Duty uniform for law enforcement and other uniformed personnel

Abstract

For uniformed personnel a shirt and pants Class A dress uniform having one or more Class B work uniform type of structural features which render it more functional, more comfortable and more attractive. More specifically, this new uniform includes a shirttail retainer, a microphone sling and an internal hidden and secure cargo pocket on each leg or combinations of one or more of these features. The shirttail retainer utilizes spaced apart silicone rubber friction strips on the outer surface near the waist which cooperate with a friction strip on the inner surface of the pants waistband. The microphone sling hangs from a button on the shoulder hidden beneath the shoulder epaulet. The internal cargo pocket is on the inner surface of the outer leg wall.

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         42 . A pair of pants formed of fabric cloth, comprising:
 a. a top part including a waistband,   b. left and right legs extending downward from said top part, each leg having a top portion, a bottom edge and an intermediate portion between said top portion and said bottom edge,   each of said legs including front and rear walls which are joined along their side edges as inner and outer seams respectively,   one of said outer seams extending from said bottom edge upward to said top portion of each of said legs, and   c. an internal cargo pocket formed by inner and outer panels that define an enclosure open at the top, said panels having top edges that define said open top,   said cargo pocket located inside one of said legs at the intermediate portion thereof with said outer panel of said pocket adjacent said outer seam of said leg,
 said leg having a slit-like opening defined by two edges extending transversely across said outer seam with said two edges of said slit-like opening secured to said top edges of said panels of said pocket, whereby said slit-like opening in the leg allows access to said pocket which is positioned to hang downward in said leg, 
   said inner and outer panels of said pocket having top and bottom regions and a main portion between said top and bottom regions,   said main portion of said pocket being unattached to and free from said outer seam and from said front and rear walls of said pants leg joined at said outer seam,   said main portion and bottom region having a normal position adjacent said outer seam and being displaceable to a customization position displaced away from said outer seam.   
     
     
         43 . A pair of pants according to  claim 42 , further comprising, closure means for releasably joining said top edges of said panels of said cargo pocket to each other to close and open said cargo pocket. 
     
     
         44 . A pair of pants according to  claim 43 , wherein said closure means comprises a zipper having releasably connectible strips joined to said top edges respectively of said panels of said cargo pocket. 
     
     
         45 . A pair of pants according to  claim 42 , further comprising coupling means for releasably attaching said bottom region of said pocket to said outer seam. 
     
     
         46 . A pair of pants according to  claim 42 , further comprising an elongated stripe fixed to each of said legs, covering said outer seam and extending from said bottom edge upward to said top portion of said leg. 
     
     
         47 . A pair of pants according to  claim 42 , having one of said internal cargo pockets attached to each of said legs. 
     
     
         48 . A pair of pants according to  claim 45  where said coupling means comprises a button on said bottom portion of said pocket, and a tab fixed to said outer seam of pants leg, said tab includes a button hole dimensioned to receive said button. 
     
     
         49 . A pair of pants according to  claim 48  where said tab is sewn to said outer seam. 
     
     
         50 . A pair or pants according to  claim 48  where said tab has a proximal part sewn to said outer seam and a distal part extending generally perpendicularly from said proximal part with said button hole in said distal part. 
     
     
         51 . A pair of pants according to  claim 48  where said button hole is transversely offset from said outer seam. 
     
     
         52 . A pair of pants according to  claim 45  wherein said coupling means comprises a first coupling element on said bottom of said cargo pocket and a second coupling element having a proximal part fixed to said inside seam and a distal part extendable transversely therefrom and being releasably coupleable to said first coupling element. 
     
     
         53 . A pair of pants according to  claim 42  further comprising a zippered front fly opening extending from the waistband downward a predetermined distance, and said hidden cargo pocket's slit-like opening is located at an elevation below said fly. 
     
     
         54 . A pair of pants made of fabric, comprising:
 a. a top part including a waistband,   b. left and right legs extending downward from said top part, each of said legs having a top portion, a bottom edge and an intermediate portion between said top portion and said bottom edge and including outer and inner seams extending from said bottom edge upward to said top portion, and   c. an internal cargo pocket formed by inner and outer panels that define an enclosure open at the top, said pocket located inside one of said legs at the intermediate portion thereof, with said outer panel of said pocket adjacent said outer seam, said inner and outer panels having respectively top edges separate from each other and defining said open top of said pocket,   said leg having a slit-like opening defined by two edges extending transversely across said outer seam with said two edges of said slit-like opening secured to said top edges of said panels of said pocket, whereby said slit-like opening allows access to said pocket which is positioned to hang downward in said leg.   
     
     
         55 . A pair of pants according to  claim 54  further comprising, closure means for releasably joining said top edges of said panels of said pocket to each other to close and open said pocket. 
     
     
         56 . A pair of pants according to  claim 54 , wherein said closure means comprises a zipper having releasably connectible strips joined to said top edges respectively of panels of said cargo pocket. 
     
     
         57 . A pair of pants according to  claim 54 , further comprising coupling means for releasably attaching said bottom region of said cargo pocket to said outer seam. 
     
     
         58 . A pair of pants according to  claim 54 , further comprising an elongated stripe fixed to each of said legs, covering said outer seam and extending from said bottom edge upward to said top portion of said leg. 
     
     
         59 . A pair of pants according to  claim 54  having one of said cargo pockets attached to each of said legs. 
     
     
         60 . A pair or pants according to  claim 57  where said coupling means comprises a tab has a proximal part sewn to said outer seam and a distal part extending generally perpendicularly from said proximal part with said button hole in said distal part and said pocket has a button at the bottom part thereof for coupling with said button hole. 
     
     
         61 . A pair of pants formed of fabric cloth, comprising:
 a. a top part including a waistband,   b. left and right legs extending downward from said top part, each leg having a top portion, a bottom edge and an intermediate portion between said top portion and said bottom edge,   each of said legs including front and rear walls which are joined along their side edges as inner and outer seams respectively,   said outer seam extending from said bottom edge upward to said top portion of each of said legs, and   c. an internal cargo pocket formed by inner and outer panels that define an enclosure open at the top, said panels having top edges that define said open top,   said cargo pocket located inside one of said legs at the intermediate portion thereof with said outer panel of said pocket adjacent said outer seam of said leg,
 said leg having a slit-like opening defined by two edges extending transversely across said outer seam with said two edges of said slit-like opening secured to said top edges of said panels of said pocket, whereby said slit-like opening in the leg allows access to said pocket which is positioned to hang downward in said leg, 
   said inner and outer panels of said pocket having top and bottom regions and a main portion between said top and bottom regions,   said main portion of said pocket being unattached to and free from said outer seam and from said front and rear walls of said pants leg joined at said outer seam.