公开(公告)号：US20180249772A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15902110

申请日：2018-02-22

Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Inventor： Helen Koo ,  Jason Lin ,  Jasmine Zhou

IPC: A41D15/00 ,  A41D1/00 ,  A41D31/00 ,  A41D13/12 ,  A41D27/10

CPC classification number: A41D15/00 ,  A41B1/08 ,  A41D1/005 ,  A41D13/1236 ,  A41D13/129 ,  A41D27/10 ,  A41D31/00 ,  A41D2300/32 ,  A41D2400/42 ,  A41D2400/44 ,  C22C19/03 ,  C22F1/006 ,  C22F1/10

Abstract: A transformable garment that folds and envelops the wearer with a garment body with panels that use origami folding and shape memory alloy (SMA) elements to assist to transform the garment from an expanded state to a retracted state is provided. Garment designs with transformable panels and sleeves can benefit those who have trouble dressing by allowing the garment to wrap around and fit the wearer without outside help. These types of clothes are expected to be beneficial for people with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and also for populations with other body movement disorders and elderly people.