permitting attachment on the rear side of an upper leg portion of the wearer, with these elasticized descending members thus serving to resist to a desirable degree, the wearer's forward leg motion. I preferably utilize a pair of thigh-encircling members, to which the lower ends of the elasticized descending members may readily and removably attach. In this way, the wearer can derive a desired amount of exercise during walking or running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Inventor: Michael S. Earl
  • Patent number: 5421032
    Abstract: A bathing suit includes a pocket, a waterproof pouch disposed in the pocket and a tether having a first end attached to the suit and a second end attached to the waterproof pouch. The tether is flexible and of sufficient length such that the waterproof pouch can be removed from the pocket for inserting therein items for safekeeping. The pouch is made of pliable waterproof material and has a sealable opening such that, when sealed, liquids may not enter. Preferred embodiment, the pocket is constructed such that the tether can be anchored to the suite's waistband. Preferably, also, the pocket is constructed such that the tether is concealed entirely within the pocket during storage of the pouch. With use of a rear pocket, the tether is sufficiently long such that the pouch can be removed from the rear pocket and held to the front of a wearer for inserting therein items for safekeeping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Inventor: Edward D. Murphy
  • Patent number: 5390376
    Abstract: A breathable garment having an inner panel in the crotch area made of an open knit material formed of hydrophobic fiber having a large surface area and longitudinally extending channels which transports or "wicks" moisture away from the body, thereby helping to keep intimate areas drier, cooler, and more comfortable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Gilda Marx Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gilda G. Marx, Robert S. Marx
  • Patent number: 5357637
    Abstract: The invention is to a elastic band attachable above the knees of the wearer to the sides of pants being worn. The elastic band has attachment devices secured to the elastic band which are fastened to attachment devices on the pants. As the wearer walks or cycles, the elastic band helps tone the leg muscles and provide a form of aerobic exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Inventor: Derrick F. Moore
  • Patent number: 5315716
    Abstract: Easily removable and donnable pants. The pants employ a releasable seam along the outside of each leg and a plurality of separate hook and loop fastener segments distributed along the seam for closing the seam. The lowest fastener, at the bottom of the pant leg, offers less resistance than those above it. The highest fastener, at the waist of the pants, offers more resistance than those below it. The lowest and highest fasteners comprise tabs, to permit adjustment of the waist and ankles of the pants to the size of the wearer, while those in between preferably are wave shaped. Preferably, the waist and ankle are provided with elastic material to make those portions of the pants adjustable and snug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Inventor: Gregory H. Baum
  • Patent number: 5303424
    Abstract: A boxer-type swim suit for a water skier in which the suit has at least one rear panel, a liner attached thereto along a waistband, a band attached to the rear panel and an elongated strip having its upper edge joined to the rear panel and its lower edge joined to the liner. The elongated strip and band define opposing sides of a vent which extends across substantially the entire width of the rear portion of the swim suit. The vent allows first water and then air to escape which would otherwise be trapped below the waistband of a water skier's swim suit. Both the strip and band are disposed generally parallel to an edge of the waistband and proximate thereto and are joined to each other along a plurality of junctures situated between the ends of the band. Disposed generally perpendicularly to the waistband, contiguous pairs of these junctures are spaced sufficiently apart from each other to allow either water or air to flow substantially unimpeded through the vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Inventor: Hendrick L. Cromartie
  • Patent number: 5282277
    Abstract: A body cover, or clothing, for athletes is disclosed. The body cover is comprised of a first material portion adapted to be placed over the anterior portion of the body of the athletes. The first material portion is comprised of a plurality of longitudinal, attached panels of "NEOPRENE" having a thickness of preferably from about 1 to 3 millimeters. The first material portion is waterproofed, provides insulation and wind protection, and is adapted to hold liquid against the anterior portion of the athlete's body such that the liquid absorbs body thermal energy. A second material portion adapted to be placed over the posterior portion of the body of the athlete is comprised of a plurality of longitudinal, attached panels of "LYCRA". The second material portion allows evaporation of liquid on the posterior portion of the body of the athlete and radiation of thermal energy therethrough. Third material portions attach the first material portion and the second material portion to form the body covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Inventor: Shoji Onozawa
