Wearable article with correspondingly aligned interior and exterior grip material

Abstract

A wearable article provides a non-slip connection between the wearer's bare skin and the surface of an adjacently located object. The wearable article includes correspondingly aligned and shaped interior and exterior grip material segments at one or more locations on the wearable article. The interior grip material segments and correspondingly aligned and shaped exterior grip material segments serve to significantly diminish and potentially eliminate all relative movement between the user's skin, the grip material on the inner facing surface of the wearable article, the material defining the wearable article, the grip material on the outer facing surface of the wearable article, and the surface of an adjacently located object. The correspondingly aligned and shaped interior and exterior grip material segments on the wearable article may be arranged in different sizes and patterns to suit the movements typically executed during a particular physical or sporting activity.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This patent application is based on provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 850,205 filed on Feb. 12, 2013.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002]The present invention relates to wearable articles and, more particularly, a wearable article that provides a non-slip connection between the wearer's bare skin and the surface of an adjacently located object.DISCUSSION OF THE RELATED ART [0003]Athletes in a variety of different sports are frequently required to quickly perform a range of movements, including pivoting, jumping, acceleration and deceleration, as well as general lateral and forward / backward movement. In sports that necessitate athletes to wear footwear, a common problem exists where the shoe wearer's foot unavoidably slides within the interior cavity of the shoe when performing an athletic movement. Even when the shoe is tightly tied, the shoe wearer's foot can experience a degree of slippage within the shoe. This slippage can result in loss of perf...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]Considering the foregoing, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a wearable article that prevents a wearer's skin from moving relative to an adjacently located object during active movement.

[0007]It is a further object of the present invention to provide an athletic sock that includes correspondingly aligned (i.e. mirror image) non-slip grip elements on the inner facing and outer facing surfaces of the wearable article.

[0008]It is a further object of the present invention to provide a wearable article that includes correspondingly aligned interior and exterior non-slip grip elements between the wearer's bare skin and the surface of an adjacently located object.

[0009]It is a further object of the present invention to provide a wearable article that significantly diminishes and potentially eliminates all relative movement between the user's skin, the grip material on the inner facing surface of the wearable article, the wearable article, the grip material on the outer facing surface of the wearable article, and the surface of an adjacently located object.

[0010]It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide a wearable article that includes correspondingly aligned non-slip connection points at specific locations for benefiting the performance of the wearer in a particular physical activity.

[0011]These and other objects and advantages of the present invention are more readily apparent with reference to the detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Problems solved by technology

In sports that necessitate athletes to wear footwear, a common problem exists where the shoe wearer's foot unavoidably slides within the interior cavity of the shoe when performing an athletic movement.

Even when the shoe is tightly tied, the shoe wearer's foot can experience a degree of slippage within the shoe.

This slippage can result in loss of performance and, in some cases, injury to the athlete.

Moreover, the problem of a user's skin surface moving relative to an adjacently located object (e.g. interior sole of shoe) exists in other instances, particularly in the athletic field, such as athletic gloves moving relative to the user's hands and fingers when catching a ball or swinging a golf club and a tucked ball moving relative to the upper and lower portions of a user's arm.

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