Wearable articles with embedded fidget elements and sensory aids

Abstract

A system comprising a wearable article to be worn by a person. an enclosure provided at the wearable article, the enclosure having an enclosure wall and being within reach of the person while wearing the wearable article, and a manipulable tactile element contained within the enclosure. The enclosure has an obstacle therein to form a non-linear path through the enclosure wherein the person wearing the wearable article must apply a force through the enclosure wall in order to move the manipulable tactile element past the obstacle in order to move the manipulable tactile element along the non-linear path.

1 . A system comprising:
 a wearable article to be worn by a person;   an enclosure provided at said wearable article, said enclosure having an enclosure wall and being within reach of the person while wearing said wearable article; and   a manipulable tactile element contained within said enclosure, said enclosure having an obstacle therein to form a non-linear path through the enclosure wherein the person wearing the wearable article must apply a force through said enclosure wall in order to move said manipulable tactile element past the obstacle in order to move said manipulable tactile element along said non-linear path.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said article of clothing includes a cuff, and wherein said enclosure is located at said cuff. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said article of clothing includes a hemline, and wherein said enclosure is located at said hemline. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said manipulable tactile element comprises a bead. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said article of clothing includes a waist hemline, and wherein said enclosure is located at said waist hemline. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said obstacle comprises a line of stitching extending partially through said enclosure. 
     
     
         7 . A system comprising:
 a wearable article to be worn by a person;   an enclosure provided at said wearable article, said enclosure having an enclosure wall and being within reach of the person while wearing said wearable article; and   at least two manipulable tactile elements contained within said enclosure, said manipulable tactile elements being configured to generate a resistive force between them wherein a person wearing the wearable article must apply a separate force to overcome the resistive force in order to move the manipulable tactile elements relative to each other.   
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 7 , wherein said manipulable tactile elements each comprise a material to generate a friction force therebetween. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 7 , wherein at least one of said manipulable tactile elements comprise a magnet or magnetized material and the other of said manipulable tactile elements comprises a magnetic material to generate magnetic force between said manipulable tactile elements. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein said enclosure comprises a pocket of said wearable article. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein said enclosure includes an enclosure wall and is within reach of the person while wearing said wearable article, and said enclosure having an obstacle therein to form a non-linear path through the enclosure wherein the person wearing the wearable article must apply a force through said enclosure wall in order to move one or more of said manipulable tactile elements past the obstacle in order to move said one or more manipulable tactile elements along said non-linear path.