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US 12696940 · App. 19/231,467 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Garment for enhancing privacy while dipping

Inventors: Ann-Marie Harmon de Clare (Sooke, CA); Brian Harmon de Clare (Sooke, CA); Kim Hoffman (Sooke, CA)
Assignee: Arapza Store Corporation
A41D1/00A41D7/006A41D27/201
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12696940
App. No.
19/231,467
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A garment for enhancing privacy while dipping is provided that includes a front face and a back face. The back face includes a bag in an inside out orientation. The bag has a top end and a bottom end. Moreover, the garment includes a right side, a left side, a top side, a bottom side, and a disc having a first surface and a second surface. The disc is removably attached to the front face of the garment and is positioned at the bottom end of the bag to form a base of the bag.

Claims (43)

1 . A garment comprising:

a front face, a back face, a right side, a left side, a top side, and a bottom side;

a button hole extending between the front and back faces;

a disc having a first surface and a second surface, the disc being removably attached to the front face of the garment and being configured to cooperate with the button hole to close the garment about a person to enhance privacy before, during and after water dipping; and

a device removably attached to the garment proximate the removably attached disc, wherein the device measures health parameters of the person.

2 . The garment according to claim 1 , wherein:

a part of the garment is wrapped over the disc; and

a flexible ring is wrapped at least once about the front face of the garment proximate the second surface of the disc to removably attach the disc to the garment and to create a distance between the disc and the garment.

3 . The garment according to claim 2 , wherein the distance between the disc and the garment is variable.

4 . The garment according to claim 1 , wherein:

the bottom side of the garment extends a length of the garment from the right side to the left side; and

the bottom side of the garment includes a plurality of pockets, each pocket includes a weight.

5 . The garment according to claim 1 , wherein:

the top side of the garment extends between the right and left sides;

the top side includes a first row of pockets and a second row of pockets;

a first magnet is positioned in one of the first row pockets and a second magnet is positioned in one of the second row pockets; and

the first and second magnets are configured to be positioned in a different pocket of the first and second rows of pockets, respectively, to adjust the garment for use by different people.

6 . The garment according to claim 1 , wherein the front and back faces of the garment have a nanoparticle coating.

7 . A garment comprising:

a front face, a back face, a right side, a left side, a top side, and a bottom side;

the top side includes a first row of pockets and a second row of pockets, the first and second rows of pockets being in a same row and being separated by a distance, a first magnet is positioned in one of the first row pockets and a second magnet is positioned in one of the second row pockets, wherein:

the first and second magnets engage each other to securely close the garment, wherein the magnets are configured to be disengaged to open the garment so nude water dipping can be experienced; and

the first and second magnets are positionable in a different pocket of the first and second rows of pockets, respectively, to adjust the garment for use by different wearers.

8 . The garment according to claim 7 , wherein the garment is configured to be attached to a wearer while the wearer is immersed in water.

9 . The garment according to claim 7 , wherein:

the bottom side includes pockets, each pocket includes a weight; and

the force exerted by the weights forces the garment down to prevent the garment from rising up and off of a wearer.

10 . The garment according to claim 7 , wherein the garment is configured to remain on the person while the person changes clothes beneath the garment.

11 . The garment according to claim 7 , further comprising a disc having a first surface and a second surface, wherein:

a part of the garment is wrapped over the disc;

a flexible ring is wrapped at least once about the front face of the garment proximate the first or second surface of the disc to removably attach the disc to the garment and to create a distance between the disc and the garment; and

a device removably attached to the garment proximate the removably attached disc using the flexible ring.

12 . The garment according to claim 7 , wherein the front and back faces of the garment have a nanoparticle coating.

13 . A garment comprising:

a front face, a back face, a right side, a left side, a top side, and a bottom side;

a button hole extending between the front and back faces; and

a disc having a first surface and a second surface, the disc being removably attached to the front face of the garment and being configured to cooperate with the button hole to close the garment about a person.

14 . The garment according to claim 13 , wherein:

the button hole has an elongated shape with a longitudinal axis; and

a center of the removably attached disc being aligned with the longitudinal axis.

15 . The garment according to claim 13 , wherein:

a part of the garment is wrapped over the disc; and

a flexible ring is wrapped at least once about the front face of the garment proximate the second surface of the disc to removably attach the disc to the garment and to create a distance between the disc and the garment.