In one instance, an attachment device for use in attaching a hook-and-loop patch to Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE) includes a backing member having a central stem and a first cap and a second cap portion. The front side of the device has a hook or loop material applied to it. The first cap has a first wing and second wing. The second cap has a third wing and fourth wing. The backing material is flexible enough to allow the first cap or second cap to be compressed to go through a loop on a MOLLE and then released causing it to return to its original position. In this way, it is attached to a loop on the MOLLE and may then receive a coordinated hook or loop material on the back of a patch. Other embodiments are presented.

An article of apparel includes at least one fabric panel including a first yarn having a first denier and a second yarn having a second denier. The first yarn forms an auxetic structure on the fabric panel comprising a pattern of interconnected segments defining cells, each cell having an interior area. The second yarn forms a fill portion extending between the interconnected segments of the auxetic structure and substantially fills the interior area of each cell.

The present invention relates to a string adjusting device. According to the present invention, there is provided a string adjusting device, including: a base unit including a base plate, a cylindrical lower housing provided on the base plate, and stop protrusions formed to protrude from an outer surface of the lower housing; and a rotation unit including a bobbin rotatably installed inside the housing and configured such that a string is wound therearound, a rotation head connected to one end portion of the bobbin, and an engagement member formed and provided inside the rotation head to be elastically deformable and configured to be caught on the stop protrusions.

A storage apparatus is disclosed to be worn about a waist of a user, the apparatus including a belt member removably securable about the waist of the user, the belt member including a utility box bracket. A utility box can include a base and a lid, the base having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side of the base is removably retainable on the utility box bracket on the belt member and the lid is pivotally secured to the second side of the base. The utility box can be slidably disposed on the utility box bracket.

Backpacks are described herein. An example backpack may comprise a main body. The main body may define a cavity for carrying a load. The example backpack may comprise one or more shoulder straps. The one or more shoulder straps may be coupled to the main body. The one or more shoulder straps may be configured to extend adjacent a first surface of the main body. The example backpack may comprise one or more multi-use stays. The one or more multi-use stays may be disposed adjacent the first surface of the main body. The one or more multi-use stays may comprise a generally curvilinear stay body configured to provide support to the main body. The stay body may comprise a first utility feature disposed adjacent at least one of a pair of longitudinal ends thereof. The stay body may comprise a second utility feature formed therein between the longitudinal ends.

A detachable latching paint bucket sized to accommodate a volume of liquid may include a container body with a bottom and side walls extending upward from the bottom, defining an interior of the container body; a latching mechanism attached to one of the side walls; and a strap with a connector configured to removably engage with the latching mechanism, such that the container body is designed to swivel with respect to the strap, wherein the strap is configured to removably engage with a user.

A wearable track system has a strap having a first and second fastening end separated from one another by a strap length. The wearable track system further has a track extending along the strap length and being interconnected to the strap via at least one spacer and having at least one track length disposed above at least one of the first fastening end and the second fastening end from a portion of the track interconnected via the at least one spacer. When the wearable track system is assembled, the track forms into a continuous looped structure.

The invention relates to a sanitary pack device having a plurality of compartments therein. More specifically, the device is comprised of a first compartment located on a front side, wherein the first compartment is accessible from at least one end of the compartment and from a front window. The first compartment is meant to hold a package of sanitary wipes, wherein individual wipes from the package may be dispensed through the front window without having to remove the package from the compartment and without having to reposition the closure mechanism located along the end opening. The device also comprise additional compartments, some having closure mechanisms and some without closure mechanisms, and a strap mechanism for removably attaching the device to an individual.

A carrier pouch includes a pouch section, and a carrier attachment assembly coupled with the pouch section. The carrier attachment assembly enables a wearer to carry the carrier pouch with hands-free mobility, and includes a rigid assembly and a number of elastic bands, with the rigid assembly being elongated and having a proximal end and a distal end as extremities thereof. The distal end of the rigid assembly comfortably tucks in an inner side of a waistband of a garment worn by the wearer. The number of elastic bands extends across and over or under the rigid assembly to enable positioning of the carrier attachment assembly coupled with the pouch section on a limb of the wearer or the waistband of the garment. The rigid assembly is movable outside or inside the number of elastic bands to attach the carrier pouch on a waist or the limb of the wearer.

The present invention relates to a storage case for prongs of a roasting stick. The storage case is a cuboidal-shaped box having a main body and a lid. The lid is pivotally-connected to the main body and is designed to cover the main body. The main body includes a base and four walls extending from the base for storing the prongs of a roasting stick. One wall of the main body includes a semi-circular cut-out for accommodating the handle of the roasting stick, whose prongs are stored in the main body. One of the walls of the lid also includes a semi-circular cut-out that abuts or aligns with the semi-circular cut-out of the main body to form a circular opening through which the handle of the stick extends. The lid and the main body are latched together to securely store the prongs.