Garment comprising a suspension device for a mobile radio station

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a garment comprising a suspension device, particularly a garment according to a preamble of claim 1.

[0002] French patent publication 2392616 presents a garment having a pocket unit attached by zippers. When detached the unit forms a handbag. US-patent 5,586,704 presents a shoulder holster for carrying a telephone. The holster includes a supporting shoulder strap extending generally over shoulder and under the arm of the user.

[0003] The present invention is intended to create a new type of garments for fastening and detaching a suspension device for a mobile radio station. The characteristic features of the invention are stated in the accompanying Claims.

[0004] When using the arrangement according to the invention, the fastening of a suspension device to a garment is particularly secure and easy. The attachment of the suspension device to the garment is arranged with the aid of a zip fastener, in which case one of the toothed strips of the zip fastener member is attached to the upper edge of the suspension device. The opposite toothed strip to this is attached similarly to the garment.

[0005] An additional attachment is used at the lower edge of the suspension device. A Velcro attachment or a press-stud attachment can be used as the additional attachment.

[0006] According to a preferred embodiment, the suspension device's attachment zip fastener is of the plastic spiral type, which, as is known, will carry a large load.

[0007] According to a second embodiment, the zip fastener is arranged beneath a flap.

[0008] Using the arrangement according to the invention achieves several significant advantages over the state of the art. Cost savings accrue through the significant reduction in the manufacturing costs of garments, as the same suspension devices can be used in several garments. At the same time, the suspension device can be also made from better and more durable material. Further, the costs of garment care are reduced, as the suspension device can be removed and thus do not increase the weight of garments, for example, when they are sent for laundering.

[0009] When using the arrangement according to the invention, the apparel needed by a wearer can comprise, for example, only one piece of full equipment, which includes both the garments of the apparel and detachable the suspension devices manufactured for different uses, as well as sets of basic apparel, which are otherwise similar, but are without the said pockets. Thus, when one set of apparel requires care, the wearer can move the suspension devices to a similar basic garment.

[0010] An additional benefit to the above is that suspension devices appropriate to the tasks of the wearer can be added to the same basic set of apparel.

[0011] Other preferred embodiments and advantages of the invention will become apparent in connection with the later examples of embodiments. In the following, the invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which

Figure 1

shows the arrangement according to the invention attached to trousers being worn by the wearer,

Figure 2

shows the arrangement according to the invention in a vest,

Figure 3

shows a rear view of the vest shown in Figure 2,

Figure 4

shows the knee portion of the trousers shown in Figure 1, without the knee protector attached to it,

Figure 5

shows the detachable knee portion,

Figure 6

shows the knee protector of Figure 5 attached to the trousers,

Figure 7

shows a "pocket", i.e. suspension component, used to suspend a mobile radio station,

Figure 8

shows a rear view of the suspension component of Figure 7,

Figure 9

shows the suspension component of Figure 7 attached to a jacket,

Figure 10

shows an epaulet attachment component used to attach the suspension component of Figure 7,

Figures 11 - 13

show the stages of attaching the epaulet,

Figure 14

shows the attachment counter pieces required in the jacket for attaching the epaulet.

[0012] The examples of Figs. 1 - 6 do not represent embodiments of the claimed invention and these examples are not covered by the claims but are suitable for better understanding of the claimed invention.

[0013] Referring to Figures 1 and 2, it should be stated that the detachable pocket arrangement can be formed in a nearly arbitrary garment, of which the examples in this case are trousers 12 and vests 13. In the figures, the detachable pockets are marked with the reference number 10 and the corresponding knee protector with the reference number 10'.

[0014] The pocket is normally formed of a front face and a rear face, with the front face being connected to the rear face, for example, at its side edges and lower edge. The front and rear faces joined together then form a bag-like storage space, open at its upper edge, for carrying objects (not shown) with the garment 12, 13. The pocket can also be part of a series of pockets, in which case they are arranged for several different purposes.

[0015] In connection with the arrangement according to the invention, the pocket can also be understood as being, not the storage spaces described above, closed at their side and lower edges, but various suspension elements, in which various tools, for example can be suspended. Generally it is possible to create series of pockets for different purposes, with each pocket being equipped with the same fastening arrangement. For example, in the case of tape measures and hammers, the front face can be formed so that it is an upwards and downwards opening loop attached to the rear face, through which the hammer can be slipped shaft first, or in which a tape measure with an attachment clip can be placed. Further, the front face can be arranged in connection with the rear face in such a way that it is suitable for carrying pens (not shown).

