INTEGRATED DUTY GEAR SUPPORT TROUSERS
A duty gear support trousers having a waist portion with a plurality of ergonomically shaped pads positioned within a hem around an interior surface of the waist portion and a plurality of vertically opening loops spaced around an exterior surface for removable placement of duty gear belt keepers. A duty gear belt having a plurality of accessories is positioned through the keepers so that the load of the duty gear accessories is spread over a wide area of the wearers waist.
1 . A duty gear support garment comprising:
a waist portion having at least one ergonomically shaped pad positioned around an interior surface of the waist portion; and
a plurality of vertically opening loops spaced around an exterior surface of the waist portion for removable placement of a plurality of duty gear belt keepers.
2 . The garment of claim 1 wherein there are a plurality of pads spaced around the waist portion inside a hem of the waist portion.
3 . The garment of claim 2 wherein the pads have a foam front surface and a semi-rigid plastic backing surface.
4 . The garment of claim 1 wherein the vertically opening loops are formed by a strip of material having a plurality of spaced rows of vertical stitching.
5 . The garment of claim 1 further comprising a duty gear belt positioned around an exterior surface of the waist portion and threaded through the duty gear belt keepers.
6 . The garment of claim 5 wherein the duty gear belt contains a plurality of accessories spaced along the belt.
7 . The garment of claim 1 wherein the garment is trousers.
8 . The garment of claim 1 wherein the garment is shorts.
9 . The garment of claim 1 wherein the garment is a skirt.
10 . The garment of claim 1 wherein the at least one pad is positioned within a hem in the waist portion.
11 . A duty gear support system comprising:
a garment, said garment comprising:
a waist portion having at least one ergonomically shaped pad positioned around an interior surface of the waist portion;
a plurality of vertical loops spaced around an exterior surface of the waist portion; and
a plurality of duty gear belt keepers spaced around the waist portion and each keeper is positioned within a vertical loop; and
a duty gear belt having a plurality of accessories,
wherein a load of the duty gear belt and accessories is spread over a wide area of the waist portion.
12 . The system of claim 11 wherein there are a plurality of pads spaced around the waist portion.
13 . The system of claim 12 wherein the pads have a foam front surface and a semi-rigid backing surface.
14 . The system of claim 11 wherein the vertical loops are formed by a strip of material having a plurality of spaced rows or vertical stitching defining a top opening and a bottom opening.
15 . The system of claim 11 wherein the duty gear belt is positioned around the waist portion of the garment and is threaded through the duty gear belt keepers.
16 . The system of claim 15 wherein the accessories on the duty gear belt are spaced along the duty gear belt.
17 . The system of claim 11 wherein the garment is trousers.
18 . The system of claim 11 wherein the garment is shorts.
19 . The system of claim 11 wherein the garment is a skirt.
20 . The system of claim 11 wherein the at least one pad is positioned within a hem in the waist portion of the garment.