Athletic garment and equipment system
AssigneeLiberty Fabrics
InventorsMark J. Lazarus, Stephen L. Tacy
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Abstract
An athletic garment and equipment system according to the present invention includes an athletic garment having at least one section of knitted elastomeric raised loop fabric of a preferred design. The system also includes an athletic pad, pad assembly or other athletic equipment including at least one male hook substrate piece. The section of elastomeric raised loop fabric may be stretched and fixed to the male hood substrate piece to secure the garment to the athletic pad.
Claims24
An athletic garment and equipment system, comprising:
- an athletic garment including at least one section of knitted elastomeric raised loop fabric, the elastomeric raised loop fabric being formed of at least a first yarn, a second yarn, and a third yarn, wherein the first yarn is a multifilament yarn, the second yarn is a synthetic filament yarn, and the third yarn is an elastomeric continuous filament yarn;
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- an athletic pad comprising a football shoulder pad assembly and including at least one male hook substrate piece.
An athletic jersey and equipment system, comprising:
- an athletic jersey including an upper portion, the upper portion being formed of knitted elastomeric raised loop fabric;
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- an athletic pad assembly, the athletic pad assembly comprising a football shoulder pad assembly and including a plurality of male hook substrate.
A method of applying an athletic garment and athletic pad system, comprising:
- providing an athletic garment including at least one section of elastomeric raised loop fabric;
- providing an athletic pad comprising a football shoulder pad assembly and including at least one male hook substrate piece;
- applying the athletic pad to an athlete;
- applying the athletic garment to the athlete;
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- affixing the at least one section of elastomeric raised loop fabric to the at least one male hook substrate piece.
An athletic garment and equipment system, comprising:
- an athletic garment including at least one section of knitted elastomeric raised loop fabric, the elastomeric raised loop fabric being formed of at least a front yarn and a back yarn, wherein front yarn is a multifilament yarn and the back yarn is an elastomeric continuous filament yarn;
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- an athletic pad including comprising a football shoulder pad assembly and at least one male hook substrate piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.