Abstract: A vented hat sweatband includes a venting layer and a sweatband layer. The venting layer includes an exterior surface, an interior surface that is opposite the exterior surface, a rigid or semi-rigid venting structure and a central opening. The venting structure includes a plurality of airflow pathways extending between the interior and exterior surfaces along a vertical axis from a top side to a bottom side that is opposite the top side. The central opening extends from the exterior surface to the interior surface, through the rigid or semi-rigid venting structure and across the plurality of airflow pathways. The sweatband layer is attached to and covers the interior surface of the venting layer.

Abstract: A protective apparel support system is disclosed comprising a support frame configured to rest on the shoulders of a wearer, the support having a first shoulder member, a second shoulder member and a shield engagement portion. A shield is selectively coupleable to the support and protective apparel is coupled to the shield.

Abstract: A helmet comprising an outer liner and an inner liner slidably coupled to an interior surface of the outer liner is disclosed. The outer liner comprises an interior surface and the inner liner comprises an exterior surface. The inner liner is composed of an elastically deformable material. A majority of the interior surface of the outer liner and a majority of the exterior surface of the inner liner are both substantially parallel to a pseudo-spherical surface having a coronal cross section that is circular with a first radius and a sagittal cross section that is circular with a second radius different from the first radius. The inner liner is elastically deformable along the interior surface of the outer liner in response to rotation of the outer liner relative to the inner liner caused by an impact to the helmet.

Abstract: A helmet having an outer liner with an inward-facing surface, an inner liner with an outward-facing surface that interfaces with the inward-facing surface of the outer liner, and a flexible tether coupling the outer liner to the inner. The inner liner is slidably coupled to the outer liner via a plurality of return springs, the plurality of return springs biasing the inner liner to a first position with respect to the outer liner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an article of clothing that is worn by a person for preventing an infant from accidental falling while the person nurses the infant. The article may be a garment that includes an item of clothing to be worn by a person and a support garment panel attached to the item of clothing. The support garment panel is attached to the perimeter of the armholes of the item of clothing and defines a pocket between the support garment panel and the item of clothing. The pocket includes an opening for receiving an infant and a base for supporting the infant.

Abstract: An attachment for a helmet includes an external portion, an internal portion distal from the external portion, and a shaft extending between the external portion and the internal portion. The external portion contains an object to be attached to the helmet. An attachment system including a helmet is also described.

Abstract: A method for performing a through thickness reinforcement process on a fibrous preform includes moving a plurality of needles from a retracted position to an extended position with respect to a housing. The method further includes penetrating a veil cloth and the fibrous preform with the plurality of needles, moving a through thickness fiber from the veil cloth at least partially into the fibrous preform in response to the fibrous preform being penetrated with the plurality of needles, moving the plurality of needles from the extended position to the retracted position, rotating a feeder spool and a take up spool to move the veil cloth with respect to the fibrous preform, and lifting a needled portion of the veil cloth from the fibrous preform in response to the feeder spool and the take up spool rotating.

Abstract: Surgical gowns can be configured to be worn by a human and to be sterile for use in a sterile surgical environment. Such a sterile surgical gown can include one or more pockets attached to the gown and configured to store surgical instruments. The sterile surgical gown can also include one or more rings attached to the gown and configured to hold surgical instruments. In some embodiments, a patch that is attachable to the gown. The patch can include one or more additional pockets or additional rings.

Abstract: A device and a corresponding method for shaping and/or smoothing at least one end of a tampon blank, in particular an axial end of a tampon blank, includes a guide unit driven by at least one shaft. The guide unit includes first and second conveyor planes. The device also includes shaping sleeves on the second conveyor plane for receiving at least one respective tampon blank, and rotatable shaping caps on the first conveyor plane, each designed to be operatively connected to at least one end of a tampon blank in a shaping sleeve. The first conveyor plane and the second conveyor plane are designed in order to guide a respective at least one of the shaping sleeves on the second conveyor plane coaxially relative to at least one of the rotatable shaping caps on the first conveyor plane on the conveyor plane. A computer program product controls the device.

Abstract: A water sports mask is provided, which includes a waterproof skirt, a left viewing window, a right viewing window, a head strap and a frame. Left and right skirt portions of the waterproof skirt define left and right hollow front portions, respectively. The left and right viewing windows are embedded with the left and right hollow front portions, respectively, and each of them has a width ranging from 30 mm to 60 mm, and a height ranging from 20 mm to 50 mm. The frame is detachably installed onto the waterproof skirt along peripheries of the left and right hollow front portions thereof.

