Garment for the neuro-musculo-skeletal assistance

a neuromusculoskeletal and assistance technology, applied in the direction of protective garments, garments, apparel, etc., can solve the problems of not being able to achieve the desired effect in terms of injury prevention and rehabilitation, not being able to reproduce the technique of “taping” and in fact being a complex technique, etc., to achieve the effect of easy and precise resin moulding, high repeatability, and advantageous automation

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-12-12
ERREA SPORT
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[0076]In this way it is possible to obtain the garment according to this invention in a simple and economic way. In addition, producing the framework by means of moulding makes the method highly repeatable and advantageously automatable.
[0077]In one aspect, in step b) the moulding of t he resin takes place by using resin in a liquid state and the method comprises a step of resin drying following step b). This makes the moulding of the resin easy and precise and, once the resin is dry, the framework is firmly fixed in an appropriate position on the body of the garment, remaining in place when the garment is worn.
[0078]In one aspect, step a) comprises a step of producing a plurality of portions of the body of the garment provided with more compact stitches with respect to the rest of the body of the garment and intended to accommodate, in step b), the resin forming the framework. This makes it possible to increase the stability of the positioning of the framework when the garment is worn.

Problems solved by technology

In particular, the applicant believes that reproducing the “taping” technique by means of a garment of the type described above does not make it possible to achieve the desired effects in terms of injury prevention and rehabilitation.
The applicant believes, in fact, that it is complicated, if not impossible, to reproduce the technique of “taping” by means of a garment of the type described above.
“Taping” is in fact a complex technique which requires very precise manual attachment of the strips to the user's skin in order to achieve the correct tension of the strip.
In addition, “taping” actually involves glueing the strips to the user's skin so that they can not slip in any way, otherwise they would lose all their effects.
Known garments, on the other hand, being designed to be worn by a user in a conventional way, do not make it possible to achieve the attachment of the strips to adhere automatically to certain parts of the skin, nor do they allow adjustment of the tension of the strips and portions of strips when the garment is being put on.
In addition, since the strips of known garments slide on the skin and change their position every time they are put on, the strips can not be positioned in a precise and long-lasting way on certain desired parts of the user's skin.
The applicant has also found that known garments have a high level of complexity and / or high production costs.

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[0130]FIGS. 1 and 2 schematically show the invention. In this embodiment, the garment 1 is a sweater and the framework 5 comprises an anchoring portion of the under acromial deltoid region of the humerus 11, an anchoring portion of the front region of the elbow 12, an active portion of the biceps muscle 21, a scapular supraspinatus active portion 22, a coracoid active portion 23, a scapular infraspinatus active portion 24 and an active portion of the latissimus dorsi muscle 25.

[0131]The framework preferably comprises two separate active portions of the biceps muscle 21, preferably having a first end terminating on the anchoring portion of the under acromial deltoid region of the humerus 11 and a respective second end terminating on the anchoring portion of the front region of the elbow 12.

[0132]The framework preferably comprises two separate coracoid active portions 23, preferably having a first end terminating on the anchoring portion of the under acromial deltoid region of the hum...

second embodiment

[0136]FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 schematically show the invention. In this embodiment, the garment 1 is in the form of trousers, intended to cover the user's body from the waist to the ankles, and the framework 5 comprises a popliteal spiral anchoring portion 13, an under-buttock anchoring portion 14, an active portion of the gluteus medius muscle 31, an active portion of the tensor fasciae latae muscle 32, an active portion of the biceps muscle 33, an active portion of the sartorius muscle 34, an active portion of the vastus medialis 35, an active portion of the gracilis muscle 36 and an active portion of the semitendinosus muscle 37.

[0137]The garment in the form of trousers preferably comprises a second reinforcement strip 62 intended to coincide with the user's peroneus muscle.

[0138]The garment in the form of trousers preferably comprises a third reinforcement strip 63 intended to coincide with the user's tibial muscle.

third embodiment

[0139]FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 schematically show the invention. In this embodiment, the garment 1 is in the form of shorts, intended to cover the user's body from the waist to the knees, and the framework 5 comprises an under-buttock anchoring portion 15, an active portion of the gluteus medius muscle 41, an active portion of the tensor fasciae latae muscle 42, an active portion of the biceps muscle 43, an active portion of the sartorius muscle 44, an active portion of the vastus medialis 45, an active portion of the gracilis muscle 46 and an active portion of the semitendinosus muscle 47.

[0140]What is described above with reference to FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 can also be repeated for the solution shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.

[0141]FIG. 11 shows another solution. The framework 5 opportunely comprises a ring 9 made of resin intended to surround the user's kneecap. This makes it possible to better support the kneecap and / or to reduce the risk of damage due to inappropriate movements of the knee.

[0142]As ...

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Abstract

A garment for neuro-musculo-skeletal assistance comprising a body (2) of the garment provided with elasticity and intended to be worn by a user to adhere to a portion of the user's body and an elastic and continuous framework (5) on the body of the garment and comprising a plurality of anchoring portions (10) and a plurality of active portions (20; 30; 40; 50), each intended to coincide with respective sectors of the user's body, where the framework is structured so that, when the garment is worn by the user and the latter carries out a motor activity, the active portions deform themselves following the deformation of the respective sectors of the user's body and the anchoring portions remain substantially unchanged.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]This invention relates to a garment for neuro-musculo-skeletal assistance and a method for the production of this garment.BACKGROUND ART [0002]Garments known to background art are structured in such a way as to provide, once worn by the user, local assistance to muscles and joints. The typical aim of these garments is to improve posture, prevent injuries caused by sports activities (for example, bruises, sprains, dislocations, torn muscles, fractures, etc.) or the rehabilitation of an injured part of the body, on which the garment acts.[0003]With reference to these objectives, known garments include sweaters and trousers designed mainly to be used in the sports sector, for example the type described in patent document EP1810649. These garments adhere to the body of the wearer and are made from a material with a low coefficient of friction in order to slide easily over the skin, and include a lining, on the inner surface of the garment, consisting of resistant st...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D1/00
CPCA41D1/00A41D13/0015A41D31/185
Inventor CORNACCHIARI, RENATOBOLDRINI, YLENIA
Owner ERREA SPORT
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