US20190104773A1

US20190104773A1 - One piece underwear or middle layer insect resistant net fabric unisex bodysuit

Info

Publication number: US20190104773A1
Application number: US16/058,011
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward Benner Brown
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-10-11
Filing date: 2018-08-08
Publication date: 2019-04-11

Abstract

An insect resistant one-piece body suit is provided. The body suit is made of no-see-um fabric and provides snug fits along all openings, as well as providing a selective arrangement of zipper fasteners so as to prevent insects' access to the wearer, while enabling the wearer to easy don, remove, or partially remove the one-piece body suit during use.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. provisional application No. 62/570,861 filed 11 Oct. 2017, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to insect resistant clothing and, more particularly, to an insect resistant full body suit.
Most current bug-deterring wearables are two-pieces worn as outerwear, which as a result can rip or get caught on vegetation or other objects in an outdoor setting. Furthermore, two-piece outerwear intrinsically provides a gap that insects, particularly ticks, can readily work their way through and attack the wearer's body. Meanwhile, one-piece systems require undressing and so removing the entire one-piece for bathroom needs.
As can be seen, there is a need for an insect resistant one-piece body suit having a selective arrangement of zipper fasteners so as to provide access features for the wearer's bathroom needs, while minimizing access of insects to the skin of the wearer. Specifically, the present invention provides a two-way front zipper feature and a one-way encircling zipper to allow for bathroom needs while foreclosing opportunities of insect access. Additionally, the body suit is a one-piece undergarment worn under the wearer's regular clothes, and so cannot be easily torn because it is worn under the wearer's outerwear.
Furthermore, the 100 percent extremely fine mesh no-see-um netting fabric of the insect resistant body suit is dimensioned and adapted to prevent even the smallest biting insects from penetrating the body suit, thus preventing tick and other insect bites, and thereby avoiding diseases and ailments associated with such bites.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect of the present invention, an insect resistant body suit includes a one-piece body suit adapted to accommodate the upper and lower torsos of a wearer, a collar portion defining a neck opening adapted to fit along the wearer's neck when said body suit is worn; two arm portions, each arm portion extending generally from the collar portion and adapted to slidably receive the wearer's arm when said body suit is worn; a waistband adapted, in certain embodiments made of elastic material, to be located along the wearer's waist when said body suit is worn; two leg portions, each leg portion extending generally from the collar waistband and adapted to slidably receive the wearer's leg when said body suit is worn; and each arm and leg portion terminates in a cuff portion defining an opening adapted for receiving an appendage of the wearer when the body suit is worn, each cuff portion providing a biasing property so as to urge an inner surface of each cuff portion against said appendage passing through the respective opening.
In another aspect of the present invention, the insect resistant body suit includes a one-piece body suit made from insect resistant no-see-um netting fabric dimensioned and adapted to accommodate the upper and lower torsos of a wearer; a collar portion defining a neck opening adapted to fit along the wearer's neck when said body suit is worn, wherein the collar portion defines a neck opening adapted for receiving a neck of the wearer when the body suit is worn, the collar portion providing a biasing property so as to urge an inner surface of the collar portion against said neck passing through the neck opening; two arm portions, each arm portion extending generally from the collar portion and adapted to slidably receive the wearer's arm when said body suit is worn; an elastic waistband adapted, in certain embodiments made of elastic material, to be located along the wearer's waist when said body suit is worn; two leg portions, each leg portion extending generally from the collar waistband and adapted to slidably receive the wearer's leg when said body suit is worn; each arm and leg portion terminates in a cuff portion defining an opening adapted for receiving an appendage of the wearer when the body suit is worn, each cuff portion providing a biasing property so as to urge an inner surface of each cuff portion against said appendage passing through the respective opening; a front two-way zipper fastener extending from the collar portion to below the waistband; the two-way zipper can be opened down from the collar portion or up from the crotch area; and a one-way encircling zipper fastener adapted to encircle the hips of the wearer when said body suit is worn, the encircling zipper fastener moveable between a closed condition and an accessible condition.
These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings, description and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in an open access mode.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.
Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention includes an insect resistant one-piece body suit made of no-see-um fabric and providing snug fits along all openings, as well as providing a selective arrangement of zipper fasteners so as to prevent insects' access to the wearer, while enabling the wearer to easily don, remove, or partially remove the one-piece body suit during use.
Referring to FIGS. 1 through 3, the present invention may include an insect resistant body suit 10 dimensioned and adapted to snugly accommodate the upper and lower torsos of a human wearer. The body suit 10 may be made from insect resistant no-see-um netting fabric 12. The 100% polyester machine washable no-see-um netting fabric 12 is extremely fine weave so that even the smallest insect cannot get through it, yet it enables cooling air wind to pass through the fabric. The body suit 10 may provide a collar portion 16 dimensioned and adapted to be located and fit snugly along a wearer's neck when said body suit 10 is worn. The body suit 10 may provide two arm portions 20, each arm portion 20 extending generally from the collar portion 16 and dimensioned and adapted to slidably receive a wearer's arm when said body suit 10 is worn. The body suit 10 provides two leg portions, each leg portion dimensioned and adapted to slidably receive a wearer's leg when said body suit 10 is worn. Each arm and leg portion terminates in a cuff portion 18 dimensioned and adapted to be located and snugly fit along a wearer's appendage when said body suit 10 is worn. The body suit 10 may provide a waistband 14 dimensioned and adapted, in certain embodiments made of elastic material, to be located along a wearer's waist when said body suit 10 is worn.
The collar portion 16 and the cuff portions 18 may be made from knitted fabric or the like, which may provide an elastic or biasing property so as to urge an inner surface of the collar and cuff portions 16 and 18 abut against the skin of a wearer when a portion (appendage) of that wearer passes through the respective opening defined by the collar or cuff portions 16 and 18. Thereby, insects are prevented from accessing said openings. The arm portions 20 may be made from raglan sleeve construction.
The body suit 10 provides a one-way encircling zipper 24 dimensioned and adapted to be wrapped around or encircle the hips of a wearer when said body suit 10 is worn; the encircling zipper 24 is typically disposed below the waistband 14. In certain embodiments the one-way zipper 24, which may be any zipper fastener moveable between a closed condition, as illustrated in FIG. 1, and an accessible condition, as illustrated in FIG. 3.
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the use of directional terms such as upper, lower, upward, downwardly, top, below and the like are used in relation to the illustrative embodiments as they are depicted in the figures, the upward direction (or upper, above, top etc.) being toward the top of the corresponding figures and a downward (or lower, below, bottom, etc.) direction being toward the bottom of the corresponding figure.
The body suit 10 provides a two-way full length front zipper 22 adapted to extend from the collar portion 16 to below the side-by-side encircling zipper 24 when said body suit 10 is worn, so that the two-way full length front zipper 22 terminates near a crotch portion of the wearer when said body suit 10 is worn. The two-way zipper 22 allows opening the suit 10 from the neckline down to allow the user to put the suit on and it can also be opened from the crotch upwards to allow a man to urinate. Either directions may be beneficial depending on how you want to open or access the suit 10. The termini of the encircling zipper 24 may be spaced apart by a distance sufficient for the front zipper 22 to extend through so that the encircling zipper 24 essentially starts and end on opposing sides of the front zipper 22 allowing the entire side and back hip area to be opened to enable toileting duties for men or women user. it is particularly useful for women.
All components are sewn or otherwise joined together to produce the body suit 10. The front neck to crotch two-way front zipper 22 enables users to quickly put on or take off the body suit 10 while the encircling zipper 24 enables either male or female wearers to take care of all bathroom needs without taking off the entire boy suit 10.
A method of using the present invention may include the following. The body suit 10 may be provided. A user may don the body suit 10 either as underwear or as a mid-level clothing piece worn over one's underwear but under one's outerwear. It is used to protect the wearer against bites and stings of insects especially ticks. The body suit 10 covers the wearer's body from ankles to neck to afford maximum protection against insect access to the user's body.
It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates to exemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. An insect resistant body suit, comprising:

