System to improve swinging motion

• US 9,586,110 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2016
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anton Wortman, Wortman A. Alex
• Original Assignee: Anton Wortman, Wortman A. Alex
• Inventors: Wortman, A. Alex, Wortman, Anton
• Primary Examiner(s): Hale, Gloria
• Application Number:
  US15/049,840
• Publication Number:
  US 20160166896A1
• Time in Patent Office: 379 Days
• Field of Search: 2 6/9, 211/5, 211/3, 210/2, 224/31
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/002 adapted to accommodate electronic equipment patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085
• 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 2600/10 for sport activities
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 27/10 Sleeves; Armholes
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0627 when used improperly, e.g. by giving a warning
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0655 Tactile feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0694 Visual indication, e.g. Indicia
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/56 Pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/207 P-O2, i.e. partial O2 value
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/00 Golfing accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3608 Attachments on the body, e.g. for measuring, aligning, restraining A63B69/0059, A63B69/3673 take precedence

Abstract

A shirt for improving a swinging motion of a user wearing the shirt includes front and rear panels each having corresponding top, bottom and generally opposing side edges, wherein the front and rear panels are adjoined to each other by the top and side edges, defining an interior space of the shirt. The front and rear panels include sleeve cutouts formed on each side edge adjacent the top edge, and a neck cutout formed on the top edges of the front and rear panels. At least one tubular sleeve is permanently joined to the front and rear panels of at least one of the sleeve cutouts, the tubular sleeve defining an inside area, the inside area being fluidly connected to the interior space of the shirt. A member is substantially adjacent to the sleeve cutout and the side edges of both the front and rear panels.

Claims

1. A shirt for improving a swinging motion of a user wearing the shirt, the shirt comprising:

front and rear panels each having corresponding top, bottom and generally opposing side edges, wherein the front and rear panels are adjoined to each other by the top and side edges, defining an interior space of the shirt;

said front and rear panels including sleeve cutouts formed on each side edge adjacent the top edge, and a neck cutout formed on the top edges of the front and rear panels;

at least one tubular sleeve permanently joined to the front and rear panels of at least one of the sleeve cutouts, the tubular sleeve defining an inside area, the inside area being fluidly connected to the interior space of the shirt;

a member substantially adjacent to the sleeve cutout and the side edges of both the front and rear panels, wherein the member is removably attached or permanently attached to the shirt; and

the member further comprising a processor, a network access device and at least one sensor, wherein the processor is in communication with the network access device and the at least one sensor, the processor being configured to determine at least one characteristic of the swinging motion of the user based on information received from the at least one sensor; and

wherein the member further comprises an encapsulated interior, and a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure inside the encapsulated interior.

2. The shirt of claim 1, wherein the encapsulated interior contains a medium.

3. The shirt of claim 2, wherein the medium is a gas or liquid.

4. The shirt of claim 1, wherein the member is a flexible member.

5. The shirt of claim 1, wherein the member has a curvature corresponding the edges of at least one of the sleeve cutouts.

6. The shirt of claim 1, wherein the member is located entirely within the inside area of the at least one tubular sleeve or the interior area of the shirt.

7. The shirt of claim 1, wherein the member is located in an outside area of the at least one tubular sleeve.

8. The shirt of claim 1, wherein the member is permanently coupled adjacent to the sleeve cutout and the side edges of both the front and rear panels.

9. The shirt of claim 1, wherein the member is removably coupled to the sleeve cutout and the side edges of both the front and rear panels.

10. The shirt of claim 7, wherein the member is removably coupled to the sleeve cutout and the side edges of both the front and rear panels via hook-and-loop fasteners.

11. The shirt of claim 7, further comprising a pouch, the pouch being permanently coupled to the shirt, the pouch being in fluid communication with an opening configured to receive the member for allowing the member to be easily inserted or removed from the pouch.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the member emits a visual, audible or tactile output.

13. A shirt for improving a swinging motion of a user wearing the shirt, the shirt comprising:

front and rear panels each having corresponding top, bottom and generally opposing side edges, wherein the front and rear panels are adjoined to each other by the top and side edges, defining an interior space of the shirt;

said front and rear panels including sleeve cutouts formed on each side edge adjacent the top edge, and a neck cutout formed on the top edges of the front and rear panels;

at least one tubular sleeve permanently joined to the front and rear panels of at least one of the sleeve cutouts; and

conductive threads having a pressure sensitive layer having a pressure-dependent electric characteristic, the conductive threads being located on, within or forming at least one of the front panel, rear panel or the at least one tubular sleeve.

14. The shirt of claim 13, further comprising a processor and a network access device, wherein the processor is in communication with the network access device and the conductive threads, the processor being configured to determine at least one characteristic of the swinging motion of the user based on information received from the conductive threads.

15. The shirt of claim 14, further comprising a pouch, the pouch being permanently coupled to the shirt, the pouch configured to receive the processor and the network access device for allowing the processor and the network access device to be easily inserted or removed from the pouch.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to transmit at least one characteristic of the swinging motion of the user to an external device via the network access device.

17. The shirt of claim 13, wherein the conductive threads are located in an outside area of the at least one tubular sleeve.