Abstract: A dress shirt redesigned to fit, and be put on, like a knit shirt having a partial stationary placket extending from the collar opening on the shirt and a pseudo placket extending to the bottom thereof and containing buttonholes and buttons to maintain the usual appearance of a dress shirt to prevent puckering or gapping when a person is seated or bending forwardly or a modified construction comprising the usual dress shirt provided with a two-way stretch pleat in the back of the shirt to move and stretch so as to prevent puckering or gapping when seated or bending forward.

Abstract: A hand covering (10) for protecting a hand is disclosed. The hand covering (10) includes a hollow flexible body member (11) having a front portion (12) and back portion (13). Four finger stalls (14a-d) having access openings (14e-h) are cooperatively connected to the body member (11) as is a thumb stall (15) having an access opening (15a). A flap portion (16) provides a means for releasably removing a substantial portion of the back portion (13), wherein a closable auxiliary opening is defined which, when said removing means is in an open position, the auxiliary opening extends from the main opening and extends proximate to the knuckles and also exposes the thumb access opening.

Abstract: A shampoo cape has a central C-shaped opening connected to one edge of the cape by a slit. A flap is secured on the back of the cape on the outside with a U-shaped opening in the flap secured along a portion of the C-shaped opening in the cape. A crescent shaped neck pad is sealed in a pocket integral with the flap. When used, the flap hangs into a backbar sink for retaining water in the sink and the neck cushion supports the nape of the user's neck away from the hard edge of the sink.

Abstract: A patient gown having a single body portion which is enclosed by removably secured fasteners at either the anterior or posterior portion, a V-neck is provided in both the front and the rear, and a pair of shoulder elements are secured to the upper portion of the body, each of which is removably securable at the top so that the entire shoulder can be opened.

Abstract: Comfort accessories for use with a conventional brassiere having a pair of shoulder straps. The accessories comprise shoulder strap adjusting means as well as shoulder strap pressure diffusing means. The shoulder strap adjusting means is arranged to adjust the position of at least one of the shoulder straps with respect to the wearer's shoulders and comprises an elongated flexible strip having loop means located at each end. Each loop means is arranged to extend and hold a portion of at least one of the shoulder straps so that the position of the shoulder strap is adjusted with respect to the shoulder. The pressure diffusing means is arranged to spread pressure applied by the shoulder strap across the wearer's shoulder and comprises pad means which are releasably secured by fastening means to one of the shoulder straps. The pad means is interposed between shoulder strap and the shoulder of the wearer.

Abstract: An infant's garment having a sack portion adapted to receive the legs of an infant, and two flaps attached to the sack adapted to wrap around the infant's arms and overlap behind the body.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel application of VELCRO-type fasteners, apparel and indicia bearing patches to provide combinations and methods for interchangeability of patches on apparel and convertibility of the identifying patches.

Abstract: A bowling glove for improving the velocity and uniformity of a bowler's delivery includes a substantially rigid plate adapted to be strapped to the back side of the bowler's hand. A substantially rigid tongue projects upwardly from the plate and lies against the back of the wrist while a pair of laterally spaced and substantially rigid fingers project downwardly from the plate and lie against the backs of the index and little fingers. The plate, the tongue and the glove fingers coact to hold the bowler's wrist and index and little fingers in a substantially fixed position as the ball is delivered. The plate preferably is formed by two pivotally connected sections which enable the glove fingers to be adjusted laterally to fit hands of different widths.

Abstract: A disposable protective gown useable in a medical environment, the gown being fabricated of a single blank of non-woven synthetic fabric sheeting having a generally rectangular form. Cut into the short ends of the blanks in opposing relation are elongated triangular notches whose lower edges extend along an intermediate longitudinal axis which divides the blank into upper and lower sections. The free ends of the lower section are folded in on vertical fold lines to define a pair of rear flaps. The upper section is provided with a central neck opening having a slit therein to admit the head of the wearer, the upper section being folded down along a horizontal fold line extending through the diameter of this opening to define a rear fold. The margin of the rear fold is ultrasonically seamed to the upper edges of the notches to create outstretched sleeves and to the upper edges of the rear flaps to form the rear panel of a gown which can be slipped over the head of the wearer.

Abstract: A flexible protective armor has the form of a laminate having front and back layers of an aramid fibre fabric sandwiching a bag of packed feathers, foam, or felt material. The laminate is drawn tightly together by stitching or similar process. The armor may be further enhanced by integrating the laminate with a front shield of further layers of aramid fibres which are also stitched together.