[0016] Figure 1 shows a pair of trousers 12, with several pockets 10 arranged in them, each suspended with the aid of a horizontal zip fastener 14. At the knees, the trousers 12 have special knee protectors 10', the attachment of which is described later in greater detail. It is particularly advantageous for a worker to be able to put on the knee protectors or padding only when needed.

[0017] Figures 2 and 3 show vests 13 with several pocket arrangements according to the invention. In front, there are two pockets 10 arranged to be suspended from their upper parts beneath the pockets permanently attached to the vest. In addition, there is another detachable pocket 10 at the back.

[0018] It should be noted, that the garments 12, 13 shown in these Figures 1 - 3 are only by way of examples, so that the pockets 10, 10' according to the invention are in no way restricted to the garments 12, 13, or even to only apparel in general.

[0019] Figures 4 - 6 show in greater detail the attachment arrangement of the knee protector 10' shown in Figure 1. In Figure 4, the knee protector is not being used, so that the half 14.1 of the zip fastener used to attach it remains unseen under the flap 15 arranged in the leg of the trousers 12. The press-stud counter piece 16.1, which is visible below, does not hinder other work.

[0020] Figure 5 shows the knee protector 10' separately. In this case, it actually comprises a special pocket, with a suitable padding sheet placed inside it. A half 14.2 of a zip fastener is stitched to the upper part of the knee protector 10'. The zip fastener is operated by a zipper slide 14.3, which remains on one half or the other, in this case on the half 14.2. The start of the zip also requires stops (not shown), into which the end of the half is pushed. As such, the construction of the zip fastener is conventional. The lower part of the knee protector 10' has male press-stud members 16, which are arranged to fasten to the press-stud counter pieces 16.1 (Figure 4) in the trousers.

[0021] Figure 6 shows the attachment of the knee protector 10' in detail. Here, the flap 15 covering the zip fastener 14 is shown slightly turned, allowing the closed zip fastener 14 to be seen. The press-stud fasteners (16, 16.1) of the lower part are closed, so that the knee protector 10' is firmly in place.

[0022] In place of stud fasteners, it is possible to use hook-and-loop tape, which is as such known, one example of which is Velcro™.

[0023] The attachment zip fasteners of the pocket 10 can also be covered with a normal pocket flap 12.3, as shown in Figure 1.

[0024] The zip fasteners used can be, for example, either cast-tooth zip fasteners (plastic or metal), or plastic-coil tooth zip fasteners, such as 05 CF CHAIN P12 DYED HANK200, manufacturer YKK, Japan. The essential property of the zip fastener is its lateral strength, which in some plastic-coil types, for instance, can be as much as 40 kg / 2,5 cm.

[0025] By using one or several zip fasteners, it is also possible to attach pockets to a garment in series, for example, so that a pocket attached to the garment, using the zip-fastener attachment described above, can have arranged in it, for example, a toothed strip at its lower edge, to which a second zip-fastener attached pocket, in which there is a counter toothed strip for this purpose, can be connected.

[0026] One application of the invention is the suspension of a mobile radio station, utilizing a "pocket", in this case a holder arrangement 10, according to Figures 7 and 8. This is equipped with a half 14.2 of a zip fastener and lower press-stud fasteners 16.2, 16.2, for attaching the holder arrangement 10 to the upper half 14.1 of zip fastener and a press-stud counter piece 16.1, Figure 9, in a jacket or similar. The outline of the mobile radio station placed in the holder 17 is shown by broken lines in the figure. The jacket or other garment requires only small additional pieces to receive the mobile station holder arrangement 10 on its chest part. These pieces are the half 14.1 of the zip fastener and the press-stud counter pieces 16.1 (Velcro can also be used).

[0027] The holder arrangement 10 includes a support component, provided with a stiffener plate 10.1 (e.g. polycarbonate), which support component is manufactured from waterproof fabric. The actual mobile station holder 17 is attached to this with a screw 17.1 and Velcro 17.2. The plate 10.1 does not extend fully to the bottom, the bottom part 18 being instead flexible, to facilitate the attachment of the press-stud fasteners. The bottom part 18 has two press-stud fasteners 16.2, allowing the holder arrangement 10 to be put on either the left-hand or the right-hand side. The zip fastener used is a large-size cast-tooth zip fastener, with halves that are easily slid into each other, without seeing them, when the jacket is being worn.

