A functional fabric is formed by bonding a polyester synthetic resin film mixed with carbon black fine particles to a fabric, in which the synthetic resin film is non-porous and has a thickness of 10 m to 20 m. The functional fabric is produced by producing a polyester synthetic resin film mixed with carbon black fine particles and bonding the synthetic resin film to a fabric, and the produced functional fabric is entirely or partially bonded to an inner wear or an intermediate clothes to produce clothing.

The present invention discloses a sanitary mask, including: a first anti-UV layer having a plurality of first holes distributed irregularly; a second anti-UV layer having a plurality of second holes distributed irregularly and disposed adjacent to the first anti-UV layer; a filtering layer disposed adjacent to the second anti-UV layer; and an inner layer disposed adjacent to the filtering layer.

An article of apparel is described which is effective to regulate the temperature of the wearer. In an embodiment, the article of apparel includes a base textile with a thermal regulation membrane. The thermal regulation membrane contains a plurality of system-reactive components selectively engaged heat and/or moisture. In an embodiment, the printed coating includes a cooling agent, a phase change material, and a heat dissipation material. In operation, the article of apparel is effective to delay/diminish the rise in skin temperature (compared to a garment lacking the membrane), increasing wearer comfort.

Aspects herein relate to a garment having zoned insulation features. The zoned insulation features comprise projections that extend in the z-direction with respect to the surface of a base material forming the garment such that the projections face toward a body surface of a wearer when the garment is worn. The number and/or size of the projections may vary over the garment depending on the amount of insulation needed in different areas of the garment.

Methods and associated light management system variously provide protection of at least UPF 50, a cooling effect, a shading effect, a warming effect and a source for a photovoltaic device. A textile material absorb incident spectrum including one or more of a UV wavelength, a visible wavelength, and a near infrared wavelength and spontaneously emits light having an emission spectrum including visible light radiation and near infrared radiation. The textile material and associated articles have a high degree of UV blocking property due to strong absorption in the UV range. In addition, the spontaneous emission releases most of the absorbed energy and, therefore, the textile material remains relatively cool under sunlight, the shading effect. Furthermore, the strong spontaneous emission allows for shielding properties even when the apparel is made from otherwise sheer knit or weave structure. Associated application methods and manufacture methods are also disclosed.

An inclement weather garments provides a protective clothing that may be worn over, rather than beneath a safety restraint harness. This garment improves worker efficiency by retaining body heat, and also reduces the risk that the restraint harness may become entangled or snagged during movement of the worker. The garment includes a diaphragm configured to provide a resilient closure slit through which a retaining ring of the harness may extend. The diaphragm sealingly closes about the ring to retain the worker's body heat and keep rain outside the garment.

A garment is manufactured by printing an ink including at least five percent of a ceramic by weight onto a first side of a fabric portion to provide a fabric with a ceramic print, the ceramic print covering at least ten percent and less than ninety percent of the inside of the fabric portion, and incorporating the fabric with the ceramic print into a garment with the first side of the fabric portion on an inside of the garment such that the ceramic print is exposed on the inside of the garment. In addition, a garment includes a fabric panel having an inner, user-facing side and an outer side opposite the inner side, and a discontinuous printed layer disposed on the inner side of the fabric panel, the printed layer including a heat retaining material and a binder, where the heat retaining material is present in an amount effective to provide heat retention properties to the fabric panel.

A method for manufacturing a belt, which molds a heating member 13 by 20 to 98 parts by weight selecting at least one of nonferrous metals constituted by tourmaline, bentonite, pozzolan, mica, red clay, zeolite, magnesium oxide, white clay, calcium, and silica, 0.1 to 30 parts by weight selecting at least one of A type Tio sol, Ag sol, and Zno having a particle size of 5 to 20 nm, graphene 01 to 10 parts by weight having a particle size of 0.20 to 2.25 nm, and functional metal colloidal 0.05 to 8 parts by weight having a size of 1 to 10 nm by selecting at least one of Ag, Au, Zn Pt, and Y, 20 to 98 parts by weight are combined by selecting at least one of the nonferrous metals and thereafter, ground into particle sizes of 500 to 1500 meshes.

An article of apparel is disclosed that includes zones with a textile having a structure than changes or is otherwise modified by a physical stimulus, such as the presence of water or a temperature change, to modify a property of the textile. The zones may be along a center back area and/or side areas of the apparel, and the textile may increase in air permeability when exposed to water. In some embodiments, slits are formed in the textile.

In some embodiments, the inventive subject matter relates to a fiber construct suitable for use as a fill material for insulation or padding, comprising: a primary fiber structure comprising a predetermined length of fiber; a secondary fiber structure, the secondary fiber structure comprising a plurality of relatively short loops spaced along a length of the primary fiber. In some embodiments, the inventive subject matter relates to insulative fiber structures that mimic the structure and scale of natural down and thereby provide similar properties.