  • Patent number: 5271101
    Abstract: Cycling shorts which provide a correct anatomical fit are disclosed. The shorts include a padded seat liner having a plurality of embossed break lines which are specifically positioned such that the liner conforms to the anatomical profile of a cyclist positioned in a riding position on a bicycle. A preferred embodiment of the seat liner has longitudinal, oblique and generally transverse arcuate break lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel Speth, Peter Kallen, Chris Helmsworth
  • Patent number: 5267928
    Abstract: A device is disclosed which includes a short pant with both a drawstring and cinches designed to cinch the leg portions tightly. Hook and pile fastening halves are disposed at various areas in the front and back of the pant and two elongated straps having hook and pile fastening halves on their ends are attached at one end to side seams of the pant. Through manipulation of these straps as well as auxiliary straps forming a part of the present invention, the user may provide proper support for their musculature to facilitate rehabilitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: Brace International
    Inventors: Raymond J. Barile, Thomas M. Sawa
  • Patent number: 5210877
    Abstract: Outerwear for bicyclists which substantially protects the rider from cuts and abrasions in the event of a fall or crash, particularly of bicycle racers. The outerwear is constructed with protective fabric panels containing abrasion and cut resistant high performance fibers or yarn, such as ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. The fibers or yarn are woven, knitted, or knit-woven with conventional man made or natural fibers or yarn so that they are evenly distributed through the protective panels. The protective panels are structural components of the garment and are sewn or otherwise attached to panels or sections of conventional textile to complete the garment. The upper outerwear defines a pair of arm openings, a waist opening, and a neck opening. Protective panels on and upper outerwear are placed to protect the shoulders, outer arms, and upper back of the wearing. The lower outerwear defines a waist opening and a pair of leg openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Inventor: Howard J. Newman
  • Patent number: 5204995
    Abstract: A pair of reversible pants with a reversible front pocket arrangement and/or a reversible button fly arrangement is disclosed. The reversible pocket arrangement includes a pocket slot defined in the pants corresponding to a desired upper edge of each pocket, and a pocket flap corresponding to each pocket. The flap is attached to the pants and can extend down through the corresponding pocket slot so as to contact either surface of the pants. The flap has a first surface and an opposing second surface, with a first pouch formed on the flap first surface and a second pouch formed on the flap second surface. The reversible fly arrangement includes a first fly panel and a second fly panel, each having buttonholes that align when the two panels overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: Creative Garments, Inc.
    Inventor: Dawn P. Knapp
  • Patent number: 5201074
    Abstract: An exercise suit which has a pair of stretchable pants (20) and a pull-over top (44) with a lower-body reinforcing segment (38) attached, in the middle only, to the pants and an upper-body reinforcing collar (54) attached, in the middle only, to the top. A leg band (58) encircles the legs (24), and side bands (58) are affixed to the reinforcing collar. The leg bands (42) grip the wearer's feet, creating a continuous loop from the waist to the feet. Hook-and-loop tapes (40) allow the reinforcing segment (38) to be adjusted in tension around the wearer's waist and similarly adjustable knee pads (32) cover the knees in the pants legs (24). The resilience of the suit and the looped bands create a resistance to movement which provides exercise to the wearer's muscles during physical activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Inventor: Timothy P. Dicker
  • Patent number: 5191659
    Abstract: An orthopedic pant garment consisting of identical front and rear panels wherein the outer edges of at least one of the garment leg portions is releasably interconnected by fasteners, preferably of the hook and loop type. The fasteners are spaced from each other to provide medical apparatus access to the wearer's leg or hip and as the entire vertical length of a leg portion may be opened at its outer edge by releasing the fasteners, full access to the leg is possible while preserving the patient's modesty and dignity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Inventor: Darlene F. Backus
  • Patent number: 5182815
