KR20220016563A - Clothes including antibacterial pocket - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a garment including an antibacterial pocket unit, wherein copper fibers are used in at least a partial region of the antibacterial pocket unit. The present invention prevents the hand of a wearer from being contaminated through the pocket unit.

Description

Clothing including antibacterial pockets {CLOTHES INCLUDING ANTIBACTERIAL POCKET}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to clothing, and more particularly to clothing comprising an antibacterial pocket portion.

Fur and leather function to protect the body from external physical and chemical hazards. Compared with animals covered with thick fur and leather, humans have little or very thin fur and hide, making it difficult to effectively protect the body from the outside. To compensate for this, mankind has long developed a clothing culture. As technology develops and people's needs diversify, clothing has been subdivided according to the wear part or purpose, such as jackets, shirts, coats, skirts, underwear, suits, and protective clothing, and clothing with more pockets for practicality has emerged. started to do

The pocket part refers to a space for a person who wears clothes (hereinafter referred to as a wearer of clothes) to put their hands in or to accommodate items to be carried. The human hand is one of the parts of the body that has the most contact with the outside of the body in daily life. In daily life, various harmful substances (eg, viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc.) are unknowingly on the hands of people. In this case, when the wearer puts his/her hand in the pocket part, even if the pocket part is in a clean state, the pocket part may be contaminated through contact with the hand, and the contaminants remain inside the pocket part until washing.

Unlike other areas of clothing, the inside of the pocket is not exposed to the outside. Accordingly, since various contaminants remaining inside the pocket are hardly affected by external physical and chemical influences, the possibility of death is reduced. Therefore, if the inside of the pocket portion is contaminated, even if the wearer has washed his/her hands, every time he puts his or her hand back into the pocket portion, the hand of the clothing wearer is contaminated again. In order to prevent reverse contamination of the wearer's hands by the contaminated pockets, there are methods for the wearer to avoid putting their hands in the pockets as much as possible, washing the clothes frequently, and sanitizing their hands frequently using a detergent. is suggested

However, each of the three methods has the following limitations. The first method cannot be used in the middle of winter when you need to put your hand in the pocket to protect your hand from the cold. The second method is not suitable for winter clothes that are relatively thick, difficult to wash, expensive to wash, and take a long time to dry. In addition, even in spring and autumn clothes or summer clothes, since the minimum washing cycle of clothes is usually more than one day, it is difficult to prevent hand contamination through the pocket during one day while wearing the corresponding clothes. In the case of the third method, it is difficult to carry items such as detergents all the time, and if the detergent is used excessively and frequently, the epidermis of the hands may be damaged by the effects of chemicals.

Accordingly, there is a need to provide a garment capable of preventing the pocket portion from being contaminated by the hand of the clothing wearer and conversely preventing the hand of the clothing wearer from being contaminated through the pocket portion.

Provided is a garment that prevents a pocket portion from being contaminated by a wearer's hand and conversely preventing the hand of a clothing wearer from being contaminated through the pocket portion.

There is provided a garment in which copper fibers are employed in at least a partial region of an antibacterial pocket.

The content of the copper fiber may vary depending on the location of the antibacterial pocket portion.

The content of the copper fiber may decrease toward the upper portion of the antibacterial pocket portion, and may increase toward the lower portion of the antibacterial pocket portion.

The antibacterial pocket portion may include an inlet portion and a receiving portion, and the inlet portion may include a copper fiber having a higher content than that of the receiving portion.

The antibacterial pocket portion may include an inlet portion and a receiving portion, wherein the inlet portion includes an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface has a first inner surface located close to the clothing and a second inner surface located far from the clothing. may include, and at least one side of the first inner surface, the second inner surface, and the outer surface, a copper fiber having a higher content than the accommodating part may be employed.

It is hygienic because the pocket portion is not contaminated by the hand of the clothing wearer and the hand of the clothing wearer is prevented from being contaminated through the pocket portion. It is convenient for wearers to insert their hands into the pocket without worrying about contamination of the pocket itself or contamination from the pocket part even in the middle of winter. Since it is possible to maintain the cleanliness of the pocket part without having to wash the clothes every day, by reducing the number of times of washing, the laundry labor of the wearer is reduced, and damage to the clothes that may be caused by frequent washing is prevented. Since there is no need to wash hands each time a hand is inserted into the pocket, convenience of the wearer is improved, and the wearer's hand is prevented from physically and chemically fatigued due to frequent use of soap or detergent. By preventing bacteria, viruses, ricketts, fungi, protozoa, etc. that cause infectious diseases from being transmitted or remaining in the pockets through the hands, the risk of infectious diseases can be greatly reduced.

