Sensor Incorporated into an Exercise Garment

• US 20160058335A1
• Filed: 08/27/2015
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness Incorporated (HF HOLDINGS INC)
• Original Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness Incorporated (HF HOLDINGS INC)
• Inventors: Ashby, Darren C.
• Application Number:
  US14/838,041
• Publication Number:
  US 20160058335A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/296 for electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4519 Muscles A61B5/389, A61B5/224 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6805 Vests
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6807 Footwear
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7455 characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation

Abstract

A garment includes at least one electrode attached to a fabric of the garment, and at least one accelerometer attached to the fabric of the garment. A wireless device in is communication with an activity information device, and at least one haptic input mechanism is incorporated into the fabric that provide a haptic response based on communications with the activity information device.

Claims

1. A garment, comprising:

fabric;

at least one electrode attached to the fabric;

at least one accelerometer attached to the fabric;

a wireless device in communication with an activity information device; and

at least one haptic input mechanism incorporated into the fabric that provides a haptic response in response to communications with the activity information device.

2. The garment of claim 1, wherein the activity information device is a fitness tracking device.

3. The garment of claim 1, wherein the activity information device is an environment simulation device.

4. The garment of claim 3, wherein the environment simulation device is programmed to cause an aerobic exercise device to simulate a real world route.

5. The garment of claim 3, wherein the environment simulation device is programmed to simulate a sporting event.

6. The garment of claim 1, wherein the at least one electrode is part of a surface electromyography system.

7. The garment of claim 1, wherein the at least one electrode is interwoven into the fabric.

8. The garment of claim 1, wherein an accelerometer is interwoven into the fabric.

9. The garment of claim 1, wherein the at least one electrode measures muscle activity of a user wearing the garment when the garment is worn by the user.

10. The garment of claim 1, wherein the at least one electrode includes multiple electrodes positioned to measure activity of at least two of a forearm muscle, a bicep muscle, a shoulder muscle, and a tricep muscle.

11. The garment of claim 1, wherein the at least one electrode includes multiple electrodes positioned to measure activity of at least two of a quadriceps muscle, a hamstring muscle, an adductor muscle, and a calf muscle.

12. The garment of claim 1, wherein the at least one electrode includes multiple electrodes positioned to measure activity of at least one of a shoulder muscle, a trapezius muscle, and a latissimus dorsi muscle.

13. The garment of claim 1, wherein the at least one electrode includes multiple electrodes positioned to measure activity of at least one of a pectoralis muscle, an abdominal muscle, and an oblique muscle.

14. The garment of claim 1, wherein the activity information device determines a force generated by a user during a workout.

15. The garment of claim 1, wherein the haptic input mechanism includes an eccentric weight and a motor.

16. A garment, comprising:

fabric;

at least one electrode interwoven into the fabric where the at least one electrode is part of a surface electromyography system;

at least one accelerometer attached to the fabric; and

a wireless device in communication with an environment simulation device;

wherein the at least one electrode provides a haptic response based on communications with the environment simulation device.

19. The garment of claim 16, wherein the garment is a sock.

17. The garment of claim 156, wherein the environment simulation device is also a fitness tracking device.

18. The garment of claim 17, wherein the fitness tracking device determines a number of calories burned by a user during a workout.

20. A garment, comprising:

compressive fabric;

at least one electrode interwoven into the compressive fabric where the at least one electrode is part of a surface electromyography system;

at least one accelerometer attached to the compressive fabric; and

a wireless device in communication with a device that simulates a workout environment and tracks fitness of a user;

wherein the at least one electrode provides a haptic response based on user interaction with a simulated object from the workout environment with the device, and wherein the wireless device determines a force generated by the user during a workout and determines a number of calories burned by the user during the workout.