Abstract: A rear-closure surgical gown having a one-piece-belt system is disclosed in which either sterile or nonsterile gowning assistance can be used. One end of the belt is releasably attached to the front of the gown. The other end of the belt is releasably attached to a transfer device. The transfer device is releasably attached to the front portion of the gown. The belt is looped through a tunnel disposed on the gown by a belt hanger so as to insure sterility of the belt. The middle section of the belt is releasably attached to the back margin of the gown. These features enable positive closure of the gown, and enable both vertical and circumferential adjustment of the belt with respect to the wearer.

Abstract: A molded brassiere formed of a thin fabric includes a nipple patch or cover smoothly adhered to an apex portion of each breast cup to impart a pleasing and modest appearance. The nipple patch is sized, shaped and of an opacity to comfortably cover the nipples and surrounding areola. Further, the nipple patch is sufficiently rigid to depress the nipples, which might otherwise protrude through the thin cup fabric and, thereby, provide a smooth contour along the natural arc line of the bust.The method of making the breast cup of the brassiere is easily and simply accomplished by juxaposedly positioning a coated patch fabric onto a central portion of the flat cup fabric and simultaneously adhering and molding the fabrics at preselected temperatures to form an unitary, three dimensional breast cup including the nipple patch.

Abstract: An under garment for wear to provide both lower back and abdominal support and particularly adapted for wear by a pregnant woman. The garment is a panty having a body with a first continuous belt secured thereto to encircle the wearer around the lower portion of the abdomen and above the buttocks of the wearer. The first belt includes a fastening means providing adjustment of tension and to accommodate growth. A second belt is secured to the rear of the body of the panty and includes distal portions adapted for attachment to the garment and more specifically to the first belt to provide lower back support.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for converting, preferably, outdoor clothes to a pack by means so that a hiker can carry small and medium sized items. This invention, in many instances, eliminates the need for using a pack board by a hiker for carrying items. For example, there can be attached to suspenders, to a jacket or to a shirt a first attaching means. A pocket or a bag or a pack has a second attaching means. The second attaching means can be, removably, attached to the first attaching means so that the hiker has a pocket or bag or a plurality of pockets and bags attached to suspenders, jacket or a shirt. Further, this invention is directed to a bag, such as a fishing creel, whereby the creel can be attached to the clothes of an individual and carried in that manner.

Abstract: A convertible jacket comprising a sleeveless body garment in the general form of a vest and an upper component comprising, as a unit, two sleeve portions connected by a yoke portion incorporating a neckhole and, optionally, a neckhole extension such as a collar or hood. The yoke portion of the upper component is so configured as to substantially cover the upper back and shoulder area of the body.The upper component, when combined with the vest, forms a selectively convertible jacket providing a second layer of construction upon the upper back and shoulders, minimum restriction of arm and shoulder movement and positive body ventilation. The upper component can be readily oriented to and attached to the vest by fastener means and can be readily detached and removed from the vest. Such attachment or removal may be effected without regard to whether the vest is being worn.

Abstract: A garment having a right side portion and a left side portion, with a mating mechanism applied to the left side portion and the right side portion such that each portion may mate with the other to form an entire garment but when said right side portion and said left side portion are separated they are identically indistinguishable from each other.

Abstract: A protective enclosure fabricated from a clear, flexible, plastic material that, in the event of an emergency, is easily positionable over the head and upper body of a wearer to protect the wearer from the adverse effects of a contaminated environment, such as that filled with smoke or similar noxious fumes. The top of the enclosure is sealed by a reinforced, relatively stiff closure member. Accordingly, an airspace containing a reserve air supply from which the wearer may breathe is created around the wearer's head. The bottom of the enclosure contains a fastener by which the enclosure may be securely tightened around the waist of the wearer. Each side of the enclosure includes an arm port through which the wearer's arms may extend. The arm ports are interfaced with an elastic material which is adapted to form an airtight seal around the wearer's arms when the arms are inserted therethrough.

Abstract: A longitudinally extending section of elastic material of predetermined width is secured to one end to an end of a longitudinally extending section of relatively non-elastic material to form therewith a body encircling lifting belt. A plurality of bendable stays are secured in pockets formed along one surface of said belt and so as to extend across the width thereof; a pair of said stays being carried by said elastic section, one of said stays being disposed at the place where said elastic section is secured to said non-elastic section, and five such stays being carried by said non-elastic section. Two additional torsion support stays, are disposed in longitudinally extending pockets each positioned between a pair of said other stays to form therewith a pair of spaced "H" shaped torsion supports. The torsion supports being carried by said belt for disposition one to each side of the spine of the person wearing the belt, and in proximity to their lumbar and pelvic body areas.

