The present invention provides a differential pressure body suit with external support against body suit migration. In its preferred embodiment, such body suit may comprise a close-fitting, multi-layered suit sealed against a mammal's skin to contain the differential pressure, or a looser-fitting suit that bends at the mammal's joints with minimal force. External support means include either fixed or movable mechanical supports attached to the body suit, extraordinary air pressure levels for making the body suit rigid, or exoskeletons attached to the body suit, or a counter-force suspension cable adjustment system. A cyclic control system can turn the differential pressure condition within the body suit on and off on a selective basis to accommodate the movement of the legs of the mammal. This differential pressure body suit provides a portable and convenient system for, e.g., rehabilitating a skeletal joint injury or training the mammal for injury prevention or athletic performance or fat burning. The pressurization reduces the weight of the body to greater or lesser extents, and offloads the weight to the ground through the external support means.

A device that provides support for sailors while hiking from a sailing vessel is disclosed. The device includes a garment that is shaped and/or configured to resist the backwards leaning moment of a sailor whilst hiking thereby reducing muscular strain and effort.

A garment attachable to an exercise or therapeutic apparatus that is capable of elevating the user slightly above the ground, reducing potential for injury and strain by shifting the user's weight to the frame of the apparatus. The garment is incorporated into the apparatus by comprising panels under the buttocks and around the thighs, providing balance and lifting the user comfortably in conjunction with the frame. A low-friction plate is positioned under the user's feet so that the user can ambulate freely while held in place by the frame.

The present invention provides a sensor garment including a harness. In one exemplary embodiment, the sensor garment includes a textile portion, a device-retention element coupled to the textile portion, and a stretchable harness coupled to the textile portion. The harness includes a conductive element disposed between layers of film. The conductive element includes a first termination point at the device retention element, configured to connect to a monitor device. The conductive element includes a second termination point configured to connect to a sensor or transceiver.

A method and apparatus to convert clothing for sexual interest, bondage and power play. The clothing includes convertible dresses, convertible jacket or convertible skirt. An outer layer of the clothing is formed of a rigid layer to serve as a restraining element in bondage or power play for sexual interest. An under base layer can be formed of a flexible material to protect the skin from undesired friction from the outer layer. Fastening and release mechanisms are used for coupling the under base layer to the outer layer and removal of the under base layer from the outer layer. The fastening and release mechanisms can be used to expeditiously detach the under base layer from the outer layer without the need to manipulate the outer layer. The under base layer can be decoupled from the outer layer transforming the garment into sexual paraphernalia, such as a bondage cage.

A retention system for securing an article to a webbing or similar attachment system. The retention system includes one or more rigid or semi-rigid elongated members adapted to fit to said webbing, and including one or more attachment points adapted to receive a securing portion of said article. The members may be arranged as a pair thereof separated from one another by a longitudinal opening and joined to one another at one end of each of the members. A gate located near an open end of the longitudinal opening is positionable to selectively obstruct the open end of the longitudinal opening. The attachment points may be arranged, for example, along an exterior longitudinal edge of each respective elongated member.

A clothing system including an upper body garment and a lower body garment. The upper body garment has a neck portion that extends about a central axis from a head of a patient towards to feet of the patient. The upper body garment includes a pair of shoulder coverings, a torso covering, and a plurality of first fasteners. The plurality of first fasteners is configured to be transitioned so that each of the shoulder coverings may be separated to provide access to the upper torso and/or arm of a patient. The lower body garment includes a pair of leg coverings, a rise, an access covering, and a plurality of second fasteners. The rise includes a window spaced apart from a waist retainer positioned at the top of the rise and covered by an access covering selectively retained by the plurality of second fasteners to provide access to the lower body.