A protective ventilated suit (10) is provided for protecting a user from environmental hazards. The suit (10) is a unitary construction and includes a unitary body portion (12), a unitary hood (14), and a releasable fastener system (16) for releasably connecting a front portion of the hood (14) to the body portion (12). The suit (10) includes a pair of donning openings (42) extending from opposite sides of a neck opening (40) across a shoulder covering part (48) of the body portion (12) to allow a user to don the suit (10).

A covered head support garment comprising a hood, cap, beanie, or any head-covering article for use by passengers of transportation vehicles is disclosed. The covered head support garment may offer the appearance and functionality of a standard hooded garment, such as a jacket, scarf, or shawl, while simultaneously offering a means for supporting the head of a resting passenger. Additionally, the covered head support garment may provide eye shielding from surrounding light and other passengers, as well as disguise the head-support means.

The present disclosure generally relates to intelligent garments that provide thermal regulation in a variety of environments. The garments may include different layers such as a hydrophobic layer in direct contact with a wearer's skin surface and saturated with an aqueous mixture, a spacer layer, a reflective layer, and an outer hydrophobic layer. The layers of the garment may work together to reduce the metabolic expenditure of the wearer in extreme environmental conditions or during demanding physical activity. A variety of sensors may be displaced throughout the garments so as to enable the collection of data associated with wearers as well as environmental conditions. Wearers may control the thermal balance and other properties of the garments as desired.

An detachable headwear system with a waterproof garment having a chest portion and a neck portion, a headwear article, a zipper for connecting the waterproof garment to the headwear article, the zipper having first zipper teeth on the waterproof garment and second zipper teeth on the headwear article, the first zipper teeth being engageable with the second zipper teeth, the first zipper teeth beginning in a first area of the chest portion, extending at least partially around the neck portion, and ending in a second area of the chest portion.

A light-weight heat-reflective substructure for a hat can be comprised of a semi-rigid bottom loop, top loop, two or more angled supports, and heat-reflective panels. The bottom loop can have a diameter commensurate with the size of the hat. The top loop can have a diameter commensurate with the diameter of the hat's crown. Each angled support can be coupled to the bottom and top loops, creating a three-dimensional frame. The angle that each angled support is coupled can be a minimum of fifteen degrees from a horizontal plane. The heat-reflective panels can couple to the angled supports of the frame, covering space between angled supports. The heat-reflective substructure can reduce an amount of thermal radiation transferred to the user by five percent or more as compared to wearing the hat without the heat-reflective substructure. Angling of the panels can increase an amount of surface area available for reflection.

A light-weight heat-reflective substructure for a hat can be comprised of a semi-rigid bottom loop, top loop, two or more angled supports, and heat-reflective panels. The bottom loop can have a diameter commensurate with the size of the hat. The top loop can have a diameter commensurate with the diameter of the hat's crown. Each angled support can be coupled to the bottom and top loops, creating a three-dimensional frame. The angle that each angled support is coupled can be a minimum of fifteen degrees from a horizontal plane. The heat-reflective panels can couple to the angled supports of the frame, covering space between angled supports. The heat-reflective substructure can reduce an amount of thermal radiation transferred to the user by five percent or more as compared to wearing the hat without the heat-reflective substructure. Angling of the panels can increase an amount of surface area available for reflection.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to articles comprising: a cloth comprising a first yarn, wherein the first yarn is treated with a thermochromic pigment. Also disclosed herein are articles comprising a cloth comprising a primary layer and at least one additional layer; the primary layer comprising a first yarn, and the additional layer comprising a second yarn. Also disclosed herein is a method comprising interweaving a first yarn and a second yarn together to produce a primary layer of a cloth, wherein the first yarn is treated with a thermochromic pigment and the first yarn changes from a first color to a second color upon reaching a temperature threshold; and interweaving a third yarn to produce at least one additional layer of the cloth This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to articles comprising: a cloth comprising a first yarn, wherein the first yarn is treated with a thermochromic pigment. Also disclosed herein are articles comprising a cloth comprising a primary layer and at least one additional layer; the primary layer comprising a first yarn, and the additional layer comprising a second yarn. Also disclosed herein is a method comprising interweaving a first yarn and a second yarn together to produce a primary layer of a cloth, wherein the first yarn is treated with a thermochromic pigment and the first yarn changes from a first color to a second color upon reaching a temperature threshold; and interweaving a third yarn to produce at least one additional layer of the cloth This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

A convertible garment may be constructed from a material having a bulk section between opposing ends. The material may substantially encircle bands located at the opposing ends. Bundling strings may encircle the material near the ends with an adjustable and independent level of compactness. Additionally, connecting strings may be attached to the material at the ends for positioning the opposing ends of the material adjacent to one another. Compactness of the majority of the material in the bulk section may be adjustable relative to a desired coverage of a wearer. The material may be hemmed. Stitching may be included near the ends to supplement the bundling strips. The material may be a textile that is adjustable to cover a length of the wearer up to between shoulders and hips of the wearer. A method of using the convertible garment is also disclosed.

A textile fabric has a pattern which is appeared when moisture makes contact with the textile fabric. A method of manufacturing the textile fabric includes coating hygroscopic softener on the textile fabric, printing a predetermined pattern on a surface of the textile fabric by pressing a roller on which the predetermined pattern is embossed, and a water-repellent solution is coated on a surface of the predetermined pattern, and drying the textile fabric.