In addition, the clothing of the present application is further provided with the following effects. First of all, since copper has a relatively large specific gravity, if copper fibers are used in the entire clothing, the weight of the clothing may increase and the wearer's activity may decrease. The present invention maintains the normal weight of clothes by employing copper fibers only in some areas of clothing or miscellaneous goods, such as pockets, but exhibits an antibacterial effect on the partial areas. Second, copper is a relatively expensive metal, so if copper fiber is used for all clothing, the price of clothing will increase and price competitiveness may decrease. The present invention suppresses an increase in the manufacturing cost of clothes by employing copper fibers only in a partial area of clothes or miscellaneous goods such as pockets. Third, copper is oxidized relatively easily, so if copper fiber is used for the entire garment, a separate coating (or dyeing) process is required to prevent oxidation. have. The present invention greatly reduces the coating process work by employing copper fibers only in some areas of clothing or miscellaneous goods such as the pocket portion, and since the inside of the pocket portion is not exposed to the outside, even if oxidative discoloration is oxidized, it does not affect the aesthetics of clothing.

1 illustrates a garment including an antibacterial pocket unit, according to an embodiment.
2 is an enlarged view of an antibacterial pocket part according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in each figure indicate like elements. Various modifications may be made to the embodiments described below. It should be understood that the embodiments described below are not intended to limit the embodiments, and include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes thereto.

Terms used in the examples are used only to describe specific examples, and are not intended to limit the examples. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or a combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. does not

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are given the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and the overlapping description thereof will be omitted. In describing the embodiment, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the embodiment, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 illustrates a garment including an antibacterial pocket unit, according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in the present application, the garment 100 includes at least one antibacterial pocket unit 110 . In the present application, clothing is intended to be worn by a person and includes both finished products and intermediate products. That is, clothing refers to all textile products that have been processed or are being processed, except for raw textiles, and may include various materials such as natural fibers, artificial fibers, and leather. The antibacterial pocket unit 110 refers to a space that accommodates the wearer's hands or objects, and has functions such as antibacterial and antiviral. Although FIG. 1 shows two antibacterial pocket units 110 symmetrically provided, the number of antibacterial pocket units 110 provided in the clothing 100 may be at least one, or may be provided asymmetrically. . 1 illustrates the antibacterial pocket unit 110 provided at the bottom of the clothing 100 , the antibacterial pocket unit 110 may be provided in various parts of the clothing 100 , such as a shoulder, chest, forearm, and waist. 1 shows the antibacterial pocket part 110 which is designed inside the clothing 100 and the antibacterial pocket part 110 is not exposed to the outside, but the antibacterial pocket part 110 is made by adding a separate fabric to the surface of the clothing. At least one antibacterial pocket portion is formed in the protruding type, which is formed on the inner surface of the garment in contact with the front of the body (for example, an antibacterial pocket portion that is usually provided in the portion in contact with the left chest when wearing a suit) It includes all of the antibacterial pockets of various other types such as overlapping types provided by overlapping. As shown in FIG. 1 , the antibacterial pocket part 110 may include an inlet part 112 . The inlet 112 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 below.

In the case of the garment 100 including the antibacterial pocket unit 110 of the present invention, copper fibers may be employed for the inside and/or outside of the antibacterial pocket unit 110 , and copper contained in the antibacterial pocket unit 110 . The content of the fiber may vary depending on the location of the antibacterial pocket unit 110 . For example, the content of copper fibers may decrease toward the upper portion of the antibacterial pocket portion 110 and may increase toward the lower portion of the antibacterial pocket portion 110 . Here, the upper portion of the antibacterial pocket portion 110 refers to a portion close to the inlet portion 112 , and the lower portion of the antibacterial pocket portion 110 refers to a portion distant from the inlet portion 112 . If you have small hands, even if you put your hands in your pockets, your hands may not reach the bottom of the pocket. In addition, in the case of clothing (eg, jeans, etc.) in which the inner space of the antibacterial pocket unit 110 is designed to be tight, the wearer of the clothing inserts the hand from the upper part of the antibacterial pocket unit 110 to a slightly deeper point from the upper part. There are many, and there are not many cases where the hand is inserted up to the lower part of the antibacterial pocket part 110 . In addition, the area or frequency in which the wearer habitually touches the hand in order to place the object in the antibacterial pocket unit 110, take out the item accommodated in the antibacterial pocket unit 110, or in daily life is the upper portion of the antibacterial pocket unit 110 is higher than the lower portion of the antibacterial pocket portion 110 . By designing the lower portion of the antibacterial pocket portion 110 to have a relatively low copper fiber content and the upper portion of the antibacterial pocket portion 110 to have a relatively high copper fiber content, the amount of copper fibers required for clothing manufacturing is minimized and clothing manufacturing costs are reduced. However, the antibacterial effect of the copper fiber antibacterial pocket unit 110 can be maintained.

