Looking for breakthrough ideas for innovation challenges? Try Patsnap Eureka!

Minimum clothing for spas and clinics

a technology for spas and clinics, applied in the field of clothing, can solve the problems of preventing access, preventing access, and preventing the genitals and female breasts of spa users and clinic patients from being exposed in such situations, and preventing access

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-07-22
ANDREWS ELAINE
View PDF9 Cites 32 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0007]Briefly, a clothing embodiment of the present invention comprises biodegradable non-transparent fabric cloth patches to cover the breasts of females and the genitals of males and females. Each patch is equipped with a high-tack painless adhesive along its edges to secu

Problems solved by technology

Wearing underwear or swimsuits underneath or alone is not an option because these cover too much and often impede access by the professional to the areas of the skin to be treated.
But no access or exposure of the genitals and female breasts of spa users and clinic patients is ever needed in such situations.
Fears of unintentional exposure of the genitals or female breasts are reasons some spa users do not ask for whole body massages.
Conventional transparent undergarments made from polypropylene plastic have sides and straps that interfere with massages, and are not biodegradable.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Minimum clothing for spas and clinics
  • Minimum clothing for spas and clinics
  • Minimum clothing for spas and clinics

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0016]FIGS. 1A-1D represents a clothing embodiment of the present invention, herein referred to by the general reference numeral 100. Clothing 100 comprises cloth patches 101-103 to cover the breasts of females and the genitals of males and females. Only biodegradable non-transparent fabrics are used throughout. For example, Lyocell is a fiber made from wood pulp cellulose in the United States by Lenzing Inc. (Axis, Ala.), and is marketed under the trademark, TENCEL. The Federal Trade Commission defines Lyocell as a cellulose fabric that is obtained by an organic solvent spinning process, and is classified in a sub-category of rayon.

[0017]Each patch 101-103 is equipped with a high-tack painless adhesive strips 104-106 along its edges to secure them to the skin a user 108 for a single use. Such tapes are otherwise commonly known as “fashion tape.” Darts can be included to help fit contours. Stitchings 110-112 are used to finish the edges, and elastic gathers 114 can be included. Afte...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

A spa or clinic clothing comprises biodegradable, hypoallergenic, non-transparent patches to cover the breasts of females and the genitals of males and females. Each patch is equipped with fashion tape along its edges to secure them to the skin a user for a single use. After one use lasting no more than a few hours, the patches are discarded. Fabric versions of the cloth patches have stitched edges, darts, and liners. Paper, Lyocell versions have multiple layers and finished edges.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to clothing, and in particular to minimal clothing to cover the genitals and female breasts of spa users and clinic patients.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]Robes and sheets are often used in clinics and spas to allow some modesty for the users when they must encounter professionals, patients, and other strangers. Wearing underwear or swimsuits underneath or alone is not an option because these cover too much and often impede access by the professional to the areas of the skin to be treated. But no access or exposure of the genitals and female breasts of spa users and clinic patients is ever needed in such situations.[0005]Fears of unintentional exposure of the genitals or female breasts are reasons some spa users do not ask for whole body massages. If these areas could be covered by some sort of minimal clothing, then the spa users could confidently ask for massages of parts of ...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
IPC IPC(8): A41D1/00A41B9/04A41C3/00
CPCA41B9/002A41B2400/52A41D2400/52A41D7/006A41C3/065
Inventor ANDREWS, ELAINE
Owner ANDREWS ELAINE
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products