Abstract: The invention is directed towards an automated shearing system for shearing a carpet from a first height to a desired height. Such system may include a number of pile height sensors, control units, shear heads, motors, and databases. The system determines how much carpet can be sheared by each shear head and actuates the shear head accordingly. Shearing a carpet to a desired height may require about one up to about three passes through the system. Methods of measuring a carpet, determining how much to shear the carpet, and shearing the carpet are included.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a shield rotation controlling means. The shield rotation controlling means according to the present disclosure comprises: a support member (100) supporting a shield (20) and rotating about a base member (300); and a stopping means (200) coupled to the support member (100) and provided with elasticity in the direction of the base member (300), the support member (100) stopped by means of the elasticity of the stopping means (200).

Abstract: A woven brushed elastic fabric includes a fabric blank and a plurality of yarn segments. The fabric blank is formed by interweaving a plurality of first yarns and composite yarns. Each composite yarn is composed of a second yarn and an elastic yarn. The second yarn is wound around the elastic yarn. The fabric blank has a first side, and a second side opposite to the first side and formed with a plurality of yarn loops. The yarn loops are formed by the interweaving of the first yarns and the composite yarns in a skip manner along a first direction or a second direction transverse to the first direction. The yarn segments are formed on the second side of the fabric blank by breaking at least some of the yarn loops.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for bonding a fiber structure (2) by means of a fluid (3), comprising a fluid jet head (9) having a nozzle (20) for discharging the fluid (3), a manipulator (4), and a fiber receptacle (25) for arranging the fiber structure (2), wherein the fluid jet head (9) is arranged as an effector (8) on the manipulator (4), and wherein the manipulator (4) is provided in such a way that the fluid jet head (9) arranged thereon can be moved in at least two spatial directions (10.1, 10.2, 10.3) relative to the fiber receptacle (25).

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices include a personal protection gown to provide frontal protection for the user. The personal protection gown includes a neck protector extending from a front neckline of a body portion of the personal protection gown. The neck protector partially couples to the front neckline such that a separation gap between the neck protector and the body portion is formed (e.g., on either side of the partial coupling and around the back of the neck). Extension straps of the neck protector are pulled around a neck of the user and form a knot to secure the neck protector and the personal protection gown in place. The separation gap provides flexibility in how tightly the neck protector is pulled such that the personal protection gown effectively provides zone A coverage (e.g., as defined by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) for different body shapes and sizes.

Abstract: A garment with a reconfigurable and integrated mitten is provided. The garment includes a sleeve with the integrated mitten disposed at a distal end, wherein the mitten can be selectively used in a plurality of configurations, including a cuff position, a mitten position, and a trigger-finger position. The mitten features a palm panel with an inner and outer palm layer joined via a seam fastener to form a double palm layer. A finger panel is joined to the palm panel and includes a trigger finger hole for receiving one or more fingers of the wearer in the trigger-finger position. The garment is designed for users engaged in outdoor activities requiring both warmth and dexterity, offering the ability to easily transition between configurations for varying environmental conditions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an isolation gown. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an isolation gown, comprising a garment body including opening running a length of the garment body and terminating at a neck opening, the garment body having a first side and a second side and being configured to permit a wearer to don the medical gown, sleeves extending distally from the garment body, and one or more restraining mechanisms configured to secure the garment body, the sleeves, or a combination thereof, to a body of the wearer, wherein the one or more restraining mechanisms including an actuatable portion utilizing friction to allow the neck opening of the garment body to be contracted to a size of a neck of the wearer, and expanded to be larger than a shoulder width of the wearer.

Abstract: A right-angle needle-punching mechanism and a needle-punching device are provided. The right-angle needle-punching mechanism includes a first right-angle needle-punching assembly and a second right-angle needle-punching assembly, a position adjusting assembly configured to drive the first right-angle needle-punching assembly and the second right-angle needle-punching assembly approach or move away from the preform, and an angle adjustment assembly configured to change needle-punching angles of the first right-angle needle-punching assembly and the second right-angle needle-punching assembly. The angle adjustment assembly, the first right-angle needle-punching assembly, and the second right-angle needle-punching assembly are arranged on the position adjusting assembly.

Abstract: A glove, in particular a work glove, including at least a base body, a trigger, a first component and a signal line, wherein the first component is attached to the base body, wherein the signal line connects the first component to the trigger electrically and includes a flexible printed circuit board, wherein the base body includes at least a base layer and a cover, wherein the cover covers at least the trigger, wherein the trigger is located between the cover and the base layer, and wherein at least a protective layer is provided in the region of the signal line, the protective layer being attached to the base layer and made of a material that is less stretchable than the material of the cover and the material of the base layer. Moreover, a wearable device is shown.

Abstract: A method for producing a composite nonwoven fabric having at least two layers, wherein a first layer is made of long fibers, and a second layer is made of short fibers. The method includes attaching, in a production line, the short fibers of the second layer to the long fibers of the first layer in a wet laid process via a headbox. The headbox has a round flow or cross flow distributor with a rotating or static turbulence generator.