US 2013/0198934 A1Published application

Cough suppressant garment and system and method for suppressing coughing

OwnerAngel W. Marquezinventor

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Abstract

A cough suppressant garment may be worn around the neck of the user. The cough suppressant garment may have three layers, and one or more of the three layers may be manufactured from a woven material, such as, for example, cotton. An end of the cough suppressant garment may reversibly attach to an opposite end of the cough suppressant garment to maintain a position of the cough suppressant garment on the neck of the user.

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A garment worn on a neck of a user to suppress coughing of the user, the garment comprising:

a first layer of woven material wherein the first layer has a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge and further wherein the first edge is located in a position opposite to the second edge, the third edge is located in a position opposite to the fourth edge, the first edge is parallel to the second edge, and the third edge is parallel to the fourth edge wherein the first edge and the second edge are perpendicular to the third edge and the fourth edge;
a second layer of woven material wherein the second layer has a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge and further wherein the first edge is located in a position opposite to the second edge, the third edge is located in a position opposite to the fourth edge, the first edge is parallel to the second edge, and the third edge is parallel to the fourth edge wherein the first edge and the second edge are perpendicular to the third edge and the fourth edge and further wherein the first edge of the second layer is integral with the first edge of the first layer;
an insert located between the first layer and the second layer wherein the insert extends from the first edge of the first layer to the second edge of the first layer and further wherein the insert extends from the third edge of the first layer to the fourth edge of the first layer;
thread which connects the second edge of the first layer to the second edge of the second layer, connects the third edge of the first layer to the third edge of the second layer, and connects the fourth edge of the first layer to the fourth edge of the second layer;
first male fasteners which extend in a direction generally outward from the first layer wherein the first male fasteners are located in a position adjacent to the first edge of the first layer and the first edge of the second layer;
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first female fasteners which extend in a direction generally inward into the second layer wherein the first female fasteners are located in a position adjacent to the second edge of the first layer and the second edge of the second layer and further wherein the first male fasteners insert into the first female fasteners to connect the first edge of the first layer and the first edge of the second layer to the fourth edge of the first layer and the fourth edge of the second layer wherein the first male fasteners separate from the first female fasteners to separate the first edge of the first layer and the first edge of the second layer from the fourth edge of the first layer and the fourth edge of the second layer.

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A system for suppressing coughing of a user having a neck, the system comprising:

a garment having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge wherein the first edge is located in a position opposite to the second edge, the third edge is located in a position opposite to the fourth edge, the first edge is parallel to the second edge, and the third edge is parallel to the fourth edge and further wherein the first edge and the second edge are perpendicular to the third edge and the fourth edge wherein the garment has a first side and a second side and further wherein the first side is located in a position opposite to the second side wherein the first side contacts the neck of the user;
an insert located within the garment wherein the insert is located between the first side and the second side of the garment and further wherein the insert extends from the first edge to the second edge and further wherein the insert extends from the third edge to the fourth edge;
a first hook-and-loop portion attached to the first side of the garment wherein the first hook-and-loop portion is located adjacent to the first edge;
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a second hook-and-loop portion attached to the second side of the garment wherein the second hook-and-loop portion is located adjacent to the second edge wherein the first hook-and-loop portion connects to the second hook-and-loop portion to connect the first edge to the second edge and further wherein the first hook-and-loop portion separates from the second hook-and-loop portion to separate the first edge from the second edge.

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Abstract

A garment worn on a neck of a user to suppress coughing of the user, the garment comprising:

a first layer of woven material wherein the first layer has a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge and further wherein the first edge is located in a position opposite to the second edge, the third edge is located in a position opposite to the fourth edge, the first edge is parallel to the second edge, and the third edge is parallel to the fourth edge wherein the first edge and the second edge are perpendicular to the third edge and the fourth edge;
a second layer of woven material wherein the second layer has a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge and further wherein the first edge is located in a position opposite to the second edge, the third edge is located in a position opposite to the fourth edge, the first edge is parallel to the second edge, and the third edge is parallel to the fourth edge wherein the first edge and the second edge are perpendicular to the third edge and the fourth edge and further wherein the first edge of the second layer is integral with the first edge of the first layer;
an insert located between the first layer and the second layer wherein the insert extends from the first edge of the first layer to the second edge of the first layer and further wherein the insert extends from the third edge of the first layer to the fourth edge of the first layer;
thread which connects the second edge of the first layer to the second edge of the second layer, connects the third edge of the first layer to the third edge of the second layer, and connects the fourth edge of the first layer to the fourth edge of the second layer;
first male fasteners which extend in a direction generally outward from the first layer wherein the first male fasteners are located in a position adjacent to the first edge of the first layer and the first edge of the second layer;
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first female fasteners which extend in a direction generally inward into the second layer wherein the first female fasteners are located in a position adjacent to the second edge of the first layer and the second edge of the second layer and further wherein the first male fasteners insert into the first female fasteners to connect the first edge of the first layer and the first edge of the second layer to the fourth edge of the first layer and the fourth edge of the second layer wherein the first male fasteners separate from the first female fasteners to separate the first edge of the first layer and the first edge of the second layer from the fourth edge of the first layer and the fourth edge of the second layer.

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