Garment with compression adjustment arrangement
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsJason Berns, Mari Lucero
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Abstract
A garment configured to be worn on a human body includes at least one fabric portion provided on a torso portion or a limb portion of the garment. The at least one fabric portion is comprised of an elastic material and is configured to provide a degree of compression to the human body depending on a degree of stretch of the at least one fabric portion. The garment further includes a compression adjustment arrangement coupled to the at least one fabric portion. The compression adjustment arrangement includes a plurality of fluid pockets positioned on an inner side of the at least one fabric portion and a pump configured to pump fluid into the plurality of fluid pockets in order to stretch the at least one fabric portion.
Claims10
A garment configured to be worn on a human body part, the garment comprising:
- a fabric panel comprised of an elastic material, the fabric panel configured to provide a degree of compression to the human body part depending on a degree of stretch of the fabric panel;
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- a compression adjustment arrangement coupled to the fabric panel, the compression adjustment arrangement comprising a roller and a pocket, wherein the roller is retained at least partially within the pocket and is configured to rotate in a first direction such that at least a portion of the fabric panel is collected into the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.