FIELD
The disclosure relates to a garment, including without limitation, outerwear such as a jacket and the like, a shirt, and other top apparel designed and constructed to have protective and prophylactic features against microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites.
BACKGROUND
Widespread outbreaks of disease have necessitated consideration of apparel that can provide easy and fast face protection, as well as convenient storage and dispensing of sanitizer, when needed, without compromising style. The instant disclosure fulfills such need.
SUMMARY
In one embodiment the disclosure is to a garment to be worn by a person comprising a torso portion having a neck opening; a collar attached to the torso portion proximate the neck opening, the collar configured to stand substantially upright and to substantially encircle the neck of the person wearing the garment; two arm portions attached to the torso portion; a hood portion attached to the torso portion or to the collar, the hood portion open around the eyes of the person wearing the garment and comprising a wrap-around nose piece configured to cover the nose and bottom portion of the face of the person wearing the garment; and a sanitizer dispenser (i) disposed in one or more pockets in one or more or both of the two arm portions or (ii) disposed in one or more pockets in the torso portion or (iii) disposed on a cuff of one or more or both of the two arm portions.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1A is a front view of an embodiment of a garment of the disclosure.
FIG. 1B a view of the left side of the garment of FIG. 1A.
FIG. 1C a back view of the garment of FIG. 1A.
FIG. 1D a view of the right side of the garment of FIG. 1A.
FIG. 2A is a side view of an embodiment of a garment of the disclosure showing a sanitizer dispenser comprising a sanitizer wipe disposed in an arm portion of the garment.
FIG. 2B shows details of the sanitizer wipe of FIG. 2A being dispensed.
FIG. 3A shows an embodiment of a cuff sanitizer dispenser comprising a sanitizer gel.
FIG. 3B shows a side view of an embodiment of a garment of the disclosure comprising the cuff sanitizer dispenser of FIG. 3A being disposed on the cuff of the garment.
FIG. 3C shows details of the sanitizer gel of FIG. 3B being dispensed.
FIG. 4A is a front view of an embodiment of a garment of the disclosure showing a sanitizer dispenser comprising a sanitizer gel being disposed in a pocket in the torso portion of the garment.
FIG. 4B shows details of the sanitizer gel of FIG. 4A being dispensed.
FIG. 5A is a front view of an embodiment of a garment of the disclosure showing a sanitizer dispenser comprising a sanitizer wipe disposed in a pocket in the torso portion of the garment.
FIG. 5B shows details of the sanitizer wipe of FIG. 5A being dispensed.
FIG. 6A is a front view of an embodiment of a garment of the disclosure showing another practice of a sanitizer dispenser comprising a sanitizer wipe disposed in a pocket in the torso portion of the garment.
FIG. 6B shows details of the sanitizer wipe of FIG. 6A being dispensed.
FIG. 7A is a front view of an embodiment of a garment of the disclosure showing a sanitizer dispenser comprising a tube filled with sanitizer gel disposed in a pocket in the torso portion of the garment.
FIG. 7B shows details of the sanitizer gel of FIG. 7A being dispensed from the tube.
FIG. 8A shows a front view of an embodiment of a garment of the disclosure having a collar in the down position.
FIG. 8B shows a front view of the garment of FIG. 8A with the collar in an upright position and with an internal sleeve extended across the nose and bottom part of the face of a person wearing the garment.
FIG. 8C shows details of the collar of FIGS. 8A and 8B.
FIG. 9A shows a front view of another embodiment of a garment of the disclosure having a collar in the down position.
FIG. 9B shows a front view of the garment of FIG. 9A with the collar in an upright position and closed and tightened to cover the nose and bottom part of the face of a person wearing the garment.
FIG. 9C shows details of the collar of FIGS. 9A and 9B.
FIG. 10A shows a front view of another embodiment of a garment of the disclosure having a face mask in a tucked hidden position.
FIG. 10B shows a front view of the garment of FIG. 10A with the face mask extended for use.
FIG. 11A shows a front view of another embodiment of a garment of the disclosure having a face mask in a tucked hidden position.
FIG. 11B shows a front view of the garment of FIG. 11A with the face mask extended for use.
FIG. 12A shows a front view of yet another embodiment of a garment of the disclosure having a hood and a face mask in a tucked hidden position.
FIG. 12B shows a front view of the garment of FIG. 12A with the face mask released from the tucked hidden position.
FIG. 12C shows a front view of the garment of FIGS. 12A and 12B with the face mask extended for use.
FIG. 13A shows a front view of yet another embodiment of a garment of the disclosure having a hood and a face mask in a rest position.
