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US 12,714,929 B2Granted
Securing garment for a shoulder-pad system
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsBryan N. Farris, David Turner
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Abstract
A shoulder-pad system includes various components, including an impact-plate assembly and one or more sub-layers. The shoulder-pad system may be substantially retained in an arrangement or configuration using one or more securing garments. An exemplary securing garment includes an upper-body garment that at least partially wraps over, and attaches to, the impact-plate assembly.
Claims18
An upper-body garment comprising:
- an anterior panel;
- a posterior panel connected to the anterior panel by a pair of shoulder portions, wherein the anterior panel, the posterior panel, and the pair of shoulder portions each includes a respective collar portion forming a perimeter around a neck-receiving opening;
- a collar tab extending from the perimeter radially outward from the neck-receiving opening and coupled to an inward-facing surface of the pair of shoulder portions, wherein the collar tab and the pair of shoulder portions at least partially form an innermost layer of the upper-body garment, and wherein the collar tab comprises a first portion of a releasable fastener that is coupled to an inward-facing surface of the collar tab and configured to releasably mate with a second portion of the releasable fastener on a set of shoulder pads;
- one or more first lateral panels coupled to at least one of the anterior panel, the posterior panel, or a combination thereof and having a first releasable fastener on an outward-facing surface of the garment;
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- one or more second lateral panels coupled to at least one of the anterior panel, the posterior panel, or a combination thereof and having a second releasable fastener.
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An upper-body garment comprising:
- an anterior panel;
- a posterior panel connected to the anterior panel by a pair of shoulder portions, wherein the anterior panel, the posterior panel, and the pair of shoulder portions each includes a respective collar portion forming a perimeter around a neck-receiving opening;
- a first anterior lateral panel and a second anterior lateral panel extending from the anterior panel, the first and second anterior lateral panels each having a first releasable coupling for releasably coupling the first and second anterior lateral panels to one another at an outward-facing surface of the posterior panel;
- a first posterior lateral panel and a second posterior lateral panel extending from the posterior panel, the first posterior lateral panel having a second releasable coupling that releasable couples a more distal portion of the first posterior lateral panel to a more proximal portion of the first posterior lateral panel, the second posterior lateral panel including a third releasable coupling that releasably couples a more distal portion of the second posterior lateral panel to a more proximal portion of the second posterior lateral panel
- a posterior panel extension extending from the posterior panel and away from the respective collar portion of the posterior panel, the posterior panel extension comprising a first portion of a fourth releasable coupling configured to releasably mate with a second portion of the fourth releasable coupling on one or more of the first and second anterior lateral panels;
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- a collar tab extending from the perimeter radially outward from the neck-receiving opening and coupled to an inward-facing surface of the pair of shoulder portions, wherein the collar tab and the pair of shoulder portions at least partially form an innermost layer of the upper-body garment, and wherein the collar tab comprises a first portion of a releasable fastener that is coupled to an inward-facing surface of the collar tab and configured to releasably mate with a second portion of the releasable fastener on a set of shoulder pads.
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An upper-body textile garment comprising:
- an anterior panel;
- a posterior panel connected to the anterior panel by a pair of shoulder portions, wherein the anterior panel, the posterior panel, and the pair of shoulder portions each includes a respective collar portion forming a perimeter around a neck-receiving opening;
- one or more first lateral panels coupled to at least one of the anterior panel, the posterior panel, or a combination thereof and having a first releasable fastener on an outward-facing surface of the garment;
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- one or more second lateral panels coupled to at least one of the anterior panel, the posterior panel, or a combination thereof and having a second releasable fastener
- an anterior-panel extension coupled to the anterior panel and extending away from the respective collar portion of the anterior panel, the anterior-panel extension comprising a garment anchor;
- a collar tab extending from the perimeter radially outward from the neck-receiving opening and coupled to an inward-facing surface of the pair of shoulder portions, wherein the collar tab and the pair of shoulder portions at least partially form an innermost layer of the upper-body garment, and wherein the collar tab comprises a first portion of a releasable fastener that is coupled to an inward-facing surface of the collar tab and configured to releasably mate with a second portion of the releasable fastener on a set of shoulder pads;
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- a posterior panel extension extending from the posterior panel and away from the respective collar portion of the posterior panel, the posterior panel comprising one or more belt-attachment mechanisms and a first portion of a third releasable fastener.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.