Abstract: A garment, particularly a garment useful in a medical setting, comprising a gown that provides an acceptable barrier between a wearer and certain contaminants as well as easy doffing, the gown having a neck opening, two sleeves, a body portion including a front body portion and a back body portion, one or more panels, and/or one or more doffing features.

Abstract: A tethered anchor point for a footwear lace element includes various elements. For example, the tethered anchor point includes a tensile strand that attaches to a portion of the footwear article. In addition, the tethered anchor point includes a tensile-strand reinforcement. The tensile-strand reinforcement provides a sliding surface against which the lace element of the footwear article may slide when the lace element is threaded through the tethered anchor point.

Abstract: A garment stretching assembly for stretching a shirt sleeve or a pant leg includes a clip that includes a first wing that compresses against a second wing. The clip can be suspended from a cuff of a shirt sleeve or a cuff of a pant leg. A pair of first weights is each integrated into a respective one of the first wing and the second wing to stretch the shirt sleeve or the pant leg when the clip is attached to the shirt sleeve or the pant leg. A plurality of second weights is provided and respective ones of the second weights is releasably attachable to a respective one of the first weights for increasing the weight of the clip.

Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure including a polymeric bladder element enclosing a fluid-filled interior cavity. The bladder element has a surface with a groove that extends generally parallel with a transverse edge from a lateral side to a medial side, and has a reduced thickness at the groove. A first length along a longitudinal midline of the bladder element from a longitudinal extremity of the bladder element to the groove corresponds with a first footwear size, and a second length along the longitudinal midline of the bladder element from the longitudinal extremity to the transverse edge corresponds with a second footwear size larger than the first footwear size. The sole structure is used in a method of manufacturing an article of footwear.

Abstract: Disclosed is an upper garment with a customized spine support device. The upper garment includes an upper garment body having a back plate portion and a front plate portion and applied to an upper body; and a spine support device that presses and supports a spine of a wearer to maintain a spacing between vertebras.

Abstract: Protective eyewear lens assemblies include one or more metal-detectable components and a lens body formed in-situ around the one or more metal-detectable components. The lens body is formed from a polymeric material such that the one or more metal-detectable component is permanently embedded within the lens body. Protective eyewear including such lens assemblies and methods of manufacture are also included.

Abstract: An article of footwear including a sole system, including an upper and the sole system. The sole system includes a knitted component incorporating a one-piece knit outsole. The knit outsole has a ground-facing side, a top side, an inlaid tensile element, and a ground-engaging cleat member protruding from the ground-facing side of the knit outsole. The tensile element may be adjacent a cleat member. The upper is connected at its bottom to the top side of the knit outsole.

Abstract: A visor that can be removably attached to a variety of field masks, including those used in softball and baseball and other sports, to protect the user from weather elements and minimize sun damage while not affecting play and withstanding movement. In some embodiments, the visor may include a curvilinear base having at least one recess. The visor may additionally include a brim attached to, or formed with, the base. The visor may further include a fastener received in the at least one recess, where the fastener is configured to secure the visor to the field mask.

Abstract: A combat helmet has a shell made from a ballistic rated material, the shell having an outer surface and an inner surface such that at least a portion of the outer surface is formed as a series of adjoining polygon shaped faceted regions that help distribute any force impacted on such regions across a relatively large portion of the shell. The faceted regions are curvedly contoured, and may extend through to the inner surface of the shell. The faceted regions may cover primarily the crown section of the helmet shell, the lower section, or both.

Abstract: A shirt stay is provided that includes a Z-shaped or S-shaped double-clip support body providing a dual gripping mechanism that prevents a top garment from becoming untucked, while preventing a bottom garment from slipping down from the waist. The double clip support body includes two permanently interlocked U-shaped spring clips oriented in opposite directions and interchangeable grips arranged on the U-shaped spring clips to adjust the spacing of the springs, and correspondingly, the spring tension, of the U-shaped spring clips. Grips having different characteristics can be interchanged with one another on the support body based on the thickness of, and/or type of, material used for each of the top garment and the bottom garment.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a footwear removal device that includes two bases and a bridge connecting that two bases. Each of the bases has a front grip and a rear grip for catching the toe cap and the heel of the footwear, respectively. The bridge coupled to the two bases in a rotatable manner or a removable manner so that the bases and the footwear removable device can be folded or disassembled for carrying or storing. Each of the bases may be a single solid piece or comprise two parts that can be disassembled/assembled to change the overall length of the base. Embodiments provide a simple, inexpensive footwear removal device with a small number of components and are easy to assemble and carry.

