Method and garment for assisting a wearer with regulating body temperature

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10357068-B2
Application number	US-201615201846-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 5, 2016
Priority date	Jul 16, 2015
Publication date	Jul 23, 2019
Grant date	Jul 23, 2019

Abstract

A temperature-regulating garment is provided for assisting a user with regulating body temperature. A garment body has first and second major garment body edges. The garment body has a neckline formed by a least a portion of the first major garment body edge. The garment body has a front right panel, a front left panel, and a back panel. At least one armhole is located laterally between the back panel and a selected one of the right front panel and the left front panel. First and second neck pockets are each configured to accept a temperature-regulating pack. The first neck pocket is disposed upon at least one of the right front panel and the back panel, spanning the first major garment body edge. The second neck pocket is disposed upon at least one of the left front panel and the back panel, spanning the first major garment body edge.

First claim

I claim:

1. A temperature-regulating garment, comprising:
a garment body having:
first and second major garment body edges and first and second minor garment body edges, the garment body having a neckline formed by at least a portion of the first major garment body edge, the garment body having first and second garment body connection frontiers laterally spaced from both of the first and second minor garment body edges, each of the first and second garment body connection frontiers extending at least a portion of a longitudinal distance between the first and second major body edges,
a right front panel, the right front panel extending longitudinally between the first and second major garment body edges, the right front panel extending laterally between the first minor garment body edge and first garment body connection frontier, the right front panel having right front panel inside and outside surfaces,
a left front panel, the left front panel extending longitudinally between the first and second major garment body edges, the left front panel extending laterally between the second minor body edge and second garment body connection frontier, the left front panel having left front panel inside and outside surfaces,
a back panel, the back panel extending longitudinally between the first and second major garment body edges, the back panel extending laterally between the first and second garment body connection frontiers, the back panel having back panel inside and outside surfaces,
at least one armhole being located laterally between the back panel and a selected one of the right front panel and the left front panel, and
a belt attached to the back panel, the belt having longitudinally spaced first and second belt ends separated by a belt body, the first and second belt ends being capable of being selectively mutually engaged for maintaining the belt body around the back panel and the right and left front panels to secure the temperature-regulating garment around a torso of the user; and

first and second neck pockets, the first neck pocket being disposed upon at least one of the right front panel and the back panel, the first neck pocket spanning the first major garment body edge, the first neck pocket being attached to at least one of the right front panel inside surface, right front panel outside surface, back panel inside surface, and back panel outside surface, the second neck pocket being disposed upon at least one of the left front panel and the back panel, the second neck pocket spanning the first major garment body edge, the second neck pocket being attached to at least one of the left front panel inside surface, left front panel outside surface, back panel inside surface, and back panel outside surface; and
at least one temperature-regulating pack located in each of the first and second neck pockets.

2. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 1 , including at least one body pocket, each body pocket being configured to selectively receive a temperature-regulating pack, the body pocket being directly attached to at least one of the right front panel inside surface, right front panel outside surface, left front panel inside surface, left front panel outside surface, back panel inside surface, and back panel outside surface.

3. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 2 , wherein at least one body pocket includes at least one body pocket fastener selectively preventing egress of the temperature-regulating packs from the body pocket.

4. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 3 , wherein the body pocket fastener is at least one of a hook and loop fastener, snap fastener, hook and eye fastener, button, and zipper.

5. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the garment body, first neck pocket, second neck pocket, and body pocket are formed at least partially from a water-resistant, non-woven cellulosic paper material.

6. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 1 , including at least one selectively operable panel fastener for engaging the right and left front panels to secure the temperature-regulating garment around a torso of the user, the panel fastener being adjacent to at least one of the first and second minor body edges.

7. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 6 , wherein the at least one panel fastener is at least one of a hook and loop fastener, snap fastener, hook and eye fastener, button, and zipper.

8. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 1 , wherein the neckline includes a separately provided collar attached thereto.

9. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 1 , including at least one sleeve depending from a corresponding armhole.

10. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 1 , wherein a patch is attached to the back panel in a patch position spatially corresponding to a belt position at which the belt is attached to the back panel.

11. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the belt and patch is formed at least partially from a water-resistant, non-woven cellulosic paper material.

12. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 1 , wherein the first and second neck pockets each include at least three neck pocket edges, and at least two of the neck pocket edges are attached to the garment body, each of the first and second neck pockets having at least one neck pocket edge that is not attached to the garment body.

13. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 12 , wherein the unattached neck pocket edge includes at least one neck pocket fastener selectively preventing egress of the temperature-regulating packs.

14. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 13 , wherein the neck pocket fastener is at least one of a hook and loop fastener, snap fastener, hook and eye fastener, button, and zipper.

15. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 1 , wherein the garment body is composed of a material sheet, areas of the material sheet forming the back panel, the left front panel, and the right front panel being selectively joined together to create the garment body.

16. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 15 , wherein the fabric sheet includes a plurality of material sheet pieces.

17. The temperature-regulating garment of claim 1 , wherein the temperature-regulating garment is configured to be used only once.

18. A temperature-regulating garment, comprising:
a garment body having:
first and second major garment body edges and first and second minor garment body edges, the garment body having a neckline formed by at least a portion of the first major garment body edge, the garment body having first and second garment body connection frontiers laterally spaced from both of the first and second minor garment body edges, each of the first and second garment body connection frontiers extending at least a portion of a longitudinal distance between the first and second major body edges,
a right front panel, the right front panel extending longitudinally between the first and second major garment body edges, the right front panel extending laterally between the first minor garment body edge and first garment body connection frontier, the right front panel having right front panel inside and outside surfaces,
a left front panel, the left front panel extending longitudinally between the first and second major garment body edges, the left front panel extending laterally between the second minor body edge and second garment body connection frontier, the left front panel having left front panel inside and outside surfaces,
a back panel, the back panel

Assignees

• Cleveland Clinic Found

Inventors

• Byrne Jill Elizabeth

Classifications

• A41D13/0058 Primary

  having pockets for heated or cooled elements · CPC title

• A41D27/201

  Pocket closures · CPC title