IP Library Granted Patent US 11,457,670
Granted Patent B2
US 11,457,670 · App. 16/870,299 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Tactical shirts

Inventors: Josh Cleghorn (Eagle, ID); Greg Houser (Eagle, ID); Kevin Holland (Eagle, ID)
Assignee: Kryptek Outdoor Group, LLC
A41B1/08A41D31/125
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,457,670
App. No.
16/870,299
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Shirts are disclosed that may be worn by tactical operators. In an embodiment, the shirt includes a body to be disposed about a torso of a wearer, a body to be disposed about a torso of a wearer, and pair of sleeves to receive the wearer's arms. In addition, the shirt includes a collar assembly including a port including a V-shaped region, and a collar extending from the port. The collar has a first portion extending a first length from the port, and a second portion extending a second length from the port. The first length is longer than the second length, and the second portion extends from the V-shaped region of the port. The body and the collar assembly comprise a first material, the pair of shoulder and the pair of sleeves comprise a second material, and the second material is more abrasion resistant than the first material.

Claims (30)

1. A shirt, comprising:

a body to be disposed about a torso of a wearer;

a pair of shoulders to be disposed about the wearer's shoulders;

a pair of sleeves to receive the wearer's arms; and

a collar assembly comprising:

a port including a V-shaped region; and

a collar extending from the port, wherein the collar has a first portion extending a first length from the port, and a second portion extending a second length from the port, wherein the first length is longer than the second length, wherein the second portion extends from the V-shaped region of the port; and

wherein the body and the collar assembly are made of a singular first material;

wherein the pair of shoulder and the pair of sleeves are made of a singular, same piece of second material; and

wherein the second material is more abrasion resistant than the first material.

2. The shirt of claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the collar or the V-shaped region of the port is free of buttons, zippers, or other clasps.

3. The shirt of claim 1 , wherein the second material has a higher thermal insulation value than the first material.

4. The shirt of claim 3 , wherein the first material is configured to stretch more than the second material when an identical force is applied along a direction.

5. The shirt of claim 4 , wherein the first material is configured to wick moisture away from the wearer's skin.

6. The shirt of claim 1 , wherein the body is underneath body armor, and wherein the body and the collar assembly is lighter than the pair of shoulders and sleeves.

7. A shirt, comprising:

a body;

a pair of shoulders;

a pair of sleeves; and

a collar assembly comprising:

a port including a V-shaped region; and

a collar extending from the port, wherein the collar has a first portion extending a first length from the port, and a second portion extending a second length from the port, wherein the first length is longer than the second length, wherein the second portion extends from the V-shaped region of the port; and

wherein the body and the collar assembly are made of a singular first material,

wherein the pair of shoulder and the pair of sleeves are made of a singular, same piece of second material, and

wherein the second portion of the collar and the V-shaped region of the port is free of buttons, zippers, or other clasps.

8. The shirt of claim 7 , wherein the second material is more abrasion resistant than the first material.

9. The shirt of claim 7 , wherein the second material has a higher thermal insulation value than the first material.

10. The shirt of claim 9 , wherein the first material is configured to stretch more than the second material when an identical force is applied along a direction.

11. The shirt of claim 7 , wherein the first material is configured to wick moisture away from a wearer's skin.

12. The shirt of claim 7 , wherein the body is underneath body armor, and wherein the body and the collar assembly is lighter than the pair of shoulders and sleeves.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2020
From: CLEGHORN, JOSH; HOUSER, GREG; HOLLAND, KEVIN
To: KRYPTEK OUTDOOR GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 053721/0742 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62848542 · May 15, 2019
Related Publication 20200359709A1 · Nov 19, 2020