# US 5,343,564 A · Protective body undergarment

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- Number: US 5,343,564 A
- Document ID: US5343564A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/091,285
- Filed: 1993-07-15
- Granted: 1994-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 1993-07-15
- Inventors: Craig S. Reynolds; William W. Harris
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5343564A

## CPC

- A41D 13/001: {Garments protecting against insects}
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

An insect-proof, form-fitting undergarment consisting of top and bottom parts formed of selected breathable material and having omnidirectional stretch properties, and which top and bottom parts may be securely joined at the waist to prevent insect entry. A light cotton lining may be utilized in either or both of said top and bottom parts.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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 plastic woven material of 90 percent nylon and 10 percent spandex weighing about 3.5 ounces per square yard and having approximately equal stretch in any direction, and having an open weave allowing air passage but preventing small insect passage;
a first elastic cuff secured to define the neck opening of the torso section;
a second elastic cuff secured to define the waist band around the torso section;
a pair of third elastic cuffs disposed at the outer terminus of each of the arm sections;
a shirt tail extending from said upper garment torso section in extension below the second elastic cuff so that the second and fourth elastic cuffs interlock over said shirt tail;
a lower body, form-fitting garment having a waist section and left and right leg sections and being formed from said synthetic plastic woven material of 90 percent nylon and 10 percent spandex weighing about 3.5 ounces per square yard and having approximately equal stretch in any direction, and having an open weave that allows air passage but prevents small insect passage;
a fourth elastic cuff secured to define the waist band around the waist section;
a pair of fifth elastic cuffs disposed at the terminus of each of the left and right leg sections;
a fly flap disposed vertically in said waist section with hook and loop fastener means aligned therealong to effect closure; and
hook and loop fastener means for securing the second elastic cuff and the fourth elastic cuff to secure the torso section waist band to the waist section waist band.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

An undergarment as set forth in claim 1 wherein said hook and loop fastener means for securing comprises:
a first strip of hook fastener secured around the outer surface of the waist band around the torso section; and
a second strip of loop fastener secured around the outer surface of the waist band around the waist section;
whereby the first and second strips may be joined together.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

An undergarment as set forth in claim 1 which is further characterized to include:
cotton material of thin weight completely lining each of said upper body and lower body garments.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

An undergarment as set forth in claim 1 which is further characterized to include:
reinforcing material added by stitching to the elbows of the upper garment part arm sections and the lower garment part leg sections.