Close-fitting sports garment

a sports garment and close fitting technology, applied in the field of close fitting sports garments, can solve the problems of affecting the performance of the sport, hindering rather than helping, and garments that are not suitable for sports requiring such support, and achieve the effect of good proprioception and rapid respons

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-12-15
SALOMON SA
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[0025]This garment structure also enables good proprioception throughout the body. The garment acts as a sensor array that enables the user to react when his/her body is weakening. The change in posture ca...

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A garment of this type improves blood circulation and facilitates recovery after an intense activity but provides insufficient muscular support.
Such bands are narrow and small in size relative to the length, that is, between 1 cm and 5 cm, because wider bands, which would encircle a thigh or an arm, for example, would provide too much resistance and would hinder rather than help the athlete.
Thus, the garments are not suitable for sports requiring such support and, in particular, for the new practice of trail running, or trail racing, in particular on mountainous or rugged terrain.
That is, the athlete must maintain his or her posture with every step, in order not to bend down and risk losing his or her balance of the body, which results in additional energy expenditure to compensate for th...

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[0038]A garment according to the invention includes zones in which a compression effect is obtained via a particular configuration. In a non-limiting configuration, the illustrated embodiment includes four zones, including the calf compression zone 4, the thigh compression zone 5, the chest compression zone 6, and the arm compression zone 7. Because the garments are right / left symmetrical, there is a right thigh zone and a left thigh zone, and similarly for the arm and the calf. However, for reasons of simplicity, reference is made hereafter to the thigh zone, the arm zone, and the leg zone. Moreover, the invention encompasses other compression zones, such as that in the area of the forearm, in the case of a long-sleeved T-shirt.

[0039]The T-shirt 1 in FIGS. 1 to 3 is comprised of a textile base 10 on which films are affixed in various locations. The textile base 10 is comprised of various primary panels, including a front panel 101, two side panels 102, a back panel 103, two sleeve ...

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Sports garment adapted to cover at least one limb or body member, such garment including a textile base primarily worn in close contact with the body and including a compression zone surrounding the limb/member, the compression zone including at least one film affixed to the textile base, the film including a plurality of openings. The compression zone includes at least one exclusive compression zone and at least one postural support zone, the yield strength of the garment portion forming the postural support zone being greater than that of the garment portion forming the exclusive compression zone, along at least one direction of bias.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is based upon French patent application Ser. No. 10 / 02511, filed Jun. 14, 2010, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference thereto in its entirety, and the priority of which is hereby claimed under 35 U.S.C. §119.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to close-fitting sports garments and, more particularly, garments intended for activities requiring postural support. Postural support is particularly important for endurance sports such as, for example, foot races on mountainous and rugged terrain, tennis, cycling, Nordic skiing and alpine skiing. The invention also has application in other sports, such as those requiring balance, including water sports.[0004]2. Background Information[0005]The patent document FR 2 889 033 and family member U.S. Pat. No. 7,886,367 disclose close-fitting sports garments having portions comprised of a laminate composite, one of the layers o...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D1/00A41B1/00A41B11/00
CPCA41D13/0015A41D2400/38A41D31/02A41D31/145A41D31/185
Inventor CHAPUIS, SERGE
Owner SALOMON SA
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