Abstract: An athletic garment for covering a wearers pelvic region and at least a portion of the wearer's legs includes a ventilating portion, for covering the wearer's pelvic region and allowing rapid heat transfer from the wearer's pelvic region, and a pair of form fitting resilient tubular portions, for covering at least a portion of each of the wearer's legs, for providing resilient support for the covered leg portions and for insulating the covered leg portions to slow heat transfer from the covered leg portions. The garment may also include an outer shell for covering the ventilating portion of the garment.

Abstract: An exercise suit which has a pair of stretchable pants (20) and a pull-over top (44) with a lower body reinforcing segment (38) attached, in the middle only, to the pants and a upper body reinforcing collar (54) attached, in the middle only, to the top. A leg band (42) encircle the legs (24) and the side bands (58) are affixed to the respective reinforcing collar. The leg bands (42) grip the wearer's feet creating a continuous loop from the waist to the feet. Hook and loop tape (40) allow the reinforcing segment (38) to be adjusted in tension around the wearer's waist and similarly adjusted knee pads (32) cover the knees in the pants legs (24). The resilience of the suit combined with the looped bands create a resistance to movement providing exercise to the wearer's muscles during physical activity.

Abstract: Traveling and disposable underwear is provided and consists of typically three undergarments which are an undershirt, a pair of men's underpants and a pair of women's panties. The three undergarments are fabricated of an absorbent material and include elastic bands for comfortably holding the undergarments to the wearer. The three undergarments are also provided with magnetic fasteners for closing openings and securing together similarly provisioned garments which allow for easier donning and doffing without tearing the undergarments.

Abstract: A firefighter pant support system for use with firefighter pants having an outer sheel of a fire and moisture resistant material and an inner liner of a heat resistant material wherein the inner liner is removable from the outer shell. The support system includes a vest member having a body preferably made of a heat-resistant open mesh, and a waistband having a plurality of button holes for receiving fasteners, such as buttons or fastener studes, such that the vest member supports the pant liner and outer shell when worn by a user. In an alternate embodiment, the vest member is stitched permanently to the liner to make a jump pant. The vest member distributes the weight of the pant liner and pant shell over a broader area than conventional suspenders, provides a layer of thermal protection for the upper body of the wearer and can carry reflective trim detectable when the wearer removes his firefighter coat.

Abstract: A garment system for the full or partial enclosure of the torso, preferably in the form of a ladies bathing suit. The garment system includes a first central portion which constitutes a first ornamental region. The central portion is formed of front and rear body panels, the extents of which are defined by lateral perimeters. The lateral perimeters include first cooperative fastening elements, which perimeters define the geometry of the first ornamental region. Further provided are left and right portions proportioned to encircle the left and right sides of the torso. The left and right portions constitute second and third ornamental regions, which regions are defined by lateral perimeters, which perimeters include second cooperative fastening elements complemental to the first cooperative fastening elements of the central portion.

Abstract: A protective garment such as a coat or trousers adapted to be worn by firefighters and the like includes a torso-covering portion and an appendage-covering portion connected to the torso-covering portion, the appendage-covering portion having a generally rectangular aperture adapted to be positioned about at least a portion of a flexible joint of the appendage. The aperture has two significant dimensions perpendicular to each other and with a periphery and is filled with an insert secured to the appendage-covering portion about its periphery. The insert has a dimension in one direction which is greater than the dimension of the aperture in the same direction when the insert is secured in the aperture.

Abstract: A patient's hospital gown comprised of a wrap around lower portion secured with a waist drawstring and a series of releasable fasteners along the overlapped seam. Front and rear panels are sewn to the top edge of the nether portion, forming main front flap looping an auxiliary front panel attached to one of rear panel sleeves and drawn over the wearer's shoulder and onto one side of the wearer's chest. Other sleeve portions of the main front and rear panels have a releasable seam extending along the top edge.

Abstract: The present invention teaches a one-piece garment which is capable of being worn either alone or over panty hose, underpants, tights, or the like, as well as being worn under pants, slacks, a dress and/or a skirt and a blouse, and which permits performing one or more bodily or hygienic functions without the need to remove any of same.

Abstract: A firefighter's garment of the type having an outer shell layer and a moisture barrier layer and a thermal barrier layer. This invention pertains primarily to a firefighter's bunker coat having these three layers. In a firefighter's bunker coat of this invention the thermal barrier layer is composed of a plurality of sections. For example, there may be a pair of sleeve sections and a vest section. Each of the sections is separately releasably attached within the bunker coat, and therefore can be easily removed from the bunker coat and easily reinserted into the coat and attached thereto, as desired.

Abstract: The invention comprises a unitized system of garments that prevents particulate matter from passing from the body of the person wearing the garments into the surrounding atmosphere or vice versa. Water vapor or other gases such as air are free to pass through the garment fabric which is a laminate of expanded, porous and gas permeable polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) bonded to a porous and gas permeable backing material. Particulate matter is blocked by the very fine pores of the garment. The person is totally enclosed in the garments preferably presenting virtually a 100% external surface of nonlinting PTFE, and passage of water vapor or water vapor and air through the laminate is sufficient to allow breathability. In order to make practical putting the garment on and taking it off, and to eliminate gaps in the garment, separate pieces are required and particulate-proof barriers are required where the separate sections are joined.