[0028] If the jacket does not have a zip-fastener counter piece, this can be made with the aid of a detachable zip-fastener counter piece 20, as shown in Figures 10 - 13. This comprises a counter-piece component 22, an arm component 21, a connector 24, and a band 23. The counter-piece component 22 has the upper half 14.1 of the zip fastener and, at one end, the connector linking the arm component 21 and, at the other end, the band 23. These basic components are made of waterproof fabric and have reinforcements, preferably pieces of artificial leather, inside them.

[0029] Figure 14 shows the shoulder part of a jacket used by many officials, in which there is an epaulet channel 30 and a loop 31. Insignia of rank (not shown) are placed on a special epaulet band 32, one half of which is slipped through the epaulet channel 30 and the other half is folded over the epaulet channel, after which the ends are attached to each other. The loop 31 is for other attachment purposes. In this case, the epaulet channel 30 and the loop 31 are used to attach a separate zip-fastener counter piece 20.

[0030] According to Figure 11, the attachment of the separate zip-fastener counter piece 20 starts with the arm component 21 being pushed through the epaulet channel 30 (as well as through the epaulet band 32). In the next stage (Figure 12), the band 23 is slipped through the loop 31 from beneath the visible end of the arm component 21 and pulled onto the arm component 21 near to the counter-piece component 22.

[0031] Finally, the press studs 25.2 and 26.2 of the band are pressed into the press-stud counter pieces 25.1 (at the end of the arm component) and 26.1 (in the counter-piece component), resulting in the arrangement of Figure 13. Figures 11 - 13, show the holder arrangement 10 as being included, but naturally it can be attached afterwards using the zip fastener 14.

[0032] In this case, two detachable parts, which can be attached to each other with a zip fastener, are disclosed, i.e. the holder arrangement 10 and the zip-fastener counter piece 20. From this invention, it is easy to derive a permanent combination of them without a zip fastener, which combination, is not, however, an object of the Claims of this application.

[0033] It must be understood that the above description and the related figures are only intended to illustrate the present invention. Thus, the invention is not restricted to only the embodiments disclosed above or those defined in the Claims, instead various variations and adaptations of the invention, which are possible within the scope of the inventive idea defined in the accompanying Claims, will be obvious to one versed in the art.

Claims

1. Garment (12, 13) comprising a suspension device (10) and an arrangement for fastening and detaching the said suspension device (10), where the arrangement includes an attachment member (14.2) in the suspension device and an attachment counter piece, wherein the attachment member (14.2) and the attachment counter piece (14.1) are formed of a zip fastener (14), one half of which is fixed to the garment (12, 13) and the other half to the upper edge of the suspension device (10), so that the suspension device can be completely detached by opening the zip fastener (14), and wherein other attachment means (16.2) are arranged in a lower part (18) of the suspension device (10) and a corresponding counter piece (16.1) is arranged in the garment, characterized in that said suspension device (10) includes a support component reinforced with a plate (10.1) and the lower part (18) is flexible, and a holder (17) specially adapted for a mobile radio station is attached to this plate (10.1).

2. Garment (12, 13) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the said other attachment means (16.2) and counter piece (16.1) are formed of press-stud attachment devices, one of which is a male press-stud member and the other is a female press-stud counter piece.

3. Garment (12, 13) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the zip fastener (14) is of the so-called plastic-coil type.

4. Garment (12, 13) according to any of Claims 1 - 3, characterized in that the garment (12, 13) half (14.1) of the zip fastener (14) is arranged under a flap (15).

5. Garment (13) having an epaulet channel (30) and comprising a suspension device (10) and a counter piece (20), which includes an arm component (21) that fits into the epaulet channel (30) and an arrangement for fastening and detaching said suspension device (10) and where the arrangement includes an attachment member (14.2) in the suspension device and an attachment counter piece (14.1), wherein the attachment member (14.2) and the attachment counter piece (14.1) are formed of a zip fastener (14), one half of which is fixed to the counter piece (20) and the other half to the upper edge of the suspension device (10), so that the suspension device can be completely detached by opening the zip fastener (14), and wherein other attachment means (16.2) are arranged in a lower part (18) of the suspension device (10) and a corresponding counter piece (16.1) is arranged in the garment (13), wherein said suspension device (10) includes a support component reinforced with a plate (10.1) and the lower part (18) is flexible, and a holder (17) specially adapted for a mobile radio station is attached to this plate (10.1).

