Clothing item

Abstract

Legwear (100) includes a heat conducting and heat transferring region (2) containing a metallic yarn, and the heat conducting and heat transferring region (2) is provided so as to conduct heat from a high temperature area of a body (50) to a low temperature area thereof.

1 . A clothing item comprising:
 a heat conducting and heat transferring region containing a metallic yarn,   the heat conducting and heat transferring region being provided so as to conduct heat from a high temperature area of a body to a low temperature area thereof.   
     
     
         2 . The clothing item according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat conducting and heat transferring region is formed from a composite yarn that includes (i) the metallic yarn and (ii) a cover fiber with which the metallic yarn is covered. 
     
     
         3 . The clothing item according to  claim 2 , wherein the composite yarn includes a plurality of metallic yarns and the cover fiber, and the plurality of metallic yarns are covered with the cover fiber. 
     
     
         4 . The clothing item according to  claim 2 , wherein the cover fiber is a knitted fabric which is knitted in continuous stitches. 
     
     
         5 . The clothing item according to  claim 4 , wherein a knitting yarn used for the knitted fabric is a synthetic fiber of not more than 40 denier. 
     
     
         6 . The clothing item according to  claim 2 , wherein the heat conducting and heat transferring region is formed by melting the cover fiber. 
     
     
         7 . The clothing item according to  claim 1 , wherein the clothing item is legwear. 
     
     
         8 . The clothing item according to  claim 7 , wherein the heat conducting and heat transferring region is arranged so as to extend at least from a sole side region of a foot to an instep side region of the foot, wherein the sole side region of the foot is a region visible when the foot is viewed from a sole side, and the instep side region of the foot is a region other than the sole side region of the foot. 
     
     
         9 . The clothing item according to  claim 8 , wherein the heat conducting and heat transferring region arranged so as to correspond to the sole side region of the foot is arranged so as to cover at least one of (i) at least part of a heel grounding area of the foot and (ii) at least part of a toe base grounding area of the foot. 
     
     
         10 . The clothing item according to  claim 8 , wherein the heat conducting and heat transferring region arranged so as to correspond to the instep side region of the foot is arranged so as to extend from an instep area of the foot to an ankle area of the foot.