US 12,557,859 B2Granted

Fashionable high-visibility safety apparel

OwnerJeffrey Garre Barkshire, Thomas John Erdmanninventors

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Abstract

A safety garment includes a fluorescent material that forms at least a torso of the safety garment; a first design on the fluorescent material; a first reflective material band that at least partially overlays the first design, the first reflective material band encircles the torso; a second reflective material band that extends from the first reflective material band on a front of the safety garment to the first reflective material band on a back of the safety garment, wherein the second reflective material band extends over a first shoulder of the safety garment; and a third reflective material band that extends from the first reflective material band on the front of the safety garment to the first reflective material band on the back of the safety garment, wherein the third reflective material band extends over a second shoulder of the safety garment.

Claims22

Dependent claims

A long-sleeved hoodie safety garment, comprising:

a first material that forms at least a pull-over torso of the safety garment;
a first design on the first material, wherein the first design is at least partially comprised of a second material different than the first material, wherein the first design is at least partially comprised of a flag pattern;
a first reflective material band that at least partially overlays the first design, wherein the first reflective material band encircles the torso;
a second reflective material band that extends from the first reflective material band on a front of the safety garment to the first reflective material band on a back of the safety garment, wherein the second reflective material band extends over a first shoulder of the safety garment;
a third reflective material band that extends from the first reflective material band on the front of the safety garment to the first reflective material band on the back of the safety garment, wherein the third reflective material band extends over a second shoulder of the safety garment;
a first long sleeve that extends from the torso, wherein the first design at least partially extends onto the first long sleeve;
a second long sleeve that extends from the torso, wherein the first design at least partially extends onto the second long sleeve;
a first side panel that interconnects the front and the back of the safety garment adjacent to the first long sleeve, wherein the first side panel is made of a material different than the first material;
a second side panel that interconnects the front and the back of the safety garment adjacent to the second long sleeve, wherein the second side panel is made of a material different than the first material;
a first sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve, wherein the first sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve is generally in-line with the first reflective material band when the first long sleeve is parallel to the torso;
a first sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve, wherein the first sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve is generally in-line with the first reflective material band when the second long sleeve is parallel to the torso;
a second sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve between a cuff area of the first long sleeve and the first sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve;
and
a second sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve between a cuff area of the second long sleeve and the first sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve;
wherein at least one of the reflective material bands is a contiguous, continuous, monolithic element.

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A long-sleeved hoodie safety garment, comprising:

a first material that forms at least a pull-over torso of the safety garment;
a first design on the first material, wherein the first design is at least partially comprised of a second material different than the first material, wherein the first design is at least partially comprised of a flag pattern;
a first reflective material band that at least partially overlays the first design, wherein the first reflective material band encircles the torso, wherein the first reflective material band is a contiguous, continuous, monolithic element about 2 inches in width;
a second reflective material band that extends from the first reflective material band on a front of the safety garment to the first reflective material band on a back of the safety garment, wherein the second reflective material band extends over a first shoulder of the safety garment, wherein the second reflective material band is a contiguous, continuous, monolithic element about 2 inches in width;
a third reflective material band that extends from the first reflective material band on the front of the safety garment to the first reflective material band on the back of the safety garment, wherein the third reflective material band extends over a second shoulder of the safety garment, wherein the third reflective material band is a contiguous, continuous, monolithic element about 2 inches in width;
a first long sleeve that extends from the torso, wherein the first design at least partially extends onto the first long sleeve;
a second long sleeve that extends from the torso, wherein the first design at least partially extends onto the second long sleeve;
a first side panel that interconnects the front and the back of the safety garment adjacent to the first sleeve, wherein the first side panel is made of a material different than the first material;
a second side panel that interconnects the front and the back of the safety garment adjacent to the second sleeve, wherein the second side panel is made of a material different than the first material;
a first side design on the first side panel, wherein the first side design is different than the first design;
a second side design on the second side panel, wherein the second side design is different than the first design;
a first sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve, wherein the first sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve is generally in-line with the first reflective material band when the first long sleeve is parallel to the torso, wherein the first sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve is a contiguous, continuous, monolithic element about 2 inches in width;
a first sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve, wherein the first sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve is generally in-line with the first reflective material band when the second long sleeve is parallel to the torso, wherein the first sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve is a contiguous, continuous, monolithic element about 2 inches in width;
a second sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve between a cuff area of the first long sleeve and the first sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve, wherein the second sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve is a contiguous, continuous, monolithic element about 2 inches in width;
and
a second sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve between a cuff area of the second long sleeve and the first sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve, wherein the second sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve is a contiguous, continuous, monolithic element about 2 inches in width.

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A long-sleeved hoodie safety garment, comprising:

a first material that forms at least a pull-over torso of the safety garment;
a first design on the first material, wherein the first design is at least partially comprised of a second material different than the first material, wherein the first design is at least partially comprised of a flag pattern;
a first reflective material band that at least partially overlays the first design, wherein the first reflective material band encircles the torso, wherein the first reflective material band is about 2 inches in width;
a second reflective material band that extends from the first reflective material band on a front of the safety garment to the first reflective material band on a back of the safety garment, wherein the second reflective material band extends over a first shoulder of the safety garment, wherein the second reflective material band is 2 inches in width;
a third reflective material band that extends from the first reflective material band on the front of the safety garment to the first reflective material band on the back of the safety garment, wherein the third reflective material band extends over a second shoulder of the safety garment, wherein the third reflective material band is about 2 inches in width;
a first long sleeve that extends from the torso, wherein the first design at least partially extends onto the first long sleeve;
a second long sleeve that extends from the torso, wherein the first design at least partially extends onto the second long sleeve;
a first side panel that interconnects the front and the back of the safety garment adjacent to the first sleeve, wherein the first side panel is made of a material different than the first material;
a second side panel that interconnects the front and the back of the safety garment adjacent to the second sleeve, wherein the second side panel is made of a material different than the first material;
a first side design on the first side panel, wherein the first side design is different than the first design;
a second side design on the second side panel, wherein the second side design is different than the first design;
a first sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve, wherein the first sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve is generally in-line with the first reflective material band when the first long sleeve is parallel to the torso, wherein the first sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve is about 2 inches in width;
a first sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve, wherein the first sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve is generally in-line with the first reflective material band when the second long sleeve is parallel to the torso, wherein the first sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve is about 2 inches in width;
a second sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve between a cuff area of the first long sleeve and the first sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve, wherein the second sleeve reflective material band on the first long sleeve is about 2 inches in width;
and
a second sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve between a cuff area of the second long sleeve and the first sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve, wherein the second sleeve reflective material band on the second long sleeve is about 2 inches in width;
and
wherein at least one of the reflective material bands is a contiguous, continuous, monolithic element.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/404,739Filed 4 Jan 2024 · continuation in part
Priority: 18 Jun 2015
Published: US 2024/0138499 A12 May 2024
Granted: 24 Feb 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A41D 13/01
Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches: with reflective or…
A41D 1/04
Garments: vests, jerseys, sweaters or the like
A41D 27/085
Trimmings; Ornaments: luminous ornaments
A41D 2200/20
Components of garments: hoods

Family

Application62/181,504Us provisional application · filed 18 Jun 2015
Application15/187,645Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 20 Jun 2016
US 2024/0138499 A1Pre-grant publication · published 2 May 2024
US 11,925,219 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2016/0366954 A1Published application
US 12,557,859 B2This patent

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