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Clothing article

a technology for clothing and articles, applied in the field of clothing articles, can solve the problems of increased skin temperature, increased heat dissipation from peripheral body parts, and large flow of arterial blood, and achieve the effect of easing coldness

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-08-27
OKAMOTO INDS
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Benefits of technology

The patent is about a clothing article that can warm up difficult-to-warm parts of the body and areas with little fat and muscle. It also allows heat to escape from digital parts or areas nearby.

Problems solved by technology

Once the blood vessels of AVAs dilate, there is a large flow of arterial blood, a rise in skin temperature, and a sudden increase in the amount of heat dissipated from peripheral body parts.
This causes a sudden decrease in deep body temperature.

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embodiment 1

[0033]The following description will discuss an embodiment of the present disclosure with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. The descriptions below involve an example case in which the clothing article in accordance with the present embodiment is a sock (legwear).

[0034]FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an external appearance of a sock 10 in accordance with the present embodiment.

[0035]As illustrated in FIG. 1, the sock 10 has a thigh-high length so as to extend from digits of a lower limb to a part of the thigh. The “part of the thigh” refers specifically to an upper half of the thigh (that is, an upper half of the body part between the pelvis and the knee). The sock 10 has an above-knee part 1, a knee part 2, a shin part 3, a heel part 4, a foot part 5, and a digital part 6. The foot part 5 includes a heat release part 51, which has greater breathability than other parts.

[0036]The above-knee part 1 includes an insertion opening part 11 which has an insertion opening 12 through which the low...

embodiment 2

[0082]The following description will discuss another embodiment of the present disclosure with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. For convenience, any member having the same function as a member described in Embodiment 1 will be assigned the same reference number, and explanation thereof will be omitted. It should be understood that variations similar to those of Embodiment 1 are also possible for the present embodiment.

[0083]FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an external appearance of a sock in accordance with the present embodiment.

[0084]The heat release part may be an opening via which the digits can be exposed. As such, the sock 10 may have heat release part in the form of an opening via which the digits can be exposed. Instead of being configured to include a mesh part as the heat release part 51 of the foot part 5, the sock 10 illustrated in FIG. 3 is configured such that the digital part 6 includes an opening-including part 61 which has a heat release part in the form of an exposure op...

embodiment 3

[0107]The following description will discuss another embodiment of the present disclosure with reference to FIG. 7.

[0108]Discussed in Embodiments 1 and 2 were examples in which the clothing article of the present disclosure was legwear. Note, however, that the clothing article in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to legwear. As mentioned earlier, the blood vessels of AVAs also exist in the upper limbs (arms). As such, the clothing article may be armwear, or may be nightwear that covers the body and the limbs, including the upper and lower limbs.

[0109]In other words, the clothing article in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure at least partially covers at least one selected from (i) an upper limb and (ii) a lower limb. The clothing article has a plurality of heat-retaining parts which have a higher heat-retaining property than other parts. The plurality of heat-retaining parts include at least one of the following groups: (i) a ...

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Abstract

A clothing article that at least partially covers at least one selected from among (i) a lower limb and (ii) an upper limb, including: a plurality of heat-retaining parts having a higher heat-retaining property than other parts of the clothing article, the plurality of heat-retaining parts including at least one of the following groups: (i) a knee part, a heel part, and a digital part for a lower limb; and (ii) a wrist part, an elbow part, and a digital part for an upper limb, a heat release part being provided to (i) at least one digital part, among the digital part for the lower limb and the digital part for the upper limb, which at least one digital part is included in the clothing article or (ii) a part adjacent to the at least one digital part, the heat release part having greater breathability than other parts of the clothing article.

Description

[0001]This Nonprovisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 on Patent Application No. 2019-029829 filed in Japan on Feb. 21, 2019 and Patent Application No. 2020-009361 filed in Japan on Jan. 23, 2020, the entire contents of both which are hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure relates to a clothing article that at least partially covers an upper limb or a lower limb. The present disclosure relates particularly to a clothing article for promoting good sleep that is worn at bedtime.BACKGROUND ART[0003]In recent times, a greater focus on health has been accompanied by increasing importance placed on sleep. Sleep is said to relieve both mental and physical fatigue and to improve immune function. Sleep plays an important role in maintaining health. As such, there is a demand for clothing which promotes good sleep.[0004]In order to reach a state of so-called deep sleep, firstly, it is important to fall asleep quickly. In order to fall...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D13/005
CPCA41D2400/10A41D13/0051A41B11/00A41B17/00A41B2400/20A41B2500/20A41D13/08A41D31/06A41D31/12A41D31/14A41D2500/20A41B2400/22A41B2500/10A41D2500/10
Inventor OKADA, MASAYASAWADA, MASAHIROSUZUKI, TOMOYA
Owner OKAMOTO INDS