Accouterment

Abstract

Accouterment includes one or more accouterment components, and male and female parts secured onto separate locations of the one or more accouterment components, the male and female parts being engageable with one another so as to allow the accouterment to be kept fitted around a portion of human body, and a relative position between the male and female parts being adjustable to allow adjustment of a pressure applied from the accouterment to the portion of the human body when the male and female parts are engaged. The male part includes a first base layer, and a multiplicity of male engagement elements including male engagement elements arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally on a main surface of the first base layer, each of the male engagement elements including a stem that stands on the main surface of the first base layer, and one single protrusion.

1 . An accouterment comprising:
 one or more accouterment components; and   male and female parts secured onto separate locations of the one or more accouterment components, the male and female parts being engageable with one another so as to allow the accouterment to be kept fitted around a portion of human body, and a relative position between the male and female parts being adjustable to allow adjustment of a pressure applied from the accouterment to the portion of the human body when the male and female parts are engaged, wherein   the male part includes a first base layer, and a multiplicity of male engagement elements including male engagement elements arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally on a main surface of the first base layer, each of the male engagement elements including a stem that stands on the main surface of the first base layer, and one single protrusion that protrudes along the main surface from the stem at a height away from the main surface of the first base layer,   the female part includes a second base layer and a multiplicity of female engagement elements formed on a main surface of the second base layer as a multiplicity of regular or random loops,   in a state where the accouterment is fitted around the portion of the human body, the protrusions of the respective male engagement elements of the multiplicity of male engagement elements protrude from the stems respectively toward one side along a circumferential direction of the portion of the human body for inhibiting the accouterment from being loosen.   
     
     
         2 . The accouterment of  claim 1  in which the multiplicity of female engagement elements is formed as a multiplicity of regular loops, wherein in the state where the accouterment is fitted around the portion of the human body, the respective loops of the multiplicity of regular loops are open in the circumferential direction or in a direction along the circumferential direction. 
     
     
         3 . The accouterment of  claim 1  in which the multiplicity of female engagement elements is formed as a multiplicity of regular loops, wherein the multiplicity of male engagement elements and the multiplicity of female engagement elements are oriented so as to allow an operation to impart increased tightening pressure to the accouterment while the multiplicity of male engagement elements and the multiplicity of female engagement elements are at least partially engaged. 
     
     
         4 . The accouterment of  claim 1  in which the multiplicity of female engagement elements is formed as a multiplicity of regular loops, wherein in a state where the male part and the female part are engaged with one another, one of the male and female parts is slideable relative to the other of the male and female parts so as to increase a pressure effected by the accouterment. 
     
     
         5 . The accouterment of  claim 4 , wherein an engagement area between the male and female parts changes as said one of the male and female parts slides. 
     
     
         6 . The accouterment of  claim 4 , wherein each of the male and female parts is configured not to restrict said one of the male and female parts from sliding. 
     
     
         7 . The accouterment of  claim 4 , further comprising an adjustment instrument for causing said one of the male and female parts to slide. 
     
     
         8 . The accouterment of  claim 7 , wherein the adjustment instrument includes:
 a belt that surrounds the portion of the human body at least partially, the accouterment being interposed between the portion of the human body and the belt in the state where the accouterment is fitted around the portion of the human body; and   an annular part through which one end of the belt is inserted so as to adjust a length of the belt directly around the portion of the human body.   
     
     
         9 . The accouterment of  claim 1 , wherein the multiplicity of male engagement elements and the multiplicity of female engagement elements are oriented so as to maximize a shear strength of a laminate of the male and female parts in the state where the accouterment is fitted around the portion of the human body. 
     
     
         10 . The accouterment of  claim 1 , wherein each of the loops of the multiplicity of loops has a height from the main surface of the second base layer which is equivalent to a height of each male engagement element of the multiplicity of male engagement elements from the main surface of the first base layer. 
     
     
         11 . The accouterment of  claim 1  in which the multiplicity of female engagement elements is formed as a multiplicity of random loops, wherein the multiplicity of loops is random at least in a size of opening, a direction of opening, and a shape of opening. 
     
     
         12 . The accouterment of  claim 1 , wherein the male part consists of a thermoplastic resin having a modulus of elasticity in a range of 250-450 MPa. 
     
     
         13 . The accouterment of  claim 1 , wherein the multiplicity of regular loops includes lock loops, and the multiplicity of random loops includes mohair loops. 
     
     
         14 . The accouterment of  claim 1 , wherein the accouterment is designed to be fitted around a portion of a human body. 
     
     
         15 . The accouterment of  claim 1 , wherein the accouterment is designed to be fitted around a neck, torso, upper limb, or lower limb of a human body.