Aerobic exercise garment

• US 6,231,488 B1
• Filed: 03/12/1998
• Issued: 05/15/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/1997
• 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): Yu, Mickey
• Assistant Examiner(s): POTHIER, DENISE M
• Application Number:
  US09/038,830
• Time in Patent Office: 1,160 Days
• Field of Search: 482/121, 482/124, 482/74, 482/131, 2 6/9, 450/30
• US Class Current: 482/124
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0015 Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0017 specially adapted for women
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 31/18 Elastic
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0004 Exercising devices moving as a whole during exercise bar bells or dumb bells A63B21/072; on wheels A63B22/20
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00069 Setting or adjusting the resistance level; Compensating for a preload prior to use, e.g. changing length of resistance or adjusting a valve
• 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 21/0421 the ends moving relatively by a pivoting arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0552 Elastic ropes or bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0557 Details of attachments, e.g. clips or clamps
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/065 worn on user's body
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4005 to the shoulder
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4007 to the chest region, e.g. to the back chest
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4009 to the waist
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4011 to the lower limbs means for physically limiting movements of body parts A63B69/0057
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4015 to the foot
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4017 to the upper limbs
• 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

Abstract

An aerobic resistance garment is particularly designed for warm weather or indoor or high temperature use by including elastic resistance bands and base fabric material wherein the base fabric material is breathable such as by being made from an open mesh or net material. If desired at least a portion of the midriff may be bare.

Claims

1. An aerobic resistance garment for use in warm weather or high temperature conditions comprising a shirt portion having a body portion and arms, said shirt portion being in the form of a sports bra made of open mesh/net base fabric material, a pants portion in the form of shorts made of a base fabric with a trunk portion and legs, each of said shirt portion and said pants portion including at least one elastic resistance band requiring a greater force to stretch said band and resist said band from returning to its unstretched condition than the force required for said base fabric in said shirt portion and said pants portion, said sports bra portion being spaced from said trunk portion to provide a bare midriff when in use, wherein said shirt portion includes sleeves, said elastic resistance bands extending across said body portion and down said sleeves, and each of said sleeves having a compression anchoring cuff, and an end of said band being secured to said anchoring cuff.

4. The garment of claim 1 wherein said base fabric material is of at least 50% open material.

2. An aerobic resistance garment for use in warm weather or high temperature conditions comprising a shirt portion having a body portion and arms, said shirt portion being in the form of a sports bra made of open mesh/net base fabric material, a pants portion in the form of shorts made of a base fabric with a trunk portion and legs, each of said shirt portion and said pants portion including at least one elastic resistance band requiring a greater force to stretch said band and resist said band from returning to its unstretched condition than the force required for said base fabric in said shirt portion and said pants portion, said sports bra portion being spaced from said trunk portion to provide a bare midriff when in use, said at least one elastic resistance band extends across said body portion of said shirt portion and down said arms, a plurality of compression cuffs on each of said sleeves and said elastic resistance bands being secured to said compression cuffs.

3. An aerobic resistance garment for use in warm weather or high temperature conditions comprising a shirt portion having a body portion and arms, said shirt portion being in the form of a sports bra made of open mesh/net base fabric material, a pants portion in the form of shorts made of a base fabric with a trunk portion and legs, each of said shirt portion and said pants portion including at least one elastic resistance band requiring a greater force to stretch said band and resist said band from returning to its unstretched condition than the force required for said base fabric in said shirt portion and said pants portion, and said sports bra portion being spaced from said trunk portion to provide a bare midriff when in use, said base fabric of said shirt portion and of said pants portion being made of an open mesh/net material having at least 20% open material, and there being more open area in said base fabric than in said elastic bands.

5. The garment of claim 3 wherein said elastic bands extend longitudinally down said legs and are connected to and anchored by at least one compression cuff.

6. The garment of claim 5 wherein each of said longitudinally extending elastic bands of said pants portion is connected to a plurality of spaced parallel compression cuffs.

7. The garment of claim 3 wherein said elastic resistance bands are on the front of said garment and on the back of said garment, and said elastic resistance bands on said back of said garment having greater resistance characteristics than said elastic resistance bands on said front of said garment.

8. The garment of claim 3 wherein each of said longitudinally extending elastic bands of said pants portion is connected to a plurality of spaced parallel compression cuffs.

9. The garment of claim 3 said elastic resistance bands extending across said body portion and down said sleeves, and each of said sleeves having a compression anchoring cuff, and an end of said band being secured to said anchoring cuff.

10. The garment of claim 3 wherein said at least one elastic resistance band extends across said body portion of said shirt portion and down said sleeves, a plurality of compression cuffs on each of said sleeves, and said elastic resistance bands being secured to said compression cuffs.