Camouflage for garment assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9746288-B1
Application number	US-201514717270-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	May 20, 2015
Priority date	Dec 12, 2014
Publication date	Aug 29, 2017
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017

Abstract

A garment assembly such as a uniform, a military uniform and a military combat uniform is presented. The garment assembly includes a helmet or head cover being cut from a fabric having a first camouflage pattern with a first set of intermixed colored blotches thereon. The colors of the first set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a first group of colors including an Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color. The uniform also includes a coat being configured to fit at least a portion of a human torso and a trouser configured to fit at least a portion of human legs, the coat and trouser each being cut from a fabric having a second camouflage pattern with a second set of intermixed colored blotches thereon, the colors of the second set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a second group of colors comprising an Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Light Sage 560 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A garment assembly, comprising:
a head cover being cut from a first fabric having a first repeating camouflage pattern thereon, each repeat of the first repeating camouflage pattern having a first set of intermixed colored blotches thereon, colors of the first set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a first group of six colors comprising an Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color, wherein about 28.7% to and including 33.5% of the colors in the first set of intermixed colored blotches consist of the Brown 529 color; and
a color layer in the first set of intermixed colored blotches that are colored in the Brown 529 color has a first gradient that extends vertically across a width of a repeat of the first repeating camouflage pattern;
a coat configured to fit a human torso;
a trouser configured to fit at least a portion of human legs;
wherein the coat and the trouser are cut from a second fabric having a second repeating camouflage pattern thereon, each repeat of the second repeating camouflage pattern having a second set of intermixed colored blotches thereon, colors of the second set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a second group of colors comprising an Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Light Sage 560 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color, wherein about 11.1% to and including 13% of the colors in the second set of intermixed colored blotches consist of the Brown 529 color; and a color channel in the second set of intermixed colored blotches that is colored in the Brown 529 color has a first gradient that extends vertically across a width of a repeat of the second repeating camouflage pattern.

2. The garment assembly of claim 1 , wherein: a color channel in the first set of the colored blotches that is colored in the Dark Green 528 color has a second gradient that extends horizontally along a length of the repeat of the first repeating camouflage pattern.

3. The garment assembly of claim 1 , wherein a color channel in the second set of the colored blotches that is colored in the Dark Green 528 color has a second gradient that extends horizontally along a length of the repeat of the second repeating camouflage pattern.

4. A uniform, comprising: a helmet or helmet cover portion being cut from a first fabric having a first repeating camouflage pattern thereon, each repeat of the first repeating camouflage pattern having a first set of intermixed colored blotches thereon, colors of the first set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a first group of six colors comprising an Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color, wherein about 28.7% to and including 33.5% of the colors in the first set of intermixed colored blotches consist of the Brown 529 color; and a color channel in the first set of intermixed colored blotches that is colored in the Brown 529 color has a first gradient that extends vertically across a width of a repeat of the first repeating camouflage pattern;
a coat configured to fit at least a portion of a human torso;
a trouser configured to fit at least a portion of human legs; wherein the coat and the trouser are cut from a second fabric having a second repeating camouflage pattern thereon, each repeat of the second repeating camouflage pattern having a second set of intermixed colored blotches thereon, colors of the second set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a second group of seven colors comprising an Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Light Sage 560 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color, wherein about 11.1% to and including 13% of the seven colors in the second set of intermixed colored blotches consist of the Brown 529 color; and a color channel in the second set of intermixed colored blotches that is colored in the Brown 529 color has a first gradient that extends vertically across a width of a repeat of the second repeating camouflage pattern.

5. The uniform of claim 4 , wherein a color layer in the first set of the colored blotches that is colored in the Dark Green 528 color has a second gradient that extends horizontally along a length of the repeat of the first repeating camouflage pattern.

6. The uniform of claim 4 , wherein a color layer in the second set of the colored blotches that is colored in the Dark Green 528 color has a second gradient that extends horizontally along a length of the repeat of the second repeating camouflage pattern.

7. A military uniform, comprising: a helmet or helmet cover portion being cut from a first fabric having a first repeating camouflage pattern thereon, each repeat of the first repeating camouflage pattern having a first set of intermixed colored blotches thereon, colors of the first set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a first group of six colors comprising an Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color, wherein about 28.7% to and including 33.5% of the six colors in the first set of intermixed colored blotches consist of the Brown 529 color; and a color channel in the first set of intermixed colored blotches that is colored in the Brown 529 color has a first gradient that extends vertically across a width of a repeat of the second repeating camouflage pattern;
a coat configured to fit at least a portion of a human torso;
a trouser configured to fit at least a portion of human legs; wherein the coat and the trouser are cut from a second fabric having a second repeating camouflage pattern thereon, each repeat of the second repeating camouflage pattern having a second set of intermixed colored blotches thereon, the colors of the second set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a second group of seven colors comprising a Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Light Sage 560 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color, wherein about 11.1% to and including 13% of the seven colors in the second set of intermixed colored blotches consist of the Brown 529 color; and a color channel in the second set of intermixed colored blotches that is colored in the Brown 529 color has a first gradient that extends vertically across a width of a repeat of the second repeating camouflage pattern.

8. The military uniform of claim 7 , wherein a color layer in the first set of the colored blotches that are colored in the Dark Green 528 color has a second gradient that extends horizontally along a length of the repeat of the first repeating camouflage pattern.

9. The military uniform of claim 7 , wherein a color layer in the second set of the colored blotches that are colored in the Dark Green 528 color has a second gradient that extends horizontally along a length of the repeat of the second repeating camouflage pattern.

10. A military combat uniform, comprising: a helmet or helmet cover portion being cut from a first fabric having a first repeating camouflage pattern thereon, each repeat of the first repeating camouflage pattern having a first set of intermixed colored blotches thereon, colors of the first set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a first group of colors comprising an Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color, wherein about 28.7% to and including 33.5% of the colors in the first set of intermixed colored blotches consist of the Brown 529 color;

Assignees

• Us Army

Inventors

• Mcintosh Scotlund
• Hepfinger Lisa Bareiss
• Stewardson Cheryl Ann
• Dugas Anabela
• Fairneny James George

Classifications

• A42B3/003

  Helmet covers · CPC title

• A41D31/00

  Materials specially adapted for outerwear · CPC title

• A41D29/00

  Uniforms; Parts or accessories of uniforms · CPC title

• F41H3/02 Primary

  {Flexible, e.g. fabric} covers, e.g. screens, nets {characterised by their material or structure}(making thereof, see the relevant classes, e.g. D04) · CPC title

• Y10T428/24802

  Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.] · CPC title