US2019159557A1PendingUtilityA1

Containers Formed as Apparel

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 7, 2015Filed: Dec 26, 2018Published: May 30, 2019
Est. expiryApr 7, 2035(~8.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Kristofer M. Maynard
A44C 15/005A44C 5/003A44C 15/002
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Abstract

In implementations of containers formed as apparel, an apparel item includes a loop structure that encompasses an appendage when worn by a user, where the loop structure is formed with individual containers coupled end-to-end. The apparel item includes a fastening apparatus to secure the loop structure around the appendage of the user. An ingestible can be contained in at least one of the individual containers that form the loop structure of the apparel item, and the individual containers are independently accessible to obtain the ingestible for the user.

Claims

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1 . An apparel item, comprising:
 a loop structure configured to encompass an appendage when worn by a user, the loop structure formed with individual containers coupled end-to-end;   a fastening apparatus configured to secure the loop structure around the appendage of the user; and   an ingestible contained in at least one of the individual containers that form the loop structure of the apparel item, the individual containers each being independently accessible to obtain the ingestible for the user.   
     
     
         2 . The apparel item as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the individual containers of the loop structure are hollow and the individual containers each include a void space in which the ingestible is contained and accessible to the user. 
     
     
         3 . The apparel item as recited in  claim 2 , wherein:
 the ingestible is glucose doses for treating a diabetic condition; and   the void space of the at least one individual container of the loop structure contains a glucose dose that is accessible to the user.   
     
     
         4 . The apparel item as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the individual containers of the loop structure are coupled end-to-end by connectors that each seal the void space of an individual container and disconnect for access to the ingestible contained in the void space of the at least one individual container. 
     
     
         5 . The apparel item as recited in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the ingestible is a medical treatment; and   the individual containers of the loop structure each include a void space in which the medical treatment is contained and accessible to the user.   
     
     
         6 . The apparel item as recited in  claim 1 , wherein
 the ingestible is a food product; and   the individual containers of the loop structure each include a void space in which the food product is contained and accessible to the user.   
     
     
         7 . The apparel item as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the loop structure is a necklace loop configured to be worn around a neck of the user. 
     
     
         8 . The apparel item as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the loop structure is one of a bracelet loop or an anklet loop configured to be worn around a respective wrist or ankle of the user. 
     
     
         9 . The apparel item as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a medical alert configured to identity the user as having a medical condition. 
     
     
         10 . The apparel item as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the loop structure comprises multiple containers of the medical treatment in discrete doses, the multiple containers coupled end-to-end to form the loop structure, and each of the multiple containers being independently accessible to obtain a discrete dose of the medical treatment for the user. 
     
     
         11 . A method of implementing an apparel item, the method comprising:
 forming a loop structure that encompasses an appendage when worn by a user, the loop structure formed with individual containers coupled end-to-end, the apparel item including a fastening apparatus that secures the loop structure around the appendage;   incorporating an ingestible in at least one of the individual containers that form the loop structure of the apparel item, the individual containers each being independently accessible to obtain the ingestible for the user; and   sealing the ingestible in the individual containers that form the loop structure, the at least one individual container being sealed with a containment seal that is removable from the individual container of the loop structure providing access to the ingestible contained in the individual container.   
     
     
         12 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said forming the loop structure with the individual containers that each include a void space in which the ingestible is contained and accessible to the user. 
     
     
         13 . The method as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the individual containers of the loop structure are coupled end-to-end by connectors that each disconnect for access to the ingestible contained in the void space of the at least one individual container. 
     
     
         14 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein:
 the ingestible is glucose doses for treating a diabetic condition; and   the void space of the at least one individual container of the loop structure contains a glucose dose that is accessible to the user.   
     
     
         15 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein:
 the ingestible is a medical treatment; and   the void space of the at least one individual container of the loop structure contains the medical treatment that is accessible to the user.   
     
     
         16 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the loop structure is a necklace loop configured to be worn around a neck of the user. 
     
     
         17 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the loop structure is one of a bracelet loop or an anklet loop configured to be worn around a respective wrist or ankle of the user. 
     
     
         18 . An apparel item, comprising:
 a necklace loop configured to be worn by a user, the necklace loop formed with individual containers coupled end-to-end, the individual containers of the necklace loop each including a void space in which an ingestible is contained and accessible to the user; and   a glucose dose for treating a diabetic condition, the glucose dose contained as the ingestible in at least one of the individual containers of the necklace loop of the apparel item, the individual containers each being independently accessible to obtain the ingestible for the user.   
     
     
         19 . The apparel item as recited in  claim 18 , further comprising:
 connectors that couple the individual containers end-to-end, each connector configured to seal the void space of an individual container in the necklace loop, and disconnect for access to the glucose dose contained in the void space of the at least one individual container.   
     
     
         20 . The apparel item as recited in  claim 18 , further comprising:
 a medical alert with an insignia configured to identity the user as having a diabetic condition.

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