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US 11,992,074 B2Granted
Motorcycle shirt or speed-boat shirt with hold-down attachment device and kit therefor
AssigneeAmerican Brands, Inc.
InventorsGregory John Wenkman, William S. Wenkman
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Abstract
A hold-down attachment device attachable to the inside of a shirt and configured to reversibly attach to a wearer's pants or belt to retain the shirt in the proper position on a wearer's body.
Claims16
A shirt comprising:
- a shirt hold-down device permanently or releasably attached thereto, the shirt hold-down device comprising:
- a tether having a first end and a second end;
- and
- first and second fasteners attached to the tether at a distance apart, wherein the first fastener is attached proximate to the first end of the tether and the second fastener is attached proximate to the second end of the tether;
- wherein the first fastener is dimensioned and configured to attach to an inside surface of the shirt permanently or releasably;
- and
- wherein the second fastener is dimensioned and configured to attach to a wearer's pants or a wearer's belt releasably;
- and
- wherein the first fastener or the second fastener or both the first and second fasteners are movably attached to the tether such that the distance between the first and second fasteners along the tether can be varied;
- and
- wherein the first fastener comprises a heat-activated patch having a button hanger attached thereto permanently affixed to the inside surface of the shirt and a corresponding loop or aperture defined in the first end of the tether and dimensioned and configured to releasably attach to the button hanger.
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A shirt comprising:
- a shirt hold-down device permanently attached thereto, the shirt hold-down device comprising:
- a tether having a first end and a second end;
- and
- first and second fasteners attached to the tether at a distance apart, wherein the first fastener is attached proximate to the first end of the tether and the second fastener is attached proximate to the second end of the tether;
- wherein the first fastener is permanently attached to an inside surface of the shirt;
- and
- wherein the second fastener is dimensioned and configured to attach to a wearer's pants or a wearer's belt releasably;
- and
- wherein the second fastener is movably attached to the tether such that the distance between the first and second fasteners along the tether can be varied;
- and
- wherein the second fastener is a hook dimensioned and configured to releasably attach to a belt and having two apertures passing therethrough, wherein the tether passes through the two apertures, and further comprising a stop slidably attached proximate to the second end of the tether and dimensioned and configured to prevent the tether from being withdrawn from the two apertures in the hook.
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A shirt hold-down device, the shirt hold-down device comprising:
- a tether having a first end and a second end;
- and
- first and second fasteners attached to the tether at a distance apart, wherein the first fastener is attached proximate to the first end of the tether and the second fastener is attached proximate to the second end of the tether;
- wherein the first fastener is dimensioned and configured to attach to an inside surface of the shirt permanently or releasably;
- wherein the second fastener is dimensioned and configured to attach to a wearer's pants or a wearer's belt releasably;
- wherein the first fastener or the second fastener or both the first and second fasteners are movably attached to the tether such that the distance between the first and second fasteners along the tether can be varied;
- and
- wherein the second fastener is a hook dimensioned and configured to releasably attach to a belt and having two apertures passing therethrough, wherein the tether passes through the two apertures, and further comprising a stop slidably attached proximate to the second end of the tether and dimensioned and configured to prevent the tether from being withdrawn from the two apertures in the hook.
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