Abstract: A pants garment has a generally tubular body member made of flexible web material. The tubular body member has an elongate waist or yoke edge at an upper side and a crotch area at a lower side. The tubular body member is provided with a flap section overlapping another portion of the body member. The flap section is defined in part by a boundary edge extending in a generally downward direction from the waist edge. A flexible tensile element has a first effective end coupled to the flap section at the boundary edge and a second effective end coupled to the tubular body member at a point spaced from the boundary edge. This structure enables a user or wearer to place tension on the flap to maintain closure of the garment over a lower torso of the user.

Abstract: In open-end rotor spinning devices, an axial engagement element, typically a ceramic pin, is inserted as a wear protector in a receptacle at the free end of the rotor shaft which is supported on a ball of an axial bearing. In order to receive the air displaced during the insertion of the axial engagement element, the axial engagement element is formed with a bore in the end thereof facing inwardly within the receptacle.

Abstract: Energy conservation or expenditure garments are designed for use by cyclists. The garment includes in one embodiment an air cooling system through use of various air passageways in the energy conservation garment. In another embodiment the energy expenditure garment includes pockets to offer drag or resistance to the user. An indicator may be provided at the back of the hand portion of the garment to indicate some parameter of exercise.