In another embodiment, the content of copper fiber increases as the area of the antibacterial pocket part 110 close to the hand edge is based on when the wearer inserts the hand into the antibacterial pocket part 110, and the antibacterial agent close to the hand blade It may decrease as the area of the pocket part 110 increases. In particular, when the antibacterial pocket part 110 is not perpendicular to the ground based on when the wearer of the clothes stands upright, the hand of the wearer of the clothes inserted into the antibacterial pocket part 110 due to the effect of gravity is directly affected by the hand blade. As a result, the antibacterial pocket part 110 comes into contact with the inside, and the hand and the like are spaced apart from the inside of the antibacterial pocket part 110 or in contact over a relatively narrow area. The copper fiber content is higher in the region of the antibacterial pocket part 110 close to the hand blade, and the copper fiber content is lower in the region of the antibacterial pocket part 110 close to the back of the hand, thereby minimizing the copper fiber required for manufacturing clothes and reducing the cost of manufacturing clothes. However, the antibacterial effect of the copper fiber antibacterial pocket unit 110 can be maintained.

In the antibacterial pocket unit 110 , other fibers (eg, nylon, etc.) may be further employed in addition to copper fibers according to the content of copper fibers included in the antibacterial pocket unit 110 . In this case, the copper fibers and other fibers may be cross-knitted or arranged to be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval. The content of copper fibers included in the antibacterial pocket unit 110 is 0 to 10%, 10 to 20%, 20 to 30% of the total component (or various criteria such as area, specific gravity, etc. may be used) of the antibacterial pocket unit 110 . , 30-40%, 40-50%, 50-60%, 60-70%, 70-80%, 80-90%, may be any one of 90-100%, included in the antibacterial pocket portion (110) The higher the content of the copper fibers, the higher the antiviral, antibacterial and abrasion resistance of the antibacterial pocket unit 110 . In addition, the content of copper component contained in copper fibers is 0~10%, 10~20%, 20~30%, 30~40%, 40~50%, 50~60%, 60~70%, 70~80 %, 80 to 90%, and may be any one of 90 to 100%, the higher the content of the copper component, the higher the antiviral, antibacterial and abrasion resistance of the antibacterial pocket unit 110 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , when the garment 100 employing the antibacterial pocket unit 110 is a top, the garment 100 has sleeves 120 and 130 , a neck circumference 140 , and a zipper unit. It may further include optional components such as (150). The sleeves 120 and 130 frequently come into contact with the hand when putting on and taking off the clothing 100 , and even when worn, the sleeves 120 and 130 frequently come into contact with the hand in the process of putting on or operating the watch, wristband, bracelet, etc. is the area In addition, the neck circumference 140 is also one of the areas frequently in contact with the hand when picking up or undressing and hanging the clothes 100 on a hanger, or when adjusting clothes, and the zipper part 150 is also a zipper handle. When using a zipper, it corresponds to an area with low hand contact. The zipper unit 150 includes a connection unit connecting the clothing 100 and rails on both sides of which the zipper handle moves when the zipper is locked or unlocked (not shown). In another embodiment, when another locking part (eg, a button, Velcro, a knotted spigot used in traditional clothing, etc.) is employed instead of the zipper part 150 in the clothing, the connection part is the other locking part and the clothing. It can be understood as a region connecting (100). Like the antibacterial pocket part 110 , components such as the sleeve parts 120 and 130 , the neck circumference part 140 , the zipper part 150 , etc. also correspond to a partial area of some clothing 100 . Therefore, when copper fibers are used in the manufacture of the above components, the amount of copper fibers input to the manufacture of clothes is reduced, thereby reducing the cost of manufacturing clothes, but at a level almost similar to that of employing copper fibers in the entire garment 100 . Viral, antibacterial and abrasion resistance can be guaranteed.