Abstract: A swim cap and a method for producing the same is disclosed. A lower portion of the swim cap is shaped as a band, and an upper portion is dome shaped. Stitching joins the lower portion to the upper portion along a horizontal seam. At least two pieces of the lower portion, and a first and second piece of the upper portion, are joined to one another with stitching along a first vertical seam. The second and a third piece of the upper portion are joined to one another with stitching along a second vertical seam. The lower and upper portions are comprised of a substantially waterproof material.

Abstract: Aspects hereof relate to a footwear upper formed from a plurality of tensile strands interwoven with a webbing material. The upper may have a bootie configuration. At least a portion of the strands may extend between a lateral-side portion of the upper and a medial-side portion of the upper and extend over an instep region and/or a sole region of the upper. The tensile strands may be bundled such that a plurality of strands forms a single weft or warp. Bundles having differing quantities of tensile strands may form a pattern on the upper that is effective for aiding conformance of the upper to a wearer's foot while enhancing ventilation and reducing water saturation. The tensile strands, whether singular or bundled, may be effective for transferring a load of a fastening mechanism through the woven upper while allowing the upper to have a desired degree of elasticity, support and/or comfort.

Abstract: The inventive subject matter provides a device being capable of hanging a cloth with minimum effort on the part of a user, and with less potential damage on item being hung. In general, the inventive hanger comprises an upper coupling, left and right arms extending laterally away from opposite sides of the upper coupling. The arms are further coupled with a lower coupling, at least one of the couplings includes a pivot that allows the lower coupling to move closer to the upper coupling, allowing the hanger to easily adapt to fit into the neck of a shirt without stretching out the neck. A biasing component biases the lower coupling away from the upper coupling, allowing the hanger to keep the shirt hanged on.

Abstract: A surgical gown folded in a unique pattern that provides for a smaller sized gown that can be packaged in a smaller sized outer wrap as well as provide for an easily donnable gown that maintains its sterility. The fold pattern provides for the interior surfaces of the gown to be visible, and preferably, a portion of the interior surfaces, while maintaining sterility of the exterior surfaces by keeping them inside of the gown. A method of folding the gown in this new pattern is provided herein as well as a method of donning the folded gown.

Abstract: A goggle and an angle adjustment mechanism thereof are provided. The angle adjustment mechanism includes an assembling slot and a bendable temple. The assembling slot has a retaining rack arranged therein, and the retaining rack is in an arced shape. The bendable temple is integrally formed as a single one-piece structure and includes an assembling segment pivotally connected to the assembling slot and having an engaging tooth and a flexible segment that extends from the assembling segment. The engaging tooth of the assembling segment is inserted into the assembling slot and is engaged with the retaining rack, and the assembling segment is rotatable relative to the assembling slot in an angle range, so that the engaging tooth is engaged with and movable from one end of the retaining rack to another end of the retaining rack.

Abstract: A method of pleating a fabric, the method comprising pleating the fabric with a first pleating process to create a first set of pleats in the fabric along a first axis; pleating the fabric with a second pleating process to create a second set of pleats in the fabric along a second axis different to the first axis, wherein the second set of pleats are pleated over the first set of pleats, and wherein the first set of pleats is a set of in-plane pleats lying substantially in the plane of the fabric and the second set of pleats is a set of out-of-plane pleats which stand out of the plane of the fabric.

Abstract: Systems and methods for selectively attaching an accessory mount to a helmet are disclosed. A carrier may be used to position the accessory mount on the helmet. The accessory mount may be positioned on the helmet without engaging the rim of the helmet. The carrier may be compatible with various accessory mounts to permit mounting of different accessories. The accessory mount may be a powered mount for attachment to a Night Vision Device (NVD) such as Enhanced Night Vision Goggles (ENVG), or the accessory mount may be a non-powered accessory mount.

Abstract: A goggle includes a frame, a lens, and a roll-off system. The frame has a first lateral end and an opposing second lateral end. The frame defines a lens cavity. The lens is disposed within the lens cavity of the frame. The roll-off system includes a first canister, a second canister, and an actuator mechanism. The first canister is at least partially integrally formed with the first lateral end of the frame. The first canister defines a first interior cavity configured to store a roll of film. The second canister is at least partially integrally formed with the opposing second lateral end of the frame. The second canister defines a second interior cavity configured to receive a strip of film from the roll of film. The actuator mechanism is configured to facilitate selectively dispensing the strip of film from the first canister across the lens to the second canister.

Abstract: A chinstrap harness for a safety helmet, the chinstrap harness comprising first and second elongate side sections of flexible material (12a, 12b, 12c), each side section having a first end and an opposing second end, wherein said first end comprises means (3a, 3b) to connect said chinstrap harness to a safety helmet, and the opposing second end of each side section includes means (1) for releasably coupling said side sections adjacent a user's face.