the body suit adapted to accommodate the upper and lower torsos of a wearer;

a collar portion defining a neck opening adapted to accommodate the wearer's neck when said body suit is worn;

two arm portions, each arm portion extending generally from the collar portion and adapted to slidably receive the wearer's arm when said body suit is worn;

a waistband adapted to be located along the wearer's waist when said body suit is worn;

two leg portions, each leg portion extending generally from the waistband and adapted to slidably receive the wearer's leg when said body suit is worn; and

each arm and leg portion terminate in a cuff portion defining an opening adapted for receiving an appendage of the wearer when the body suit is worn, each cuff portion providing a biasing property so as to urge an inner surface of each cuff portion against said appendage passing through the respective opening.

2. The insect resistant body suit of claim 1, wherein the collar portion defines a neck opening adapted for receiving a neck of the wearer when the body suit is worn, the collar portion providing a biasing property so as to urge an inner surface of the collar portion against said neck passing through the neck opening.

3. The insect resistant body suit of claim 1, wherein the body suit is made from insect resistant no-see-um netting fabric.

4. The insect resistant body suit of claim 1, wherein the waistband is made from elastic material.

5. The insect resistant body suit of claim 1, further comprising a front two-way zipper fastener extending from the collar portion to below the waistband.

6. The insect resistant body suit of claim 1, further comprising a one-way encircling zipper fastener adapted to encircle the hips of the wearer when said body suit is worn, the encircling zipper fastener moveable between a closed condition and an accessible condition.

7. The insect resistant body suit of claim 6, wherein the encircling zipper fastener is disposed below the waistband.

8. An insect resistant body suit, comprising:

the body suit made from insect resistant no-see-um netting fabric dimensioned and adapted to accommodate the upper and lower torsos of a wearer;

a collar portion defining a neck opening adapted to accommodate the wearer's neck when said body suit is worn, wherein the collar portion defines a neck opening adapted for receiving a neck of the wearer when the body suit is worn, the collar portion providing a biasing property so as to urge an inner surface of the collar portion against said neck passing through the neck opening;

an elastic waistband adapted located along the wearer's waist when said body suit is worn;

two leg portions, each leg portion extending generally from the waistband and adapted to slidably receive the wearer's leg when said body suit is worn;

each arm and leg portion terminate in a cuff portion defining an opening adapted for receiving an appendage of the wearer when the body suit is worn, each cuff portion providing a biasing property so as to urge an inner surface of each cuff portion against said appendage passing through the respective opening;

a front two-way zipper fastener extending from the collar portion to below the waistband; and

a one-way encircling zipper fastener adapted to encircle the hips of the wearer when said body suit is worn, the encircling zipper fastener moveable between a closed condition and an accessible condition.