To provide a garment which can suppress stuffy feeling and heatful feeling in the garment to keep an environment in the garment comfortable and also has excellent wearing comfort and design so that it can be suitably used in a high temperature and/or high humidity environment and in various wearing scenes requiring comfort such as an office, a home and the like, it is provided that the garment made of a fabric having an air permeability of 50 to 500 cm.sup.3/cm.sup.2/s includes a blower fan unit and a path forming section for imparting directivity to wind in the garment inside the garment.

An actuating breathable material structure is disclosed and includes a supporting main body, a plurality of actuating breathable units and a plurality of micro processing chips. The supporting main body is made of a supporting matrix. The plurality of actuating breathable units and the plurality of micro processing chips are compounded and are integrally formed with the supporting matrix into one piece. By controlling the actuation of the plurality of actuating breathable units through the plurality of micro processing chips, a breathing effect resulting from gas transportation in a specific direction is performed.

A protective device for maintaining body temperature in a living being is provided. The inventive protective device comprises a first sheet member having a left portion and a right portion. The first sheet member has a left edge and a right edge. A first channel member defines structure defining a first channel. The first channel member defines structure which is secured to and overlies a first portion of the left portion of the first sheet member and overlies a first portion of the right portion of the first sheet member. A second channel defining structure defines a second channel, the second channel defining structure secured to and overlying a second portion of the left portion of the first sheet member and overlying a second portion of the right portion of the first sheet member. Each of the channels have a first side and an opposite side opposite the first side. A variable length member is disposed on and extends along the length of each of the channels. There is a connection structure positioned proximate the left edge; and a mating connection structure positioned proximate the right edge.

A main garment body 1, which is formed using a cloth C that is gas-impermeable or is gas-permeable to the extent that the cloth can be inflated by the introduction of air by a fan 2 and which comprises a fan installation hole 13 for installing a fan 2, and an air discharge part 14 for discharging the air introduced by the fan 2, the main garment body having an outer surface space-maintaining means 17, a back body section inner surface space-maintaining means 18, and a front body section inner surface space-maintaining means 19 for maintaining a space between the cloth C and the wearer's body and/or between the cloth C and another garment worn over the main garment body 1. As a result thereof, it is possible to provide a main garment body of an air-conditioning garment and an air-conditioning garment for which the function is not easily reduced even when worn under another garment, etc.

A main garment body 1, which is formed using a cloth C that is gas-impermeable or is gas-permeable to the extent that the cloth can be inflated by the introduction of air by a fan 2 and which comprises a fan installation hole 13 for installing a fan 2, and an air discharge part 14 for discharging the air introduced by the fan 2, the main garment body having an outer surface space-maintaining means 17, a back body section inner surface space-maintaining means 18, and a front body section inner surface space-maintaining means 19 for maintaining a space between the cloth C and the wearer's body and/or between the cloth C and another garment worn over the main garment body 1. As a result thereof, it is possible to provide a main garment body of an air-conditioning garment and an air-conditioning garment for which the function is not easily reduced even when worn under another garment, etc.

Embodiments disclosed herein include devices and methods pertaining to gloves for protection of a wearer's hand. According to various embodiments of the disclosed technology, disclosed is a glove. The glove may include a glove body comprising a cuff portion, a palm portion, a thumb portion, and finger portions. The plurality of finger portions comprises at least one of an index finger portion, a middle finger portion, a ring finger portion, and a pinky finger portion. The glove may include a plurality of impact disbursement pads. The impact disbursement pads comprise finger pads, knuckle pads, metacarpal pads, and a thumb pad. The glove may include a webbing portion and knuckle pads. The glove body is formed from a first material, the webbing portion is formed from a second material, and the impact disbursement pads are formed from a third material.

Aspects herein are directed to an apparel thermo-regulatory system that actively heats or cools a wearer. The apparel thermo-regulatory system comprises an apparel item, a dimensionally stable frame comprising at least one aperture that is affixed to an outer-facing surface of the apparel item at a predetermined location, an absorbent material applied to an exposed face of the dimensionally stable frame, and at least one thermoelectric module that is releasably positioned within the aperture of the dimensionally stable frame.

Aspects herein are directed to an apparel thermo-regulatory system that actively heats or cools a wearer. The apparel thermo-regulatory system comprises an apparel item, a dimensionally stable frame comprising at least one aperture that is affixed to an outer-facing surface of the apparel item at a predetermined location, an absorbent material applied to an exposed face of the dimensionally stable frame, and at least one thermoelectric module that is releasably positioned within the aperture of the dimensionally stable frame.

Five small holes on the top front sock specifically above the toes between the phalanges and the metatarsals joint, represent the new design, its advantage, and to solve the issue of odor problem of the toes. The pocket is to hide items, and double layers provide extra support for the leg. The invisible stitching on the ankle is part of the design helping the double layers to form a pocket and support for the leg. The stitching on the back is part of the design holding the double layers together.

Five small holes on the top front sock specifically above the toes between the phalanges and the metatarsals joint, represent the new design, its advantage, and to solve the issue of odor problem of the toes. The pocket is to hide items, and double layers provide extra support for the leg. The invisible stitching on the ankle is part of the design helping the double layers to form a pocket and support for the leg. The stitching on the back is part of the design holding the double layers together.