Abstract: A protective brassiere and protective inserts therefor are disclosed. The brassiere is provided with thin pockets formed from two layers of fabric with a lateral access opening to receive the insert. The insert has a concave central portion that is substantially rigid with peripheral portions that are flexible in part. The central rigid portion is capable of withstanding forces of impact and transmitting them to the user's thoracic cage through the more flexible portions. In an alternative embodiment, an article of clothing is disclosed which includes similar thin pockets that are accessible internally of the article to receive and hold inserts of the same configuration. The inserts used with the clothing article are intended to provide a supportive more than a protective function, and to that end the central portion of each insert is semiflexible and the peripheral portion is flexible.

Abstract: The invention comprises an article for engaging the ring of a pacifier and for holding the pacifier about the neck of an infant. A first flat panel or collar has a substantially rectangular shape and has a notch for engaging the infant's neck. The notch forms an arcuate portion in the first panel. The arcuate portion conforms to the infant's neck and forms right and left tabs for engaging the infant's neck. Interlocking means are attached to at least one of the tabs for engaging the other tab thereby permitting the notch to be closed about the infant's neck. A second flat panel is provided having upper and lower ends. The upper end has an arcuate edge and engages the arcuate portion of the first flat panel. The lower end of the second flat panel has a means for engaging the pacifier ring. The engagement between the arcuate edge and the arcuate portion causes the underside of the second flat panel to be positioned adjacent to the overside of the first flat panel.

Abstract: An outdoor sportswear garment in the form of trousers, for women, permit a woman to urinate without exposing her back. The trousers are formed with leg sections closed about the hip and buttocks and partially closed at the abdomen while defining and forming a front opening which extends generally from the crotch region and terminates at the waistband. A yoke extends between the legs and is permanently attached at the back at the waistband, and is formed with a somewhat enlarged front panel which fully closes the opening, and is attached at peripheral regions by a plurality of Velcro-type fasteners. The yoke is made of three sections of material including complimentary curved side sections and a center panel which are shown together in such a manner that the side sections fully conform to the curvature of the legs along the inseam and together with the front panel provide full protection of the wearer from exposure.

Abstract: Athletic shorts are disclosed which provide full support as well as maximum freedom of movement yet with minimum exposure. The construction consists of an underpant plus an outer shell of flexible fabric containing overlapping flap openings in front of each thigh extending from the waist to the bottom border. The construction permits full raising and splitting of the wearer's thighs without friction, and yet the flaps immediately close when the thighs are brought back together, providing full coverage.

Abstract: A weight vest which is fully foam lined, sewn canvas, incorporating means for wearing an adjustable amount of weight upwards to fifty pounds, also means to retain said weights within specially shaped pockets conforming to weight shape by means of an elastic strap capturing an exposed end of the weight. Also providing means to adjust the vest size to fit various body shapes by means of side strap lace adjustment with a zipper front.

Abstract: An independent pocket for incorporating into any kind of clothing perculiar inasmuch that it is comprised of:(a) At least two layers of material which are joined together;(b) Means of attachment between at least one of said layers of material and the article of clothing where it is positioned.(c) Means of opening and closing the pocket thus formed which are located on one of said layers and/or on the joining edge between them.

Abstract: A radiology apron having a radiation protective material such as lead incorporated therein has means for supporting part of the weight of the apron at the user's waist on a belt or the waist of trousers worn by such user. Such means may include a bracket which mounts on the belt or trousers with a hook onto which an eyelet attached to the apron is placed, may include a notched portion formed on the bracket onto which a bolt attached to the apron is placed or may include such a hook member integrally attached to the apron.

Abstract: It is herein disclosed a woman's bare midriff garment. The garment includes an outer shell supported about the shoulders of the wearer; the outer shell normally aligns against the inner area of the neckline and the upper breast area, the outer shell hanging freely downward from breast, such hanging beginning at the upper and middle of the breast of the wearer. The garment also includes an inverted frusto-conical segment having a first radial and a second radial end, the first end being narrower than the second end, the first end including elastic adapted for the engagement of the torso of the wearer near the top of the rib cage but beneath the bottom of the breast, and the second end defining a hem near the bottom of the rib cage, the hem integrally secured to the lower-most edge of the downwardly hanging portion of the outer shell.

Abstract: A baby's bib is provided with a crumb catcher designed to retain an open position due to the use of an involute semi-rigid spacer means which connects the crumb catcher to the bib.

Abstract: A concealment garment for a nursing mother including a body covering top having a pair of parallel spaced slits or openings therein, and an attached collar depending to a point to cover the openings but being free of the top except adjacent the neck portion of the top.