    Abstract: Athletic pants comprising in combination a plurality of basic panels extending from an upper edge at the front of the wearer's waistline, downwardly around the wearer's crotch, then upwardly to the back of the wearer's waistline and stitched together from the front waistline to the rear waistline, the basic panels being fabricated of a knit fabrication from extensible yarn; an elastic waistband coupled to the upper edge of the basic panels; a pair of support panels located interior of the basic panels and stitched thereto, the base panels being constructed of a knit fabric from extensible yarn and with the support panels also being constructed of a knit fabric from an extensible yarn with the mesh of the support panels being of a greater elasticity than that of the basic panels; and a pair of pocket panels stitched over the sides of the base panels in an inverted U-shape configuration and with an extensible lower edge having an elastomeric hem at its lower edge thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Inventor: Margaret B. Young
  • Patent number: 5152014
    Abstract: Women's body wear is provided with a panel in the crotch area which is formed of open or loosely knit material formed using threads made up of a bundle of hydrophobic fibers having a large surface area and longitudinally extending channels to provide drier, more comfortable and "breathable" body wear. The body wear garment may be provided with an open knit exterior panel generally coextensive with the inner panel, and of the same color as the remainder of the body wear garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Gilda Marx Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gilda G. Marx, Robert S. Marx
  • Patent number: 5144694
    Abstract: Exercise or physical therapy apparel including a vest, pants, spine strap, belt, wrist bands, ankle bands and weight packets. The vest and the pants are each provided with structure for holding at least one weight packet. The weight packets include plural rows and plural columns of weight members adjacent a layer of padding inside of a cloth pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Explore Incorporated
    Inventors: Emilie Conrad Da oud, Eleanor Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 5136727
    Abstract: An athletic garment for covering a wearers pelvic region and at least a portion of the wearer's legs includes a ventilating portion, for covering the wearer's pelvic region and allowing rapid heat transfer from the wearer's pelvic region, and a pair of form fitting resilient tubular portions, for covering at least a portion of each of the wearer's legs, for providing resilient support for the covered leg portions and for insulating the covered leg portions to slow heat transfer from the covered leg portions. The garment may also include an outer shell for covering the ventilating portion of the garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Inventor: Gregory J. Brisco
  • Patent number: 5103505
    Abstract: Comfort pants having cushioned buttocks portions. The pants comprise a pair of boxer-like shorts having a rear, reinforced panel including a pair of pads which are disposed on either side of a center line of the rear panel at locations thereon corresponding to those portions of a wearer's buttocks which come into contact when the wearer is seated on a flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Inventor: Margaret A. Llorens
  • Patent number: 5052058
    Abstract: Reference is made to shorts or little skirt with an integral inner slip in which the shorts or little skirt on the one side, and the inner slip on the other side, are knitted together as one piece along their waistbands. A double layer knitting manufacturing process is described according to which the shorts or little skirt on the one side, and the inner slip on the other side, are knitted together in paralled rows along a common waistband running perpendicularly to their body axes, and pairs of shorts/skirts and inner slips are knitted continuously to subsequent pairs along common doubled seamed separating zones. Individual pairs of shorts/inner slips are then separated from the next pair and each pair is then subsequently folded into itself along a flexible transition point located in the waistband. According to the invention, the products are used to hold absorbant insert pads for use by incontinent adults.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Inventor: Klaus Mueller
  • Patent number: 5010596
    Abstract: A garment is provided for improving physical conditioning. The garment is formed with shorts having thigh encasing leg sections extending downwardly from a waist to surround and resiliently conform to the thighs of a wearer. A plurality of pouches are defined in each of the thigh encasing leg sections and are spaced laterally apart about the front, rear and outer thigh areas of the leg sections. A plurality of solid plastic encased lead weights are deployed and gripped within at least selected ones of the pouches. The leg sections are preferable secured about the legs of the wearer above the knees by adjustable belts located in hems at the lower extremities of the leg sections. The conforming nature of the garment and the way in which the weights are snugly gripped in the pockets ensures that the weights do not move relative to the wearer's skin, and do not bobble or shift as the wearer runs or engages in other physical conditioning activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Inventors: Darryl L. Brown, Terence Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 4961233
