A pad for use in clothing garments bonds to a garment seam to provide protection from chafing or irritation caused by the seam and provide support and strength to the seam. The seam may be embedded within the pad to integrate the seam into the padding to eliminate contact between the wearer's body and the seam stitching. The seam may be bonded to or embedded within the pad during manufacture of the pad or in a separate step using preformed pads and seams.

An athletic garment can protect a user from inclement weather conditions (e.g. wind, moisture, cold, etc.). The athletic garment includes an outer layer forming an article of wearing apparel (e.g., shorts, pants, tights, etc.). The outer layer includes one or more garment forming portions coupled to a waistband and configured to receive the legs of a user. An inner liner is coupled to the waistband. The inner liner includes a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel and the rear panel being joined and configured to receive the legs of the user. The inner liner includes an elongated pocket configured to receive an insert through an opening disposed therein. A weather-resistant insert is configured to removably couple to the pocket, substantially the entirety of the weather-resistant insert being comprised of a pliable textile material, the insert being generally formed to movement of the user.

An anti-slip structure comprises a base sheet and a plurality of anti-slip units disposed on the base sheet at intervals in a matrix manner. Each of the anti-slip units has a central axis and comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, two side surfaces and front and back surfaces. The top surface is a planer surface having a substantial square shape that is centered on the central axis. The bottom surface is opposite to the top surface and also centered on the central axis. The two side surfaces respectively extend obliquely from two opposite side edges of the top surface outwardly toward two opposite side edges of the bottom surface, and are symmetrical to each other with respect to the central axis. The front and back surfaces respectively extend between the top and bottom surfaces and the two side surfaces.

A garment that includes a bottom portion having first and second leg openings, a front part and a back part, first and second shoulder straps that each have a front portion extending upwardly from the front part and a back portion extending upwardly from the back part. The first and second shoulder straps each include a shoulder portion that connects the front portion to the back portion. The back portion of the first shoulder strap includes an upper section and a lower section and the lower section is wider than the upper section. The back portion of the second shoulder strap includes an upper section and a lower section and the lower section is wider than the upper section. At least a portion of the lower section of the first shoulder strap overlaps at least a portion of the lower section of the second shoulder strap.

The present invention concerns an article of apparel including: a first woven area, where the first woven area includes a first weaving density and a first yarn weight per unit length; a second woven area arranged adjacent to the first woven area, where the second woven area includes a second weaving density and a second yarn weight per unit length; and a third woven area arranged adjacent to the second woven area, where the third woven area includes a third weaving density and a third yarn weight per unit length. The second weaving density in the second woven area changes gradually from the first weaving density to the third weaving density and/or the second yarn weight per unit length in the second woven area changes gradually from the first yarn weight per unit length to the third yarn weight per unit length.

Embodiments of a glove including a cut out portion and a reinforcing panel are described herein. In many embodiments, a glove comprises a glove body with a dorsal side, a palmar side, a plurality of finger portions, a thumb portion, and a wrist portion. The wrist portion defines a glove opening in communication with an interior portion defined within the glove body. A reinforcing panel is secured on an outer surface of the glove body between the thumb portion and the wrist portion. A cut out portion defines an opening formed through the reinforcing panel and in communication with the interior portion of the glove body to minimize bunching up of the glove body. Other embodiments of gloves are described herein.

A signaling system is provided, comprising a vest having a rear-facing display and a controller. The vest is configured to communicate with the controller for operating the display. The controller is configured to operate the display based at least on data from a GPS module and one or more motion sensors.

Provided is a glove comprising an outer shell comprising a back portion; and a mirror secured to the back portion at one or more points, where the mirror can be adjusted to a plurality of positions on the back portion.

A portable article includes a portable body and a number of patterns disposed on the portable body. The patterns are selected from the group consisting of public patterns, detectable patterns, visible pattern, embedded patterns, camouflage patterns, invisible patterns, orienting patterns, collective patterns, external patterns, internal patterns, illuminated patterns, applied patterns and three dimensional patterns.

This invention relates to a glove comprising a cloth which is removably attached to the back of the glove. The cloth may comprise a microfibre fabric. In addition, the cloth may be mounted on a pad, the pad being removably attached to the back of the glove.