Pants garment

Abstract

A pants garment has a pair of thigh leg members for covering the thigh area of a wearer. A front thigh elastic band member is provided substantially at a front side of each of the thigh leg members and extends obliquely from an upper front portion to a lower front portion of each thigh leg member. A back thigh elastic band member is provided substantially at a back side of each of the thigh leg members and extends obliquely from an upper back portion to a lower back portion of each thigh leg member. The garment also has a front and back crus elastic band members extending obliquely on crus leg members, which cover the crus areas of the wearer.

Description

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE[0001]The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-110882 filed on Apr. 15, 2003 and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. Nos. 60 / 463,994 filed on Apr. 17, 2003 and 60 / 516,040 filed on Oct. 31, 2003. The contents of the applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a pants garment and, more particularly, to a sports pants garment.[0004]2. Related Background Art[0005]Some conventional sports pants garment has a support portion with a strong tightening force at a predetermined portion of the garment in order to support the motion of the leg muscles. For example, Japanese Patent publication Laid Open No. 10 110306 (Reference 1) discloses a pants garment which supports the motion of the muscles by clamping the thigh, knee, and calf with support portions from the left and right of the wearer...

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Benefits of technology

[0025]In according to another implementation of the present invention, part of the elastic band member is preferably formed at a portion corresponding to at least either an inside or an outside of the knee of a wearer. Then, at least either the inside or the outside of the knee is supported by part of the elastic band member, so the motion of the knee in the left to right direction is suppressed, and the motion of the leg in the back and forth direction is stabilized. As a result, the knee joint can bend and stretch easily. Here, the ranges indicated by “upper side of the knee”, “lower side of the knee”, “inside of the knee” and “outside of the knee” refer to positions within the knee joint, or positions located within a few centimeters of the outer circumference of the kneecap, and refer to positions that are close enough for direct stabilization of the knee joint by the elastic band member. Accordingly, it is sufficient if at least one part of the elastic band member is formed to correspond to such a position.

[0026]In another implementation of the present invention, the garment includes at least a pair of thigh leg members for covering the thigh area of a wearer; at least a pair of crus leg members for covering the crus area of a wearer, the crus leg members attached respectively to the thigh leg members at approximately the knee portion of the wearer; and a below-the-knee elastic band member provided at a portion of the crus leg member corresponding to an area that spans from inside the knee to below the knee to outside the knee of the wearer. The below-the-knee elastic band member can form a V-shape. Then, the inside, outside, and the lower side of the wearer's knee are firmly supported by the below-the-knee elastic band member having a tightening force. Hence, the knee can be stabilized, and any unwanted motion of the knee can be reduced. Furthermore, since the elastic band member does not contact the area above the knee or the area below the knee, the freedom of movement of the knee can be ensured.

[0027]It another implementation of the present invention, the garment has an above-the-knee elastic band member provided at a portion of the thigh leg member corresponding to an area that spans from inside the knee to above the knee to outside the knee. The above-the-knee elastic band member can form an upside down V-shape. As a result, the stability of the knee is improved.

[0028]In another implementation of the present invention, the garment further has a waist member attached to the thigh leg members for covering the waist portion of the wearer, pelvic region elastic band members which are disposed in the waist member corresponding to the left and right side portions of the pelvic region and an abdomen elastic band member which is disposed in the waist member corresponding to the abdomen. The abdomen elastic band member is connected to the pelvic region elastic band members that are located on the left and right sides. As a result, the pelvic region elastic band members that contact the left and right side portions of the pelvic region can be pulled toward the center of the body so that the hip joints and pelvis can be stabilized.

[0029]In another implementation, it is desirable that the front thigh elastic band member in the pants garment is formed from the lower part of inside of the thigh to the greater trochanter via the upper part of the front surface of the thigh, and is formed so that this portion is curved in an indented shape toward the upper part of the thigh. As a result, muscular contractions of the front surface of the thigh can be supported.

[0030]In still another implementation of the present invention, it is desirable that the garment has a hem part formed in a portion corresponding to the area above the knee, and that at least either the lower end of the front thigh elastic band member or the lower end of the back thigh elastic band member is located at the hem part. Furthermore, it is desirable that the upper part of the front thigh elastic band member and the upper part of the back thigh elastic band member are connected in a portion corresponding to the side part of the pelvic region, and that the lower part of the front thigh elastic band member and the lower part of the back thigh elastic band member are connected in a portion corresponding to the lower part of the inside of the thigh. As a result of the formation of such connections, tension is mutually applied to the front thigh elastic band member and back thigh elastic band member, so that the supporting effect of the thigh muscles is increased, and the hip joints can be supported.

Problems solved by technology

In the case of the pants garment disclosed in Reference 1, it is difficult to support these other motions, even if bending and stretching motions can be supported.

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