The present invention provides a reusable, lightweight face mask comprising a mouth-nose protection shield, an eye protection shield, a hold-down bar strap, and a one-piece frame band. The mouth-nose protection shield and the eye protection shield are affixed individually onto the hold-down bar strap which is further snapped onto the one-piece frame band.

A ventricular assist device controller holding garment assembly includes a shirt that has a front side, a back side, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a right sleeve, and a left sleeve. The shirt has a neck opening and a torso opening and bounds an interior space. A front pocket is positioned on an outer surface of the front side of the shirt. The front pocket is positioned nearer to the torso opening than the neck opening and has an upper edge comprising an access opening of the front pocket. The front pocket has an exterior wall. A shield comprising a heat resistant material is positioned between the exterior wall and the interior space. A controller receiving space is defined between the exterior wall and the shield and holds a controller for a ventricular assist device.

A selectively attachable garment-to-appendage interface. The interface includes a seal having a first portion to a garment and a second portion coupled to an appendage such as a glove, a hood or footwear. The first portion includes one of a projection or a groove. The second portion includes the other of the projection or a groove. The projection and the groove are configured to releasably engage for selectively attaching the garment to the appendage.

A garment configured with an adjustment mechanism to add or subtract measurements at its hem is implemented to provide a parent or wearer more control over their garment's size. The size can be permanently adjustable so that the wearer can change the length of the garment daily. Exemplary garments can include pants, jeans, leggings, shorts, shirts, dresses, skirts, pajamas, coats, jackets, etc. The garment is configured with an upper connection segment, middle connection segment, and lower connection segment positioned on the garment's interior (i.e., the inside-out section). In typical implementations, the connection segments are arranged near an end portion of a garment, such as at or near the bottom of a pair of pants, the sleeves of a shirt, the bottom of a skirt, etc.

A jacket includes a first back flap, a main body including a front portion and second back flap, and a pair of sleeves. The first back flap and the second back flap are detachably connectable to one another to selectively open and close an opening on the back side of the jacket. The first back flap may include a first connector disposed on an upper end of the first back flap and the second back flap may include a second connector disposed on an upper end of the second back flap, the first connector and the second connector being detachably connectable to one another to facilitate the opening and closing of the opening in the jacket. The jacket may also include a hood detachably connectable to a collar on the first back flap.

A decorative item comprises at least one area of hook or loop fastening and a cover comprising a substantially see-through portion, wherein the see-through portion is configured to overlay the area of hook or loop fastening. The item comprises a pocket for storing decorations having an opening located under the cover.

A personal protective device (PPE) comprising a face cover assembly and a bodysuit configured to be worn by a human user. The device protects users against airborne aerosol particles containing viruses or other infectious agents while enabling improved flexibility relative to prior art designs. The device includes a helmet-like” rotating face cover assembly that fits over the user's head and attaches to a collar on the biohazard bodysuit. This rotating face cover assembly has a plurality of different mask sides, each with differing geometries or other properties. The device enables a user to rotate (either manually or by electric motor) the masks and select a given mask side that best meets that user's needs. The different mask sides can accommodate different facial geometries, eyewear types, and use cases, such as operation in more hostile environments.

A garment extender including: a body provided with an attachment at each side thereof, each of the attachments defining a channel and a slit leading laterally into the channel. When the attachment is operatively secured to a garment slide fastener of a garment, a gripped portion of one of the stringer tapes of the garment slide fastener is inserted in the slit and the channel receives thereinto teeth that are supported by the stringer tape adjacent the gripped portion.

Fastener formed face masks are provided including a flat fabric article having a first end, a second end and a central axis, a first fastener pair positioned between the first end and the central axis, and a second fastener pair positioned opposite the first fastener pair between the second end and the central axis, wherein the fastener formed face mask is predominantly flat in an unfastened position of both the first and second fastener pairs, and wherein the fastener formed face mask is cupped for fitting to a face of a wearer in a fastened position of both the first and second fastener pairs.