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US 10,376,002 · App. 13/231,432 · Granted Aug 13, 2019

Garment assembly with deployable seat

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Patent No.: US 10,376,002
App. No.: 13/231,432
Granted: Aug 13, 2019
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A garment assembly includes a garment and a seat. The seat includes a front surface, a rear surface, a first side surface and a second side surface and defines an aperture that extends through the seat from the first side surface to the second side surface. The assembly further includes an at least partially elastic member including a first end section attached to the garment, a second end section attached to the garment, and an intermediate section extending through the seat aperture. At least one of the first end section and the second end section are elastic, and the intermediate section is elastic, such that the seat is deployable between a stowed position and a deployed position and exterior to the garment in the stowed and deployed position. The seat is configured to extend substantially vertical while stowed and substantially horizontal while deployed.

Claims (67)

1. A garment assembly, comprising:

a garment configured to be wearable by a user and to cover at least a portion of a back of the user, the garment having an inner surface and an opposing outer surface, wherein, when the garment is worn by the user, the inner surface of the garment faces toward the user and the outer surface of the garment faces away from the user;

a seat having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are on opposite sides of the seat;

wherein, when the seat is in a stowed position, a) the bottom surface of the seat is constructed and arranged to be alongside and face the outer surface of the garment and b) the top surface of the seat is constructed and arranged to face away from the outer surface of the garment;

a first elastic strap section comprising:

a first section fixed to the garment, and

a second section fixed to the seat,

a second elastic strap section comprising:

a first section fixed to the garment, and

a second section fixed to the seat;

wherein the first elastic strap section and the second elastic strap section are separate structures; and

wherein the first elastic strap section and the second elastic strap section are configured to stretch to accommodate movement of the seat from the stowed position exterior to and outside of the garment and across from the back of the user to a deployed position adjacent to a butt of the user, and

wherein the first elastic strap section and the second elastic strap section are configured to bias the bottom surface of the seat against the outer surface of the garment when the seat is in the stowed position and to bias the top surface of the seat against the butt of the user when the seat is in the deployed position.

2. The garment assembly of claim 1 , which further comprises at least one hinging strap, the at least one hinging strap comprising a first section and a second section, the first section attached to the seat and the second section attached to the garment.

3. The garment assembly of claim 2 , wherein the seat is connected to the garment by only the first elastic strap section, the second elastic strap section and the at least one hinging strap.

4. The garment assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seat is connected to the garment by only the first elastic strap section and the second elastic strap section.

5. The garment assembly of claim 1 , wherein, when the garment assembly is worn by the user, the seat extends more vertically than horizontally in the stowed position and more horizontally than vertically in the deployed position.

6. A garment assembly, comprising:

a seat having a top surface, and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are on opposite sides of the seat;

a first elastic strap section comprising:

a first section attached to the garment, and

a second section attached to the seat,

a second elastic strap section comprising:

a first section attached to the garment, and

a second section attached to the seat,

wherein the first elastic strap section and the second elastic strap section are separate structures;

a hinging strap connected between the garment and the seat to form a hinge;

wherein the first elastic strap section and the second elastic strap section are configured to stretch to accommodate a pivoting of the seat about the hinge formed by the hinging strap to move from the stowed position exterior to and outside of the garment and across from the back of the user to a deployed position adjacent to a butt of the user; and

7. The garment assembly of claim 6 , wherein the seat is connected to the garment by only the first elastic strap section, the second elastic strap section and at least one hinging strap.

8. A garment assembly, comprising:

a seat having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are on opposite sides of the seat;

a first elastic strap section comprising:

a first section attached to the garment, and

a second section attached to the seat,

a second elastic strap section comprising:

a first section attached to the garment, and

a second section attached to the seat,

wherein the first elastic strap section and the second elastic strap section are separate structures;

wherein the first elastic strap section and the second elastic strap section are configured to stretch to accommodate a movement of the seat from the stowed position exterior to and outside of the garment and across from the back of the user to a deployed position adjacent to a butt of the user without the seat being disconnected from the garment,

wherein the first elastic strap section and the second elastic strap section are configured to increase in length during an initial portion of deployment and thereafter to decrease in length during a subsequent portion of deployment.

9. The garment assembly of claim 8 , which further comprises at least one hinging strap, the at least one hinging strap comprising a first section and a second section, the first section attached to the seat and the second section attached to the garment.

10. The garment assembly of claim 9 , wherein the seat is connected to the garment by only the first elastic strap section, the second elastic strap section and the at least one hinging strap.

11. The garment assembly of claim 8 , wherein the seat is connected to the garment by only the first elastic strap section and the second elastic strap section.

12. A garment assembly, comprising:

a seat having a top surface, and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are on opposite sides of the seat;

at least one elastic strap section comprising:

a first section fixed to the garment, and

a second section fixed to the seat,

wherein the at least one elastic strap section is configured to stretch to accommodate movement of the seat from the stowed position exterior to and outside of the garment and across from the back of the user to a deployed position adjacent to a butt of the user; and

wherein the at least one elastic strap section is configured to bias the bottom surface of the seat towards the outer surface of the garment when the seat is in the stowed position and to bias the top surface of the seat against the butt of the user when the seat is in the deployed position.

13. The garment assembly of claim 12 , further comprises at least one hinging strap, one end of the at least one hinging strap being attached to the seat and the other end of the at least one hinging strap being attached to the garment, and

wherein the at least one elastic strap is first stretched as it is initially moved from the stowed position toward the deployed position into an intermediate position, and the at least one elastic strap undergoes subsequent contraction as it is moved from the intermediate position to the stowed position.

14. The garment assembly of claim 12 , wherein the at least one elastic strap section is configured to resiliently bias the seat to the stowed position and to the deployed position.

15. The garment assembly of claim 12 , wherein, when the garment assembly is worn by the user, the seat extends more vertically than horizontally in the stowed position and more horizontally than vertically in the deployed position.

16. The garment assembly of claim 12 , further comprises at least one hinging strap, the at least one hinging strap comprising a first section and a second section,

wherein the first section of the at least one hinging strap is attached to the seat and the second section of the at least one hinging strap is attached to the garment.

17. The garment assembly of claim 16 , wherein the at least one elastic strap section includes a first elastic strap section and a second elastic strap section, and

wherein the seat is connected to the garment by the first elastic strap section and the second elastic strap section.

18. The garment assembly of claim 17 , wherein the seat is connected to the garment by only the first elastic strap section, the second elastic strap section, and the at least one hinging strap.

Assignments (6)

NOTICE OF SUCCESSION OF AGENCY Recorded Oct 30, 2018

From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Reel/Frame 047911/0611 →

CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 1, 2018

From: CABELA'S INCORPORATED

To: CABELA'S LLC

Reel/Frame 045227/0760 →

SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018

From: CABELA'S LLC

To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT