A medical tube holder comprising a vest having at least one sealable pocket located on the vest. The inside of the pocket is provided with at least one tube retaining devices into which the end of a medical tube may be releasably retained.

Aspects herein provide for a garment and a garment system for an upper-body that is easily donned and doffed by a wearer, and may be stowed about the wearer during activity. Some exemplary aspects comprise a first and second closure mechanism on an upper part of a torso portion that may be used to facilitate easy donning and doffing. In some exemplary aspects, the garment and garment system provide for one or more tensioning mechanisms that may be used to facilitate stowing. In some exemplary aspects, the garment and garment system comprise one or more pockets that may have openings on an interior aspect and/or an exterior aspect to allow access to the pocket when the article is fully donned or when in a stowed state.

Provided is an intelligent garment, in which a heating temperature of the garment is adjusted by sensing a size of an aperture of a garment body that is changed according to user control. The garment includes: a garment body; a heater provided in the garment body; a controller adjusting a heating temperature of the heater; and a temperature adjusting unit inputting an adjusting signal to the controller, and the adjusting signal being used for adjusting the heating temperature, wherein the temperature adjusting unit generates the adjusting signal to the controller according to a change in the size of the aperture provided in the garment body through which a body part of a user passes.

The glove signalling accessory is a contribution to the safety of people who do any activity at night or in dark environments. It allows any glove or hand to have a piece of reflective or backlit material adapted to it that does not interfere with the functionality of the glove and that adds visibility to a part of the human body, allowing indication or signalling by means of gestures, so that the material that is visible in the dark will increase the safety and the possibilities of non-verbal communication. The originality and functionality of the design of this accessory will make it possible to improve the safety of users of public roads at a very reasonable cost. It also allows participants in sports events to be identified by their hands and can be used as a support for advertising material.

A draw-cord cinching system includes various elements. For example, the system generally includes a tube having a tubular wall forming a through-channel between a first end of the tube and a second end of the tube. The tubular wall includes at least a first portion with a first amount of pliability and a second portion with a second amount of pliability, which is less than the first portion. The first and second portions may be arranged or located such that the when the tube is shortened, such as by pulling a draw cord positioned in the through-channel, the tubular wall folds or bends at the first portion having a higher amount of pliability than the second portion.

An article configured to cover the torso of a wearer includes reversible sleeves that can either extend outwardly from the garment for covering the arms of a wearer or positioned within the garment, and closures for closing the sleeve openings and concealing the sleeve, and/or detachable sleeves.

A thumb brace comprising a glove having a thumb portion disposed between a palm side and a back side and comprising a first attachment region positioned adjacent a base of the thumb portion and a second attachment region positioned on the back side of the glove; a first elastic strap having a first end, a mid-portion, and a second end, wherein the mid-portion is disposed within a cradle of the glove between the thumb portion and an index finger portion of the glove, the first end is releasably attached to the first attachment region, and the second end is releasably attached to the first attachment region, whereby the first strap extends a distal end of a thumb metacarpal bone of a user of the brace; and a second elastic strap having a first end, a mid-portion, and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the palm side of the glove and the second end is releasably attached to the second attachment region, whereby the second strap reduces a proximal end of a thumb metacarpal bone of a user of the brace.

A gown is provided for medical and other uses which allows the person wearing the gown or an assistant to quickly and easily tie the straps to close the open gap in the back of the gown. The gown includes an elongated first strap having a first end fixed to a back edge of the gown, and then extending upwardly over the shoulder, with a free end hanging in front of the gown. The elongated strap is releasably and temporarily secured near the shoulder of the gown. The person wearing the gown or the assistant can grasp the loose end of the strap and pull, so as to release the strap from the attachment mechanism, and then pull the strap upwardly to pass around the back of the person's neck and downwardly along the opposite side, and then tying to a second strap at a location in front of their body. The straps eliminate the need to reach behind the person's back to tie the gown.

An extender for an outerwear is described. The extender includes a first section and a second section. The first section provides a tapered first side and a substantially straight second side. The second section provides a tapered first side and a substantially straight second side. The extender also includes a fastening arrangement adapted to removably secure the second side of the first section to the second side of the second section. The extender also includes an anchoring arrangement arranged on the first side of the first section and the first side of the second section. The anchoring arrangement is adapted to removably secure the first section and the second section to first and second seams of the outerwear.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a garment having adjustable closure modules to reduce unwanted exposure. In an illustrative example, a continuous one-piece swimsuit may include at least one distributed tension closure system (DTCS) at each side of the swimsuit. The DTCS, for example, may include an elastic layer disposed underneath a longitudinally adjustable tension member coupled to opposing lateral edges of the DTCS. For example, when the swimsuit is donned by a wearer and lengths of the adjustable tension members are individually adjusted to a corresponding desired tension, each adjustable tension members urges the opposing lateral edges together by the corresponding desired tension such that an aperture of the hip openings is adjusted to reduce unwanted exposure of a body of the wearer. Various embodiments may advantageously provide modest fittings while maintaining a substantially smooth layer fitting comfortably to the wearer.