EP1618805A1 - Garment with improved removing and donnability - Google Patents

Abstract

The garment has two foldable or juxtaposed parts (22) allowing an insertion of limbs in a corresponding passage (1) to slip on and/or to remove the garment. An adhesive bead (3) and a fastening strip (5) are positioned respectively on the parts (22) and on opposite foldable parts (26, 36) to position the parts (26, 36) on the rest of the garment, where the gripping unit and the strip have variable dimensions related to width.

Description

The invention relates to the field of clothing and more specifically to clothing made with special arrangements, in particular to allow their donning and removal or unwinding easy way, especially for the elderly or mobility impaired.

The invention relates more particularly to an armhole-type sweater, jacket, dress or vest, but also in general, any clothing with passage of limb, whether it is the arms or the legs, and is therefore also susceptible to aim at pants, skirt-pants, hides and blouses. In other words, "garment crossing members" means any type of garment having two holes for threading the two arms or both legs of a user.

It is observed on a daily basis that people with reduced mobility find it difficult to put on or take off their clothes, as a matter of necessity, to perform these daily actions, such as dorsiflexion, knee rotation, and, in general, all kinds of movements that are sources of pain, or incompatible with relative stiffness due to age or trauma. In fact, it is often necessary to assist these people to allow them to get dressed.

In order to facilitate such threading, it is known to use reversible fastening means of part of said garment, such as snaps. However, this type of securing means does not allow to adapt the size, and especially the use or donning of the garment depending on the morphology of the user. Therefore, such clothing can be totally unsightly, due to the mismatch between the resulting size of said garment and the user. This closure principle can also induce, especially in the hospitals or in the places of residence of the elderly, the need to have a large quantity of clothes of the same model in a plurality of sizes, thus increasing significantly the corresponding costs. In addition, these clothes induce a uniform character, making them unwilling to be worn.

The invention therefore relates to a garment provided with passage (s) of limb, intended to be more easily donned and removed, particularly by persons with reduced mobility, while having to wear a conventional appearance.

• au moins une partie rabattable ou juxtaposable, favorisant l'enfilage et/ou l'enlèvement du vêtement et plus particulièrement l'insertion du ou des membres dans le passage correspondant ;
• une pluralité de moyens de fixation réversible, positionnés respectivement sur la ou les parties rabattables ou juxtaposables et sur la partie en regard du vêtement, afin de permettre le positionnement de la partie rabattable ou juxtaposable sur le reste du vêtement, et présentant une dimension variable de telle sorte que la taille du vêtement puisse être adaptée à l'utilisateur.

According to the invention, this garment is characterized in that it comprises:

• at least one foldable or juxtaposable portion, favoring the threading and / or the removal of the garment and more particularly the insertion of the member or members in the corresponding passage;
• a plurality of reversible fastening means positioned respectively on the foldable or juxtaposable part (s) and on the part facing the garment, in order to allow the positioning of the foldable or juxtaposable part on the rest of the garment, and having a variable dimension of so that the size of the garment can be adapted to the user.

In other words, the garment according to the invention may comprise, on its front or side faces, in particular, joint areas between two parts, one being folded over the other or juxtaposed next to the other, and secured thanks to a plurality of reversible attachment means of the loop and hook type, or any other conventional means, such as buttons, snaps, staples, zipper, magnetic closure. The term "reversible attachment means of the type loops and hooks" strips or pellets, such as marketed in particular under the trademark Velcro @.

More conventional fastening means can also be implemented, such as easy-grip knobs, that is to say of size and shape easy to grasp, capable of cooperating with a wide buttonhole.

Advantageously, the foldable portion may comprise at least one gripping pad provided with a plurality of hooks. In this case, the reversible fastening means integral with the folding part are in the form of a pellet which can be of various shapes, and in particular round or square, from which emerges a plurality of hooks.

According to a first variant, the part facing the folding part may comprise at least one hooking pad provided with a plurality of loops. Thus, the reversible securing zone between the folding portion and the facing zone is substantially localized according to the size of the gripping pad from which emerges a plurality of loops.

