Activewear garment
View Patent ↗An activewear garment having facial opening formed on an anterior side of an upper head portion of the garment. An elastic securing band is attached to an interior rim of the facial opening, said elastic securing band being attached around the entire circumference of said facial opening. An adhering layer composed of one or more types of adhesive substances, including pressure sensitive adhesives, are applied to an interior side of the elastic securing band, such adhering layer being configured to releasably adhere to a user's facial skin, thereby preventing the full or partial dislodgement of such activewear garment during high contact athletic activities.
1. An activewear garment for engaging in sporting activities comprising:
a lower torso portion;
an upper head portion adapted to be worn about and secured to a user's head, a lower end of said upper head portion being attached to an upper end of said lower torso portion;
a facial opening formed on an anterior side of a facial extension of said upper head portion, said facial opening being adapted to allow a user's face to protrude, said facial opening having a circumference;
an elastic band having a first side attached to an interior rim of said facial opening formed on said anterior side of said facial extension, said elastic band having a second side that is disposed entirely inside said interior rim such that said second side does not protrude from said interior rim and is configured to directly contact said user's face; and
an adhering layer is at least partially embedded in said second side of said elastic band, said adhering layer being composed of an adhering substance configured for releasably adhering said second side of said elastic band to said user's face around said interior rim of said facial opening,
wherein said elastic band comprises a top portion and a bottom portion,
wherein said top portion has a first end and second end,
wherein said bottom portion has a first end and second end,
wherein said first end of said top portion is spaced apart from said first end of said bottom portion forming a first gap between the top portion and the bottom portion on said interior rim of said facial opening,
wherein said second end of said top portion is spaced apart from said second end of said bottom portion forming a second gap between the top portion and the bottom portion on said interior rim of said facial opening.
2. The activewear garment of claim 1 , wherein said adhering substance comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive.
3. The activewear garment of claim 2 , wherein said pressure sensitive adhesive comprises a silicone gel.
4. The activewear garment of claim 1 , wherein said elastic band comprises a woven elastic.
5. The activewear garment of claim 1 , wherein a first strip of hook-and-loop fasteners are attached to said lower end of said upper head portion.
6. The activewear garment of claim 5 , wherein a second strip of hook-and-loop fasteners are attached to said upper end of said lower torso portion, wherein said first strip of hook-and-loop fasteners are configured to mate with said second strip of hook-and-loop fasteners.
7. An activewear garment for engaging in sporting activities comprising:
an upper head portion adapted to be worn about and secured to a user's head;
a facial opening formed on an anterior side of a facial extension of said upper head portion, said facial opening being adapted to allow a user's face to protrude, said facial opening having a circumference;
an elastic band having a first side that is attached to an interior rim of said facial opening formed on said anterior side of said facial extension; and
an adhering layer is at least partially embedded in a second side of said elastic band, said second side being disposed entirely inside said interior rim such that said second side does not protrude from said interior rim and is configured to directly contact said user's face, said adhering layer being composed of an adhering substance configured for releasably adhering said second side of said elastic band to said user's face,
wherein said elastic band comprises a top portion and a bottom portion,
wherein said top portion has a first end and second end,
wherein said bottom portion has a first end and second end,
wherein said first end of said top portion is spaced apart from said first end of said bottom portion forming a first gap between the top portion and the bottom portion on said interior rim of said facial opening,
wherein said second end of said top portion is spaced apart from said second end of said bottom portion forming a second gap between the top portion and the bottom portion on said interior rim of said facial opening.
8. The activewear garment of claim 7 , wherein said adhering substance comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive.
9. The activewear garment of claim 8 , wherein said pressure sensitive adhesive comprises a silicone gel.
10. The activewear garment of claim 7 , wherein said elastic band comprises a woven elastic.
11. The activewear garment of claim 7 , further comprising a lower torso portion, wherein a lower end of said upper head portion is attached to an upper end of said lower torso portion.
12. The activewear garment of claim 11 , wherein a first strip of hook-and-loop fasteners are attached to said lower end of said upper head portion.
13. The activewear garment of claim 12 , wherein a second strip of hook-and-loop fasteners are attached to said upper end of said lower torso portion, wherein said first strip of hook-and-loop fasteners are configured to mate with said second strip of hook-and-loop fasteners.