(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,836,524 B2 Muench (45) Date of Patent: Nov
USOO7836524B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,836,524 B2 Muench (45) Date of Patent: Nov. 23, 2010 (54) EQUESTRIAN RIDING GARMENT 3,800,330 A * 4, 1974 Bowcut ......................... 2/227 4,506,391 A 3/1985 Rodman ........................ 2/227 (76) Inventor: Susan Marie Muench, 1 Bluegrass Ave., 4,843,654. A 7/1989 March ........................... 2/227 Ft. Wright, KY (US) 41011 5,033,124. A 7, 1991 Bucalo et al. .................. 2/227 D420,492 S 2/2000 Tannenbaum ................ D2/860 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 126 days. * cited by examiner (21) Appl. No.: 12/002,450 Primary Examiner Gloria Hale (22) Filed Dec. 17, 2007 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm R. Christian Macke 1C ec. If (57) ABSTRACT (65) Prior Publication Data US 2009/O151038A1 Jun. 18, 2009 A lower body equestrian garment is provided. Sections of gripping, protective fabric are provided on the inner portions (51) E;3/02 (2006.01) of the legs extending from inner thigh to ankle. The gripping/ 52) U.S. C 2/227: 2A231: 2A232 protective fabric has flared sections near the bottom, and slots (52) ir grgrrr. s s for receiving and retaining spurs worn by the rider. Zippers (58)58) FieldField of Classification Search ..................... 2/227 s are provided on the outer legs allowing quick removal of the 2/228, 231, 232, 456, 455 lower body garment to improve comfort of the rider when not See application file for complete search history.
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