6. Garment (13) according to Claim 5 and having a shoulder loop (31), wherein the suspension of the zip-fastener counter piece (20) takes place not only with the arm component (21), but also with the aid of a band (23) that is slipped through the shoulder loop (31), which band is secured by attachment means (25.1, 25.2, 26.1, 26.2) to form a suspension loop.

7. Garment according to Claim 6, wherein at least some of the attachment means (25.1, 25.2, 26.1, 26.2) are press studs.

8. Garment according to any of Claims 5 - 7, wherein at least one of the supporting components (21, 23) of the zip-fastener counter piece (20) is reinforced with the aid of a piece of artificial leather sewn inside it.

Ansprüche

1. Kleidungsstück (12, 13) mit einem Aufhängemittel (10) und einer Anordnung zum Befestigen und Lösen des besagten Aufhängemittels (10), wobei bei dieser Anordnung das Aufhängemittel ein Befestigungselement (14.2) und ein Gegenstück dazu umfasst und das Befestigungselement (14.2) und sein Gegenstück (14.1) aus einem Reißverschluss (14) bestehen, dessen eine Hälfte an dem Kleidungsstück (12, 13) und dessen entgegengesetzte Hälfte am oberen Rand des Aufhängemittels (10) so befestigt sind, dass das Aufhängemittel durch Öffnen des Reißverschlusses (14) gänzlich abgenommen werden kann, und am unteren Teil (18) des Aufhängemittels (10) weitere Befestigungsmittel (16.2) und am Kleidungsstück ein entsprechendes Gegenstück (16.1) dazu angeordnet sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Aufhängemittel (10) ein durch eine Platte (10.1) verstärktes Stützteil umfasst und das Unterteil (18) flexibel ist und die Halterung (17), speziell zur Aufnahme eines mobilen Kommunikationsgeräts eingerichtet, an dieser Platte (10.1) befestigt ist.

2. Kleidungsstück (12, 13) nach Patentanspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die besagten weiteren Befestigungsmittel (16.2) und deren Gegenstück (16.1) Druckknöpfe sind, die je aus einem Kopfteil und einem Federteil als Gegenstück bestehen.

3. Kleidungsstück (12,13) nach irgendeinem der Patentansprüche 1 bis 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Reißverschluss (14) mit Kunststoffspirale eingesetzt wird.

4. Kleidungsstück (12, 13) nach irgendeinem der Patentansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die dem Kleidungsstück (12, 13) zugeordnete Hälfte (14.1) des Reißverschlusses (14) unter einem Saum (15) angeordnet ist.

5. Mit Schulterklappenschlaufe (30) versehenes Kleidungsstück (13), das ein Aufhängemittel (10) und ein Gegenstück (20) mit einem Schaftteil (21), das in die Schulterklappenschlaufe (30) passt, und eine Anordnung zum Befestigen und Lösen des besagten Aufhängemittels (10) umfasst, wobei die Anordnung ein Befestigungselement (14.2) an dem Aufhängemittel und ein Befestigungsgegenstück (14.1) aufweist und das Befestigungselement (14.2) und das Gegenstück (14.1) einen Reißverschluss (14) bilden, dessen eine Hälfte an dem Gegenstück (20) und dessen entgegengesetzte Hälfte am oberen Rand des Aufhängemittels (10) so befestigt sind, dass das Aufhängemittel durch Öffnen des Reißverschlusses (14) völlig abgenommen werden kann, und am Unterteil (18) des Aufhängemittels (10) weitere Befestigungsmittel (16.2) und am Kleidungsstück (13) ein entsprechendes Befestigungsgegenstück (16.1) dazu angeordnet sind, wobei das besagte Aufhängemittel (10) ein durch eine Platte (10.1) verstärktes Schaftteil umfasst und das Unterteil (18) flexibel ist und die Halterung (17), speziell zur Aufnahme eines mobilen Kommunikationsgeräts eingerichtet, an dieser Platte (10.1) befestigt ist.

6. Kleidungsstück (13) nach Patentanspruch 5 mit einem Schulterschlaufe (31), wobei die Befestigung des Reißverschluss-Gegenstücks (20) neben dem Schaftteil (21) zusätzlich mit einem durch die Schulterschlaufe (31) zu führenden Band (23) erfolgt, das mit Hilfe von Befestigungsmitteln (25.1, 25.2, 26.1, 26.2) zu einer Aufhängeschlaufe gebunden wird.

