Slide garment for athletic uniforms
OwnerWilliam J. Huntinventor
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Abstract
A slide garment for use in athletic activities and particularly for use by baseball players in which an apron or a separate material flap is secured to the jersey or shirt of the uniform in an area such that the upper edge of the apron will extend above the belt line or waistband of the pants of the uniform when the jersey is tucked within the pants and wherein the apron extends downwardly over the belt or waistband of the uniform and includes fastening elements for securing the lower portion of the apron to the upper portion of the pants to thereby prevent dirt and debris from entering between the pants and the jersey. In one embodiment, a simulated belt or waistband may be provided across the front surface of the apron.
Claims11
In an athletic uniform having a combination jersey and pants wherein the jersey includes a lower tail portion and the pants include a waist portion and wherein the jersey and pants include front portions and spaced side portions, the improvement comprising a fabric flap, said fabric flap having upper and lower edges and a pair of spaced side edges, securing means for continuously sealing substantially the entire upper edge of said fabric flap to the jersey so that said upper edge of said flap is secured in spaced relationship with respect to said lower tail portion of the jersey, said lower edge of said fabric flap being moveable with respect to the front portion of the jersey when said upper edge is secured thereto, said fabric flap being of a length when measured between said upper and lower edges thereof so as to extend over the waist portion of the pants when the uniform is being worn with the lower tail portion of the jersey tucked into the pants, and said fabric flap extending substantially between the side portions of the jersey whereby said fabric flap extends over the waist portion of the pants when the uniform is being worn to thereby prevent material from passing between the jersey and pants.
A protective garment for use with an athletic uniform which includes a jersey and pants wherein the jersey includes a lower tail portion and the pants include a waistband and wherein the jersey and pants include front portions and side portions, the protective garment comprising a fabric flap, said fabric flap having a upper and lower edges and spaced side edges, securing means for continuously sealing the entire upper edge of said fabric flap to the jersey so that said upper edge is in spaced relationship with respect to the lower tail portion of the jersey, said lower edge of said fabric flap being moveable with respect to he front portion o the jersey when said upper edge is secured thereto, said fabric flap being of a length when measured between said upper and lower edges thereof so as to extend over the waist portion of the pants when the uniform is being worn with the lower tail portion of the jersey tucked into the pants, and said fabric flap being of a length between said side edges to extend substantially between the side portions of the jersey and pants whereby when said fabric flap is secured to the jersey it will extend over the waistband of the pants when the uniform is being worn to thereby prevent material from passing between the front portions of the jersey and the pants.
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