Abstract: An infant bunting formed from a single blank of multi-layer fabric material in which a thermal insulation core layer is sandwiched between inner and outer facing layers, the periphery of the blank being ultrasonically welded to create a continuous hem. The blank is contoured to define a rectangular main section provided with a lower extension forming a closure section and an upper extension whose corners are folded in and joined to form a triangular hood section for receiving the head of an infant. The opposing sides of the main section are foldable to overlap the infant's body, arms and legs to form a pouch which is held together by Velcro fasteners. The closure extension is foldable over the pouch and held thereto by a Velcro fastener to lock in the feet of the infant.

Abstract: A shark protector suit of the invention is a combined rubber suit and helmet to completely cover the body of the wearer, including a face mask for facial protection, and preferably having at least a partial lining of flotation material, such as foam sheet. The suit and helmet have a plurality of spikes extending outward therefrom to prevent a shark from clamping its jaws over the wearer.

Abstract: Two-piece unitary sleepwear comprises night garment which embraces at least the upper torso and shoulders of the wearer, usually a child, so as to cover the child for the night. The lower portion of the unitary sleepwear is a blanket which wraps around the lower torso of the child and detachably snaps to the night garment portion of the unitary sleepwear.

Abstract: A rain clothes includes a rain jacket having a pair of gloves built in two jacket sleeves ready for wearing service, and a rain trousers having a pair of leg hoses each having a lining of elastic hose portion and a skirt fastened to a wearer's shoe or foot for completely shielding a wearer's boot and foot.

Abstract: A convertible garment which is convertible to a car coat length, to a raincoat length, to a ground engaging length, and to a coverall is disclosed. The garment includes a left front panel, left back panel, right front panel, and right back panel which are appropriately attached together and to which sleeves are attached. A mechanism is provided for releasably holding the lower portions of the panels against the respective middle portion of the panels to form a car coat length garment. A first extension mechanism is also provided for extending the lower portions of the panels downwardly to a position to form a raincoat length garment and for releasably holding the extended lower portions of the panels against the respective portions of the panels. A second extension mechanism is also provided for extending a remaining lower portion of the panels downwardly to a position to form a ground engaging length garment.

Abstract: The invention features a fashion/exercise garment for use by dancers, gymnasts and acrobats. The garment has built-in warming wraps disposed at extremity portions of the garment, such as the neck, wrists and ankles. The wraps comprise elongated bindings extending from, and affixedly winding about the garment.

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: This disclosure relates to a clamper for holding articles of clothing together, and comprises a front member, a clamp member, and pivot means for connecting the members together and for holding the clamp member at a space from the front member; the members are adapted to be positioned such that portions of the articles of clothing are received in the space; the clamp member is movable on the pivot means between a clamped position and an open position, and the clamp member includes an article engagement part thereon. The engagement part extends into the space when the clamp member is in the clamped position and it is moved out of the space when said clamp member is pivoted to the open position.

Abstract: A garment comprising a jacket part comprising a body having a lower edge at crotch level and two arms extending from the body and a trouser part comprising two legs a part of the upper edge of each leg being permanently attached to the lower edge of the body and the remainder of the upper edge being releasably attached to the lower edge of the body by fastening means thereby to provide said one piece suit, the jacket and trouser parts each having co-operable retaining means whereby, when the fastening means are released and the trouser part folded relative to the jacket part, the trouser part may be retained between the upper and lower edges of the body by said retaining means, whereby the garment may be worn as a jacket only.

Abstract: A utility vest for worker's tools and supplies includes a canvas utility apron detachably secured by a heavy-duty zipper around the bottom of a sleeveless nylon vest. The utility apron has leather pouches detachably secured to it by zippers at desired locations. The leather pouches are of various shapes and sizes to hold various tools and supplies depending on the occupation of the user. The zippers for securing the various pouches to the apron are of identical construction so that any given pouch may be secured at any desired location around the apron. A buckle on the apron beneath the heavy-duty zipper eliminates excessive strain on the main vest zipper caused by the weight of the tools and supplies. The utility vest is designed to allow a worker to wear a short coat over the top of the vest in colder weather while still permitting easy access to the tools and supplies on the utility apron.

Abstract: A safety glove for a workman is shown having a fingerless body portion for covering the palm and top of the hand, and attached finger and thumb as well as palm and top hand covering portions that can be easily separated from the main body portion by a pulling motion exerted lengthwise or otherwise along any one of the separable portions, which pulling motion would be produced, for example, when the top end of one or more of these finger portions or top hand sections is caught in a machine or snagged by a drill bit and the workman, with a reflex action, pulls his hand in an opposite direction. The instantaneous separation of the finger, thumb, palm or top hand covering portions from the main glove body portion prevents the entire gloved hand from being pulled into the machine and thus permits the workman to remove his hand from the danger zone.

Abstract: A multi-use infant garment comprising an upper garment having at least a chest section and a back section both of which define a lower edge. Fastening means is secured in a lower portion of the upper garment in the vicinity of the lower edge and extends substantially about the waist of the upper garment. A lower garment is also provided and is detachably secured to the upper garment by the fastening means.