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US 12,757,953 B2Granted
Augmented gear for exercise, therapy and daily use
AssigneeGravity UpGear, LLC
InventorsBrent Yates, Alberto G Fuentes
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Abstract
Augmented gear for a user comprises a plurality of weights integrated into the augmented gear, wherein said plurality of weights are a selected fraction of the user's body weight. An insulating material traps the user's body heat under the augmented gear. The augmented gear is also configured to compress against the user's body in three dimensions. The combination of weight, insulation, and compression provides the user with synergistic performance.
Claims20
Augmented gear for a user, comprising:
- a garment formed at least in part of an insulating material configured to trap the user's body heat under the insulating material, the garment defined by at least a front bodice, an opposite back bodice, and a connector extending between and interconnecting the front bodice and the back bodice;
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- a plurality of weights integrated into a lining of the garment such that the lining bears at least a portion of a load of the plurality of weights, wherein the plurality of weights are distributed equally throughout weight-bearing portions of the lining of the garment, wherein each of the front bodice and the back bodice comprises at least one of the plurality of weights and the connector is formed from an elastic or compressible material such that the garment is configured to compress against the user's body in at least two dimensions inwardly from the front bodice and the back bodice.
A method of manufacturing augmented gear, the method comprising:
- assembling a garment shell using an insulating material by forming at least a front bodice, an opposite back bodice, and a connector extending between and interconnecting the front bodice and the back bodice, the insulating material configured to trap the user's body heat under the insulating material;
- preparing a lining for the garment shell;
- closing a first set of sides of at least one of the shell and the lining, wherein the at least one of the shell and the lining is configured to receive a plurality of weights;
- installing one or more weights into the lining such that the lining bears at least a portion of a load of the one or more weights;
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- closing a second set of sides of the at least one of the shell and the lining, wherein closing the second set of sides encloses the one or more weights, wherein each of the front bodice and the back bodice comprises at least one of the plurality of weights and the connector is formed from an elastic or compressible material such that the garment is configured to compress against the user's body in at least two dimensions inwardly from the front bodice and the back bodice.
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