Abstract: Here is disclosed a garment a device and a method for reducing the risk of bone fracture of a human or animal subject due to impact forces on a vulnerable region having a bone part, e.g. the greater trochanter near the skin surface, there being a soft tissue region proximate to the vulnerable region lacking a bone part near the skin surface. The garment comprises at least one protective device shaped in accordance with anatomical features of the vulnerable region and the soft tissue region so that the impact energy is shunted for the vulnerable region to the soft tissue region, where such energy may be safely dissipated and mounting means for removable mounting the at least one protective device on the subject in a manner permitting the shunting of impact energy from the vulnerable region to the soft tissue region.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a garment a device and a method for reducing the risk of bone fracture of a human or animal subject due to impact forces on a vulnerable region having a bone part, e.g. the greater trochanter near the skin surface, there being a soft tissue region proximate to the vulnerable region lacking a bone part near the skin surface. The garment comprises at least one protective device shaped in accordance with anatomical features of the vulnerable region and the soft tissue region so that the impact energy is shunted for the vulnerable region to the soft tissue region, where such energy may be safely dissipated and mounting means for removable mounting the at least one protective device on the subject in a manner permitting the shunting of impact energy from the vulnerable region to the soft tissue region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing a nursing garment from a circular knitted fabric tube, where the nursing garment comprises a back portion and a front portion comprising breast cups completely or partly formed from at least a double layer of fabric, forming inner and outer breast cups, wherein said double layer of fabric is knitted integrally in one piece and used in an open or closed loop form, allowing knitting to be continued downwards from below the breasts. The present invention furthermore relates to a garment, preferably for use when nursing, produced by the aforementioned method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a brassiere which is especially suited for women nursing their child and where the brassiere is provided in a double layer and without seams and which allows the women easy access to expose one breast at a time by unfastening a clasp device and, subsequently, pull down the outer layer of the brassiere.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a brassiere which is especially suited for women nursing their child and where the brassiere is provided in a double layer and without seams and which allows the women easy access to expose one breast at a time by unfastening a clasp device and, subsequently, pull down the outer layer of the brassiere.

Abstract: A laminate material (25) for a garment (10) for use in absorbing bodily wastes. The laminate material has a first layer (26), a second layer (28), and a third layer (30) intermediate the first and second layer. The first layer (26) and the second layer (28) are predominantly a polyester material having a basis weight of from 70 g/m2 to 150 g/m2, preferably from 100 g/m2 to 130 g/m2, and the third layer (30) is a microporous membrane, preferably of polyurethane.

Abstract: A garment (20) for use in absorbing bodily wastes. The garment is provided with a fastening system for fastening the garment around the waist of a wearer. The fastening system includes a first fastening arrangement (36) having two outwardly facing edges (40; 42) forming an angle (&agr;) therebetween. The angle (&agr;) is from 45° to 85°, preferably from 50° to 80°, more preferably from 55° to 75° and most preferably from 60° to 70°.

Abstract: A diaper cover (10) having a layered structure (22), the layered structure including an inwardly facing layer (24) facing towards a wearer and an outwardly facing layer (26) facing away from the wearer. The layered structure also has at least one line of stitching (32; 36; 44). The stitching is at least partially formed by colored thread to thereby form a line of colored stitching. The colored thread has a color contrasting to material of the diaper cover (10) adjacent the line of colored stitching, the color of the colored thread being indicative of the predetermined size of the diaper cover.