ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,953, issued on Feb. 17.
"Separable garment for maintaining secure duty belt" was invented by Michele Zanes (Atlantic City, N.J.) and Aaron Cohen (Jenkintown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Separable articles of clothing such as trousers to allow for field removal of the lower portion of the trousers are disclosed while maintaining control of a duty belt attached to an upper portion. Two or more separate portions of trousers may be removably attached by an attachment mechanism, such as a zipper. The zipper can be unzipped to allow for restroom use without completely removing the trousers. This may be especially useful for first re...