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Therapeutic garmentRelated Patent Categories: Apparel, Body Garments, Vests, Bed GarmentsTherapeutic garment description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060218692, Therapeutic garment. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CONTINUATION-PART [0001] This nonprovisional patent application is a Continuation-in-Part to Provisional Patent Application No. 60/627,361, filed on Nov. 8.sup.th, 2004. This nonprovisional patent application claims benefit of the filing and priority date of Nov. 8.sup.th, 2004 of said Provisional Patent Application No. 60/627,361, and incorporates said provisional patent application herein in its entirety and for all purposes. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates generally to body wear, and, more particularly, to the therapeutic garments, including inner wear, outerwear, undergarments, and unitary garments. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Typically, it is known to administer various therapeutic remedies to assist in curing various conditions or alleviating the pain and discomfort associated with certain medical conditions, procedures, symptomatic sensations, and environmental factors. For example, an ice pack is often applied to a sprained ankle to both reduce the localized edema at the injury site and to manage or ameliorate the pain associated with such an injury. Heating pads provide thermal comfort when applied to preselected body areas, such as the lumbar region. Portable warmers may be used during outdoor events to impart warmth to the hands, feet, and so forth. [0004] Such remedies as known in the art, however, are typically designed for application to a specific region of the body. Thus, if one were to desire the benefits of a therapeutic agent for disparate injury sites on the body, one would have to apply separate devices to site. For example, if an accident victim were to treat a sprained ankle and a sprained elbow with ice packs, separate devices must be located, prepared, and applied separately to each area. It is understood that the term "agent" as used herein includes substances, devices and objects intended to, and selected to, provide a therapeutic and/or a psychological benefit to a person. [0005] In addition, in many cultures psychological or spiritual comfort may be realized by a person when certain materials and objects are placed proximate to a body part. For example, the positioning of a religious medallion, a fetish, an herb or other substances in relation to a body part may provide comfort or hope to an adherent of a particular religious faith or spiritual tradition. [0006] The placement of other objects or substances, such as magnets or homeopathic formulations, may provide psychological comfort to certain persons who maintain a belief in the therapeutic value of these objects or substances. Health gains encouraged, or contributed to, by a placebo effect and/or a psychological value of a person's belief in a positive influence of an object or substance may justify the expense and effort of positioning one or more such objects or substances proximate to a body part of the person in an easily sustainable method. [0007] Further, to ensure continued application to the correct area of the body, the prior art teaches that a user must often remain immobile during periods of application of certain prior art devices. Alternatively, the user must sometimes submit in the prior art to unwieldy and cumbersome attachment devices. For example, if a user wishes to apply an ice pack to a sprained elbow and remain mobile, the user may have to resort to use of a sling or other device to hold the ice pack in place during normal activity. In addition to the inconvenience and expense of procuring and attaching the ice pack and the sling to the injured arm, the sling itself renders the arm immobile. [0008] Still other devices known in the art require the use of cumbersome ancillary components that require external power sources and the like. For example, the U.S. Pat. No. 6,723,967 to Rock et al. discloses and claims a textile article having a fabric body and an electrical resistance element capable to being electrically coupled to and uncoupled from an electrical power source (such as a wall outlet). Thus, a user of such a device must, at a minimum, find a proximal external power source and connect the element to the power source. As with other devices known in the art, such a device has a limited utility due to its requirement for an external power source. Further, such a device severely limits the mobility of a user and limits portability of the device. [0009] What is needed, then, is an economical device for therapeutic application to one or more reselected sites of substance or objects of therapeutic or psychological value. Preferably, the device provides multiple agents for concurrent use at multiple, preselected sites while preserving both the overall mobility and the localized mobility of the user. It is further preferable to provide such a device having various types of agents for individualized application goals, such agents being reusable and/or easily and economically replaceable. Finally, it is desirable to provide such a device that is easily transportable, accessible, and functional in a variety of environments. It is an object of the Present Invention to provide a garment that enables the positioning and maintenance of at least one material relative to a body part of a wearer for the purpose of medically or psychologically providing comfort or medical treatment to the wearer. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0010] Towards these objects, and other objects that will be made obvious in light of the present disclosure, a method and system are provided for positioning an agent in a sustainable manner by means of a garment. A first version is a therapeutic garment designed to be worn by a user for therapeutic application. The first version includes a modality agent and a means for accommodating a modality agent and positioning the modality agent in relation to a body part of the user to provide or encourage a therapeutic effect or psychological benefit. [0011] Various alternate preferred embodiments of the Method of the Present Invention provides one or more back and/or front panels of fabric; pockets for each removably housing one or more modality agents; buttons, hook and loop fasteners, a zipper, elastic bands to enable the opening and closing of a garment or a pocket of a garment; and/or signage. In various still alternate preferred embodiments of the Method of the Present Invention a modality agent is provided that may be or comprise a material providing heat to the user, a material drawing heat from the user, a magnet an electro-mechanical device, a chemical substance, a pneumatic agent, an object of religious significance, an object of spiritual significance, a homeopathic material, and/or a fetish. [0012] The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages will be apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0013] These, and further features of the invention, may be better understood with reference to the accompanying specification and drawings depicting the preferred embodiment, in which: [0014] FIG. 1 illustrates a frontal view of the jacket according to an embodiment of the present invention; [0015] FIG. 2 illustrates a rear view of the jacket of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention; [0016] FIG. 3 illustrates an ice pack are sized and shaped to be housed within a pocket of the jacket of FIG. 1; [0017] FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate a front view and a back view of the jacket of FIG. 1 having specific dimensions, according to an embodiment of the present invention; and [0018] FIG. 6 illustrates a plurality or modality agents that are sized and shaped to be housed within a pocket of the jacket of FIG. 1. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Continue reading about Therapeutic garment... 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