Patent · US Expired

Athletic apparel

US4218781A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 4, 1979
Grant dateAug 26, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 4, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA41D27/20
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Disclosed is athletic apparel comprising an article of clothing to be worn by a participant in an athletic endeavor, a moisture absorbent pad for absorbing perspiration collected on the hands of the participant and fastening means for removably attaching the moisture absorbent pad to the article of clothing. The fastening means includes fastener elements secured to one side of the absorbent pad adjacent a plurality of edges thereof and mating elements secured at spaced apart locations on the outer surface of the clothing and adapted to detachably engage the fastener elements so as to secure the opposite edges of the absorbent pad in a substantially planar orientation on the outer surface of the clothing.

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