FIG. 13B shows a front view of the garment of FIG. 13A with the face mask extended for use.
FIG. 13C shows a front view of the garment of FIGS. 13A and 13B with the hood in a down position.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Exemplary and non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure are described by reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D show an embodiment of a garment 3000 of the disclosure comprising a torso portion 3010 having a neck opening 3040 and a collar 3050 attached to the torso portion proximate the neck opening. Collar 3050 is configured to stand substantially upright, i.e. in a direction away from torso portion 3010 and configured to substantially encircle the neck of the person wearing the garment. Two arm portions, 3020, 3030 are attached to the torso portion 3010. A hood portion 3060 is attached to the torso portion 3010 or attached to the collar 3050. The hood portion 3060 is open around the eyes of the person wearing the garment and has an interior section 3061 that covers the back of the head; hood 3060 also comprises a wrap-around face mask 3080 that comprises a nose piece 3081. The wrap around face mask 3080 and nose piece 3081 are configured to cover the nose and bottom portion of the face of the person wearing the garment. In one practice, the wrap-around face mask 3080 has one side attached 3082 connected to a corresponding side of hood 3060 and an opposite side 3083 that is detachably connected to the side of the hood opposite 3082. Without limitation, the wrap around face mask 30380 comprises a stretchable material sufficient to obtain a tight fit against the nose and bottom portion of the face of the person wearing the garment. In one aspect, the hood 3060 can be retractable and the collar 3050 comprises an internal storage cavity 3100 (shown in hash marks) that optionally extends into the torso portion 3010 as shown in FIG. 1C. The internal storage cavity 3100 is configured to store the retractable hood 3060; the internal storage cavity accessible from the outside surface of the collar via opening 3070 which can be closed by a zipper (as shown) or other closure device. The garment may be made in whole or in part of natural or synthetic materials, and may optionally be coated in whole or in part with a antimicrobial coating, including without limitation a practice where the torso portion, the collar, the two arm portions, the hood portion, the wrap-around nose piece, or any combination of the foregoing, each individually comprise a synthetic material such as a polymer, e.g. a polyester comprising antimicrobial coating such as a polyvinylchloride (PVC) antimicrobial coating.
As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B a garment 3000 comprises a sanitizer dispenser 3090 (shown herein as a dispenser for a wipe comprising a sanitizer) having a sanitizer outlet 3097. The sanitizer can be a gel, having a viscosity greater than that of water, or the sanitizer can be a liquid, or a foam. The sanitizer has antimicrobial properties (as used herein “antimicrobial properties” includes antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and anti-parasitical properties that decrease the amount of these respective infectious agents). The sanitizer can include alcohol(s), e.g. ethanol, propanol, and/or isopropyl alcohol and the like; and/or other agents having antimicrobial properties such as hydrogen peroxide, povidone-iodine, benzalkonium chloride, triclosan and the like, and/or prescription medicaments having antimicrobial properties. In one practice, multiple bladders and tubes can be utilized to create a specific sanitizer at the point of dispensing, e.g. the garment has a bladder containing a fluid with particularly desired antimicrobial properties, and another bladder with a conveying or bulking liquid, e.g. to facilitate hand washing, e.g. glycerol or other such agents or emollients are used, each separately dispensed and admixed at the point of use, e.g. they are separately dispensing into the hands and mixed by rubbing the hands together. The bladder in one instance comprises a resilient material (e.g. rubber and the like), that is also compatible with the sanitizer within, to allow it to be compressed by hand or other pressure thereby urging the sanitizer or other liquid from it. In another practice, dispensing can be remote controlled by methods known in the art, e.g. radio frequency controlled valves and the like. This remote control enables dispensing sanitizer to third parties without the need for hand to hand contact. In another aspect, a cell phone app may be used to activate the dispenser. Means for monitoring the amount of sanitizer in the bladder can be employed to advise the user when the bladder is running low.
Still referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, sanitizer dispenser 3090 is disposed in pocket 3091 located on arm portion 3030 having side pocket opening 3095 and closure, e.g. zipper 3095a, although such pockets can be located on the other arm portion 3020 or both arms and multiple pockets on each arm are contemplated. Pocket 3092 defines an internal cavity (shown in dotted lines) having an opening 3093 (the opening further shown in FIG. 2B as comprising a grommet) between the internal cavity and an outer layer of the pocket 3092, Pocket 3092 is configured to hold sanitizer dispenser 3090 so that sanitizer outlet 3097 aligns with the opening 3093 such that the sanitizer wipe 3094 is accessible from opening 3097. Moveable flap 3092 may optionally be present to cover opening 3097 which flap can be secured to the torso portion by Velcro, buttons, snaps, magnets, and the like.
