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US 10,694,793 B2Granted
Non-chemical, mosquito bite-resistant garments
AssigneeNorth Carolina State University
InventorsAndre J. West, Marian G. McCord, Charles S. Apperson, Richard Michael Roe, Emiel A. DenHartog
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Abstract
An insect-proof, form-fitting undergarment is provided having top and bottom parts formed of selected breathable materials and having omnidirectional stretch properties, and which top and bottom parts may be securely joined at the waist to prevent insect entry. A superfine knitted fabric is utilized to prevent insect bites.
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A form-fitting insect-proof, protective undergarment, comprising:
- an upper body form-fitting garment having a torso section and arm sections and being formed from a synthetic knit material of (i) 80 percent polyamide of 20 denier count and (ii) 20 percent elastane of 15 denier count, weighing about 2.8 ounces per square yard, and having 240% stretch in width and 160% stretch in length and having a jersey plated knit structure of 84 wales and 112 courses per inch with a pore size between 27 and 34 μm allowing air passage but preventing insect biting and passage;
- an elastic neck cuff secured to define a neck opening of the torso section;
- an elastic waist cuff secured to define a waist band around the torso section;
- a pair of elastic wrist cuffs disposed at an outer terminus of each of the arm sections;
- a lower body, form-fitting garment having a waist section and left and right leg sections and being formed from said synthetic knit material of 80 percent polyamide of 20 denier count and 20 percent elastane of 15 denier count weighing about 2.8 ounces per square yard and having 240% stretch in the width and 160% stretch in the length and having an jersey plated knit structure using 84 wales and 112 courses per inch with a pore size between 27 and 34 μm allowing air passage but preventing insect biting and passage;
- an elastic waist cuff secured to define the waist band around the waist section;
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- a pair of elastic ankle cuffs disposed at the terminus of each of the left and right leg sections.
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A form-fitting insect-proof, protective undergarment comprising:
- (a) an upper body form-fitting portion having:
- a torso section having an elastic neck cuff secured to define a neck opening of the torso section;
- a left arm section and a right arm section, each of the arm sections having an inner terminus attached to the torso section and an outer terminus having an elastic wrist cuff;
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- (b) a lower body, form-fitting portion having:
- a waist section;
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- a left leg section and a right leg section, each of the leg sections having an inner terminus attached to the waist section and an outer terminus having an elastic ankle cuff;
- wherein one or both of the upper body form-fitting portion and the lower body, form-fitting portion comprise a synthetic knit material comprising:
- (i) about 70% to 90% by weight of a polyamide fiber based upon a total weight of the synthetic knit material, wherein the polyamide fiber has a fiber thickness of about 15 to 25 denier count;
- (ii) about 10% to 30% of an elastane fiber based upon the total weight of the synthetic knit material, wherein the elastane fiber has a fiber thickness of about 10 to 20 denier count;
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- wherein the synthetic knit material has a weight of about 2.5 to 3.0 ounces per square yard, a stretch in a width of the synthetic knit material of about 200% to 260%, a stretch in a length of about 130% to 190%, a jersey plated knit structure having of about 80-90 wales and about 110-120 courses per inch, and an average pore size of about 27 μm to 34 μm.
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