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US 10,433,600 B2Granted
Garment for persons with physical disabilities
AssigneeShumsky Therapeutic Pillows, LLC
InventorMichael J. Emoff
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Abstract
A garment includes a front and a back. The garment also includes an openable seam separating the front and the back and a releasable closure to secure the openable seam together. The garment also includes a closing feature to draw the front and the back together and engage the releasable closure to enclose the openable seam.
Claims20
A garment comprising:
- a front and a back;
- an openable seam separating said front and said back such that said front comprises a front edge of said openable seam and said back comprises a back edge of said openable seam;
- a releasable closure to secure said openable seam together, said releasable closure comprising:
- at least one front magnetic fastener located on said front proximate to said front edge of said openable seam;
- at least one back magnetic fastener located on said back proximate to said back edge of said openable seam;
- and
- a closing feature to draw said front and said back together and to position said front magnetic fastener and said back magnetic fastener in close proximity to each other, said closing feature comprising:
- a pull strap joined to one of said front or said back;
- and
- a strap engagement feature disposed on an opposing one of said front or said back opposite said pull strap;
- and
- wherein said pull strap engages said strap engagement feature such that, when engaged with said strap engagement feature, an application of a pulling force on only said pull strap draws said front edge of said openable seam and said back edge of said openable seam together such that said at least one front magnetic fastener and said at least one back magnetic fastener are positioned in close proximity to each other such that attraction between said at least one front magnetic fastener and said at least one back magnetic fastener closes said openable seam.
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A garment for wear by a person having one functionally limited arm and one fully functional arm, said garment comprising:
- a front and a back forming a torso section;
- sleeves joined to said torso section
- an openable seam separating said front and said back along opposing shoulder regions of said torso section and along said sleeves;
- a releasable closure to secure said openable seam together, said releasable closure comprising:
- at least one front releasable fastener located on said front proximate to said openable seam;
- at least one back releasable fastener located on said back proximate to said openable seam;
- and
- a closing feature to draw said front and said back together and to position said front releasable fastener and said back releasable fastener in close proximity to each other to close said openable seam along one of said sleeves associated with said fully functional arm;
- and wherein:
- said front releasable fastener and said back releasable fastener are self-securing to close said openable seam when said front and said back are drawn together and said front releasable fastener and said back releasable fastener are positioned in close proximity to each other using only said fully functional arm;
- a portion of said front and a portion of said back along said openable seam are positioned in an overlapping relationship;
- and
- said front releasable fastener and said back releasable fastener self-align so that said openable seam visually resembles a fixed seam.
10 more elements
A method for making a garment for wear vy a person having one functionally limited arm and one fully functional arm, said method comprising:
- providing a front and a back forming a torso section;
- joining a sleeve to said torso section;
- forming an openable seam separating said front and said back along opposing shoulder regions of said torso section and along said sleeve;
- providing a releasable closure located along said openable seam to releasably secure said openable seam together, said releasable closure comprising:
- at least one front releasable fastener located on said front proximate to said openable seam;
- at least one back releasable fastener located on said back proximate to said openable seam;
- and
- providing a closing feature located proximate to said openable seam to draw said front and said back together and to position said front releasable fastener and said back releasable fastener in close proximity to each other upon application of a pulling force using only said fully functional arm,
- wherein said front releasable fastener and said back releasable fastener are self-securing to close said openable seam along said sleeve when said front and said back are drawn together and said front releasable fastener and said back releasable fastener are positioned in close proximity to each other using only said fully functional arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.