A method of producing a variable compression garment. The method includes: identifying, in a base textile having a first elongation and memory characteristic, a first region having a second elongation and memory characteristic; applying to the base textile, in the first region, a first layer of an elastomer; drying the first layer of the elastomer to adhere the first layer of the elastomer to the base textile; applying to the base textile, in the first region, at least a second layer of the elastomer; drying the second layer of the elastomer to adhere the second layer of the elastomer to the first layer on the base textile; and baking the first and second layers of the elastomer to cure the first and second layers of the elastomer.

The present disclosure relates to a dynamic sock, pantyhose, athletic pants/leggings or similar clothing, designed to increase propulsion or restrict motion in human gait as would be advantageous in athletic, lifestyle, medical or similar applications. Similarly, the described invention would be advantageous in sedentary applications to restrict joint angle for various pathologies. The exemplary sock includes an integrated propulsion/tension band with increased elastic/compression/tension capability at specific parts of the foot, ankle and lower leg to increase the tension at the dorsiflexion, midstance or plantarflexion phase of the gait cycle or restrict joint excursion in medical applications to thereby increase the rate, amount and force of plantarflexion or dorsiflexion or restrict motion in the sagittal, transverse or horizontal planes.

A compression garment extending longitudinally from a waist to a distal end of the gastrocnemius or soleus, said garment comprising panels of stretchable material having a warp or longitudinal stretch of between 150% to 225%, and comprising frictive elements attached to the inside of the compression garment extending from the waist to the distal end of the gastrocnemius or soleus; the frictive elements having a warp or longitudinal stretch of between 101% to 125%; wherein a first frictive strip extends from the waist about the tensor fasciae latae or sartorius muscle head down to the vastus medialis, a second frictive strip extends from the waist about the gluteus medius around the vastus intermedius and converging with the first strip over the Sartorius muscle, and a third strip extends from the gluteus maximus at the waist adjacent the spine around the vastus lateralis to converge with the second frictive strip over the iliotibial tract; whereby the converged second and third strips extend along the vastus intermedus and converge with the first strip at the sartorius muscle and extending along the rectus femoris a predetermined distance above the patella bifurcating along each side thereof, the frictive element extending a predetermined distance below the patella and around the tibia about the iliotibial tract joining at the distal or lower end of the gastrocnemius muscles or the soleus muscle.

The present invention provides pants, such as pants that are worn as work uniform pants, which are configured to provide significant improvements in a wearer's comfort, performance, and mobility over a predefined range of motions. Embodiments of the pants comprise one or more stretch panels that are configured to provide for stretching of the pant at an identified micro site in order to provide a wearer with enhanced mobility. Additionally, the manner in which the various portions of the pant are connected together may be adjusted in order to provide a wearer with enhanced mobility.

A structure for an article of clothing is provided and may include a first material layer defining an opening of the article of clothing and having a first portion defining an inner surface of the opening and an outer surface formed on an opposite side of the first portion than the inner surface and defining an outer surface of the opening. The structure may additionally include a plastic film attached to the inner surface and movable between a relaxed state and an expanded state, whereby the plastic film substantially surrounds the opening of the article of clothing.

Garment, and method for forming a garment, comprising a fabric configured to conform to a body portion of a wearer, wherein resistive zones are seamlessly integrally formed in the fabric, and wherein the resistive zones are positioned in the fabric to resist movement of the body portion of the wearer.

The present invention relates to a clothing item made of stretch fabric (6) comprising at least one insert (4) arranged on each side of the clothing item (1; 101; 201). The insert (4) comprises a layer of elastic mesh fabric with a knitted structure (5) internally coupled to a portion of stretch fabric (6) by means of a series of seams (7) passing through the layer of elastic mesh fabric with a knitted structure (5) and the stretch fabric (6). The seams (7) define a plurality of bands (8) formed by the layer of elastic mesh fabric with a knitted structure (5) coupled to the stretch fabric portion (6).

An article of clothing is provided and includes a body having a first panel and a second panel cooperating to define a pair of leg openings that receive respective legs of a person during use, whereby at least one of the first panel and the second panel is formed from a first material having a first modulus of elasticity. A waistband is coupled to the first panel and the second panel and includes a waist opening that is positioned at a waist of a person during use. The waistband includes a first portion partially surrounding a first length of the waist opening and formed of a second material having a second modulus of elasticity and a second portion partially surrounding a second length of the waist opening and formed of a third material having a third modulus of elasticity greater than the second modulus of elasticity.

The present invention relates to heatable garments (1), comprising a garment body (3) and a heating pad (5) adhered to at least a portion of the garment body (3), wherein the heating pad (5) comprises graphene particles dispersed in a polymer matrix material. The invention also provides fabrics for making such garments, and methods of making such garments and fabrics. Also provided are heatable bedding incorporating a heating pad as described above.

A garment that heats a portion of a human body during warm-up prior to athletic endeavor having a heater pad member with a size between the size of a common index card and an ordinary sheet of paper for localized penetrating heating of tissue and muscles. Heating is achieved by electrical heating of a heater pad member having a reflective metal foil on one side of the heater pad and thermally conductive PVF sheets on the opposite side. On the one hand, the metal foil reflects optical radiation toward a human body, while on the other hand, the PVF sheets direct infrared radiation into the human body. Control electronics and the heater pad are contained in separate pockets of the garment that are electrically connected together.