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  Resistance exercise clothingUSPTO Application #: 20070271668Title: Resistance exercise clothing Abstract: A clothing article includes form-fitting, lightweight, clothing material (1) fitted with a series of extension springs which are encapsulated in pockets (3) which are substantially parallel to each other and in close proximity to each other. The springs (4) therefore give the article a built-in resistance so that, when the article is worn for prolonged periods of body movement, the body is required to work significantly harder during that physical movement. (end of abstract)
Agent: Arnold S. Weintraub The Weintraub Group - Farmington Hills, MI, US Inventor: Leslie Pape USPTO Applicaton #: 20070271668 - Class: 002069000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Apparel, Body Garments The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070271668. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] This invention relates to a clothing article which, when worn, can provide resistance to bending of at least one joint of the wearer. [0002] The natural movement of the body creates a natural exercise for the muscles terminating at the joint regions. The amount of exercise depends upon the amount of resistance which there is to that movement. [0003] U.S. Pat. No. 4,065,814; U.S. Pat. No. 4,910,802; U.S. Pat. No. 5,109,546 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,186,701 all disclose, as their sole embodiment, or one of their embodiments, a clothing article comprised of clothing material including portions to be worn over a human being's joints and, incorporated in those portions, elongate resilient pieces which extend through the portions. In all of them, the main resistance to exercise of the muscles terminating at the joints is tension in the elongate resilient pieces. In U.S. Pat. No. 4,065,814; U.S. Pat. No. 4,910,802 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,109,546, the pieces take the form of elastic bands. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,186,701, the pieces take the form of elastic cords. [0004] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a clothing article comprised of clothing material including a portion to be worn over a wearer's joint and, incorporated onto or into said portion, an elongate resilient piece which extends through said portion and which, when not under external stress, has a particular shape and, when the article is not being worn, maintains substantially that shape against the weight of the clothing material. [0005] According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a clothing article comprised of clothing material including a portion to be worn over a wearer's joint and, incorporating onto or into said portion, an elongate resilient piece which extends through said portion and which, when the article is being worn and said joint bends, bends to provide most of exercise resistance rather than stretches longitudinally to provide most of exercise resistance. [0006] According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising bending a body joint against bending resistance of an elongate resilient piece which extends through a portion of clothing material worn over said joint, the bending resistance providing most of the exercise resistance. [0007] Owing to the invention, it is possible to avoid any need to anchor the elongate resilient piece at its ends, whereby the clothing article can be simplified and made more comfortable to wear. [0008] The elongate resilient piece constitutes a built-in resistance device which significantly resists bending and which, when released, has memory which rapidly returns the device to its original shape. [0009] The elongate resilient piece may be made of a substance such as elastomeric material, for example rubber or plastics, or such as metal. The elongate resilient piece may be helical, such as in the form of an extension spring, or strip-like in form. [0010] For one or more body joints, a single elongate resilient piece can be used, or alternatively a plurality of elongate resilient pieces can be used to create a higher resistance to movement, thus increasing the exercising resistance. [0011] It is particularly advantageous to arrange a plurality of the elongate resilient pieces parallely to and co-extensively with each other within the article so that, when the article is received over a joint of the body and the joint bends, the clothing material tends to maintain the parallel positioning of the elongate resilient pieces, thus providing an exponential increase of the exercising resistance compared with an arrangement in which the elongate resilient pieces are allowed to move out of their parallel relationship as the joint bends. [0012] In a preferred embodiment, the clothing article includes form-fitting, lightweight, clothing material fitted with a series of extension springs which are encapsulated in pockets which are substantially parallel to each other and in close proximity to each other. The springs therefore give the article a built-in resistance so that, when the article is worn for prolonged periods of body movement, the body is required to work significantly harder during that physical movement. [0013] In order that the invention may be clearly and completely disclosed, reference will now be made, by way of example, to the accompanying drawings, in which: [0014] FIG. 1 is a lateral view of a clothing article of a form of a full body suit being worn by a human being, [0015] FIG. 2 shows a transverse section taken on, for example, the line II-II in FIG. 1, [0016] FIG. 3 is a fragmentary elevational view of an elongate resilient piece included in the clothing article, [0017] FIG. 4 is a posterior view of the article in the form of a body shirt, [0018] FIG. 5 is a side elevation of the article in the form of high-waist, thigh-length shorts, [0019] FIG. 6 is a side elevation of the article in the form of a sleeve, [0020] FIG. 7 is a side elevation of the article in the form of a legging, [0021] FIG. 8 is a side elevation of the article in the form of a glove, [0022] FIG. 9 a side elevation of the article in the form of stocking, [0023] FIG. 10 is a view similar to FIG. 2, but showing a modified version, [0024] FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an elongate resilient piece of the modified version of FIG. 10, Continue reading... 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