According to a second variant, the part opposite the folding part may comprise a fastening strip provided with a plurality of loops. In other words, in this case, the reversible connection between the folding part and the facing part has a certain latitude to achieve the joining between the two parts of the garment. This latitude is then a function of the width of the fastening strip used. It can in particular make it possible to adapt the size of the garment to the user according to the chosen positioning of the gripping pellet on the fastening strip.

In practice, the foldable portion may include at least one dummy button at the foldable portion, and which is apparent once this part folded.

In other words, the dummy buttons can become apparent when the folding part covers the part opposite the garment. These dummy buttons make it possible to give the illusion that the folding zone and the zone opposite are secured by means of these buttons.

Advantageously, the garment may comprise a cord intended to facilitate its threading, and be positioned at one of the edges of a foldable or juxtaposable area or the foldable portion of the garment.

In other words, a cord can be secured to one of the edges of a foldable or juxtaposable area or the foldable portion to allow the user of this garment easy donning. Indeed, the free end of this cord may allow in particular to position the facing part of the garment so as to correspond with the foldable portion, without requiring a large range of movement on the part of the user to perform this operation.

This or these cords may be located in preferred junction places other than the edges to facilitate donning the garment considered.

According to a first embodiment, the garment is constituted by a chasuble sweater. Thus, when the folding part is not secured to the part opposite, the garment is in the form of a chasuble since the sleeves are not then formed. However, once the folding part secured with the part opposite, this garment is in the form of a sweater since two sleeves are then formed and closed.

In this case, the folding portion may include a plurality of flaps so as to facilitate the mobility of its user, once this part folded. Thus, to obtain greater mobility of movement, a plurality of flaps can be made at the level of the folding part, to allow a joint to be made in the manner of the flaps of an accordion once the folding part secured to the part in look at the clothes. This type of garment can then comprise two foldable parts so as to generate a large opening communicating with the two armholes.

In other words, the two foldable parts each extend between an opening for making an armhole and the main opening located in the lower part of the garment. This main opening is at the height of the user, once the garment is put on.

According to a second embodiment, the garment is constituted by a jacket. Thus, in this case, the overlap area between the foldable portion and the facing portion is at a central portion of the front face of the garment, particularly at the level of the belly or thorax of the user.

According to a third embodiment, the garment is constituted by a vest. In this embodiment, the garment may comprise several foldable zones. The overlap areas between the foldable parts and the facing parts can then have different orientations, including horizontal and vertical on the front of the garment.

According to a fourth embodiment of the invention, the garment is constituted by pants, having two foldable zones facing each other, situated at the top and intended to cover the pelvis and the user's belt, these two foldable zones. being reversibly securable to one another by means of two substantially diametrically opposed zippers, and extending between the waist of said garment and an area slightly above the knee.

The invention comprises other modes of implementation, materializing in dresses, pantsuits, heart-warmers, blouses, etc.

• la figure 1 est une vue de face d'un pull-chasuble, conformément à l'invention ;
• les figures 2 à 6 représentent différentes étapes de l'enfilage d'un tel pull, conformément à l'invention ;
• la figure 7 est une vue de face d'une veste en position semi-ouverte, conforme à l'invention ;
• la figure 8 est une vue de face d'un gilet sans manche en position semi-ouverte, conforme à l'invention ;
• les figures 9 à 13 représentent différentes étapes de l'enfilage d'un tel gilet, conforme à l'invention ;
• la figure 14 est une représentation schématique de face d'un pantalon conforme à l'invention.
• les figures 15 à 21 représentent les différentes phases d'enfilage du pantalon conforme à celui représenté au sein de la figure 14.

The manner of carrying out the invention as well as the advantages which result therefrom will emerge more clearly from the description of the various embodiments which follow, given by way of indication, but not by way of limitation, in support of the appended figures in which:

• Figure 1 is a front view of a pull-chasuble according to the invention;
• Figures 2 to 6 show different steps of the threading of such a pull, according to the invention;
• Figure 7 is a front view of a jacket in a half-open position according to the invention;
• Figure 8 is a front view of a sleeveless vest in semi-open position, according to the invention;
• Figures 9 to 13 show different stages of the threading of such a vest, according to the invention;
• Figure 14 is a schematic front view of a pants according to the invention.
• Figures 15 to 21 show the different phases of threading of the trousers according to that shown in Figure 14.

