Embodiments described herein relate generally to athletic or leisure apparel, such as running shorts or pants. In some embodiments, a garment includes an outer shell coupled to a band and an inner shell disposed within the outer shell and coupled to the band. The outer shell includes a first material having a first surface area, and the inner shell includes a second material having a second surface area that is less than the first surface area. A pocket is coupled to, and extends from, an inner surface of the outer shell. A coupling mechanism secures the pocket to the inner shell. In some embodiments, the coupling mechanism is a second pocket comprising the second material and coupled to the inner shell. In some embodiments, the coupling mechanism includes a stitch or a tether.

A warming cell pattern is provided that may be arranged on an interior portion of a garment or other outdoor equipment to improve the warming qualities of the garment or equipment. The warming cells may take on a number of shapes, sizes, and patterns, but they are preferably cube-shaped and arranged in a “running-bond” or offset brick-like pattern so that vertical and horizontal channels are formed between adjacent cells. When the garment is worn or the equipment is used, an air-filled space may be formed by the channels and the user's body. Because air is a strong insulator, the air-filled pockets retain heat so that the jacket or garment including the warming cell pattern will have improved warming properties.

An insulating body wrap includes a superior end with a superior opening and an inferior end with an inferior opening. A top layer including a fabric extends between the superior opening and the inferior opening and a back layer including a ripstop material extends between the superior opening and the inferior opening. Batting is provided between the top layer and the back layer and a slit extends between the inferior opening and a point intermediate the inferior and superior openings. A method for manufacturing an insulating body wrap includes forming a quilt having a superior edge, an inferior edge, a first side edge and a second side edge and attaching the first and second side edges to form a sleeve having a superior opening and an inferior opening. A slit is formed extending between the inferior opening and a point intermediate the inferior and superior openings.

An article of clothing including a garment body and a heater coupled to the garment body. The article of clothing also includes a battery holder separate from the garment body and configured to receive a rechargeable power tool battery pack. The article of clothing also includes a controller selectively providing power from the rechargeable power tool battery pack to the heater, and a control input coupled to the garment body for selecting a mode of the controller. A power conditioner is coupled between the battery pack and the controller and is configured to regulate an output voltage of the battery pack to maintain a constant voltage regardless of the state of charge of the battery.

A body monitoring sensor system is described and wherein a sensor module is attachable to a thermally insulated article of warmth, such as an article of apparel, having a thermal insulation of a known clo index value and wherein the sensor system has various sensors to produce various atmospheric and body condition signals to feed a computer having a processor. The processor is programmed to perform calculations to generate a output signals indicative of the corrective action required based on the protection offered by the clo index of the thermal insulation of the article of warmth and taking into account the calculated wind chill temperature and humidity as well as the wearer person's body temperature and humidity conditions to provide warmth and comfort to the user person under the actual atmospheric conditions.

The present invention relates to a method for joining a first protective material (10) together with a second protective material (20) consisting of a thermally insulating fabric having a mesh configuration. The method comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of separate gluing points (30) on an inner surface (14) of the first protective material (10); hot-pressing the second protective material (20) onto the first protective material (10), in order to melt the plurality of separate gluing points (30), so as to firmly fix the second protective material (20) to the first protective material (10). The present invention relates furthermore to a protective garment, in particular for motorcyclists, comprising an article made using this method.

A garment, especially to a sports garment, including a textile substrate which covers a part of the body of the wearer of the garment, wherein at least a section of the textile substrate is coated with at least two different Phase Change Materials, wherein a first Phase Change Material is arranged which has a phase transition temperature between 27° C. and 29° C., wherein a second Phase Change Material is arranged which has a phase transition temperature between 35° C. and 37° C., wherein both of the Phase Change Materials are in thermal contact with at least one thermochromic dye. By doing so, an improved thermal regulation during sporting activities is obtained which can be controlled visually.

A cold-weather protection gear is provided, which can prevent leaning of batting, can be stored in a compact manner as compared with a case where non-woven cloths are superposed, is excellent in heat insulation and in feeling on the skin and is also excellent in productivity. A sleeping bag 1 which is an example of the cold-weather protection gear includes a first core strand 11 and a first effect strand 12 located between a lining 2 and a surface cloth 3. A plurality of the first core strands 11 are aligned at an interval in a second direction Y and extend in a first direction X. The first core strands may be a bundle of plural pieces thereof for use. A plurality of the first effect strands 12 extend from each of the first core strands 11 to the periphery of the first core strands 11 and interlace with the batting 4.

Garments having active and passive knitted rows can provide desired levels of compression. Garments made of active and passive knitted rows can provide dynamic levels of compression with respect to both location and over time to address a variety of conditions.

A heated article of clothing including a garment body, a heater coupled to the garment body, a heater supply cable configured to provide electrical power to the heater, and a battery pack configured to power to the heater by way of the heater supply cable. The garment body includes a first compartment configured to hold the battery pack, a second compartment configured to alternatively hold the battery pack, and a pass-through connecting the first compartment to the second compartment internally within the garment body such that the battery pack is movable between the first and second compartments while remaining coupled with the heater supply cable.