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US 10,299,519 B2Granted
Variable compression garment
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsEdward Louis Harber, Irena Ilcheva
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Abstract
Variable compression garments may use an elastomer such as silicone printed on a textile to create a varying amount of compressive force along a limb. Greater amounts of elastomer may be used to create greater amounts of compressive force.
Claims20
A garment comprising:
- a body portion formed from a base textile, the body portion configured to cover a torso area of a wearer when the garment is worn;
- and
- a first and second extremity portion formed from the base textile and extending from the body portion, the first and second extremity portions configured to cover a respective extremity of the wearer when the garment is worn, each of the first and second extremity portions being tubular, each of the first and second extremity portions having a proximal end and a distal end, each of the first and second extremity portions comprising:
- a plurality of ring portions formed from an elastomer, each of the plurality of ring portions having a first edge, a second edge, and a thickness defined as a distance between the first edge and the second edge of the each ring portion, wherein the each of the plurality of ring portions is configured to encompass a circumference of a portion of the wearer's respective extremity when the garment is worn, and wherein the thickness of the each of the plurality of ring portions increases from the proximal end of the first and second extremity portions to the distal end of the first and second extremity portions.
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A garment comprising:
- a base textile formed into at least a first extremity portion and a second extremity portion, each of the first and second extremity portions having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the base textile has elastic properties that provide a first compressive force to legs of a wearer when the garment is in an as-worn configuration;
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- at least two pluralities of elastomer rings each extending around the circumference of the each of the first extremity portion and the second extremity portion, wherein each of the elastomer rings has a first edge, a second edge, and a thickness defined as a distance between the first edge and the second edge of the each of the elastomer rings, wherein the each of the elastomer rings exerts a second compressive force that combines with the first compressive force to produce a total compressive force of the garment at a given location along the first extremity portion and the second extremity portion,
- wherein the thickness of the each of the plurality of ring portions increases from the proximal end of the first and second extremity portions to the distal end of the first and second extremity portions.
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A method for forming a compression garment, the method comprising:
- providing a base textile used to form the compression garment;
- forming at least a first and second extremity portion from the base textile, each of the first extremity portion and the second extremity portion having a proximal end and a distal end;
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- applying an elastomeric material to the first and second extremity portions of the base textile to form a plurality of ring portions, wherein each of the plurality of ring portions has a first edge, a second edge, and a thickness defined as a distance between the first edge and the second edge of the each ring portion, wherein the each of the plurality of ring portions is configured to encompass a circumference of a wearer's respective extremity when the compression garment is worn, and wherein the thickness of the each of the plurality of ring portions increases from the proximal end of the first and second extremity portions to the distal end of the first and second extremity portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.