As already mentioned, the invention relates to a garment provided with passage (s) of limbs, and in this case two, intended to be more easily put on, or on the contrary removed in particular by people with reduced mobility, or suffering from various ills painful. As shown in Figure 1, the garment according to the invention (1) can be in the form of a pull-chasuble. In other words, it comprises two folding parts (22, 32), which each extend from the opening of an armhole (14, 15) to the main opening (16) of the garment (1). This main opening (16) corresponds to the opening located at the height of the user, once the garment (1) threaded and the two parts (2) folded.

As shown, when the folding parts (22, 32) are not reversibly secured to the facing parts (26, 36), this garment (1) is comparable to a chasuble. However, once the reversible joining operation carried out between the two parts (22, 32) and (26, 36), the garment (1) is then in the form of a sweater.

The connection between the two parts (22, 32) and (26, 36) is effected by means of a fastening strip (5), comprising a plurality of loops and attached to the facing part (26, 36). the folding part (22, 32), but also by means of gripping pads (3), judiciously arranged on the folding part (22, 32). These gripping pads (3) are provided with a plurality of hooks adapted to grip the loops of the fastening strip (5) attached to the facing portion (26, 36) of the garment (1). These fastening means may in particular be those marketed under the trademark Velcro®. However, these reversible attachment means could be constituted by zippers.

As shown in this figure, the garment (1) has, at its foldable portions (22, 32), a plurality of flaps (13) for improving the freedom of movement of the user.

FIGS. 2 to 6 show a threading mode of the garment (1). Thus, when the user is made to don alone his garment (1), it can for example proceed as follows. He arranges the garment (1) on a flat support such as a table, the rear face (18) of the garment being oriented upwards. The user then wraps in his hands this rear face (18) of the garment (1), the foldable parts (22,32) are then also wound, a roll of the garment (1) being made up to the level of the openings of the two armholes (14, 15).

Once this winding is achieved, and as shown in Figure 3, the user who can be seated on a chair, tilts the head and raises the forearms, holding in his hands the roller made on the rear face (18) clothing (1). Its head then penetrates inside the main opening (16). This operation does not require a large range of motion at the shoulders and elbows, and further not inducing backbends, it can be performed by a large number of people, including reduced mobility.

As shown in Figure 4, the penetration of the head continues inside the garment (1) to emerge at the neck (19). At this moment, the garment (1) unfolds and is in the form of a chasuble since it does not yet include armhole. The unfolding and sliding of the back of the garment on its wearer are furthermore greatly facilitated by the presence of smooth liners, located at locations favoring the correct positioning of the garment. These liners are for example made of satin.

There are foldable parts (22, 32) located on either side of the main opening (16). These folding parts (22, 32) comprise a plurality of gripping pads (3) provided with hooks to allow reversible joining with the fastening strips (5) reported on the front and provided with loops.

As shown in Figure 5, when the user reports the folding portion (32) at the facing portion (36), and reversibly secures them, it then appears dummy buttons (9). Indeed, these buttons (9) have a purely aesthetic function, allowing to give the illusion that they are the ones who realize the reversible connection between the two parts (32) and (36).

Once the two folding parts secured to the parts facing each other, and as shown in Figure 6, the garment is then in the form of a pull (11).

FIG. 7 shows the garment according to the invention, in the form of a jacket (21). In this case, the foldable portion (2) is located at the front of the garment and may in particular be located in a median plane of the front face. The fastening between the folding part (2) and the opposite part (6) is performed by means of a gripping pad (3) provided with hooks, and attached to the inner face of the folding part (2). At the opposite part (6), is then reported a hooking pad (4) provided with loops. Any other conventional reversible closure means could be implemented, such as for example buttons, snaps, buttonholes, magnets, etc. As shown, this jacket (21) comprises a cord (10) whose end secured to the garment is attached at an edge (17) of a foldable area (12).

