Exercise garment

• US 5,778,452 A
• Filed: 04/25/1997
• Issued: 07/14/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Timothy P. Dicker, William T. Wilkinson
• Original Assignee: Timothy P. Dicker, William T. Wilkinson
• Inventors: Wilkinson, William T., Dicker, Timothy P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hale, Gloria M.
• Application Number:
  US08/840,917
• Time in Patent Office: 445 Days
• Field of Search: 2/69, 2/79, 2/227, 2/228, 2/238, 2/102, 2/108, 2/115, 482/74, 482/14, 482/105, 482/121, 482/124, 482/131
• US Class Current: 2/69
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0015 Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 31/18 Elastic
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00185 using resistance provided by the user, e.g. exercising one body part against a resistance provided by another body part A63B21/068 takes precedence; isometric exercise A63B21/0023
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/055 extension element type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0552 Elastic ropes or bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4005 to the shoulder
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4009 to the waist
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4013 to the ankle
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4017 to the upper limbs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4019 to the hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4025 Resistance devices worn on the user's body A63B21/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4043 Free movement, i.e. the only restriction coming from the resistance A63B21/00043, A63B21/072 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0204 Standing on the feet

Abstract

An exercise garment includes an outer layer of clothing which is in the form of a warm up suit or sweatsuit loosely fitting on the user. An inner layer of clothing made of elastic resistance material is secured to the inside of the outer layer of clothing. The inner layer of clothing is anchored at spaced locations so that the user is required to stretch the material of the inner layer during various body movements while the outer layer remains loose fitting.

Claims

1. An exercise garment including an outer suit of clothing comprising at least a part of a sweatsuit having a body portion and a pair of limb portions, said sweatsuit having an inner surface, an inner suit of clothing having an outer surface, said inner suit of clothing being disposed inside of said outer suit of clothing, said inner surface of said sweatsuit and said outer surface of said inner suit being in at least partial contact with each other and being at least substantially free of connection to each other whereby said sweatsuit and said inner suit are free to move independently of each other with said sweatsuit concealing said inner suit, said inner suit of clothing being secured to said outer suit at at least one point said inner suit of clothing being made of a base fabric having elastic resistance elements requiring a greater force to stretch said resistance elements and resist said resistance elements from returning to their unstretched condition than is required for said base fabric, said inner suit of clothing closely fitting against a user whereby the user is required to stretch said elastic resistance elements during body movement of the user and to resist said elastic resistance elements from returning to their unstretched condition, and said sweatsuit being of longer length than the length of said inner suit of clothing over a given lineal distance whereby said sweatsuit is loose fitting on the user and said inner suit is tight fitting.

2. The garment of claim 1 wherein said sweatsuit comprises a top portion and a pants portion, said limb portions being arms of said top portion and legs of said pants portion, and said inner suit being disposed inside of both said top portion and said pants portion.

3. The garment of claim 2 wherein said top portion and said pants portion are detachably secured together.

4. The garment of claim 2 wherein said elastic resistance elements comprise a plurality of spaced elongated elastic resistance bands, said pants portion including a waistband, and said elastic resistance bands being secured to said waistband to anchor said elastic resistance bands to said waistband.

5. The garment of claim 4 wherein said elastic resistance bands include at least one an elastic resistance band extending from the outer portion of one of said arms to the outer portion of the other of said other arms.

6. The garment of claim 5 wherein said elastic resistance band in said top portion is secured to and anchored to hand loops, and said elastic resistance band in said pants portion being secured to and anchored to foot stirrups.

7. The garment of claim 6 wherein a plurality of elastic resistance bands is in each of said top portion and said pants portion.

8. The garment of claim 1 wherein said inner suit is secured to said sweatsuit by being sewn thereto.

9. The garment of claim 1 wherein said sweatsuit comprises a top having arms as said limb portions, and said elastic resistance elements extending from the end of one arm to the end of the other of said arms.

10. The garment of claim 9 wherein said elastic resistance elements include an elongated resistance band connected to and anchored to a hand loop at each of said arm.

11. The garment of claim 1 wherein said outer sweatsuit is a pants portion having a pair of legs as said limb portions, and said elastic resistance elements comprising a plurality of elongated elastic resistance bands extending down said legs and spaced from each other.

12. The garment of claim 11 wherein said pants portion includes a waistband, and said elastic resistance bands being secured to and anchored to said waistband.

13. The garment of claim 12 wherein said elastic resistance bands are connected to and anchored to a foot stirrup at each of said legs.

14. The garment of claim 11 including a set of suspenders mounted to said pants portion.

15. The garment of claim 14 wherein said suspenders is made of elastic resistance bands.

16. The garment of claim 1 wherein said sweatsuit is made of mesh material.

17. A method of performing an exercise including the steps of providing a loose fitting warmup suit, providing an inner exercise suit made of a base fabric and elastic resistance elements wherein the elastic resistance elements require a greater force to stretch the elastic resistance elements and resist the elastic resistance elements returning to their unstretched condition than is required for the base fabric, mounting the inner exercise suit snugly against the user, mounting the warmup suit loosely on the user securing at least one portion of the inner suit to the outer suit to conceal the inner exercise suit, and stretching the elastic resistance elements in response to body movements while the warmup suit continues to be loose fitting with the inner exercise suit moving independently of the warmup suit.