Arrangement for retaining an article of wear to a jacket or other garment

• US 5,950,240 A
• Filed: 08/05/1996
• Issued: 09/14/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Burton Corporation
• Original Assignee: Burton Corporation
• Inventors: Sadler, James H., Carpenter, Jake Burton, Curran, Peter M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Calvert, John J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): JENKINS, SHIRRA LYNN
• Application Number:
  US08/692,148
• Time in Patent Office: 1,135 Days
• Field of Search: 2/101, 2/69, 2/240, 2/244, 2/265, 2/266, 2/117, 2/137, 2/144, 2/145, 2/160, 2/300, 2/336, 2/341, 2/271, 2/1, 2/123, 2/124, 2/16, 2/17 , 2/139, 2/158, 2/159, 2/161.1, 2/162, 24/15, 24/3.13, 24/41.1, 24/42, 24/43, 24/44, 24/45, 24/46, 24/49.1, 24/58, 24/68 T, 24/904, 24/300, 24/115 G
• US Class Current: 2/160
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/0041 for connecting the glove to the garment or the arm of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A41F 19/00 Garment suspenders not otherwise provided for

Abstract

To retain a glove or mitten to a jacket, an elastic loop is sewn into the cuff of the sleeve which is sized to securely receive the barrel shaped cord lock at the end of a glove leash. The narrow glove loop opening prevents the larger cord lock from slipping through the loop, securely retaining the unworn glove to the jacket.

Claims

1. An arrangement for retaining an article of wear to a garment, said arrangement comprising:

a garment;

a loop secured to said garment and defining a first opening; and

an article of wear including an elongated leash configured as a varyingly sized loop and provided with an anchor, including a cord lock, that has at least one dimension that is larger than said first opening, said leash extending from said article of wear so that said anchor may hang in spaced relationship from said article of wear when said article of wear is placed in an upright position;

wherein said leash extends through said loop and said anchor is positioned so that said at least one dimension is adjacent said narrower first opening, thereby preventing said anchor from passing through said loop and said article of wear from inadvertently separating from said garment.

2. An arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein said garment includes a sleeve and said loop is secured to said sleeve.

3. An arrangement as recited in claim 2, wherein said sleeve includes a cuff and said loop is secured at said cuff.

4. An arrangement as recited in claim 3, wherein said loop is secured at an inner portion of said cuff.

5. An arrangement as recited in claim 4, wherein said garment is a jacket.

6. An arrangement as recited in claim 5, wherein said article of wear is a hand covering.

7. An arrangement as recited in claim 6, wherein said hand covering is a glove.

8. An arrangement as recited in claim 3, wherein said loop is resilient.

9. An arrangement as recited in claim 8, wherein said resilient loop is comprised of shock cord.

10. An arrangement as recited in claim 9, wherein said resilient loop is secured at said cuff with bar tack stitching.

11. An arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein said garment is a jacket.

12. An arrangement as recited in claim 11, wherein said article of wear is a hand covering.

13. An arrangement as recited in claim 12, wherein said band covering is a glove.

14. An arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein said anchor is barrel-shaped.

15. An arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein said anchor is a cord lock.

16. An arrangement for retaining an article of wear to a garment, said arrangement comprising:

a garment including a first fastening member; and

an article of wear including a second fastening member that is constructed and arranged to cooperate with said first fastening member to retain said article of wear to said garment and to prevent said article of wear from inadvertently being separated from said garment;

said first fastening member including one of a retainer and an elongated leash configured as a varyingly sized loop and provided with an anchor including a cord lock;

said second fastening member including lie other of said retainer and said leash with said anchor;

said leash extending from one of said garment and said article of wear so that said anchor may hang in a spaced relationship from said one of said garment and said article of wear;

wherein said retainer has an opening that is smaller than at least one dimension of said anchor, and wherein said anchor and a portion of said leash passes through said opening to selectively retain and release said article of wear respectively to and from said garment.

17. An arrangement as recited in claim 16, wherein said garment is a jacket and said article of wear is a hand covering.

18. An arrangement as recited in claim 17, wherein said jacket includes a sleeve with a cuff and said first fastening member is secured at said cuff.

19. An arrangement as recited in claim 18, wherein said first fastening member is secured to an inner portion of said cuff.

20. An arrangement as recited in claim 16, wherein said retainer is comprised of shock cord.

21. An arrangement as recited in claim 16, wherein said retainer is a loop.

22. An arrangement as recited in claim 21, wherein said loop is comprised of a stretchable cord that stretches to allow said anchor to pass through said opening and retracts to retain said anchor after passing through said opening.

23. An arrangement as recited in claim 16, wherein said anchor is barrel-shaped.

24. An arrangement for retaining an article of wear to a garment, said arrangement comprising:

a jacket including a sleeve with a cuff;

a loop secured to said jacket at said cuff of said sleeve, said loop defining a loop opening;

a hand covering including a casing having an opening through which a hand is insertable into said hand covering, said hand covering further including a drawstring and a first cord lock for tightening said opening of said casing, said drawstring to be pulled through said first cord lock to tighten said opening of said casing; and

an elongated leash provided with an anchor having at least one dimension that is larger than said loop opening, said leash being secured to said hand covering and extending from said hand covering so that said anchor may hang in a spaced relationship therefrom;

wherein said anchor and a portion of said leash pass through said loop opening to selectively retain and release said hand covering respectively to and from said jacket.

25. An arrangement as recited in claim 24, wherein said hand covering is a glove.

26. An arrangement as recited in claim 24, wherein said loop is comprised of shock cord.

27. An arrangement as recited in claim 24, wherein said leash is configured as a varyingly sized loop.

28. An arrangement as recited in claim 24, wherein said anchor includes a second cord lock.

29. An arrangement as recited in claim 28, wherein said second cord lock is barrel-shaped.

30. An arrangement as recited in claim 28, wherein said second cord lock is movable along said leash.

31. An arrangement as recited in claim 24, wherein said loop is secured at an inner portion of said cuff.