FIGS. 5A and 5B depict a garment 3000 comprising a sanitizer dispenser 3100 (shown herein as a dispenser for a wipe comprising a sanitizer) having a sanitizer outlet 3102. Sanitizer dispenser 3100 is disposed in pocket 3101 having side pocket opening 3104 and closure, e.g. zipper 3103, the pocket 3101 located on torso portion 3010. As shown, pocket 3101 is disposed on front side of torso portion 3010, e.g. on the upper region of torso portion 3010. One or more sanitizer dispensers can be disposed in one or more other pockets, e.g. pockets 3010a, 3101b, 3101c, or additional pockets, including on one or both sides of torso portion 3010. As shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B, pocket 3101 defines an internal cavity (shown in dotted lines) having an opening 3106 (the opening further shown in FIG. 5B as comprising a grommet) between the internal cavity and an outer layer of the pocket 3101. Pocket 3101 is configured to hold sanitizer dispenser 3100 so that sanitizer outlet 3102 aligns with the opening 3106 such that the sanitizer wipe 3107 is accessible from opening 3106. Moveable flap 3105 may optionally be present to cover opening 3106 which flap can be secured to the torso portion by Velcro, buttons, snaps, magnets, and the like.
The practice of FIGS. 6A and 6B is similar to that of FIGS. 5A and 5B and depict a garment 3000 having a pocket 3112 in the upper region of torso portion 3010 where the sanitizer dispenser (shown in hash marks) 3110 contains towels 3115, e.g. comprised of paper, fabric, combinations, that comprise sanitizer, the towels 3115 shown as generally rectangular. Pocket 3112 defines an internal cavity having a slit-like opening 3113 (the opening further shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B as comprising a grommet) between the internal cavity and an outer layer of the pocket 3112. Pocket 3112 is configured to hold sanitizer dispenser 3110 so that sanitizer outlet 3111 which as shown is slit-like aligns with the opening 3113 such that the sanitizer towel 3115 is accessible from opening 3113. Moveable flap 3114 may optionally be present to cover opening 3113 which flap can be secured to the torso portion by Velcro, buttons, snaps, magnets, and the like.
Reverting to FIGS. 4a and 4B, garment 3000 comprises torso portion 3010 having pocket 3200 on the upper region thereof. Sanitizer dispenser 3201 (shown in hash marks in FIG. 4 as a bladder containing a sanitizer gel) having a sanitizer outlet 3202. Sanitizer dispenser 3201 is disposed in pocket 3101 having side pocket opening 3208 and closure, e.g. zipper 3209. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, pocket 3200 defines an internal cavity (shown in dotted lines) having an opening 3205 (the opening further shown in FIG. 4B as comprising a removable cap 3206) between the internal cavity and an outer layer of the pocket 3200. Pocket 3200 is configured to hold sanitizer dispenser 3201 so that sanitizer outlet 3202 aligns with the opening 3207 such that the sanitizer gel 3207 can be dispensed from opening 3205, e.g. pressure by the wear's hand is applied to pocket 32-00 ergo to bladder dispenser 3201 within to urge the sanitizer gel out of opening 3205 and onto the wear's hand positioned under same. In one practice, transparent sight window is traverses a portion of the wall of pocket 3200 which the wearer to visually determine how much sanitizer gel remains in dispenser 3201 which itself is sufficiently transparent to permit visual determination of contents. Moveable flap 3203 may optionally be present to cover opening 3205 and sight window 3204 if present, which flap can be secured to the torso portion by Velcro, buttons, snaps, magnets, and the like.
FIGS. 7A and 7B depict a garment 3000 comprising a sanitizer dispenser shown as a tube 3302 containing a sanitizer), the tube having a dispensing end 3304 as the sanitizer outlet. Sanitizer dispenser tube 3302 is disposed in pocket 3300 located as shown on front side of torso portion 3010, e.g. on the upper region of torso portion 3010. One or more tube sanitizer dispensers 3302 can be disposed in one or more other pockets. Pocket 3300 defines an internal cavity (not shown) having an opening 3301 between the internal cavity and an outer layer of the pocket 3300. In one practice, tube 3302 is filled with sanitizer and is capped at the distal end opposite dispensing end 3305. In another practice, tube 3302 is connected at the distal end opposite dispensing end 3305 to and in fluid communication with a bladder filled with sanitizer. Pocket 3300 is configured to contain tube 3302 and/or its bladder. The dispensing end 3305 protrudes or is accessible from opening 3301 and can be secured by clip 3304 attached to the outside surface or otherwise of pocket 3300. The tube 3302 may comprise dispensing valve 3303 and optionally a removable end cap (not shown). Operationally, the wearer can pull out the dispensing end 3305 and turn the valve 3303 to the open position to allow the sanitizer 3307 to flow and/or can manipulate tube 3302 to urge or assist flow or can press upon the pocket and thus the bladder, if present, to urge flow out of the dispensing end. Moveable flap 3306 may optionally be present to cover opening 3301 and tube 3302 which flap can be secured to the torso portion by Velcro, buttons, snaps, magnets, and the like. A sight window as herein described may also be present to allow determination of amount of sanitizer remaining in the tube or the bladder.
FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C show a garment 3000 having a sanitizer dispenser 3430 disposed on a cuff 3400 of an arm portion shown as 3020. Dispenser 3430 encircles cuff 3400 and is secured around the cuff by means known in the art, e.g. complementary mating of clasps 3440 and 3441. Sanitizer dispenser 3430 has sanitizer outlet 3450 which can comprise a one-way valve or an opening with a removable cap. Optionally, dispenser 3430 is refillable from sanitizer reservoir 3460. Cuff 3400 comprises a foldable edge section 3410 that comprises a cuff opening 3420. Dispenser 3430 is disposed on cuff 3400 by placing it on the wear's wrist over cuff 3400u and securing ends 3440 and 3441 to each other. Cuff 3400 can comprise loops, a sleeve or other means to hold dispenser 3430 in place. The foldable edge section 3410 is configured to fold over and cover the sanitizer dispenser 3450 and align sanitizer outlet 3450 with cuff opening 3420 as shown in FIG. 3C; sanitizer outlet 3450 or cuff opening 3420 may have a removable cap 3451.
In one practice, dispenser 3430 serves as a bladder and comprises a resilient material, e.g. polymer, which can be squeezed by the wearer to urge sanitizer out through cuff opening 3420.
FIGS. 8A and 8B show a garment 3000 comprising a torso portion having a neck opening and two arm portions attached to the torso portion. Collar 3500 having a first side edge 3512 and a second side edge 3511, the collar 3500 being attached to the torso portion proximate the neck opening. The collar has a first, down position for normal wear (FIG. 8A) and is configured to have a second, upright position (FIG. 8B) wherein the collar extends upwardly away from the torso portion and covers at least a portion of the ears and back of the head of the person wearing the garment. Collar 3500 comprises an internal hollow portion (shown in dotted lines, FIG. 8C) that has an opening 3513 at the first side edge 3512 of the collar. The collar has an internal sleeve 3510 that has a first end attached to the internal hollow portion (first end not shown) and a second end 3514 distal from the first end that is accessible from opening 3513. The internal sleeve 3510 is configured to extend from the first side edge 3512 of the collar to the second side edge 3511 of the collar and cover the nose and lower portion of the face of the person wearing the garment (FIG. 8B). The second end 3514 of the internal sleeve 3510 and the second side edge 3511 of the collar are adapted for attachment to each other, e.g. without limitation, by snaps 3530 on internal sleeve 3510 and complementary snaps 3531 on first side edge 3511, and including other means of securement as known in the art such as buttons, hooks and the like. In one practice, internal sleeve 3510 comprises a stretchable material sufficient to obtain a tight fit against the nose and bottom portion of the face of the person wearing the garment. Optionally, the torso portion, the collar, the two arm portions, the internal sleeve, or any combination of the foregoing, can comprise an antimicrobial coating.
FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9C show a garment 3000 comprising a torso portion having a neck opening and two arm portions attached to the torso portion. Collar 3600 is attached to the torso portion proximate the neck opening. Collar 3600 has a first side edge 3611 a second side edge 3612 and a circumferential edge 3612 distal from where the collar is attached to the torso portion. Collar 3600 has a first, down position for normal wear (FIG. 9A) and is configured to have a second, upright position wherein the collar extends away from the torso portion and covers at least a portion of the ears and a portion of the back of the head and the nose and bottom portion of the face of the person wearing the garment (FIG. 9B). The first side edge 3611 and second side edge 3612 are connected together by a zipper 3620 when the collar is in the upright position. Zipper 3620 can extend the length of the torso portion or can extend only partly down the torso portion from collar 3600. Collar 3600 comprises a tightening member 3610 which can be without limitation, a drawstring, or can be elastic such as a bungee cord (as shown in FIG. 9) or the like. The tightening member 3610 is located within the collar, e.g. is disposed in an internal sleeve or other conduit within the collar, and is located proximate the circumferential edge 3613 of the collar, and it extends around the collar from the first edge 3611 to the second edge 3612. The tightening member 3610 is adjustable so as to provide tight fit of the upright collar to the person wearing the garment. Tightening member may optionally comprise a locking feature 3614 to secure the upright collar in the tight fit position. Optionally, the torso portion, the collar, the two arm portions, or any combination of the foregoing, can comprise an antimicrobial coating.
