Sports utility garment with angled holder/holster

Abstract

Sports utility garment for carrying articles while swimming, paddling in water or running and walking on land. Garment 10 includes interchangeable holsters 40, attached to a body portion 11 at an angle so that mouth 71 of holster 40 is accessible over wearer's shoulder such as a water bottle or a long article such as a fishing pole extends over wearer's shoulder. Holster 40 includes guide means 70 to hold mouth 71 open and help guide the article into mouth 71. Articles are secured to garment 10 both during carrying and during use.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 401202, filed on Aug. 9, 2010.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates generally to sports apparel for carrying one or more items, and more particularly to a utility garment for wear in an ocean, lake and other activities such as walking, jogging, or hiking.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]People who do activities in the water often need to carry equipment or other articles. This can be a problem for those who enter the water by swimming or by paddling a board with their arms, especially if they transit surf. For those on land it can be uncomfortable when using a camel pack for water, a backpack, or other devices that have to be firmly cinched on the waist, such as a fanny pack[0004]Simply gripping the articles in the hands is neither practical nor comfortable because the hand tires after a short period from holding on to the articles. Slings and packs ca...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0020]Another feature of the vest is a horizontally disposed pocket for holding an empty game bag until it is needed. When game is caught, the bag is pulled from its storage pocket and th

Problems solved by technology

This can be a problem for those who enter the water by swimming or by paddling a board with their arms, especially if they transit surf.

For those on land it can be uncomfortable when using a camel pack for water, a backpack, or other devices that have to be firmly cinched on the waist, such as a fanny pack

Simply gripping the articles in the hands is neither practical nor comfortable because the hand tires after a short period from holding on to the articles.

Slings and packs can impede running, swimming or paddling.

Another problem is that articles should be secured to the person by a device that won't impair their ability to swim or paddle, won't cause accidental injury if buffeted by a wave, and is preferably comfortable and easy to use.

One way to carry a fishing pole is to grip it in the teeth while paddling, but the problems with that should be obvious.

Free diving fishermen often carry a spear gun, or a hand spear, on a sling or in the hand, but loss of the spear is too frequent and the person carrying it may suffer bruises or scrapes if buffeted by rough waves.

Entire game bags

Images