A blind 1 for a skirt integrally includes: a V-shaped portion 20 folded along a first folding line 11 and formed so as to extend along right and left thighs; a blind portion 30 folded along right and left second folding lines 12, 12 tilted relative to the first folding line 11 of the V-shaped portion 20 to shield a space formed between the V-shaped portion 20; and right and left attachment portions 40, 40 formed to be continuous with the V-shaped portion 20 and attached to a skirt.

Methods of detecting and reducing error of athletic sensor readouts are disclosed. Methods relate to receiving properties, such as an athlete's body mass index and a physiological property, such as heart rate. Based on a body mass index or other parameter being outside a range, selecting a protocol, such as a heart rate measurement protocol. In further embodiments, a heart rate measurement protocol may be augmented.

A method for sealing a seam in a fabric provides for joining at least one piece of a stretchable, one-ply woven fabric to another fabric such as another stretchable one-ply woven fabric, and for sealing the seam with a strip of another piece of fabric with an adhesive laminated thereon. The stretchable one-ply woven fabric includes elastic and inelastic fibers. A seam is produced in which the fabric fibers adhere to the seam and do not pull back from the seam. Also provided is a method for forming a hem and sealing the hem with a strip of another piece of fabric, to produce a hem that is resistant to fiber slippage. The method is advantageously used to form denim and other garments from woven fabrics that include at least 65% natural fibers along with various elastomeric fibers.

A convertible insulated glove capable of being reconfigured into the form of two separately detachable half sections for the handling and placement of hot or cold objects intended to be worn on a person's hand when joined together, or alternatively used with one or both hands as pot holders when separated to protect the hands from exposure to temperature extremes. Alternatively, an insulated glove that can be partially opened or fully separated to form one or more trivets to protect a surface from a hot or cold object placed therebetween. Further, a convertible insulated glove having additional features rendering it easier to clean and resist the growth of microorganism for improved sanitation and safety with the handling of foods, as well as preventing stains and malodors from developing during use.

A visor system for a surgical hood is provided. The system includes a base film and one or more removable films that are mechanical bonded (e.g., via ultrasonic energy and pressure, which allows ethylene oxide gas to penetrate between the films to provide for a new sterile surface should the surgeon elect to peel away a soiled or splattered removable film during the course of a surgical procedure so that an unobstructed view can be maintained. The mechanical bond points are intermittent rather than continuous so that the perimeter of the visor is not sealed, thus allowing for adequate ethylene oxide gas penetration and exposure to each of the films. Further, because the bond points are located about the perimeter of the removable films, viewing is not obscured, yet the layers are held securely in place until easily removed from the underlying removable film or base film.

An apparatus for the application of resin material along crease line of one or more garments simultaneously by providing means which allow at least first and second cartridges containing the resin material to be mounted in a spaced relationship so as to allow resin from each of the cartridges to be dispensed simultaneously. The resin can be applied in substantially less time than conventional systems which only use one cartridge at a time.

A yarn or thread may include a plurality of substantially aligned filaments, with at least ninety-five percent of a material of the filaments being a thermoplastic polymer material. Various woven textiles and knitted textiles may be formed from the yarn or thread. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be thermal bonded to other elements to form seams. A strand that is at least partially formed from a thermoplastic polymer material may extend through the seam, and the strand may be thermal bonded at the seam. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be shaped or molded, incorporated into products, and recycled to form other products.

Provided are a method of collectively preparing moisture-permeable waterproof clothing and clothing prepared thereby. The method includes a step of cutting a fabric substrate and a film into a plurality of pieces, wherein the plurality of pieces includes at least a first and second group, wherein the first group includes a first substrate and film, and the second group includes a second substrate and film; a step of forming a first laminate by processing the first group; a step of forming a second laminate by processing the second group; a step of forming a seam by connecting the first and second substrate; a step of covering a seam area with the second film and then covering the second film with the first film; and a step of finally laminating the first and the second laminate along with the seam.

Provided is a garment that is excellent in the stretchability of a fabric and a joining part between fabrics, and is comfortable to the wearer. Provided is a garment including a first fabric, a second fabric, and a belt-shaped member, in which the first fabric is in a back panel, the second fabric is in a front panel, the belt-shaped member is arranged along the first fabric and the second fabric, at least one of the first fabric and the second fabric has a larger elongation in a direction perpendicular to a direction parallel to a boundary line between the first fabric and the second fabric (boundary line perpendicular direction D2) than an elongation in the direction parallel to the boundary line (boundary line parallel direction),

F.sub.x=L.sub.x{12k.sub.b1x12k.sub.b2x/(12k.sub.b1x+12k.sub.b2x)+6k.sub.tx}

F.sub.y=L.sub.y(3k.sub.b1y+3k.sub.b2y+k.sub.ty)

F.sub.b1x=L.sub.b1x6k.sub.b1x

F.sub.b2x=L.sub.b2x6k.sub.b2x

F.sub.b1y=L.sub.b1y6k.sub.b1y

F.sub.b2y=L.sub.b2y6k.sub.b2y the k.sub.tx and k.sub.ty that are solutions of the above equations have a relationship of k.sub.tx>k.sub.ty, and the k.sub.b1x, k.sub.b1y, k.sub.b2x, and k.sub.b2y that are solutions of the above equations have a relationship of at least one of k.sub.b1x<k.sub.b1y and k.sub.b2x<k.sub.b2y.

A blind 1 for a skirt integrally includes: a V-shaped portion 20 folded along a first folding line 11 and formed so as to extend along right and left thighs; a blind portion 30 folded along right and left second folding lines 12, 12 tilted relative to the first folding line 11 of the V-shaped portion 20 to shield a space formed between the V-shaped portion 20; and right and left attachment portions 40, 40 formed to be continuous with the V-shaped portion 20 and attached to a skirt.