SWIMWEAR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

• US 20190008216A1
• Filed: 09/07/2018
• Published: 01/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ROKA Sports, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ROKA Sports, Inc.
• Inventors: CANALES, Robert Allen, SPENSER, Kurt Robert
• Granted Patent: US 10,806,192 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 13/012 for aquatic activities, e.g. with buoyancy aids
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0125 with buoyancy aids
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2300/322 using slide fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2400/24 Reducing drag or turbulence in air or water
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2400/46 Storage or supply of water for drinking purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2500/50 Synthetic resins or rubbers
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2500/52 in sheet form
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2600/10 for sport activities
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 7/00 Bathing gowns; Swim-suits, drawers, or trunks; Beach suits
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0453 worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems

Abstract

A wetsuit is provided which comprises (a) a first central region comprising a first material and having a first thickness; and (b) a second lateral region comprising a second material and having a second thickness. The buoyancy per unit area of the first region is greater than the buoyancy per unit area of the second region.

Claims

1. A wetsuit comprising:

a first central buoyancy enhancing region provided along a centerline on a front of the wetsuit having a first buoyancy per unit area; and

an electronics package,

wherein the wetsuit has a top portion that extends from a collar portion at a neck region to a middle portion, the middle portion extending from about a rib cage portion to a waist portion, and a bottom portion that comprises the waist portion, a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a crotch portion, and

wherein the electronics package comprises a processor and onboard memory.

2. The wetsuit of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of sensors.

3. The wetsuit of claim 2, wherein the sensors comprise at least one of:

a set of accelerometers;

a temperature monitor;

a GPS tracker;

a cadence sensor; and

a heart rate monitor.

4. The wetsuit of claim 1, further comprising a second central buoyancy enhancing region provided along the vertical centerline on a back of the wetsuit.

5. The wetsuit of claim 4, wherein the second central buoyancy enhancing region comprises a material that is the same material as the first central buoyancy enhancing region.

6. The wetsuit of claim 4, wherein the second central buoyancy enhancing region comprises a different material than the first central buoyancy enhancing region.

7. The wetsuit of claim 4, wherein the second central buoyancy enhancing region comprises a more flexible material than the first central buoyancy enhancing region.

8. The wetsuit of claim 4, wherein the second central buoyancy enhancing region comprises a non-aerated polymeric material.

9. The wetsuit of claim 3, further comprising a GPS antenna/receiver.

10. The wetsuit of claim 9, wherein said GPS antenna/receiver is configured for at least one of:

a proprietary communication protocol and

a commercial communication protocol.

11. The wetsuit of claim 3, wherein the top portion further comprises sleeves.

12. The wetsuit of claim 11, wherein the at least one set of accelerometers is placed in at least one of:

a waist region;

the sleeves; and

the first leg portion and the second leg portion.

13. The wetsuit of claim 1, wherein first leg portion and a second leg portion extend to an ankle region of a user.

14. The wetsuit of claim 1, wherein first leg portion and a second leg portion extend to below a knee region of a user.

15. The wetsuit of claim 1, wherein first leg portion and a second leg portion extend to above a knee region of a user.