DETACHABLE SHOULDER STRAP-SLEEVE (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: article adapted for wearing on every day and field uniform of troops acting under training and tactical situation. SUBSTANCE: detachable shoulder strap has sleeve including top part manufactured from fabric of top part of uniform and provided with applied badges of rank made from, for instance, polyvinyl chloride, loops and devices for retaining sleeve on shoulder girdle. The latter has double-layer shoulder strap of double length with trapezium-shaped or rounded upper edges provided with through notches for attachment of shoulder strap on shoulder girdle, for instance, on button. Sleeve is made double-layer from fabric of uniform top part and both layers are joined along their upper edge and mid portion of sleeve by three-line stitching-overstitching joint. Badges of rank are applied by high-frequency currents. According to another embodiment, double shoulder strap and sleeve are made from double-layer hollow strips of double-layer weave, for instance, plain weave. Lower and upper edges are hemmed by bending and stitching thermoplastic material. EFFECT: convenient usage and provision for applying wider range of badges of rank. 3 cl, 4 dwg