FIGS. 10A and 10B show a garment 3000 comprising a torso portion 3712 having a neck opening 3711 which can optionally have a band collar portion 3700 comprised of a material or weave different from that of torso portion 3712 and which can extend circumferentially around all or part, e.g. the front portion, of the neck opening. The torso portion adjacent to the front neck opening comprises an internal cavity 3713 (shown in hash marks proximate the neck opening but which can extend farther into the torso portion) which is accessible by zipper 3710 or other closure means. Face mask 3720 is disposed within internal cavity 3713 and has one end (not shown) secured to the internal cavity. Face mask 3720 is removed from internal cavity 3713 and placed over the wearer's face with the end 3714 of face mask distal from the end secured to the internal cavity placed over the wearer's nose with straps 3730, e.g. elastic, placed over the wearer's ears.
FIGS. 11A and 11B show a garment 3000 comprising a torso portion 3813 having a neck opening 3812. The torso portion adjacent to the front neck opening comprises an internal cavity 3713 (shown in dotted lines proximate the neck opening but which can extend farther into the torso portion). Disposed within internal cavity 3713 is face mask 3830 having one end (not shown) secured to the internal cavity. Face mask 3830 has upper end 3800 which is distal from the end secured to the internal cavity, and first strap 3810 and second strap 3811 which respectively comprise snaps 3814 and 3815 or other means of attachment. Snaps 3820 are disposed proximate the neck opening 3812 and are adapted to mate with snaps 3814 and 3815. When face mask 3830 is disposed within the internal cavity, the upper end 3800 extends above the neck line (defined by the neck opening) and straps 3814 and 3815 are secured to the neck line via snaps 3814 and 3815 to complementary snaps 3820. When use of the mask is desired, the snaps are undone, and the upper end 3800 is pulled up to reveal face mask 3830 which is then placed over the nose and lower portion of the wearer's face. Straps 3810 and 3811 are then placed around the wearer's head and snaps 3814 and 3815, which are configured to mate with each other, and then used to secure the face mask 3830 to the wearer's head.
FIGS. 12A, 12B and 12C show a garment 3000 comprising a hood 3900 which is configured to cover substantially all of the back and the sides of the wearer's head. Hood 3900 comprises an internal cavity (shown in hash marks) located on a first side of the hood and accessible by zipper 3920 or other closure means. Disposed within the internal cavity is face mask 3940 having one end (not shown) secured to the internal cavity. Face mask 3940 has end 3931 distal from the end secured to the internal cavity which end 3931 comprises an attachment member which in the embodiment shown comprises one or more straps 3932, which are adjustable in length, and a mask clip 3930 which is designed to mate with hood clip 3910 which is located one a second side of the hood opposite the first side of the hood where the internal cavity is located. When use of the mask is desired, the zipper is undone, and face mask 3940 is pulled therefrom and stretched cross the nose and lower portion of the face of the wearer. Mask clip 3930 is then mated to hood clip 3920 and strap(s) 3932 are adjusted to provide a tight fit.
FIGS. 13A, 13B, and 13C show a garment 3000 comprising torso portion 4101 having a neck opening (not shown) and a hood 3900 which is configured to cover substantially all of the back and the sides of the wearer's head. The base of hood 3900 is secured around the neck opening Face mask 4100 has one end attached to the front neck line (defined by the neck opening) or to the front inside portion of the base of the hood (shown from the outside as corresponding generally to 4102). Face mask 4100 in a first position rests at the bottom portion of the front opening of the hood (FIG. 13A). In a second position, face mask 4100 pulled up to cover the nose and lower portion of the face of the wearer (FIG. 13B). Face mask 4100 comprises an upper edge 4110 (which is distal from the end secured to torso) which upper edge 4110 comprises a bendable metal (or other malleable material) strip (shown as hash marks) that disposed along all or part of the length of the upper edge 4110, optionally within the face mask itself. The bendable metal strip can be manipulated to customize the fit of the mask to the wearer's nose and face. FIG. 13C shows the hood in a down position.
Patent Application
20210345700