In FIG. 1, the clothing 100 in the form of an airline jumper is illustrated by way of example, but the present invention is not limited to an airline jumper, and a suit jacket, a casual jacket, a shirt, a running shirt, and various T-shirts (long-sleeved, short-sleeved, sleeveless, polar) , collar (calla), etc.), hoodies, blouses, mountaineering clothes, padding, vests, knits, cardigans, coats, etc. can be applied to various tops that employ or employ the antibacterial pocket unit 110 . In addition, although Figure 1 shows a top, the present invention is not limited to the top, and employs or employs the antibacterial pocket portion 110 such as a skirt, various pants (long pants, shorts, cotton pants, jeans, suit pants, etc.) It can be applied to various bottoms that can do it. In addition, the present invention may be applied to various body suits that employ or may employ the antibacterial pocket unit 110, such as protective clothing, one piece, full body swimsuit, full body ski suit, space suit, fire suit, and the like. In addition, the present invention is applicable to various special purpose clothing that employs or can employ the antibacterial pocket unit 110 such as rash guards, school uniforms, various sportswear, military uniforms, patient clothes, underwear, aprons, and the like.

On the other hand, according to the above-described embodiment, the present invention is described as clothing 100, but in addition to clothing, hats, armbands, various bags (rucksacks, laptop bags, handbags, lucky bags, shoe bags, etc.), carriers, gloves, wallets, It is applicable to all items that employ or can employ the antibacterial pocket unit 110, such as business card wallets, money clips, belly bands, and various pouches (underwear pouches, travel goods pouches, sanitary napkin pouches, cosmetic pouches, etc.). In addition, the present invention can be applied to at least some areas of an article even if the article does not employ the antibacterial pocket unit 110 or is difficult to employ, as long as there is no difficulty in employing copper fibers in at least some areas of the article. For example, the present invention provides a handle for various objects (bag, eye patch, shoehorn, son-in-law, golf club, baseball bat, duster, umbrella, etc.), a handle used in public transportation, and a wearable (wearable) that requires physical contact. ) items (such as the inner space of a shoe, a scarf, a scarf, a shoulder strap of a backpack or handbag, a wristband, the inner and/or outer surface of a mask, the head compartment of the hat, the inner and/or outer surface of the brim, etc.) , an inner surface of a hat attached to or detachable from clothing (eg, hoodie, coat, padding, jumper, etc.), a backpack cover, an umbrella cover, a locking part (eg, a zipper, Velcro, buttons, magnet-type pocket covers, knot-type spigots, etc.), and a connection part through which the locking part is connected to the clothes or miscellaneous goods, a shoelace, etc. may also be applied.

2 is an enlarged view of an antibacterial pocket part according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the antibacterial pocket part 110 includes an inlet part 112 and a receiving part 116 , and the inlet part 112 includes an inner surface and an outer surface 113 , but the inner surface is It may include a first inner surface 114 located close to the clothing, and a second inner surface 115 located far from the clothing. The inlet part may employ a higher content of copper fibers than the accommodating part 116 for accommodating a hand or an object. The inlet portion refers to an area (eg, a portion sewn separately after overlaying a fabric) to have a visual and tactile difference from other areas of the clothing 100 or the antibacterial pocket unit 110 . For example, the inlet part adopts various methods such as changing the type of fabric, processing the same fabric to have a different color or feel, attaching one or more sealing or fashion buttons, or providing a zipper or Velcro. It can also be distinguished from other areas of clothing. The entrance part functions as a kind of gateway for the wearer's hand or object to enter the antibacterial pocket unit 110, and the wearer's hand comes into contact with the wearer's hand relatively frequently due to the wearer's habit or mistake. In addition, unlike the accommodating part 116 existing inside the antibacterial pocket part 110, since the inlet part is exposed to the outside, there is a high possibility that contaminants from the outside or wear due to friction occur. Therefore, if a copper fiber having a higher content than that of the accommodating part 116 is employed in the inlet part, the amount of copper fiber input to the clothing manufacturing is minimized and the clothing manufacturing cost is reduced, but contact with hands or the outside of the clothing is prevented. It can increase the antiviral, antibacterial and abrasion resistance effect on the lower part.