7. Kleidungsstück nach Patentanspruch 6, wobei zumindest ein Teil der besagten Befestigungsmittel (25.1, 25.2, 26.1, 26.2) aus Druckknöpfen besteht.

8. Kleidungsstück nach irgendeinem der Patentansprüche 5 bis 7, wobei wenigstens eines der Stützteile (21, 23) des Reißverschluss-Gegenstücks (20) durch ein eingenähtes Kunstlederstück verstärkt ist.

Revendications

1. Vêtement (12, 13) comportant un dispositif de suspension (10) et un arrangement pour attacher et détacher ledit dispositif de suspension (10), dans lequel arrangement le dispositif de suspension inclut un membre de fixation (14.2) et une contre-pièce de fixation, où le membre de fixation (14.2) et la contre-pièce de fixation (14.1) sont constitués d'une fermeture éclair (14), dont l'une des moitiés est fixée au vêtement (12, 13) et l'autre moitié au bord supérieur du dispositif de suspension (10) de telle sorte que le dispositif de suspension puisse être complètement détaché en ouvrant la fermeture éclair (14), et où d'autres moyens de fixation (16.2) sont prévus dans la partie inférieure (18) du dispositif de suspension (10) et une contre-pièce correspondante (16.1) est prévue dans le vêtement, caractérisé par le fait que le dispositif de suspension (10) comporte un composant de soutien renforcé avec une plaque (10.1), que la partie inférieure (18) est flexible, et qu'une attache (17) particulièrement adaptée pour un dispositif de télécommunications mobile est fixée à cette plaque (10.1).

2. Vêtement (12, 13) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que lesdits autres moyens de fixation (16.2) et contre-pièce (16.1) sont constitués de dispositifs de fixation à bouton à pression, dont l'un est un élément mâle et l'autre est une contre-pièce de bouton à pression femelle.

3. Vêtement (12, 13) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que la fermeture éclair (14) est du type à spirale de plastique.

4. Vêtement (12, 13) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 - 3, caractérisé par le fait que la moitié (14.1) de la fermeture éclair (14) fixée au vêtement (12, 13) est disposée sous un rabat (15).

5. Vêtement (13) muni d'une boucle d'épaulette (30) et comportant un dispositif de suspension (10) et une contre-pièce (20), qui comprend une patte (21) s'adaptant dans la boucle d'épaulette (30) et un arrangement pour fixer et détacher ledit dispositif de suspension (10), et dans lequel l'arrangement inclut un membre de fixation (14.2) dans le dispositif de suspension et une contre-pièce de fixation (14.1), et où le membre de fixation (14.2) et la contre-pièce de fixation (14.1) constituent une fermeture éclair (14), dont l'une des moitiés est fixée à la contre-pièce (20) et l'autre moitié au bord supérieur du dispositif de suspension (10) de telle sorte que le dispositif de suspension puisse être complètement détaché en ouvrant la fermeture éclair (14), et où d'autres moyens de fixation (16.2) sont prévus dans la partie inférieure (18) du dispositif de suspension (10) et une contre-pièce correspondante (16.1) est prévue dans le vêtement (13), et où ledit dispositif de suspension (10) inclut un composant de soutien renforcé avec une plaque (10.1) et la partie inférieure (18) est flexible, et une attache (17) particulièrement adaptée pour un dispositif de télécommunications mobile est fixée à cette plaque (10.1).

6. Vêtement (13) selon la revendication 5 muni d'un passant sur l'épaule (31), dans lequel s'effectue la suspension de la contre-pièce (20) de la fermeture éclair non seulement avec la patte (21), mais également à l'aide d'une bande (23) glissée par le passant d'épaule (31), laquelle bande est fixée fermement par les moyens de fixation (25.1, 25.2, 26.1, 26.2) pour former une boucle de suspension.

7. Vêtement selon la revendication 6, dans lequel au moins certains des moyens de fixation (25.1, 25.2, 26.1, 26.2) sont des boutons à pression.

8. Vêtement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 - 7, dans lequel au moins un des composants de soutien (21, 23) de la contre-pièce de la fermeture éclair (20) est renforcé à l'aide d'un morceau de similicuir cousu à l'intérieur de celui-ci.

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