ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,575, issued on June 24.
"Outer garment with covertly releasable flap" was invented by Shui Lau (Lewis Center, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A outer garment with releasable flap, including a garment body wherein an outer portion of the garment body extends from the centerline to a terminal side edge to form a gap in the outer portion; a flap positioned so as to overlay the gap, wherein at least a portion of the flap proximate a terminal bottom edge of the flap and proximate a terminal side edge of the flap is releasably attached or coupled to at least a portion of the outer portion of the garment body, via one or more releasable...