Segmented Weighted Garment for Spinal Muscle Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing weighted garments are bulky, limit flexibility, and cannot be worn comfortably under street clothes for extended periods, especially for activities like walking, running, or daily tasks, and are not designed to target smaller postural muscles effectively without repetitive exercises, which is problematic for individuals with spinal disorders.
Innovation Solution
A weighted garment with lighter weights integrated into elastic materials and deep pressure compression systems that can be worn under street clothes, targeting core postural muscles through all planes of motion, using materials like metal, silicone, and gel weights, and adjustable compartments to provide deep touch pressure compression.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional weighted garments are used, then muscle strengthening effect is achieved, but the garments become bulky and limit flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The weighted garment is divided into multiple separate weight components (weights 150) that can be independently positioned at different locations along the elastic portion, allowing the total weight to be distributed in a way that strengthens muscles without concentrating bulk in one area, thereby maintaining flexibility during movement
Solution Approach 2:
Different sections of the garment apply different compression forces through strategically placed weights at specific locations along the elastic portion, providing targeted muscle engagement in different regions (thoracic, lumbar, sacral areas) while keeping other areas lighter and more flexible
2Strength
If traditional weighted garments are used, then muscle strengthening effect is achieved, but they cannot be worn comfortably under street clothes for extended periods
Solution Approach 1:
The weighted garment uses a thin elastic portion (140) that can be worn as an undergarment, with weights (150) integrated into the elastic material itself rather than attached as separate bulky components, allowing the garment to be worn under street clothes without being noticeable
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic portion is made from composite materials that combine elastic properties with integrated weight materials (metal, silicone, or gel), creating a unified structure that provides muscle strengthening while maintaining the comfort and discretion of wearable clothing
3Strength
If traditional weighted garments are used, then muscle strengthening effect is achieved, but they are not designed to target smaller postural muscles effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The weight system is segmented into multiple discrete weights (150) positioned at specific locations along the elastic portion, allowing targeted engagement of different postural muscle groups (thoracic, lumbar, sacral) through strategic weight placement rather than using a single centralized weight
Solution Approach 2:
Different weights are positioned at specific locations along the elastic portion to provide localized compression and engagement of specific postural muscles in different regions of the spine, enabling targeted strengthening of smaller postural muscles without requiring complex exercise routines
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AI summary
A garment to provide targeted training of small muscles along a spine of a user. The garment can be configured to extend around a torso of a user from an upper end portion to a lower end portion. A plurality of weights can be distributed and arranged along the body. The body and the plurality of weights can be configured to conform to the fleshy part of a user's body and to provide deep touch pressure compression of the plurality of weights to the torso to target the small postural muscles supporting the spine of a user when worn by the user, to engage and train the small postural muscles of the spine. The plurality of weights can be movable relative to one another with movement of the vertebrae of the user's spine, and the weights can be configured to move in a corresponding motion with the vertebrae of the user.