Base layer clothing , including a compartment with different thermal insulation characteristics

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide base layer garments that include one or more zones to maintain a degree of warmth.;SOLUTION: The garment designed for the upper body of a woman in a garment structure 30 includes a first garment region extending along the front and back of the upper body from proximate to a hip area to proximate to a neck area of the garment but excluding the forearms and hands, and a second garment region 32 covering the area from the top of the forearm to the wrist and wrapping about 180° around the forearm muscle, wherein the first garment region includes a first material having a first thermal resistive value and the second garment region includes a second material having a second thermal resistive value higher than the first thermal resistive value, wherein each of the first and second materials provide a consistent body skin temperature of 22 to about 34°C when tested on a subject in an environmental chamber at temperatures between -1 to 10°C.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT