Apparatus and associated methods relate to a body-worn unitary harness having a shoulder portion and a waist portion in tensile communication with one another, such that both the shoulder and the waist portions can be simultaneously adjusted using a single adjustment mechanism to conform to a wearer's body. In an illustrative embodiment, a length of webbing may thread through an angle-turning buckle and change direction therein. Tensile forces in the length of webbing may be directed in different directions on either side of the angle-turning buckle. A single clasp may facilitate both donning and doffing of the unitary harness. An implement connector may be coupled to a hip member and configured to connect an implement to the unitary harness. Various exemplary unitary harnesses may provide comfortable implement carrying capacity while automatically adjusting relative waist and shoulder lengths to accommodate a user's movements and positions.

A carrier system for use with a body armor garment that distributes the shoulder loads produced by equipment carried or worn by military or law enforcement personnel, away from the user's shoulders and comfortably to the hips. Heavy shoulder loads, which typically cause chronic back pain and can lead to compression of the spine, are significantly mitigated. The carrier system has a vertical back support and a belt for securing the device around the waist of the user. In addition to alleviating shoulder fatigue and spine compression, the device is light, comfortable, durable, adjustable and easy to maintain.

An attachment aperture array matrix having a matrix layer, wherein the matrix layer comprises a plurality of spaced apart matrix apertures formed therethrough, wherein the matrix apertures are substantially octagonally shaped matrix apertures arranged in a repeating sequence of equally spaced rows and equally spaced columns.

A belt loop for attachment of a duty belt to a garment or other object includes a belt fastener having a piece of hook-and-loop material complementary to a piece of hook-and-loop material on the duty belt.

The present invention is directed to attachments for athletic garments, especially swimsuits. One of the attachments is a pouch-like removable pocket which is directly positioned on the main body of the garment. The other attachment is a capture member having a loop of material which can be tightened around an accessory having an elongated portion such as a pair of eyeglasses. Both of the attachments are releasably attached to the garment.

A garment's pelvic region includes an integrated, removable waistpack. The waistpack has a body portion disposed substantially between a first pair of opposing openings each leading into a respective elongate channel disposed along opposite sides of a waistband area of the pelvic region. The removable waistpack's body portion defines a compartment. Belt portions extend from opposing ends of the body portion through a respective opening in the first pair of opposing openings and through a respective channel and out a respective one of a second pair of opposing openings for the channels. Thereby the waistpack encircles the waistband region of the garment. The belt portions disposed in the channels are removably received in and concealed by the channels.

A garment includes features of a pair of shorts and a skirt. An exemplary embodiment includes a pair of compression shorts including a waistband, legs, and a gusseted crotch made of a moisture-wicking fabric. The waistband may include a drawstring for adjustable fit, and a zippered pocket. Each of the legs of the shorts has an anti-ride-up feature disposed respectively near the inside bottom of the legs. Each of the legs includes, respectively, at least two outside pockets that lie flat against the legs when empty. A skirt is attachable and detachable by an attachment means to the waistband of the shorts. The skirt has an inner and outer side with either side being attachable via the attachment means to the waistband of the shorts to be the outside of the skirt. The skirt may have a selective shortening feature for shortening at least a part of the skirt.

Load carriage systems are described including one or more of a first chest panel, a first back panel, and a self-adjusting cummerbund connecting the first chest panel and the first back panel. The self-adjusting cummerbund may include a tensioning mechanism configured to allow the cummerbund to extend and retract, and may be configured to provide varying resistive force. The tensioning mechanism may include one or more of a sliding portion, a continuous patterned length of material that is folded over itself, and an elastic member that is attached to the sliding member and the length of material. Body armor plates may be held between outer and inner chest panels and/or between outer and inner back panels. A strip of webbing may be used to secure the body armor plate between the outer and inner panels.

A clothing part configured to surround a human body to protect the human body; and an accommodation part connected to the clothing part and configured to provide an accommodation space which is a predetermined space in which a predetermined object is received, wherein the accommodation part may form one surface together with the clothing part as an accommodation coupling part which is a part of the accommodation part is coupled to a clothing coupling part which is a part of the clothing part in a storing portion, and may provide the accommodation space which is a space in which a predetermined object is received, together with the clothing part as the accommodation coupling part and the clothing coupling part are separated from each other and thus a portion of the clothing part and a portion of the accommodation part are spaced apart from each other in an accommodation position.

A storage bag is secured to a conventional garment such as a vest by a novel attachment system. A securing strap is interlaced through interdigitated fabric loops located on both the storage bag and the garment. The securing strap is permanently secured to the bag. The securing strap is configured to release the storage bag from the garment by a simple pulling of the strap away from the garment, the storage bag being drawn away, upon separation, by the securing bag. The system allows one-handed release and separating of a storage bag secured to a garment.