EXERCISE GARMENT

• US 20090265828A1
• Filed: 12/26/2006
• Published: 10/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wacoal Corporation (Wacoal Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Wacoal Corporation (Wacoal Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Semba, Takayuki, Seike, Nozomu, Fukuyo, Chizuru, Kouno, Hiroshi
• Granted Patent: US 7,908,670 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/69
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/04 Vests, jerseys, sweaters or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0015 Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2300/22 Elastic inserts
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 31/185 using layered materials
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/055 extension element type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4007 to the chest region, e.g. to the back chest
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4025 Resistance devices worn on the user's body A63B21/065 takes precedence

Abstract

There is provided an exercise garment according to which the exercise performance in various types of exercise accompanied by rotation of the trunk and movement of the arms can be sufficiently improved.

With the exercise garment 1, when the exercise garment 1 is being worn, tightening forces due to first tightening portions 21 act on the scapulae and the scapula-surrounding muscle groups, so that the scapulae and the scapula-surrounding muscle groups are supported such that the extent of mobility of the scapulae is broadened when the wearer cares out rotation of the trunk or movement of the arms. Moreover, the tightening force due to one of the first tightening portions 21 is transmitted to the other first tightening portion 21 via second tightening portions 22. As a result, movement of one scapula linked to the movement of the other scapula is promoted, and hence the extent of mobility of the scapulae is further broadened. Consequently, with the exercise garment 1, the flexibility around the shoulders during exercise in which the left and right shoulders are working together can be effectively increased, and hence an improvement in performance in various types of exercise accompanied by rotation of the trunk and movement of the arms is achieved.

Claims

1. :

An exercise garment having an upper body portion constituted such as to fit a wearer'"'"'s body, the exercise garment characterized in that

said upper body portion comprises a main body portion comprising a front body part and a back body part formed from a stretchable material, and band-like tightening portions having a higher tightening force than said main body portion, and

said tightening portions comprise, on said back body part;

a right and left pair of first tightening portions each formed in a closed loop such as to surround a scapula area of the wearer; and

second tightening portions that join said first tightening portions together in positions corresponding to thoracic vertebrae of the wearer.

2. :

The exercise garment according to claim 1, characterized in that said second tightening portions join together the upper portions of said first tightening portions and join together the lower portions of said first tightening portions.

3. :

The exercise garment according to claim 1, characterized in that said tightening portions further comprise;

on said back body part, a right and left pair of third tightening portions each of which is joined to a portion of one of said first tightening portions outside a scapula area of the wearer, and extends along a latissimus dorsi area to the wearer'"'"'s waist area; and

on said front body part, a right and left pair of fourth tightening portions each of which extends from an upper portion of a trapezius area of the wearer along the outside of a pectoralis major area and along an external oblique abdominis area to the wearer'"'"'s abdomen area.

4. :

The exercise garment according to claim 3, characterized in that each of said first to fourth tightening portions has a width within a range from 2 to 4 cm.