A garment having added exterior pockets in which low temperature volatizable insect repellent mats may be carried which disperse the volatizable chemical at ambient temperature or in which an additional exothermic mat is provided to assist in the dispersion of the chemical.

A magnetic apparel cinch apparatus for securely gathering or taking up slack or adjusting a hem in an article of clothing is provided. A magnetic first member and a magnetic second member coupled via a link strap are featured. A user may gather a portion of the article of clothing and secure said gathering by meeting the first member and the second member such that the portion of the article of clothing gathered by the user is secured in place by the link strap. The magnets in the apparel cinch clip are permanently secured in the first member and the second member to ensure best use, user safety, and to avoid damage to the magnets.

Provided is a self-fitting and automatically adjustable clasp band/strap which is usable in medical immobilization (e.g., casts, splints, braces) and multiple other fixation devices. The clasp band/strap may have a shape memory material and clasp members attached to two ends of the clasp band/strap. Upon stimulation by a trigger source, the shape memory material deforms which brings the two end portions closer to each other, causing the two clasp members to attach to each other to form a closure. Additionally, the clasp band/strap may include a motor, a control unit, and sensors to enable a motor actuated fine tensioning. Finally, the clasp band/strap may have an adhesive backing or any other kind of annealing or connective backing, such as a Velcro strap with an adhesive backing, for attaching to a splint or other object.

A system for carrying or using a device includes the device and at least one attachment apparatus. The device may include at least one attachment element. The attachment apparatus may include a length of material and at least one attachment point arranged on an end of the length of material. The at least one attachment point may include at least one magnetic feature configured to attach and detach the device and the length of material. The material can include but is not limited to cloth, metallic (magnetic and non-magnetic), fibrous material, and so forth.

A mask apparatus includes a mask body that defines a suction hole and a discharge hole, a face guard detachably coupled to the mask body by magnetic force and configured to contact a face of a user, and an air cleaning module configured to filter external air and to supply the filtered air to a breathing space. The face guard includes a coupling portion facing a rear surface of the mask body. The coupling portion includes a magnetic body and a magnetic body mounting portion that receives the magnetic body. The magnetic body mounting portion includes a mounting portion body that protrudes forward from an outer surface of the coupling portion and an insertion guide rib disposed inside the mounting portion body, where the mounting portion body and the insertion guide rib are spaced apart from each other to thereby define an insertion hole that receives the magnetic body.

There is provided a carrier, for carrying one or more personal articles on any part of a garment, comprising a patch, configured to be temporarily attachable to the inner side of the garment and including one or more magnets, configured to hold attached to the outer side of the garment at least one article or articles holder that may be attracted magnetically. There are also provided holders, each formed to hold one or more of the articles and configured to be temporarily attachable to the outer side of the garment and to be magnetically attracted to any of the magnets. Any of the holders may include one or more magnets, configured to be attracted to corresponding magnets in the patch. Any of the holders may be formed as a pouch or a pocket.

A removeable, magnetic closure system for openings in clothing articles, in particular pockets, incorporating two fasteners that are held in place on opposite sides of the openings in clothing articles through intra-fastener magnetic attraction. Independent self-closure occurs through an inter-fastener magnetic attraction. Insertion of an object at the position of the openings in the clothing articles, in particular a pocket, increases the intra-fastener distance and reduces the intra-fastener attraction. When the object is removed, the openings in the clothing articles, in particular a pocket, are independently closed when the inter-fastener magnetic attraction is reestablished. Each fastener is removed from the openings in the clothing articles by 90-degree rotation of the intra-fastener geometry. The removable, magnetic closure system can be installed and removed indefinitely on different clothing articles.

A garment with narrow back coverage having a clasp system that has magnets attaching to a metal plate magnetically. The magnets can attach to the plate in several points, providing an adjustability to the waist-size of the garment.

A coat including a coat body and a fixed collar coupled to the coat body and configured to extend generally circumferentially when the coat is worn, the fixed collar having a fixed collar retaining component. The coat further includes a protective collar that is movable between a retracted position wherein at least part of the protective collar is positioned in the fixed collar, and an extended position wherein less of the protective collar is positioned in the fixed collar than when the protective collar is in the retracted position. The protective collar is configured to move in a generally circumferential direction when moving between the extended position and the retracted position. The protective collar has a protective collar retaining component that is configured to interact with the fixed collar retaining component to releasably retain the protective collar in the extended position.

Provided is a closure device for the releasable connecting of two parts to each other including a first closure part, having a first base body, at least two first engaging sections formed on the first base body, spaced apart from each other along a loading direction and forming between them a gap, and at least one first magnetic section arranged on the first base body, and a second closure part, having a second base body, at least one second engaging section formed on the second base body, and at least one second magnetic section arranged on the second base body.