Stowable garment system with quick release mechanism
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorJarrett L. Reynolds
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to a stowable garment system that allows for quick deployment and donning of an upper-body garment that is stowed within a pouch located on the front of a belt structure configured to encircle the waist of a wearer. The garment comprises at least a front section and a back section, where a portion of the front section is attached to the pouch. The garment further comprises a first tab extending from a bottom margin at a first side of the back section and a second tab extending from the bottom margin at a second opposite side of the back section. When stowed within the pouch, the tabs extend through one or more openings in the pouch. The wearer may exert tension on the tabs to actuate a quick-release mechanism and enable the garment to be deployed and donned.
Claims20
A stowable garment system comprising:
- a belt structure having a pouch, the pouch comprising:
- a horizontally oriented opening having a first edge, a second edge, a first end, and a second end;
- a slider assembly comprising a first set of slider elements positioned along the first edge of the horizontally oriented opening, a second set of slider elements positioned along the second edge of the horizontally oriented opening, a first slider body, and a second slider body, the first slider body and the second slider body engaged with the first set of slider elements and the second set of slider elements;
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- a pair of releasable fasteners positioned adjacent to the first edge of the horizontally oriented opening;
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- an upper-body garment including a front section, a back section, and a bottom margin, wherein a portion of the front section is attached to the pouch, and wherein the back section includes a first tab extending from the bottom margin and a second tab extending from the bottom margin, each of the first tab and the second tab including a fastener, wherein when the upper-body garment is stowed within the pouch, the fastener on the first tab of the upper-body garment is mated to a first releasable fastener of the pair of releasable fasteners positioned on the pouch and the fastener on the second tab of the upper-body garment is mated to a second releasable fastener of the pair of releasable fasteners positioned on the pouch.
A stowable garment system comprising:
- a belt structure having a pouch, the pouch comprising:
- a horizontally oriented opening having a first edge, a second edge, a first end, and a second end;
- a slider assembly comprising a first set of slider elements positioned along the first edge of the horizontally oriented opening, a second set of slider elements positioned along the second edge of the horizontally oriented opening, a first slider body, and a second slider body, the first slider body and the second slider body engaged with the first set of slider elements and the second set of slider elements;
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- a pair of releasable fasteners positioned adjacent to the first edge of the horizontally oriented opening;
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- an upper-body garment stowed within the pouch, the upper-body garment including a front section, a back section, and a bottom margin, wherein a portion of the front section is attached to the pouch, and wherein the back section includes a first tab extending from the bottom margin and a second tab extending from the bottom margin, each of the first tab and the second tab including a fastener that is complementary to the pair of releasable fasteners positioned on the pouch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.