In another embodiment, at least one of the first inner surface 114 , the second inner surface 115 , and the outer surface 113 may employ a higher content of copper fibers compared to the receiving part 116 . have.

In yet another embodiment, the first inner surface 114 and the second inner surface 115 are in contact with the hand more frequently than the outer surface 113 and thus the first inner surface 114 and the second inner surface ( Copper fibers having a higher content than that of the outer surface 113 may be employed for the 115 .

In another embodiment, the first medial surface 114 in contact with the palm is higher than the second medial surface 115 in contact with the back of the hand, since there is typically more contaminant present on the palm than on the back of a person's hand. Copper fiber content may be employed.

In another embodiment, when the inlet portion further includes an inlet cover covering at least a portion of the inlet portion (not shown), the inner surface and/or the outer surface of the inlet cover are connected to the receiving portion 116 . A higher content of copper fibers can be employed. In particular, since there are usually more contaminants on the fingertips and palms than on the back of the hands, the inner surface of the inlet cover in contact with the fingertips or palm has a higher content of copper fiber than the outer surface of the inlet cover in contact with the back of the hand. can be employed

In another embodiment, when a locking part (components such as a zipper, Velcro, a button, a knotted spigot) (not shown) is further employed in the inlet part 112 , the locking part, and the locking part The connection part connecting the clothing 100 with the accommodating part 116 or the inlet part 112 may employ a copper fiber having a higher content than that of the accommodating part 116 or the inlet part 112 .

In another embodiment, the receiving unit 116 may adopt a structure in which each of the fingers enters a separate space and is accommodated (a structure such as a typical five-finger glove). In this structure of the receiving portion 116 , the fingers are accommodated in different spaces and in direct contact with the copper fiber, and the contact area between the finger and the receiving portion 116 is increased, so that the antibacterial effect can be increased.

Copper fibers can be manufactured through various existing methods, such as using a different material as a core fiber, but coating a copper component on the core fiber, ionically bonding copper ions to the fiber surface, or making copper metal itself into fiber. have. The copper fibers may include non-conductive copper fibers. Non-conductive copper fiber is a copper component intermittently formed on a core fiber, and has antibacterial and abrasion resistance, but has little conductivity. By adopting a waterproof or water-repellent copper fiber, it is possible to prevent oxidation of the copper fiber or the occurrence of rust on the copper fiber. When weaving copper fibers, any weaving method used for weaving conventional fibers may be employed. For example, copper fibers include plain weave (muslin, chiffon, gauze, Shandong silk, chambray, organza, taffeta, home spun, canvas, oxford, etc.), twill (flannel, herringbone, gabardine, tweed, jean, denim, serge, etc.) , it can be woven in various weaving methods such as weaving (woodwork, satin, saekdong), pile weave, jacquard weave, and crepe weave.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with reference to the limited embodiments and drawings, various modifications and variations are possible from the above description by those skilled in the art. For example, even if the elements of the present invention are combined or combined in a form different from the described method, or replaced or substituted by other elements or equivalents, appropriate results may be achieved. Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

100: clothing
110: antibacterial pocket portion
112: inlet
113: outer surface
114: first inner surface
115: second inner surface
116: receptacle
120, 130: sleeve
140: neck circumference
150: zipper part

Claims (5)

In the clothing comprising an antibacterial pocket portion,
Copper fibers are employed in at least a partial region of the antibacterial pocket portion,
Clothing comprising an antibacterial pocket. According to claim 1,
The content of the copper fiber varies depending on the location of the antibacterial pocket portion,
Clothing comprising an antibacterial pocket. 3. The method of claim 2,
The content of the copper fiber decreases toward the upper portion of the antibacterial pocket portion, and increases toward the lower portion of the antibacterial pocket portion,
Clothing comprising an antibacterial pocket. According to claim 1,
The antibacterial pocket portion includes an inlet portion and a receiving portion,
In the inlet portion, a higher content of copper fibers than in the receiving portion is employed,
Clothing comprising an antibacterial pocket. According to claim 1,
The antibacterial pocket portion includes an inlet portion and a receiving portion,
The inlet portion includes an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface includes a first inner surface located close to the clothing and a second inner surface located far from the clothing,
At least one side of the first inner surface, the second inner surface, and the outer surface, a copper fiber having a higher content than the accommodating part is employed,
Clothing comprising an antibacterial pocket.

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