# US 10,195,475 B2 · Resistance training system

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- Number: US 10,195,475 B2
- Document ID: US10195475B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/234,861
- Filed: 2016-08-11
- Published: 2017-02-02
- Granted: 2019-02-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-05-04
- Assignees: Functionwear, LLC
- Applicants: Functionwear, LLC
- Inventors: Daniel Schreiber; Christopher T. Cranke
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10195475B2

## CPC

- A63B 21/0557: {Details of attachments, e.g. clips or clamps}
- A41F 9/00: Belts, girdles, or waistbands for trousers or skirts
- A63B 21/00061: {Replaceable resistance units of different strengths, e.g. for swapping}
- A63B 21/00065: {by increasing or reducing the number of resistance units}
- A63B 21/0552: {Elastic ropes or bands}
- A63B 21/4007: {to the chest region, e.g. to the back chest}
- A63B 21/4009: {to the waist}
- A63B 21/4015: {to the foot}
- A63B 21/4019: {to the hand}
- A63B 21/4025: {Resistance devices worn on the user's body (A63B21/065 takes precedence)}
- A63B 21/4043: {Free movement, i.e. the only restriction coming from the resistance (A63B21/00043, A63B21/072 take precedence)}
- A63B 23/03541: {Moving independently from each other (A63B22/00 takes precedence)}
- A63B 23/03575: {Apparatus used for exercising upper and lower limbs simultaneously}
- A63B 21/0442: {Anchored at one end only, the other end being manipulated by the user}
- A63B 21/169: {for anchoring on or against a wall}
- A63B 21/4005: {to the shoulder}
- A63B 21/4013: {to the ankle}
- A63B 21/4021: {to the wrist}
- A63B 69/0022: {for skating}
- A63B 69/0028: {for running, jogging or speed-walking (movable endless bands A63B22/02)}
- A63B 2209/02: with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres
- A63B 2209/10: with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
- A63B 2225/096: automatically adjusted according to anthropometric data of the user
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)
- A41F: GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS

## Abstract

A physical training system configured to be worn on a human body includes an article of footwear configured to receive a foot. A medial connection member is disposed on the medial side of the article of footwear and a lateral connection member is disposed on the lateral side of the article of footwear opposite the first connection member. The dorsal side of the article of footwear extends between the medial connection member and the lateral connection member. The physical training system further includes a torso member configured to engage the torso of the wearer. At least one elastic resistance band extends between the lateral connection member and the torso member and between the medial connection member and the torso member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A physical training system configured to be worn on a human body, the physical training system comprising:
an article of footwear formed from an elastic material and configured to receive a foot of the human body such that a substantial entirety of the foot is covered with the elastic material, the article of footwear including a lateral side, a medial side, a dorsal side, and a plantar side;
a medial strap portion connected to the elastic material on the medial side of the article of footwear and extending to the plantar side of the article of footwear;
a lateral strap portion connected to the elastic material on the lateral side of the article of footwear and extending to the plantar side of the article of footwear;
a first connection ring connected to the medial strap portion and disposed on the medial side of the article of footwear;
a second connection ring connected to the lateral strap portion and disposed on the lateral side of the article of footwear opposite the first connection ring;
a torso member configured to engage a torso of the human body; and
at least one elastic resistance band extending between the first connection ring and the torso member and between the second connection ring and the torso member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The physical training system of claim 1 wherein the first strap portion and the second strap portion are portions of one strap extending across the plantar side of the article of footwear.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The physical training system of claim 1 wherein the medial strap portion and the lateral strap portion are portions of two distinct straps on the article of footwear, wherein the first connection ring is disposed on a free end of the medial strap portion and the second connection ring is disposed on a free end of the lateral strap portion, wherein the free ends of the medial strap portion and the lateral strap portion are freely moveable relative to the elastic material that forms the article of footwear.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The physical training system of claim 1 wherein the at least one elastic resistance band includes a first elastic resistance band portion and a second elastic resistance band portion, the first elastic resistance band portion extending between the first connection ring and the torso member and the second elastic resistance band portion extending between the second connection ring and the torso member.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The physical training system of claim 1 wherein the at least one elastic resistance band is a single elastic resistance band extending from the first connection ring to the torso member and from the torso member to the second connection ring.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The physical training system of claim 1 wherein the article of footwear is a spat.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The physical training system of claim 1 wherein the first connection ring is one of a plurality of connection rings disposed on the medial side of the article of footwear, and wherein the second connection ring is one of a plurality of connection rings disposed on the lateral side of the article of footwear, the physical training system further comprising a third connection ring connected to a heel end of the article of footwear and at least one additional elastic resistance band extending between the third connection ring and the torso member.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The physical training system of claim 1 wherein the first connection ring is directly opposed to the second connection ring with a strap on a dorsal side of the article of footwear extending between the first connection ring and the second connection ring.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The physical training system of claim 1 wherein the torso member is a belt.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The physical training system of claim 1 wherein the medial strap portion is directly connected to the elastic material the medial side of the article of footwear and the lateral strap portion is directly connected to the elastic material on the lateral side of the article of footwear.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The physical training system of claim 1 wherein the medial strap portion and the lateral strap portion are portions of one strap extending across and loosely spaced from the dorsal side of the article of footwear.

### Claim 12

An article of footwear for use in a resistance exercise system of the type in which one or more elastic resistance bands are attached between a user's torso and one or more limbs or extremities, the article of footwear comprising:
an elastic sock configured to receive and cover at least most of a foot of the user, the sock including a lateral side, a medial side, a dorsal side, and a plantar side, said dorsal side defining a center section;
at least one strap connected to the elastic sock, the at least one strap including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion connected to the elastic material and extending to the plantar side of the article of footwear, and the second portion free from the elastic sock with sufficient slack so as to be loosely spaced above the center section of the dorsal side of the sock; and
at least one connection member coupled to the at least one strap;
wherein the strap and the connection member are configured and constructed to be coupled to an elastic resistance band such that when the connection member is pulled by a force applied via the elastic resistance band, the connection member pulls the strap in a direction of the force.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The article of footwear of claim 12 wherein the second portion of the at least one strap has sufficient slack to extend from the lateral side to the medial side of the article of footwear and remain loosely spaced above the center section of the dorsal side of the sock.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The article of footwear of claim 13 wherein the at least one connection member is freely moveable along the second portion of the at least one strap.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The article of footwear of claim 12 wherein the first portion of the at least one strap extends from the lateral side of the article of footwear, completely across the plantar side, and to the medial side of the article of footwear.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The article of footwear of claim 15 further comprising a mounting pad positioned on the plantar side of the sock, the at least one strap connected to the mounting pad.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The article of footwear of claim 12 wherein the sock is formed from a neoprene material.

### Claim 18 (depends on 12)

The article of footwear of claim 12 wherein the connection member is a ring.

### Claim 19 (depends on 12)

The article of footwear of claim 12 wherein at least one strap is connected to the sock by a stitch, a fuse, a weld or an adhesive.