A gown with pleated opening for discrete elimination of urine and method of manufacture provides privacy to the wearer of a gown while the wearer eliminates urine through the penis. The gown has a gown body with an open posterior side that can be closed with a fastener. The gown has an opposing anterior side defined by a central section, which is approximately aligned with the penis when the gown is donned. The groin section forms a vertical slit that is sized to enable the wearer to easily egress and ingress a urine bottle, or the penis for elimination of urine. The slit is visibly not obvious when viewed from the front of the gown body because of one or more pleats that selectively cover the slit. The pleats are integral with the gown, formed along the longitudinal of the slit from the extra loose fabric from the central section.

A support garment for breast cancer patients who have undergone or are going through radiation therapy after lumpectomy, mastectomy, or breast reconstruction is provided. A garment for a wearer having breasts and an under bust located directly under the breasts can include a head opening, first and second arm openings, a band configured to fit at the under bust of the wearer, and a cup extending from the band. The cup may include an outer layer, an inner layer that is interior to the outer layer, and an attachment component configured to removably couple an insert to the inner layer. The garment may also include the insert removably coupled to the inner layer. When the garment is worn, at least a portion of the insert is exposed to skin of the wearer, and the insert provides topical therapy and cooling to the skin.

A garment with an integrated belt. The garment includes a top bottom, front, a first side portion, second side, and rear portions. The belt is attached to the garment and includes: a belt member having front, first rear, and second rear portions, and a belt fastener connected to the first rear portion of the belt member. The front portion of the belt member is attached to at least one of the front portion, first side portion and second side portion, of the garment, at one or more attachment regions, such that the front portion of the belt member is unable to move relative to the garment. In a fastened configuration, the belt fastener connects the first rear portion of the belt member to the second rear portion of the belt member, and the belt fastener is located adjacent to the rear portion of the garment.

The present invention relates to a kind of clothing, and more particularly to a kind of anti-allergic clothing. The anti-allergic clothing includes a body and two sleeves. The two sleeves are connected to the body. Each of the two sleeves includes a glove. The anti-allergic clothing of the present invention adopts sleeves with gloves. The gloves can at least cover the palms of the patient. In this way, the sleeves can reduce the patient's scratching force on the arms and palms, thereby relieving the discomfort caused by repeatedly scratching the affected part. In addition, because the gloves can also increase the sun protection area, the discomfort of skin allergy can be further relieved.

Garments for medical or assisted living use are disclosed. A garment embodiment includes a fabric body core element having a front side and a back side, two fabric arm elements, each attached at a proximal end to an upper area of the body core element on the left and right sides, two fabric dignity panels attached to sides of the body core element to extend partially across the back side of the core section so as to at least partially cover a user's back when worn, and a fabric lower pocket attached to the back side of the body core element at a lower section of the core element.

The invention provides a temperature-regulation apparatus with a segmented metal-containing layer. The metal-containing layer has an electrically insulating coating and a plurality of mutually electrically insulated planar metal segments to increase insulation by reducing thermal emissivity whilst minimizing the hazards of an electrically conductive layer. The temperature-regulation apparatus may comprise a blanket which may be used to actively supply temperature regulated air for regulating the temperature of a subject, in which case it includes at least one port, or it may be used to passively maintain the temperature of a subject, or it may comprise a temperature-regulation garment.

In some embodiments, a heavyweight jacket includes a main body configured to fit on the torso of a wearer and sleeves that are fully detached from the main body. The sleeves advantageously facilitate putting on the heavy jacket, while providing a jacket of high weight. To form the heavyweight jacket, a pre-bonded fabric may be used. The fabric is pre-bonded and may optionally be further layered to increase the garment's weight without sacrificing flexibility or breathability. The layered fabric distributes the garment's weight evenly and ensures that the garment does not excessively restrict a wearer's freedom of movement or cause the wearer to overheat. The weight of the fabric may be increased by using a heavyweight glue to bond various layers of material together.

A wearable support device for use with heavy clothing is disclosed. The device relieves the shoulders and back of weight by transferring the weight to the waist and hips of the users. The device comprises a frame attached to a waistband. The heavy clothing is worn over the device in a normal fashion. The clothing rests on the frame which, by its construction and by virtue of being rigid and positioned off the torso, transfers the weight to the waistband. An optional cushion is contemplated. Weight supporting posts attached to the waistband are also contemplated.

A clothing article accommodating pre-existing attire of a wearer and a pre-existing medical attachment, the article includes a first and second front side and a back side connected to a second front side, the article of clothing accommodating a pre-existing medical attachment connected to the wearer. The clothing article includes a bottom hem around the bottom and a collar around the top of the clothing article. A first front placket and a second front placket extend from the collar to the bottom hem. A first sleeve includes a lateral seam from the wrist to the first front placket, below the collar, with a top placket having fasteners and a bottom placket having mating fasteners. Donning or removing the clothing article includes opening the first lateral seam and wrapping the first sleeve around an arm of the wearer, closing the first lateral seam by engaging the fasteners with the mating fasteners.

A method of donning a magnetically-fastened upper garment is disclosed. The method and garment are configured for being carried out and worn, respectively, by a post-operative physically challenged individual using one arm only. The upper garment is configured for easy donning and removal without requiring another person's assistance, thus promoting independence of the individual. The upper garment has a front which is vertically separated from the rear at one side of the garment. A plurality of front and rear magnets are embedded in corresponding locations in the free edges along the vertical separation to effect closure of the garment and retention of the garment on the user.