A waistband for a garment includes a bandroll having an absorption layer and a wicking layer. The wicking layer controls stretch properties of the absorption layer. The waistband comprises a second material and wherein a shrinkage of a material substrate of the bandroll substantially matches a shrinkage of the second material.

A portable fishing spool tool for quickly, easily and safely re-spooling new fishing line onto any size fishing reel, and unwinding old fishing line from any size fishing reel, in a controlled manner to prevent injury or damage to users or fishing equipment during the process. The fishing spool tool includes a spool mounted on a rod, a tension spring system including a rod collar, and tension collar assembly both mounted on the rod at opposite sides of the spool to permit users to adjust axial tension on the spool to control rotational speed and drag of the spool when adding or removing fishing line. One end of the rod is attachable to a power drill to unwind fishing line, and a pair of suction cups are attachable to opposite ends of the rod to install the spool tool in a receptacle with a ballast for re-spooling fishing line on fishing reels.

A garment includes an ostomy support garment that includes one or more slits configured to be adjacent to the front of an ostomy pack of a user, wherein the one or more slits are configured to open upon the ostomy pack being filled. The garment further includes an elastic material portion located on a back side of the garment and at least covering the one or more slits, wherein the elastic material portion is located adjacent to the front of the ostomy pack.

The present disclosure is designed to prevent inhibition of range of motion that may arise from wearing inadequate clothing during activities. The embodiments disclosed herein allow a wearer to experience a full range of motion within, around and by the muscles, tendons and joints by placing fabric inserts at key areas, known as anchor points, on clothing. The stretch capacity of the fabric of the clothing and inserts is factored with the wearer's measurements and desired range of motion to maximize the wearer's range of motion during all activity.

A pocket structure for a waistband of a garment, comprising: an outer pocket panel attached to an inner pocket panel along respective first side edges, second side edges, and bottom edges thereof forming a pocket therebetween and a back portion of the waistband; wherein respective unattached top edges of the outer and inner pocket panels are narrower than the respective bottom edges thereof. And, a waistband for a garment, comprising: an outer pocket panel attached to an inner pocket panel along respective first side edges, second side edges, and bottom edges thereof forming a pocket therebetween and a back portion of the waistband; and, a front portion of the waistband attached to the back portion of the waistband along respective first side edges and second side edges thereof; wherein respective unattached top edges of the outer and inner pocket panels are narrower than the respective bottom edges thereof.

Issue

To make available clothing that supports the wearer's muscles to enable capacity for and flexibility in movement to be improved in situations such as during sports, during heavy lifting, or being under nursing care.

Resolution Means

Clothing 100 involving the present invention is furnished with an upper-body piece 10 for covering at least a portion of the upper half of the body, and an upper-body support unit 20 formed on the upper-body piece 10. The upper-body support unit 20 includes an upper-body first support section 21 situated in sites following at least a portion of the psoas major muscles (901), an upper-body second support section 22 situated in sites following the supraspinatus muscles (903), and an upper-body third support section 23 situated in sites following the teres major muscles (904).

A garment includes a bandroll for a waistband of the garment, the bandroll having an absorption layer and a wicking layer. The wicking layer controls stretch properties of the absorption layer. The waistband comprises a second material and wherein a shrinkage of a material substrate of the bandroll substantially matches a shrinkage of the second material. The bandroll provides memory to the waistband. The garments may be pants, shorts, overalls, skirts, dresses, jumpers, and one-piece suits, and may be a uniform.

A safety garment with integrated earplugs designed to provide both hearing protection and high-visibility to the user in a single garment. The safety garment with integrated earplugs includes a garment, such as a vest or sweatshirt, designed to enclose a user's torso, with a neck aperture along a top end designed to receive a head and neck therethrough and a pair of arm apertures on opposing sides, wherein each arm aperture is designed to receive an arm therethrough. A reflective material is disposed along an exterior surface of the garment, such that the garment qualifies as a high-visibility safety garment. Additionally, a cord having a pair of opposing ends is affixed to the garment, wherein an earplug is affixed to each end of the cord. In this way, a user is able to wear a single garment that provides both high visibility to the user and has hearing protection attached.

Aspects herein are directed to a pocket structure that facilitates the secure storage of items stowed within the pocket structure. The pocket structure includes inner and outer pocket layers defining a pocket space therebetween. The pocket structure further includes a first tapered channel structure positioned in the pocket space between the outer pocket layer and the inner pocket layer, that has an inlet opening and an outlet opening opposite the inlet opening. The first tapered channel structure providing a passageway to the pocket space from the inlet opening edge to the outlet opening edge; and a first tether structure extending from the tapered channel structure to one or more of the outer pocket layer, the inner pocket layer, and a seam joining the outer pocket layer and the inner pocket layer.

A garment includes a bandroll for a waistband of the garment, the bandroll having an absorption layer and a wicking layer. The wicking layer controls stretch properties of the absorption layer. The waistband comprises a second material and wherein a shrinkage of a material substrate of the bandroll substantially matches a shrinkage of the second material. The bandroll provides memory to the waistband. The garments may be pants, shorts, overalls, skirts, dresses, jumpers, and one-piece suits, and may be a uniform.