Technical garment

• US 8,850,619 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2011
• Issued: 10/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Boardriders Ip Holdings, LLC
• Original Assignee: Josh Rush, Troy Brooks
• Inventors: Rush, Josh, Brooks, Troy
• Primary Examiner(s): MORAN, KATHERINE M
• Application Number:
  US13/035,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20110209267A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,320 Days
• Field of Search: 222/7, 222/8, 2 6/7, 2 6/9, 2 7/9, 2 2/3, 2 7/83, 223/1, 223/8, 224/8, 240/0
• US Class Current: 2/228
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 2400/38 Shaping the contour of the body or adjusting the figure
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/08 specially adapted for sporting purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/089 Shorts
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2300/33 using straps or ties
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2600/10 for sport activities
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 7/005 Bathing drawers or trunks A41D7/001 takes precedence

Abstract

A technical pant garment 10 having an inner short 11 and an outer short 12. The inner short 11 is formed to tightly fit a wearer of the garment 10 and the outer short 12 is connected to the inner short 11 to fit loosely about the inner short 11. The inner short 11 is constructed to impose on or more leads on the wearer which act to affect the posture of the wearer in a manner tending to cause the wearer who has adopted an incorrect posture to realign towards a correct posture.

Claims

1. A technical pant garment comprising:

an inner short being formed to fit tightly to the wearer of the garment and including a leg for entirely encircling a thigh of the wearer, the leg including a leg end and a portion for covering the front of the wearer'"'"'s thigh, a portion for covering the wearer'"'"'s inner thigh, and a portion for covering the wearer'"'"'s outer thigh, the portion of the leg for covering the front of the wearer'"'"'s thigh including an inner surface for facing towards and contacting the wearer'"'"'s thigh and an outer surface for facing opposite the inner surface and away from the wearer'"'"'s thigh,

the inner short including one or more sections of elongate taping for imposing one or more loads on the wearer which act to affect the posture of the wearer in a manner tending to cause a wearer who has adopted an incorrect posture to realign towards a correct posture, one of the one or more sections of elongate taping having a width and extending on the leg of the inner short in a direction from the portion of the leg for covering the wearer'"'"'s inner thigh to the portion of the leg for covering the wearer'"'"'s outer thigh and then extending in a direction on the inner short away from the leg end,

the inner short including sections of taping each having a width less than the width of the section extending on the leg of the inner short, and being arranged in a repeating pattern that forms the shape of a matrix, grid, or chequer on the inner surface of the portion of the leg for covering the front of the wearer'"'"'s thigh for providing an area of grip for gripping the thigh of the wearer; and

an outer short connected to the inner short and fitting loosely about the inner short and including a leg entirely encircling the leg of the inner short.

2. A garment according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sections of elongate taping are positioned to impose one or more loads on the wearer which act to resist movement of the wearer in certain directions.

3. A garment according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sections of elongate taping are positioned to push or pull against the skin of the wearer to impose one or more loads on the wearer so as to tend to cause the wearer to shift, move or realign from an incorrect posture towards a correct posture for the activity that is being undertaken.

4. A garment according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sections of elongate taping are constructed such that the one or more loads are applied continuously so that there is a constant load tending to cause the wearer to align towards a correct posture.

5. A garment according to claim 1, wherein the inner short includes an inner surface for facing towards and contacting the wearer'"'"'s body and an outer surface for facing opposite the inner surface of the inner short and away from the wearer'"'"'s body, and the one or more sections of elongate taping are applied to the inner surface of the inner short.

6. A garment according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sections of elongate taping are of variable stiffness to vary the load applied to the wearer.

7. A garment according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sections of elongate taping are affixed to the inner short by adhesive, or by stitching/sewing, or by printing, or by heat fusion.

8. A garment according to claim 1, wherein the inner short includes an inner surface for facing towards and contacting the wearer'"'"'s body and an outer surface for facing opposite the inner surface of the inner short and away from the wearer'"'"'s body, and the one or more sections of elongate taping are applied to the inner surface of the inner short and are of a material that tends to grip the skin of the wearer.

9. A garment according to claim 1, wherein the elongate taping of the inner short includes a plurality of sections of the elongate taping that intersect.

10. A garment according to claim 1, wherein the section extending on the leg of the inner short is curved.

11. A garment according to claim 10, wherein the elongate taping of the inner short further includes one or more sections of elongate taping that extend laterally to the section extending on the leg of the inner short.

