ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,890, issued on March 24, was assigned to Mark Gasnier (New South Wales, Australia).

"Garments and method for playing sport" was invented by Mark Gasnier (Avalon, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Garment (10) for playing sport, typically being a ball sport, such as rugby football. The garment (10) includes a pair of side tags (12) releasably attachable to a pair of attachment portions (18) arranged to be spaced from each other at opposed sides of the garment (10), a rear tag (14) releasably attachable to a further attachment portion (18) arranged at a rear of the garment (10), and at least one strap (16) connected between the...