Low friction apparel
OwnerRobert T. Gunninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to apparel, such as clothing, footwear, fabrics, and the like, which incorporates fabrics or chemicals having a low coefficient of friction either overall or in specific areas of the apparel that will minimize the development of blisters, callouses, and irritation of the skin. The invention also includes methods for producing this low friction apparel.
Claims35
An article of clothing having a treated area and an untreated area, the treated area including an area of high body surface to article of clothing contact and the untreated area including a remaining portion of the article of clothing, the treated area having incorporated therein a material having a low coefficient of friction characteristic which is of a non-temporary nature, which is functional over the lifetime of the article and which imparts to the treated area a coefficient of friction which is less than about 80% of the coefficient of friction of the untreated area, and wherein the article of clothing is hosiery, the specific area of high body to clothing contact includes a heel area, a pad area, an area extending from the pad to the right and left side of a foot or toe area.
A method for producing an article of clothing which is adapted to be in contact with a body surface of a user wherein frictional contact between the article and the body surface of the user is reduced, comprising the steps of:
- incorporating a material having a low coefficient of friction characteristic which is of a non-temporary nature into an article of clothing, said article of clothing being hosiery having a treated area and an untreated area, at a treated area of high body to clothing contact, the coefficient of friction of the treated area of high body to clothing contact being less than about 80% of the coefficient of friction of an untreated area of the article of clothing.
A method for producing an article of clothing which has a treated area and an untreated area and which is adapted to be in contact with a body surface of a user wherein frictional contact between the article and the body surface of the user is reduced, comprising the steps of:
- incorporating a material having a low coefficient of friction characteristic which is of a non-temporary nature and functional over the lifetime of the article of clothing into an article of clothing at a treated area of high body to clothing contact, said material having a low coefficient of friction being woven into the treated area, the coefficient of friction of the treated area of high body to clothing contact being less than about 80% of the coefficient of friction of an untreated area of the article of clothing.
An article of clothing having a treated area and an untreated area, the treated area including an area of body surface to article of clothing contact and the untreated area including a remaining portion of the article of clothing, the treated area having incorporated therein a material having a low coefficient of friction characteristic which is of a non-temporary nature, functional over the lifetime of the article of clothing and imparts to the treated area a coefficient of friction which is less than about 80% of the coefficient of friction of the untreated area, said material having a low coefficient of friction being woven into the treated area.
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