Patent ID: 7275265

Claim:
A close-fitting garment, adapted for avoiding scratching an itching rash caused by shingles, comprising: garment means for covering an upper part of a body, made of breathable and stretchable material, tubular shaped and having back and front sections ending with a hem, a portion of said hem, belonging to said front portion, being provided with a pair of slits, while another portion of said hem, belonging to said back portion, being provided with a pair of apertures; and means for adjustably fastening said garment means for covering an upper part of a body, used to create a longitudinally and circumferentially high-tensioned fit of said close-fitting garment, said means for adjustably fastening including a lace provided with a pair of ends, one of the latter, being adaptable to be inserted into one of said slits for circumscribing a waist of a person wearing said close-fitting garment and to exit through another one of said pair of slits, joining another end of said pair of ends, said pair of ends being also adaptable for extending downwardly under a crotch of said wearer and then for bringing up towards a back of said wearer for insertion into said pair of apertures, behind said lace that circumscribes said waist, said pair of ends being finally adaptable to be brought forward for stretching and tying.