Pullover garment assembly

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 11963562
  • Patent Number
    11,963,562
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, January 5, 2021
    3 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, April 23, 2024
    8 months ago
  • Inventors
    • Grieco; David O'reilly (Los Angeles, CA, US)
  • Examiners
    • Mangine; Heather
    Agents
    • Plager Schack LLP
    • Plager; Mark H.
    • O'Brien; Michael J.
Abstract
A pullover garment assembly is configured to operate as a garment and a face covering. The pullover garment assembly has a pullover garment further comprising a body that is joined to sleeves and terminating with a collar at a first end and a hem at a second end. A neck gaiter extends upward from the collar from a connection portion joined to the collar to an upper hem. A flexible wishbone bridge bracket is arranged on a front portion of the neck gaiter at the upper hem. A drawstring is arranged through a channel at the upper hem and extends out of the upper hem through a rear portion of the neck gaiter. The flexible wishbone bridge bracket and the drawstring balance tension between the front portion and the rear portion.
Description
BACKGROUND

The embodiments herein relate generally to clothing and personal apparel.


Prior to embodiments of the disclosed invention, neck gaiters were not effective as facial coverings because they did not have a precise fit. Embodiments of the disclosed invention solve this problem.


SUMMARY

A pullover garment assembly is configured to operate as a garment and a face covering. The pullover garment assembly has a pullover garment further comprising a body that is joined to sleeves and terminating with a collar at a first end and a hem at a second end. A neck gaiter extends upward from the collar from a connection portion joined to the collar to an upper hem. A flexible wishbone bridge bracket is arranged on a front portion of the neck gaiter at the upper hem. A drawstring is arranged through a channel at the upper hem and extends out of the upper hem through a rear portion of the neck gaiter. The flexible wishbone bridge bracket and the drawstring balance tension between the front portion and the rear portion.


A tension stabilizer arranged on the drawstring in order to maintain tension on the flexible wishbone bridge bracket. The neck gaiter is made from a piece of two ply-fabric having two ends that are both sewn to the collar such that there is no stitching at the upper hem. The neck gaiter further comprises a rear opening creating an accordion V shaped collar. A triangular tension stabilizer sewn to the rear opening. The triangular tension stabilizer is made from an elastomer fabric in order to distribute some tension from the front portion to the rear portion.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The detailed description of some embodiments of the invention is made below with reference to the accompanying figures, wherein like numerals represent corresponding parts of the figures.



FIG. 1 shows a front elevation view of one embodiment of the present invention;



FIG. 2 shows a rear elevation view of one embodiment of the present invention;



FIG. 3 shows a side elevation view of one embodiment of the present invention;



FIG. 4 shows a top plan view of one embodiment of the present invention;



FIG. 5 shows a rear perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention;



FIG. 6 shows a rear perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention showing flexure;



FIG. 7 shows a schematic top plan view of one embodiment of the present invention;



FIG. 8 shows a schematic top plan view of one embodiment of the present invention showing the flexibility of the wishbone bridge bracket; and



FIG. 9 shows a schematic top plan view of one embodiment of the present invention showing the flexibility of the wishbone bridge bracket.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN EMBODIMENTS

A pullover garment assembly 10 is configured to operate as a garment and a face covering. The pullover garment assembly 10 has a pullover garment 11 further comprising a body 11A that is joined to sleeves 11B and terminating with a neck opening 11C at a first end and a hem 11D at a second end. A neck gaiter 12 extends upward from the collar from a connection portion joined to the collar to an upper end 20. A flexible wishbone bridge bracket 14 is arranged on a front portion of the neck gaiter at the upper end 20. A drawstring 18 is arranged through a channel at the upper hem 20 and extends out of the upper end 20 through a rear portion of the neck gaiter. The flexible wishbone bridge bracket 14 and the drawstring 18 balance tension between the front portion and the rear portion.


A tension stabilizer 16 is arranged on the drawstring 18 in order to maintain tension on the flexible wishbone bridge bracket. The neck gaiter 12 is made from a piece of two ply-fabric having two ends that are both sewn to the collar such that there is no stitching at the upper hem. This creates a casing 20A for the drawstring 18. The drawstring 18 extends out of the casing 20A through outlets 20B.


The neck gaiter 12 further comprises a rear opening. A triangular tension stabilizer 22 is sewn to the rear opening. The triangular tension stabilizer 22 is made from an elastomer fabric in order to distribute some tension from the front portion to the rear portion.


As used in this application, the term “a” or “an” means “at least one” or “one or more.”


As used in this application, the term “about” or “approximately” refers to a range of values within plus or minus 10% of the specified number.


As used in this application, the term “substantially” means that the actual value is within about 10% of the actual desired value, particularly within about 5% of the actual desired value and especially within about 1% of the actual desired value of any variable, element or limit set forth herein.


All references throughout this application, for example patent documents including issued or granted patents or equivalents, patent application publications, and non-patent literature documents or other source material, are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entireties, as though individually incorporated by reference, to the extent each reference is at least partially not inconsistent with the disclosure in the present application (for example, a reference that is partially inconsistent is incorporated by reference except for the partially inconsistent portion of the reference).


A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.


Any element in a claim that does not explicitly state “means for” performing a specified function, or “step for” performing a specified function, is not to be interpreted as a “means” or “step” clause as specified in 35 U.S.C. §112, ¶ 6. In particular, any use of “step of” in the claims is not intended to invoke the provision of 35 U.S.C. §112, ¶ 6.


Persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that numerous design configurations may be possible to enjoy the functional benefits of the inventive systems. Thus, given the wide variety of configurations and arrangements of embodiments of the present invention the scope of the invention is reflected by the breadth of the claims below rather than narrowed by the embodiments described above.

Claims
  • 1. A pullover garment assembly, comprising: a pullover garment comprising a body joined to sleeves and terminating with a neck opening at a first end and a hem at a second end;a neck gaiter, extending upward from the neck opening; wherein the neck gaiter extends from a connection portion joined to the neck opening to an upper end;a flexible wishbone bridge bracket, arranged on a front portion of the neck gaiter;a drawstring, arranged through a channel at the upper end and extending out of the upper end through a rear portion of the neck gaiter;wherein the flexible wishbone bridge bracket and the drawstring balance tension between the front portion and the rear portion;a tension stabilizer, arranged on the drawstring in order to maintain tension on the flexible wishbone bridge bracket;wherein the neck gaiter is made from a piece of fabric having two ends that are both sewn to the neck opening such that there is no stitching at the upper end;wherein the neck gaiter further comprises a rear opening; anda triangular tension stabilizer sewn to the rear opening.
  • 2. The pullover garment assembly of claim 1, wherein the triangular tension stabilizer is made from an elastomer fabric in order to distribute some tension from the front portion to the rear portion.
RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to provisional patent application U.S. Ser. No. 63/059,057 filed on Jul. 30, 2020 the entire contents of which is herein incorporated by reference.

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Provisional Applications (1)
Number Date Country
63059057 Jul 2020 US