Cycling pants

• US 20060277645A1
• Filed: 03/01/2006
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shimano Inc
• Original Assignee: Shimano Inc
• Inventors: Okajima, Shinpei
• Application Number:
  US11/364,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20060277645A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/69
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/084 for cycling
• CPC Class Codes: A41F 3/00 Braces

Abstract

A pair of cycling pants is provided with a pants unit, a pair of shoulder straps and a pair of buckles to form a bib or shoulder strap type cycling pants. The pants unit has a front waist section, a rear waist section configured to form a waist opening together with the front waist section, and a crotch section positioned between a pair of leg-openings. The shoulder straps have fixed ends connected to the rear waist section of the pants unit and free ends positioned on the opposite side as the fixed ends. The shoulder straps extend from the rear waist section to the front waist section by way of the rider'"'"'s shoulders when the cycling pants are worn. The two buckles are each configured such that one of the shoulder straps can pass there-through and arranged on the front waist section for adjusting the lengths of the shoulder straps.

Claims

1. A pair of cycling pants for a rider to wear when riding a bicycle, comprising:

a pants unit including a front waist section, a rear waist section coupled to the front waist section to form a waist opening, and a crotch section positioned between the front and rear waist sections to define a pair of leg openings;

a pair of shoulder straps having fixed ends connected to the rear waist section of the pants unit and free ends positioned on the opposite side as the fixed ends, the shoulder straps being configured such that they can be extended from the rear waist section to the front waist section by way of a rider'"'"'s shoulders when the cycling pants are worn; and

a pair of buckles coupled to the front waist section and configured such that the shoulder straps can pass therethrough to adjust an effective length of each of the shoulder straps, respectively.

2. The cycling pants recited in claim 1, wherein

the front waist section has an upper portion with the buckles arranged thereon, the upper portion being configured such that the buckles are arranged between the chest and waist of the rider when the cycling pants are worn.

3. The cycling pants recited in claim 2, wherein

the front waist section is configured to have a tapered shape such that its width narrows gradually in a direction from the crotch section toward the upper portion.

4. The cycling pants recited in claim 1, wherein

the shoulder straps have tapering widths along a majority of the shoulder straps such that the widths of the shoulder straps narrow gradually from the fixed ends toward the free ends of the shoulder straps.

5. The cycling pants recited in claim 1, wherein

each of the buckles has a passage part through which one of the shoulder straps can pass and a cam lever part configured to pivot between a fastening position where the shoulder strap can be fastened in the passage part and a release position where the fastened state is released.

6. The cycling pants recited in claim 5, wherein

each of the shoulder straps includes a main body part formed at a corresponding one of the fixed ends and a passable part arranged between the free end and a tip end of the main body part, the passable part being configured to be passed through the passage part of a corresponding one of the buckles, the passable part being made of natural leather or synthetic leather.

7. The cycling pants recited in claims 6, wherein

each of the passable parts has an embossing treatment applied to a surface that mates with the cam lever part of a corresponding one of the buckles.

8. The cycling pants recited in claim 6, wherein

each of the shoulder straps further includes a passage restraining part arranged on a tip end of each of the passable part, the passage restraining part being dimensioned such that the passage restraining part is difficult to pass through the passage part of a corresponding one of the buckles.

9. The cycling pants recited in claim 8, wherein

each of the passage restraining parts is configured to have a larger thickness than a corresponding one of the passable parts.

10. The cycling pants recited in claim 9, wherein

the passage restraining part is formed by overlapping and fastening two layers material together with the material of the passage restraining part being identical to a material of the passable part.

11. The cycling pants recited in claim 6, wherein

the main body parts are made of a stretchy material.

12. The cycling pant recited in claim 1, wherein

the front waist section is made of a stretchy material.

13. The cycling pants recited in claim 1, wherein

the pants unit is made of a stretchy material.

14. The cycling pants recited in claim 6, wherein

at least a portion of the rear waist section and at least a portion of each of the main body parts in a vicinity of the base ends of the shoulder straps are made of a perforated mesh material.

15. The cycling pants recited in claim 1, wherein

at least a portion of the front waist section is made of a perforated mesh material.

16. The cycling pants recited in claim 10, wherein

each of the main body parts of the shoulder straps has a pair of longitudinally extending side edge sections that are made of a material that is less stretchy than a center section a corresponding one of the main body parts.