A wearable device, such as a garment or containing garment portions, for managing and/or reducing the symptoms of a hot flash in a subject. The device comprises: a first set of components, each comprising a fabric comprising a cooling yarn; a second set of components, each comprising a quick-dry wicking fabric; and a third set of components, each comprising a phase change material fabric, wherein the first set of components are adapted to cover at least a neckline region and a peripheral region that extends adjacently around the armpit and the clavicle of the subject; the second set of components are adapted to cover at least the abdominal muscles and the lumbar regions of the subject; and the third set of components are adapted to cover at least the mammary and the dorsum regions of the subject.

According to the various features, characteristics and embodiments of the present invention which will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds, the present invention provides reusable grip enhancing tubular members for the arm area, in particular sports sleeves for the arm and forearm, and reusable grip enhancing tubular members for the hand, in particular sports finger cots for the hand, and the uses thereof, and methods thereof, intended to increase the performance in arm and/or hand task activities.

According to the various features, characteristics and embodiments of the present invention which will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds, the present invention provides reusable grip enhancing tubular members for the arm area, in particular sports sleeves for the arm and forearm, and reusable grip enhancing tubular members for the hand, in particular sports finger cots for the hand, and the uses thereof, and methods thereof, intended to increase the performance in arm and/or hand task activities.

A safety garment material is designed to be used in high temperature environments where aluminized personal protection equipment is required gear to protect workers from high radiant heat as well as accidental molten metal splashing or spills. The material includes a plurality of layers of nonwoven fire-resistant oxidized polyacrylonitrile (OPAN) arranged in a wicking configuration to wick moisture away from the wearer's body and layer of perforated aluminized film to allow escape of moisture from the wearer's body.

An evaporative cooling garment includes a first layer and a second layer superimposed over the first layer. The first layer is configured to absorb a quantity of water, and the second layer includes a reflective material and defines openings. The first layer is visible from an exterior of the garment through the openings in the second layer, and the garment defines a collapsible gap between an inner surface of the second layer and an outer surface of the first layer.

An evaporative cooling garment includes a first layer and a second layer superimposed over the first layer. The first layer is configured to absorb a quantity of water, and the second layer includes a reflective material and defines openings. The first layer is visible from an exterior of the garment through the openings in the second layer, and the garment defines a collapsible gap between an inner surface of the second layer and an outer surface of the first layer.

A garment includes features of a pair of shorts and a skirt. An exemplary embodiment includes a pair of compression shorts including a waistband, legs, and a gusseted crotch made of a moisture-wicking fabric. The waistband may include a drawstring for adjustable fit, and a zippered pocket. Each of the legs of the shorts has an anti-ride-up feature disposed respectively near the inside bottom of the legs. Each of the legs includes, respectively, at least two outside pockets that lie flat against the legs when empty. A skirt is attachable and detachable by an attachment means to the waistband of the shorts. The skirt has an inner and outer side with either side being attachable via the attachment means to the waistband of the shorts to be the outside of the skirt. The skirt may have a selective shortening feature for shortening at least a part of the skirt.

A garment includes features of a pair of shorts and a skirt. An exemplary embodiment includes a pair of compression shorts including a waistband, legs, and a gusseted crotch made of a moisture-wicking fabric. The waistband may include a drawstring for adjustable fit, and a zippered pocket. Each of the legs of the shorts has an anti-ride-up feature disposed respectively near the inside bottom of the legs. Each of the legs includes, respectively, at least two outside pockets that lie flat against the legs when empty. A skirt is attachable and detachable by an attachment means to the waistband of the shorts. The skirt has an inner and outer side with either side being attachable via the attachment means to the waistband of the shorts to be the outside of the skirt. The skirt may have a selective shortening feature for shortening at least a part of the skirt.

A two-layer hood including an outer hood layer and a detachable absorbent inner hood layer formed to detachably line an inner surface of the two-layer hood. The absorbent inner hood layer is made of absorbent material. Both layers of the two-layer hood can be worn over wearer's head or pulled back like a traditional hooded garment, or “hoodie.” However, the outer hood layer of the two-layer hood can also be separately pulled back such that only the absorbent inner hood layer remains on the wearer's head. In this way perspiration can be absorbed by the absorbent inner hood layer while the outer hood layer remains essentially “sweat free.” In addition, the absorbent inner hood layer can be removed and used as a supplementary towel and/or washed separately from the parent garment.

A synthetic radiator fabric with permanent mechanical wicking defines an inner surface and has a raised knit body defining an opposite outer surface. The fabric includes hydrophilic and hydrophobic fiber-containing yarns. At the inner surface, the hydrophilic fiber-containing yarns collect liquid sweat from a wearer's skin surface and maintain the collected sweat at the inner surface, generally in the vicinity of and/or in contact with the wearer's skin, for encouraging evaporation of sweat and providing evaporative cooling. The raised knit body extends from the inner surface toward, and defines, the opposite outer surface. The hydrophobic fiber-containing yarns are arranged in a radiator-like construction forming egg-crate or honey-comb like cells or pores, defined by the knit body and open to the inner surface. At the outer fabric surface, the hydrophobic fibers receive excess sweat from the wearer's body, thereby to encourage rapid evaporation and drying, for improved breathability.