Abstract: A pocket structure is provided with a chamber to conceal a valuable object such as a billfold. The pocket has a front panel, a back panel and two intermediate panels. The front panel has a slit to form a pocket opening and a flap is provided to close the opening. Behind the first panel is a first intermediate panel which is secured inside the pocket to the lower seam and side seams by a row of stitching. The upper edge of the first intermediate panel extends above the slit behind the flap. The second intermediate panel is secured at its top edge to a support strip. The side edges and the bottom edge of the second intermediate panel are distal from the side edges and bottom edges of the front panel, rear panel and first intermediate panel. The space behind the rear panel and the second intermediate panel define a hidden chamber to conceal a valuable object such as a billfold.

Abstract: A personal wearing article comprises a main body, for example, a garment having loops or hooks on the inner surface thereof, a retainer having hooks or loops on the front side thereof engageable with the loops or hooks on the main body, and a pressure sensitive adhesive agent layer provided on the back side of the retainer for sticking the retainer on the human body.

Abstract: A hat or cap has a crown, and possibly also a brim or visor, which is made of a decoratively rigid or semi-rigid material, such as metal or plastic. The airy, mesh-type head covering enables air to circulate within the hat while still enabling a stylish coiffure to be fully visible while the hat is being worn.

Abstract: An improved brassiere for use with a gown having a deep plunging neckline in the front and the rear and which includes a first and second brassiere cup and support means for the brassiere cup which connect to the waistband and which support means includes a backstrap extending upwardly from the waistband at spaced locations over the shoulders and, a plurality of downwardly extending members from the backstrap connecting to the brassiere cups and to the waistband and wherein fasteners are provided to connect the backstrap to the support structure adjacent the brassiere cups and the waistband is adapted to be opened and closed as desired either in the front or the rear.

Abstract: Footwear adapted to be inserted within a sneaker or the like, preferably between the sneaker and a conventional sock. The footwear is made of a flexible, light, waterproof material which is breathable so that although moisture cannot enter the inside thereof, vapor can pass therethrough in order to afford a high degree of comfort to the wearer. The insert type footwear is constructed from a single-piece pattern which is seamed in a manner such that none of the seams run adjacent to the sole or heel region of the foot.

Abstract: A brassiere which is useful for nursing, maternity, and holding prosthetic devices is disclosed. The brassiere has a pair of openable cups. Each cup comprises at least one fold-over section adapted to open and close the cup and the fold-over section does not require any type of fastening means.

Abstract: A gown for use by a patient in a medical facility is made from a single pattern composed of a single, homogeneous piece of pliable material which is configured to provide an elongated main portion and two generally rectangularly shaped projection portions respectively extending away from the opposite sides thereof, an opening forming a collar, and a slit extending between the collar and an intersection point where one side of a first of the two projection portions intersects with the side of the main portion, the pattern then being modified to include no more than three fastening devices, one being located where the slit connects with the collar and another being located where the slit connects with the intersection point, the modified pattern then being folded about a transverse center line to provide a gown form and two associated side portions of the main portion and the associated sides of one of the two projection portions are permanently connected along the lengths.

Abstract: A garment, and method of making it, formed from a flexible material having part thereof covering a body joint subjected to stretching upon movement of the body joint in use, has a plurality of sections of flexible sheet material overlying that part of the garment to protect it against wear and arranged in overlapping relationship so that part of one section overlies part of an adjacent section and the sections lie substantially parallel to and partly in engagement with each other and partly against the surface of the garment, the sections being attached to the garment along substantially parallel spaced lines substantially perpendicular to the stretching direction so that the flexibility of the garment is not impaired in the stretching direction.

Abstract: A waitress apron which includes front and back panels fastened to each other to provide a pair of recesses or pockets, and a rectangular third panel fastened around three edges to the back panel within one of such pockets, the fourth edge being removably secured to the back panel by hook-and-loop pressure/contact fastening means and hidden from view externally of the apron.

Abstract: A combination toy and garment comprising a toy portion and a garment portion attached together to form an article of clothing such that when the garment portion is enfolded by the toy portion the combination takes the shape of a stuffed toy.

Abstract: A belt or other band-like article adapted to be worn around the waist, hips or other body part of a user and with or without a separate buckle. The belt includes a length of material having a free end and a loop loosely retained at its other end. The belt is worn in one mode by wrapping it around the user's waist and passing the free end through the loop. After being pulled taut, the free end is passed under and around the belt beyond the loop, doubled back on itself, and passed back through the loop. In another mode, a separate buckle is secured on the belt by passing the free end through the buckle and then through the loop. The belt is then secured around the user's waist using the buckle in the manner described above for the loop.

Abstract: This invention is concerned with a sweat absorbent undershirt adapted to be used as an undershirt for sportwares which sport players generally put on when they play golf, tennis and etc.; by wearing this sweat absorbent undershirt next to their skin, the skin is prevented from being all covered in sweat however profuse perspiration they get in while playing. The invention further involves a sweat absorbent undershirt construction provided with a high degree of sweat absorptive clothings wherein sweat remains held thereby to permit players to play free from feeling uncomfortable with sweat which otherwise they might do.