Integrated supportive device in garments

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a device integrated in a piece of garment for providing abdominal support to a user comprising: an elastic band configured to wrap around a waist of the user and provide upward and inward physical support to an abdominal region of the user upon wearing; an interface configured to attach the elastic band to the piece of garment; at least one mechanically adjustable connection, wherein the mechanical adjustable connection is configured to adjust a length of the elastic band upon wearing; and an integration of the elastic band to the piece of garment, wherein the integration is configured to prevent at least a portion of the elastic band from directly contacting a body of the user upon wearing.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a non-provisional of, and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 187,515 entitled “integrated supportive device in garments” filed Jul. 1, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by referenceBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]During pregnancy, a woman's abdomen will distend as the fetus grows and the uterus expands. As the abdominal distension and weight gain continues, discomfort and difficulty increases even in daily activities such as sleeping, walking, bending, or driving. Physical activities, especially sports activities, may be prone to induce and / or affected by different health conditions including sports hernia, groin strain, and Achilles tendon ruptureSUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to supportive garment, protective garment, maternity support wear, postnatal support wear, performance protection and support wear.[0004]D...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]The device disclosed herein is different from loose maternity clothes, postnatal garments, or traditional sportswear. The device disclosed herein adds performance technology and support to the garments based on knowledge of anatomy, medical conditions, and surgical disease. In some cases, the device disclosed herein is configured to provide prevention of injury, including prevention of injury to the abdominal wall, pelvic floor, hip, and lower extremity muscles and tendons. The medical benefits of the device disclosed herein, includes reduced pressure on bladder, less urinary frequency, less back pain, less pressure on cervix, and thus increased likelihood to get to term and therefore less likely to have early labor in women with short cervix less pressure on top of legs, less pressure on lymphatics and therefore less leg swelling, less skin stretching and perhaps stretch marks, less muscle stretching and risk for diastasis of the muscles, and / or improved overall abdominal tone. The device disclosed herein is especially helpful for women with the second or any later pregnancy, as the abdomen and pelvis are already stretched from previous pregnancies and they tend to have less support, for multiparous pregnancy such as twins or triplets, and for working women who may need to be on their feet at work for long periods of time. Additionally, the advantages associated with the device disclosed herein includes alleviation of Diastasis Recti, reduced occurrence of sports induced hernia and / or groin strain, less occurrence of Achilles' tendon rupture, less calf swallowing, prevention of skin chafing, less postnatal complication, alleviation of stretch marks, alleviation of urinary incontinence, alleviation of pelvic floor dysfunction, less back pain, improvement in posture, improved medialization of rectus muscles early postpartum, and improved hip stabilization. The benefit of integrating the device disclosed herein into clothing as opposed to wearing it separately, is that it is less likely to “ride” up or down as the body moves and thus it fits better to the body. Further, the integration of the device discloses herein underneath a layer of clothing avoids direction contact with the skin, thus additionally reduces skin reaction, redness, chafing, or other discomfort. The integration of the device disclosed herein into a piece of a garment is removable, reversible, adjustable, and independent of the fabric, shape, or other properties of the garment.

Problems solved by technology

As the abdominal distension and weight gain continues, discomfort and difficulty increases even in daily activities such as sleeping, walking, bending, or driving.

Physical activities, especially sports activities, may be prone to induce and / or affected by different health conditions including sports hernia, groin strain, and Achilles tendon rupture

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