Garment for muffling sound generated by a user's footstep

Abstract

Abstract of the DisclosureA garment for muffling sound generated by a user’s footstep includes a circumferential sidewall having an upper end, a lower end, and a circumferential lower portion near the lower end. When the garment is worn, the upper end encircles the user’s leg, and the lower position surrounds the user’s foot and shoe portion that surrounds the foot. The lower portion has a circumference substantially larger than the circumference of a user’s shoe, whereby the lower portion is spaced away from the user’s shoe during at least part, if not all, of a user’s footstep. In this fashion, the garment creates an enlarged chamber for muffling sounds generated by the user’s footstep.

Description

Detailed Description of the InventionCROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001] This patent document claims the benefit of the filing date of: Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 60 / 554,424 entitled “Game Enhancer Boot Attachment” and filed on March 19, 2004 (Applicants: Barry F. Wright and Ronald A. Reaves); and Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 60 / 607,489 filed on September 7, 2004 (Applicants: Barry F. Wright and Ronald A. Reaves). The entire disclosure of each of Provisional U.S. Patent Application Nos. 60 / 554,424 and 60 / 607,489 is incorporated into this patent document by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002] This invention relates to suppressing or reducing noise that is created when walking or otherwise stepping on the ground and on ground features such as grasses, leaves, twigs, branches, bark, and other objects.DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART[0003] Hunters, animal watchers, and outdoor photographers often must get close to the animals they are tracking. Howeve...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] The present invention provides a garment for muffling sound created by a user’s footstep, in which the garment offers a further-enhanced level of sound muffling. To this end, and in accordance with the principles of the invention, the enhanced sound muffling is accomplished by a garment circumferential-sidewall lower portion that has a circumference substantially larger than the circumference of a user’s shoe (e.g., boot). In this fashion, the lower portion is spaced away from the user’s shoe during at least part, if not virtually all, of the user’s footstep when the garment is worn, thereby creating an enlarged chamber that provides an enhanced level of sound muffling.

[0007] By virtue of the foregoing, there is thus provided a garment that offers an enhanced level of muffling of sound created by a user’s footstep. This and other advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and description of the drawings.

Problems solved by technology

However, many of these animals will flee if they sense that a person may be approaching.

In use, the wall substantially collapses under the user’s weight.

Although the flexible wall may suppress some of the noise created by walking on leaves, twigs, and the like, the wall has several limitations.

In addition, many of the ground objects become attached to the synthetic fur material, which leads to additional noise.

Also, when a user steps on the ground, the user is likely to step on these attached items.

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