The free end of the cord (10) may in particular have a gripping means or a loop to facilitate its gripping, and therefore the establishment of the garment (1) by the user. This establishment is also facilitated on the one hand, by the presence of areas doubled by a smooth fabric, as described above, and on the other hand, by the use of oblique and wide armholes type Raglan ®.

As shown in Figure 8, the garment (1) may also be in the form of a vest (31). This model may in particular have two beads (10, 20) to facilitate the establishment of the garment (1) by the user. It may also comprise different areas of overlap between a folding part (2) and a facing part (6). These overlapping areas may have different orientations, especially on the front face, such as vertical or horizontal. The joining between these parts is also achieved by means of gripping pellets (3) and anchoring pellets (4) secured respectively to a folding part (2) and a facing part (6), or any other reversible closure means. . As shown, the cord (10) is attached to a foldable area (12), while the cord (20) is attached at the edge (17) of the folding portion (2).

As illustrated in Figure 9, to put on this garment (1), the user can for example put it on a flat surface such as a table. He then positions the garment (1) on one of his shoulders and helps himself by means of the cord (10) to rotate it around his neck.

As shown in Figure 10, he then correctly positions the front part at his left shoulder. Then, according to the illustration of Figure 11, the user then pulls again on the cord (10) to raise the level of his shoulder part (6).

As shown in Figure 12, once the portion (6) in place, it can store the cord (10) inside a pocket provided for this purpose. He then maintains, with his left hand, the portion (6) in position, while his right hand grasps the cord (20) for positioning the folding portion (2) properly. It then matches the reversible fastening means (3, 4) at the front of the garment (1).

According to Figure 13, it then forms a vest (31), the central opening (23) can also be closed in the manner of the jacket (21).

FIG. 14 shows trousers embodying the general concept of the invention. This conventionally comprises two legs (40), which also join in the traditional way at the crotch (41). However, it has two parts foldable at this level, respectively a part or front panel (42), and a part or rear panel (43), each of these two parts extending from the waist or belt (44) to the level upper knee. These two parts may be secured to one another at the side zones (45, 46) of the pants, and advantageously by means of zippers. These zones are also likely to be masked by a flap (47). The knee area results from a determined choice of the designer, to the extent that it is of easy access for the potential user with reduced mobility, in particular because of possible problems of pain or traumatology of the back. Indeed, this zone corresponds substantially to the end of the arms.

The threading of such pants is carried out as follows, described in connection with Figures 15 to 21. Already, it should be noted that it can be donned while the user is seated. The latter proceeds to open the zippers, located on the part (45) and other (46) of said pants. As a corollary, the two self-gripping fasteners or staples (47) are detached from the anterior zone of the belt (44), at which they cooperate with a corresponding means (Figure 15).

Then, the seated user holds the front panel (42) of the pants facing him, the rear panel falling substantially at ground level by gravity. He then introduces successively his two legs in the legs (40) of the pants, without having to bend, with a slight bending at the knees (Figure 16).

Once both legs are threaded, the user pulls the belt (44) at the front panel (42) (Figure 17).

He then gets up from the chair or chair on which he sits, raises the front panel (42) at his waist (Figure 18).

The user takes hold of the rear panel (43) at one of its sides, to reassemble it to position it facing the front panel (42) (Figure 19).

It can then proceed to the joining of the two panels, respectively before (42) and rear (43) with the self-gripping strips (47) formed respectively inside the rear panel (43) and the outside of the front panel (42), said strips being in the example described, positioned at the waist. The user can then reassemble the slider of the zippers, said sliders being substantially located within reach of the end of the user's extended arm (FIG. 20).

The trousers are then closed and formed (FIG. 21), with the appearance of trousers of a very traditional type, the said side zippers (45, 46) being hidden by the flap (47), which may suggest that the opening of a pocket. This flap can also be held in the folded position by means of lozenges loops and hooks properly positioned.

