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US 7,395,555 B2Granted
Garment with storage pouch
AssigneesLion Apparel, Inc., The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsDonald Aldridge, Harry P. Winer
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Abstract
A foldable protective garment including an outer shell shaped to fit about at least part of the body of a wearer, the outer shell being foldable into a compact position, and a pouch coupled to the outer shell. The pouch is shaped and sized to receive generally all of the outer shell therein when the outer shell is in the compact position. The pouch includes an upper mouth and a lower mouth located on a generally opposite side of the pouch relative to the upper mouth, and the upper mouth and the lower mouth are both selectively openable and closable.
Claims41
A foldable protective garment comprising:
- an outer shell shaped to fit about the arms, chest, torso and legs of the body of a wearer, said outer shell being foldable into a compact position;
- and
- a pouch defining a generally closed shape having an inner volume and coupled to said outer shell, said pouch being shaped and sized to receive generally all of said outer shell in said inner volume when said outer shell is in said compact position, said pouch including an upper mouth and a lower mouth located on a generally opposite side of said pouch relative to said upper mouth, wherein said upper mouth and said lower mouth are both selectively openable and closable, and wherein said pouch is movable between an internal position wherein said pouch is generally located inside said outer shell and an external position wherein said pouch is generally located outside said outer shell, and wherein when said pouch is in said internal position said pouch has an inner surface formed in a generally closed loop tubular shape and an outer surface formed in a generally closed loop tubular shape, and wherein when said pouch is in said external position said pouch is located in an inverted configuration wherein said inner surface is located outside said outer surface.
A foldable protective garment comprising:
- an outer shell shaped to fit about the arms, chest, torso and legs of the body of a wearer, said outer shell being foldable into a compact position;
- and
- a pouch coupled to said outer shell, said pouch being shaped and sized to receive generally all of said outer shell therein when said outer shell is in said compact position, said pouch including an upper mouth and a lower mouth located on a generally opposite side of said pouch relative to said upper mouth, wherein said upper mouth and said lower mouth are both selectively openable and closable wherein said garment includes a pair of legs, and wherein said garment includes a fastener extending from an ankle of one of the pair of legs, across a crotch of said garment, and to an ankle of the other leg so that said garment can be opened and donned over the head of a wearer.
A method for storing a protective garment comprising the steps of:
- providing a protective garment having an outer shell shaped to fit about at least part of the torso of a wearer, said outer shell including a pair of pant legs shaped to fit about the legs of a wearer, said garment including a pouch coupled to said outer shell, said pouch having an upper mouth and a lower mouth, wherein each mouth is a generally closed loop shape and said pouch is fixedly coupled to said outer shell generally around the perimeter of said upper mouth, and wherein said pouch is located in an internal position wherein said pouch is generally located inside said outer shell, and wherein when said pouch is in said internal position said pouch has an inner surface formed in a generally closed loop tubular shape and an outer surface formed in a generally closed loop tubular shape;
- opening said upper mouth and said lower mouths such that said pouch is in a generally sleeve-like configuration;
- moving said pouch to an external position wherein said pouch is generally located outside said outer shell, wherein when said pouch is in said external position said pouch is located in an inverted configuration wherein said inner surface is located outside said outer surface;
- and
- folding said garment into said pouch such that generally all of said outer shell is located in said pouch.
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A method for storing a protective garment comprising the steps of:
- providing a protective garment having an outer shell shaped to fit about at least part of the torso and legs of a wearer and pouch coupled to said outer shell, said pouch having an upper mouth and a lower mouth;
- opening said upper mouth and said lower mouths such that said pouch is in a generally sleeve-like configuration;
- folding said garment into said pouch such that generally all of said outer shell is located in said pouch, wherein said folding step includes arranging said garment such that said garment extends at least partially through both of said mouths, wherein said upper mouth is coupled to said outer shell generally about the entire perimeter of said upper mouth, and wherein at least one arm of said garment extends through said lower mouth during said folding step.
A method for storing a protective garment comprising the steps of:
- providing a protective garment having an outer shell shaped to fit about at least part of the torso of a wearer, said outer shell including a pair of pant legs shaped to fit about the legs of a wearer, said garment including a pouch coupled to said outer shell, said pouch having an upper mouth and a lower mouth;
- opening said upper mouth and said lower mouths such that said pouch is in a generally sleeve-like configuration;
- folding said garment into said pouch such that generally all of said outer shell is located in said pouch, wherein said pouch is located in an internal position wherein said pouch is generally located inside said outer shell during said providing step, and wherein the method includes the step of, prior to said folding step, moving said pouch to an external position wherein said pouch is generally located outside said outer shell, and wherein said outer shell is shaped to fit over the arms, chest, torso and legs of a wearer, and wherein said folding step includes inverting both of said arms of said outer shell such that at least part of each arm is passed through both mouths of said pouch.
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