Toning garment with modular resistance unit docking platforms
AssigneeTau Orthopedics, LLC
InventorsGerard von Hoffmann, Belinko K. Matsuura, David G. Matsuura
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Abstract
Disclosed is a technical training garment configured for use with modular, interchangeable electronics and resistance modules. The garment provides resistance to movement throughout an angular range of motion and tracks biomechanical parameters such as stride length, stride rate, angular velocity and incremental power expended by the wearer. The garment may be low profile, and worn by a wearer as a primary garment or beneath or over conventional clothing. Alternatively, the device may be worn as a supplemental training tool during conventional training protocols.
Claims24
A wearable garment training system comprising:
- a waist portion;
- a left leg portion;
- a right leg portion;
- a left hip module carried by the garment such that movement of the left leg portion relative to the waist portion is captured by the left hip module;
- a right hip module carried by the garment such that movement of the right leg portion relative to the waist portion is captured by the right hip module;
- a left sensor in the left module;
- a right sensor in the right module;
- wherein the left and right sensors each measure angular displacement of the left and right leg at the hip throughout a range of motion, and
- wherein the left leg portion comprises a stretch fabric, and the left hip module is coupled to the stretch fabric through a force transfer layer which exhibits less stretch than the stretch fabric, measured in a circumferential direction around the left leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.