Body part pad for protecting a double curved body part from external load. The body part pad comprises a flexible carrying dish which in a first bending direction is bendable about a first bending axis and which in a second bending direction is bendable about a second bending axis. The carrying dish comprises a multiplicity of segments of which adjacent segment parts are disposed with an intermediate distance. The intermediate distance of adjacent segment parts is variable upon bending of the carrying dish at least in the second bending direction, so that, in use, a force that is exerted by the body part on the carrying dish and the opposed forces that are exerted on the carrying dish result in curvature of the carrying dish around the first and second bending axis to a curvature corresponding more with the body part to be protected.

Ballistic and athletic personal protective equipment utilizing rigid panel(s) featuring designs for improved cooling employing “stack effect” airflow in combination with optimized wearer contact surface geometry. Improved ballistic and athletic personal protective equipment designs contain rigid panel(s) for protection of wearer from impacts, ballistic threats and the like. The equipment is provided with spacers arranged to provide a stack effect powered airflow between rigid panel(s) and wearer, cooling the same. The spacers are further designed, dimensioned and arranged to provide optimal heat transfer and mass transfer efficiency from wearer to cooling air within the protective equipment system, providing optimal cooling effects. The system is simple, light, and inexpensive, providing improved wearer comfort and safety from hyperthermia for optimal performance at elevated temperatures.

A headband with one or more protective inserts. The inserts may be strategically positioned to provide protection for specific areas of a person's head that are most vulnerable to impact, depending on the sport or other activity. The inserts may be directly attached to the headband, or may be enclosed in pouches which are directly attached to the headband. The headband may be worn with or without additional headgear, and may be configured to cooperate with the additional headgear as to form, fit, and functionality.

A headband with one or more protective inserts. The inserts may be strategically positioned to provide protection for specific areas of a person's head that are most vulnerable to impact, depending on the sport or other activity. The inserts may be directly attached to the headband, or may be enclosed in pouches which are directly attached to the headband. The headband may be worn with or without additional headgear, and may be configured to cooperate with the additional headgear as to form, fit, and functionality.

The present disclosure relates to an elastic unit with adjustable elasticity and elastic modulus and to an operation method thereof. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an elastic unit with adjustable elasticity and elastic modulus, which comprises: an elastic element having a plurality of division areas longitudinally; and elasticity adjustment modules that are laid out in each of the division areas of the elastic element and activate or inactivate the elastic element partially depending on the division areas to adjust an elasticity and an elastic modulus of the elastic element.

The present disclosure relates to a wetsuit that provides support for the lumbosacral region of the wearer. The wetsuit has at least one layer of foam rubber or other wetsuit material with a lumbar portion disposed in the lumbosacral region of the wearer. In certain embodiments, the wetsuit has at least one tensioning mechanism that allows the wearer to selectively change a level of support provided by the lumbar portion to the lumbosacral region of the wearer.

A protective hairstyling garment; the protective hairstyling garment includes a protective garment having a collar section and a cape section. The collar section includes an elongated body configured to encompass and secure around a neck of a user-wearer. The cape section is configured to cover a substantial portion of a shoulder and collarbone area of the user-wearer. The cape section is removably attachable to the collar section to provide effective and whole protection of the neck, shoulder and collarbone area of the user-wearer from touch contact by heated hairstyling tools such as curling irons and flat irons.

Protective equipment for protecting a portion of a user's body (such as a leg guard for protecting part of a user's leg) may include a cap configured to cover a first portion of a user's body and a cap-extension element connected to an end of the cap and configured to cover at least another portion of the user's body. The cap-extension element is removable from the cap and connectable to the cap via an attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanism may include a tab element on the cap-extension element that connects to a socket element on the cap. The protective equipment may include a cap liner attached to the cap, a cap-extension liner attached to the cap-extension element, and the attachment mechanism may include liner-attachment elements on the liners.

A wearable leg warmer that includes a soft clothing fabric, a sewing thread, and a stretchable binder is disclosed. Longitudinal edges of the soft clothing fabric are folded laterally and stitched utilizing the sewing thread to form a pouch with a lateral opening. The stretchable binder is enclosed at the vicinity of the lateral opening to prevent slipping of the wearable leg warmer. The sewing thread is utilized to stitch in the middle of the pouch to enable division of the lateral opening into two lateral opening portions and enable insertion and withdrawal of legs of the user with minimal human effort, thus retaining body heat of the user and warming feet of the user. The wearable leg warmer provides maximum comfort level to a user during prolonged exposure to induce sleep naturally.

An ear strap cushion assembly for enhancing comfort of ear straps of a face mask includes a panel that is comprised of a flexible material such that the panel is rollable into a tube which can be positioned around an ear strap of a face mask. A cushion is bonded to the panel and the cushion is comprised of a resiliently compressible material enhance comfort for a user's ear when the panel is positioned around the ear strap and the ear strap is worn around the user's ear. A set of first fasteners is each is coupled to the panel. A set of second fasteners is each coupled to the panel. Each of the second fasteners releasably engages a respective one of the first fasteners when the panel is rolled into the tube. In this way each of the first fasteners and the second fasteners retain the panel around the ear strap.