20-06-2013 дата публикации
Номер: US20130152268A1
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The present invention provides clothing with one or more gripping elements and to an apparatus and method for safely and effectively handling an infant or patient without slippage of the handler's grip on the infant or patient. Further, the apparatus may be configured to other than infant or patient clothing, for example, to clothing of the elderly or invalids that increase the safety and robustness in the handling of the elderly or of invalids. 1. A one-piece clothing garment for an infant , comprising:a body portion having a front portion, a back portion, an upper portion, a lower portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and an arm pit portion, the body portion made of a garment material, the body portion comprised at least partially of a selectively removable gripping portion to assist a care provider in holding or retaining the infant, the gripping portion positioned on at least the first side portion and the second side portion;wherein the gripping portion is configured in a cross-sectional shape comprising at least one of sawtooth patterns, triangles, square-shapes, rectangular shapes, oval shapes, notches, indentations, contours, ridges and wavy edges;wherein the gripping portion is made of a material of at least one of thermoplastic polymers, plastic polymers, nitrile rubber, natural rubber, and synthetic rubber; andwherein the garment material is at least one of Spandex, Lycra and cotton;wherein the gripping portion comprises a material with a greater coefficient of friction than a coefficient of friction of the garment material, wherein the gripping portion provides reduced slippage of hands of the care provider when engaged with the gripping portion when the care provider handles the clothing garment worn by the infant.2. A clothing garment for an infant , comprising:a body portion having a front portion, a back portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and an arm pit portion, the body portion made of a garment material, the ...
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