Clothing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10595569-B2
Application number	US-201515323901-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 3, 2015
Priority date	Jul 9, 2014
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

Clothing uses a knitted fabric made from a composite thread of elastic fibers and synthetic fibers, wherein the elongation rates in the longitudinal and lateral directions as measured in accordance with the grab method of JIS-L-1096 are 160% or more and less than 250%, and the weight per unit area is 90 g/m2 or more and less than 160 g/m2. The clothing is suitable for use by patients having skin inflammations, has a comfortable texture using a knitted fabric that is light and has a high elongation rate, and does not allow seepage of medicaments or infusions.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A garment made from a knitted fabric made from a composite thread of elastic fibers and synthetic fibers, including:
a front opening brassiere comprising a front body part and a back body part, wherein the front body part includes a left and right breast portions that are adapted to fasten together by an engagement member,
and an under belt located under a position of the breast portions of said front opening brassiere, a width of said under belt is 5 cm to 10 cm,
wherein knitted fabric has elongation rates in longitudinal and lateral directions of said knitted fabric as measured in accordance with the grab method of JIS-L-1096 and under a 1.5 kg load are at least 160% and less than 250%, and a weight per unit area of said knitted fabric is at least 90 g/m 2 and less than 160 g/m 2 .

2. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein said synthetic fibers comprise polyamide-based fibers having a moisture absorption.

3. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein the left and right breast portions include pockets configured to receive pads.

4. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein said garment further includes a front opening cardigan.

5. The garment according to claim 4 , wherein said front opening cardigan and said front opening brassiere are removably attached from each other at a shoulder line.

6. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein said knitted fabric is treated by water repellent finishing.

7. The garment according to claim 6 , wherein a fluorine-based compound is provided on surfaces of fibers of said knitted fabric.

8. The garment according to claim 7 , wherein said fluorine-based compound is a fluorine-based water repellent and oil repellent resin having a hydrophilic component.

9. The garment according to claim 8 , wherein said knitted fabric is rank 2 or lower in degree of water repellency and rank 4 or higher in degree of oil repellency.

10. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein said knitted fabric has an antibacterial property.

11. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein said knitted fabric has a deodorant property.

12. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein said garment clothing is adapted to be used by a patient having a skin inflammation on their chest.

Assignees

• Japanese Found For Cancer Res
• Toray Industries

Inventors

• Oguchi Masahiko
• GOTO Shiho
• Ishikawa Emiko
• Komori Shinya
• Hattori Yukari
• Miyazaki Shou

Classifications

• A41C3/0064 Primary

  for medical use or surgery · CPC title

• A41B2400/34

  antimicrobial or antibacterial · CPC title

• D10B2509/02

  Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads · CPC title

• A41C3/0035

  with pockets · CPC title

• A41D13/1245

  for the upper part of the body · CPC title