US 5,588,154 A · Uniform with optionally concealed/deployed visual panels for display about a 360 degree periphery

Abstract

A uniform comprising a shirt and trousers. The shirt has a back body section and split front body sections which cooperate with a yoke that extends across the shoulders from arm to arm and over the shoulders and about the collar between the back body section and front body sections. The front body sections have breast pockets, the tops of which are open and overlapped by free edges of the yoke. An inverted pocket at the back section has a bottom opening defined between the back body section and a free edge of the yoke. Display panels are detachably secured within the shirt pockets such that they can be concealed in or extended from the pockets. The trousers have a pair of side patch pockets. Display panels are detachably secured within the patch pockets such that they can be concealed in or extended from the pockets. When the display panels of both the shirt and trousers are extended, they are available for viewing about a substantially 360-degree periphery. Optionally, the display panels are retroreflective. Optionally, the trousers have a removable, wind resistant lining.

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Dependent claims

A uniform for a human wearer, said uniform comprising matching shirt and trouser constructions:

(a) said shirt construction including a back body section, right and left front body sections, pairs of arms and sleeves, a collar, and a selectively secured, selectively free yoke that extends across said wearer's shoulders from arm to arm and over said shoulders and about said collar between said back body section and said front body sections;
(b) said front body sections having breast pockets, said breast pockets having tops that are open and overlapped by free edges of said yoke;
(c) an inverted pocket at said back body section, with a bottom opening defined between said back body section and a free edge of said yoke;
(d) shirt display panels detachably secured within said breast pockets and said inverted pocket, said shirt display panels being adapted to be confined within said breast pockets and said inverted pocket out of sight or extended outwardly from said breast pockets and said inverted pocket for viewing;
(e) said trouser construction including a riser, a pair of legs, slant side pockets in said riser and side patch pockets under said slant side pockets at the sides of said legs;
(f) trouser display panels detachably secured within said side patch pockets, said trouser display panels being adapted to be confined within said side patch pockets out of sight or extended outwardly from said side patch pockets for viewing;
and
(g) whereby, when all of said display panels of said breast pockets, said inverted pocket and said side patch pockets are deployed, the summation of said panels are available for viewing substantially throughout a 360-degree periphery about said wearer.

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A uniform for a human wearer, said uniform comprising matching shirt and trouser constructions:

(a) said shirt construction including a back body section, right and left front body sections, pairs of arms and sleeves, a collar, and a selectively secured, selectively free yoke that extends across said wearer's shoulders from arm to arm and over said shoulders and about said collar between said back body section and said front body sections;
(b) said front body sections having breast pockets, said breast pockets having tops that are open and overlapped by free edges of said yoke;
(c) an inverted pocket at said back body section, with a bottom opening defined between said back body section and a free edge of said yoke;
(d) shirt display panels detachably secured within said breast pockets and said inverted pocket, said shirt display panels being adapted to be concealed within said breast pockets and said inverted pocket out of sight or extended outwardly from said breast pockets and said inverted pocket for viewing;
(e) said trouser construction including a riser, a pair of legs, slant side pockets in said riser and side patch pockets under said slant side pockets at the sides of said legs;
(f) trouser display panels detachably secured within said side patch pockets, said trouser display panels being adapted to be concealed within said side patch pockets out of sight or extended outwardly from said side patch pockets for viewing;
(g) whereby, when said display panels of said breast pockets, said inverted pocket and said side patch pockets are deployed, said panels are available for viewing substantially throughout a 360-degree periphery about said wearer;
(h) each of said breast pockets and said side patch pockets being defined by a body section and a patch section, a pair of microcatch elements being affixed to opposed faces of said patch section and complementary microcatch elements being affixed to said panel and said body section associated therewith;
and
(i) said inverted pocket being defined by a body section and a yoke section, a pair of microcatch elements being affixed to the same face of said body section, and a pair of complementary microcatch elements being affixed to said panel and said yoke.

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A uniform for a human wearer, said uniform comprising matching shirt and trouser constructions:

(a) said shirt construction including a back body section, right and left front body sections, pairs of arms and sleeves, a collar, and a yoke having selectively secured, selectively free lower edges, said yoke extending across said wearer's shoulders from arm to arm and over said shoulders and about said collar between said back body section and said front body sections;
(b) said front body sections having breast pockets, said breast pockets having tops that are open and overlapped by free lower edges of said yoke;
(c) an inverted pocket at said back body section, with a bottom opening defined between said back body section and a free lower edge of said yoke;
(d) retroreflective shirt display panels detachably secured within said breast pockets and said inverted pocket, said shirt display panels being adapted to be concealed within said breast pockets and said inverted pocket or extended outwardly from said breast pockets and said inverted pocket;
(e) said trouser construction including a shell having a riser, a pair of legs, slant side pockets in said riser and side patch pockets under said slant side pockets at the sides of said legs;
(f) retroreflective trouser display panels detachably secured within said side patch pockets, said trouser display panels being adapted to be concealed within said side patch pockets or extended outwardly from said side patch pockets;
(g) each of said breast pockets and said side patch pockets being defined by a body section and a patch section, a pair of microcatch elements being affixed to opposed faces of said patch section and complementary microcatch elements associated therewith to secure each of said breast pockets and said side patch pockets;
(h) said inverted pocket being defined by a body section and a yoke section, a pair of microcatch elements being affixed to the same face of said body section, and complementary microcatch elements associated therewith to secure said inverted pocket;
(i) whereby when said breast pockets, said inverted pocket, and said side patch pockets are deployed, said display panels present retroreflectively substantially throughout a 360-degree periphery about said wearer;
(j) said trouser construction having a waist band and a rib enveloping said riser;
(k) said waist band having a stretchable flank sewn to said shell and a skirt;
(l) spaced buttons about said skirt between said skirt and said shell;
and
(m) a liner having button holes at the waist thereof for receiving said buttons.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Uniform with optionally concealed/deployed visual panels for display about a 360 degree periphery

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Uniform with optionally concealed/deployed visual panels for display about a 360 degree periphery

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Abstract

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