Modest swimsuit system
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorTracy Meagher Murphy
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to full-coverage modest swimsuit system that includes features that improve performance and provide full range of motion without sacrificing modesty. In one example aspect, the swimsuit system includes an upper-body garment, a lower-body garment, and a head cover coupled to the upper-body garment. The upper-body garment includes extendable elastic cuffs at each wrist opening and at least one vent opening to provide improved water flow. The lower body garment includes an extendable elastic cuff at each ankle opening and at least one vent opening to provide improved water flow. The upper-body garment may further comprise an integrated bra for support. The head cover also includes a vent opening and a hair management pocket to hold hair in place.
Claims17
A swimsuit system comprising:
- an upper-body garment having a torso portion defining a neck opening, a first long sleeve extending from the torso portion and having a first wrist opening, and a second long sleeve extending from the torso portion and having a second wrist opening, wherein the first wrist opening and the second wrist opening each include an extendable elastic cuff, and wherein the upper-body garment includes at least one vent opening at the first long sleeve and at least one vent opening at the second long sleeve;
- a head cover coupled to the neck opening of the upper-body garment comprising a vent opening located on a posterior portion of the head cover, the vent opening including a mesh panel that couples an upper edge of a neck panel to a lower edge of the head cover;
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- a lower-body garment having a torso portion, a first leg portion extending from the torso portion and having a first ankle opening, and a second leg portion extending from the torso portion and having a second ankle opening, wherein the first ankle opening and the second ankle opening each include an extendable elastic cuff, and wherein the lower-body garment includes at least one vent opening located at one or more of a first knee area of the first leg portion and a second knee area of the second leg portion, wherein the at least one vent opening of the lower-body garment extends circumferentially around a posterior region of the first knee area and around a posterior region of the second knee area.
A swimsuit system comprising:
- an upper-body garment having a torso portion defining a neck opening, a first long sleeve extending from a first sleeve opening of the torso portion and having a first wrist opening, and a second long sleeve extending from a second sleeve opening of the torso portion and having a second wrist opening, wherein the first wrist opening and the second wrist opening each include an extendable elastic cuff, and wherein the upper-body garment includes at least one vent opening at one or more of the neck opening, the first long sleeve, and the second long sleeve;
- a bra having a front side, a back side, and a pair of shoulder straps that extend from the front side and are affixed adjacent to the neck opening of the upper-body garment;
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- a head cover fixedly coupled to the neck opening of the upper-body garment, wherein the head cover further comprises a vent opening located on a posterior portion of the head cover, wherein the vent opening located on a posterior portion of the head cover includes a mesh panel that couples an upper edge of a neck panel to a lower edge of the head cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.