Patent ID: 7191470
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A garment for stabilizing the curved rear portion of the air system tank of a paintball marker to a wearer's torso, the garment comprising flexible fabric, said fabric comprising: a) an inner surface, said inner surface designed to come into contact with the body of the wearer; and b) an outer surface exterior to said inner surface, said outer surface containing at least two mirror-image gripping regions substantially located within the torso region of the garment, each of said at least two mirror-image gripping regions comprising a pliant, non-cushioning substrate, said substrate having a plurality of raised tacky protrusions for the purpose of gripping engagement between the curved rear portion of the air system tank and said substrate wherein the garment is configured to cover at least a portion of the wearer's torso.