12. A garment according to claim 1, wherein the sections of taping arranged in the repeating pattern on the portion of the leg for covering the front of the wearer'"'"'s thigh are configured to apply a load tending to cause a wearer who has adopted an incorrect posture to realign towards a correct posture.

13. A garment according to claim 1, wherein the inner short is a compression short for applying muscle compression to the wearer of the garment.

14. Boardshorts comprising:

an inner short being formed to fit tightly to the wearer of the boardshorts and including a leg for encircling a thigh of the wearer, the leg including a leg end and an inner surface for facing towards and contacting the wearer'"'"'s thigh and an outer surface for facing opposite the inner surface and away from the wearer'"'"'s thigh,

the inner short including sections of elongate taping for imposing one or more loads on the wearer which act to resist movement of the wearer in certain directions, the sections including a first section of the elongate taping forming a ring about the leg end of the leg and a second section of the elongate taping connected to and extending away from the first section in a direction towards a portion of the inner short for covering one of the wearer'"'"'s hips,

the inner short including sections of taping each having a width less than the width of the first section and less than the width of the second section and extending on the leg of the inner short, and being arranged in a repeating pattern that forms the shape of a matrix, grid, or chequer on a portion of the inner surface of the leg for covering the front of the wearer'"'"'s thigh to provide an area of grip for gripping the thigh of the wearer; and

an outer short connected to the inner short and fitting loosely around the inner short.

15. Boardshorts according to claim 14, wherein the first section and the second section act to resist movement of one of the wearer'"'"'s knees towards the other knee.

16. Boardshorts according to claim 14, wherein an outer surface of the outer short is made from a water repellent material.

17. A technical pant garment comprising:

an inner short formed to fit tightly to the wearer of the garment and including;

a left leg for encircling a left thigh of the wearer and including an inner surface for facing towards and contacting the front of the wearer'"'"'s left thigh and an outer surface for facing opposite the inner surface and away from the front of the wearer'"'"'s left thigh,

a right leg for encircling a right thigh of the wearer and including an inner surface for facing towards and contacting the front of the wearer'"'"'s right thigh and an outer surface for facing opposite the inner surface and away from the front of the wearer'"'"'s right thigh,

sections of elongate taping for imposing one or more loads on the wearer which act to resist movement of the wearer in certain directions, the sections including a first section of the elongate taping having a width and being configured to extend on the left leg in a direction from the wearer'"'"'s inner left thigh to the outer left thigh, and a second section of the elongate taping having a width and being configured to extend on the right leg in a direction from the wearer'"'"'s inner right thigh to the outer right thigh, and

sections of taping being arranged in a repeating pattern that forms the shape of a matrix, grid, or chequer on the inner surface of the left leg to provide an area of grip for gripping the front of the wearer'"'"'s left thigh, and being arranged in a repeating pattern that forms the shape of a matrix, grid, or chequer on the inner surface of the right leg to provide an area of grip for gripping the front of the wearer'"'"'s right thigh, the sections of taping arranged in the repeating pattern on the left leg and the right leg each having a width that is less than the width of the first section and less than the width of the second section; and

an outer short being connected to the inner short and fitting loosely around the inner short.

18. A garment according to claim 17, wherein the sections of taping arranged in the repeating pattern on the left leg contact the first section, and the sections of taping arranged in the repeating pattern on the right leg contact the second section.

19. A garment according to claim 17, wherein the inner short includes an inner surface for facing towards and contacting the wearer'"'"'s body and an outer surface for facing opposite the inner surface of the inner short and away from the wearer'"'"'s body;

and

the garment further comprises sections of taping being arranged in a repeating pattern that forms the shape of a matrix, grid, or chequer on portions of the inner surface of the inner short for covering the backs of the thighs of the wearer to provide an area of grip for gripping the backs of the wearer'"'"'s thighs, and sections of taping formed in a repeating pattern that form the shape of a matrix, grid, or chequer on a portion of the inner surface of the inner short for covering the lower back of the wearer to provide an area of grip for gripping the wearer'"'"'s lower back, the sections of tapping arranged in the repeating pattern on the backs of the wearer'"'"'s thighs and the wearer'"'"'s lower back each having a width that is less than the width of the first section and less than the width of the second section.

20. A garment according to claim 17, wherein an outer surface of the outer short is made from a water repellent material.