    Abstract: The chamois of cycling pants is a single piece of fabric material free of seams and heat-formed to impart a generally form-fitting shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Assignee: Cannondale Corporation
    Inventor: Graham Black
  • Patent number: 4945571
    Abstract: Clothing items including at least one sewn-in liquid cushioned bladder conforming to one or more pressure points experiencing friction or repeated shocks. Distributed through vents and sealed islands define one or more endless channelways to facilitate moisture transfer and assure even liquid distribution with body movement. Associated vented, wicking coverings transfer perspiration away from the bladder and wearer. Preferred embodiments include pantswear, gloves and an improved bladder containing seat cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: In Motion, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathaniel Calvert
  • Patent number: 4894867
    Abstract: A bifurcated trunk with thigh length leg portions, each terminating in a lower extremity, has closure structure to tighten the lower extremity. The closure structure can include a slit extending upwardly from the lower extremity and defining first and second sides of the leg portions on respective sides of the slit. Structure is provided for fastening one of the sides of each leg portion to the other. The fastening structure is preferably cooperating hook and pile surfaces, one on each side of the leg portions. The closure structure of the invention is also useful on other types of garments. Padding is provided in the rump area to protect the buttocks against scrapping and bruising. The padding preferably extends a distance into the leg portions where it is influenced by the closure structure so as to retain the flexible padding in a protective position protecting the buttocks and thighs of the wearer even during strenuous sports activity, particularly sliding into bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Assignee: Soft Short, Inc.
    Inventors: Darryl J. Ceravolo, Joseph J. Ceravolo
  • Patent number: 4850056
    Abstract: A pair of athletic pants comprising a body portion including a waistband and a seat, and two legs depending from the body portion, wherein the seat comprises a plurality of panels shaped and assembled so that when a wearer of the pants assumes a crouched position the pants are adapted to closely conform to the buttocks of the wearer with the panels in a substantially unstressed condition. The seat comprises a center panel extending from the waist band to at least the crotch, and tapering from the waistband to the crotch. Two seat panels adapted to extend over the buttocks of the wearer are joined along their respective inside edges to the center panel. A leg panel extends downwardly from each seat panel and is adapted to cover at least a portion of the wearer's leg. The seat protrudes at the junction of the seat and leg panels to accommodate the buttocks of the wearer in a crouched position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Figgie International, inc.
    Inventors: James D. Gardner, Hal D. Mitchell, Paul F. Stickley, Alvin E. Taylor, Edward J. Wilson
  • Patent number: 4843654
    Abstract: Cold weather riding pants are disclosed and are formed of a basic pants structure of a composite of an outer fabric, an intermediate layer of thermal insulation and an inner lining inside of the riding pants. A biaxially stretchable elastic insert is positioned along the outside side of each leg pant as well as in the upper portion of the seat of the pants. A frictional material insert is secured along the inside side of each leg pant together with an adjustable stirrup along the bottom of each leg pant. A pant leg zipper and/or an adjustable strap for gathering the lower portion of each leg pant is used to provide lower pant leg opening adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Inventor: Marilou March
  • Patent number: 4805243
    Abstract: A pants garment having a pad retention member and liner sewn in place within the crotch and lower seat portion of the garment. Lines of stitching define rear and frontal pockets within which are retained resilient pads which cushion muscle and tissue of the anatomy subjacent the pelvis. Unstitched segments of the main member and liner provide openings for insertion and removal of the pads which may be of selected thicknesses to provide the desired amount of cushioning. Paired rear pads cushion the ischium of the pelvis while a forward pad cushions the pubic structure of the pelvis. Unfolding of the pads subsequent to pocket insertion contributes toward pad retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Inventors: John C. Gibbens, Arlene Haislip
  • Patent number: RE34573
    Abstract: Clothing items including at least one sewn-in liquid cushioned bladder conforming to one or more pressure points experiencing friction or repeated shocks. Distributed through vents and sealed islands define one or more endless channelways to facilitate moisture transfer and assure even liquid distribution with body movement. Associated vented, wicking coverings transfer perspiration away from the bladder and wearer. Preferred embodiments include pantswear, gloves and an improved bladder containing seat cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: InMotion, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathaniel Calvert