• il permet à une personne à mobilité réduite ou souffrante d'enfiler un vêtement, et ce sans l'assistance d'une tierce personne ;
• il fournit une solution esthétique pour permettre aux personnes à mobilité réduite de se vêtir et de conserver leur dignité ;
• il permet de s'adapter à différentes morphologies d'utilisateur ;
• il est rapide et simple à mettre en place ou à retirer le cas échéant, et notamment pour permettre au milieu hospitalier de réaliser une intervention médicale ;
• s'agissant des vêtements à emmanchures, la sélection de manches type Raglan ®, permet de limiter le débattement des bras nécessaire à l'enfilage des manches, puisque l'inclinaison desdits bras requise devient largement inférieure à 90 ° par rapport à la verticale.

It follows from the foregoing that a garment according to the invention has many advantages, in particular:

• it allows a person with reduced mobility or suffering to put on a garment, without the assistance of a third person;
• it provides an aesthetic solution to allow people with reduced mobility to dress and maintain their dignity;
• it allows to adapt to different user morphologies;
• it is quick and easy to set up or withdraw if necessary, and in particular to allow the hospital environment to perform a medical intervention;
• in the case of clothing with armholes, the selection of sleeves Raglan ® type, limits the movement of arms required for threading sleeves, since the inclination of said arm required becomes much less than 90 ° from the vertical.

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Garment provided with member (s) passage (s) (1) intended to be more easily threaded or removed, in particular by persons with reduced mobility, while having a conventional wear, characterized in that it comprises: At least one foldable or juxtaposable part (2, 22, 32, 42, 43, 47), favoring the threading and / or removal of said garment (1), and more particularly the insertion of one or more members in the corresponding passage; A plurality of reversible fastening means (3, 4, 5, 48) respectively positioned on the foldable or juxtaposable part or parts (2, 22, 32, 42, 43, 47) and on the opposite part (6, 26, 36) of the garment (1), to allow the positioning of said foldable or juxtaposable portion (6, 26, 36) on the rest of the garment (1), and having a variable size so that the size of the garment (1) can be adapted to the user. Garment according to claim 1, characterized in that the reversible fastening means (3, 4, 5) are of the loop and hook type. Garment according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the variable dimension corresponds to the width of the reversible fastening means (3, 4, 5) positioned on the foldable or juxtaposable part or parts (2, 22, 32, 42, 43 ) and / or on the facing part (6, 26, 36). Garment according to claim 3, characterized in that the variable dimension corresponds to the width of the fastening strip (5) provided with a plurality of loops positioned on the facing part (6, 26, 36) of the folding part (2, 22, 32). Garment according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the folding part (2, 22, 32) comprises at least one dummy button (9) at the level of the folding part (2, 22, 32) and which is apparent once said portion (2, 22, 32) folded. Garment according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises a cord (10, 20) intended to facilitate the threading of said garment (1), and positioned at one of the edges (17) a foldable area (12) or the foldable portion (2, 22, 32) of the garment (1). Garment according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said garment (1) consists of a jumper chasuble (11). Garment according to claim 7, characterized in that the folding portion (22, 32) comprises a plurality of flaps (13) to facilitate the mobility of its user, once said portion (22, 32) folded. Garment according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that it comprises two foldable parts (22, 32) intended to define a large opening (16) communicating between the two armholes (14, 15). Garment according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said garment (1) consists of a jacket (21), a shirt, a blouse, a wrap, a dress with sleeves, or a vest body. Garment according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said garment (1) consists of a vest (31). Garment according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said garment (1) consists of a dress. Garment according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said garment (1) consists of pants (40), the upper end of the legs (41) ends in two foldable parts, respectively front and rear ( 42, 43) extending from the waist (44) to the upper knee, said foldable portions (42, 43) being capable of being secured to one another at the waist, and at the side regions (45, 46) of said pants. Garment according to claim 13, characterized in that the fastening of the front (42) and rear (43) portions of the trousers is further effected by means of zippers (45, 46). Garment according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that it also incorporates at the level of the sliding areas of the garment parts on its carrier consist of smooth liners.

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