Wetsuits With Hydrodynamic Interlocking And Kinesiologic Features
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJames Molyneux, Ty A. Ransom
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Abstract
A wetsuit for aquatic activities may include a wetsuit material having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The wetsuit may also include a chest pad located on the first surface in an anterior portion of the wetsuit corresponding with a portion of the wetsuit associated with the chest region of a wearer of the wetsuit. The chest pad may include a left-angled superior surface and a right-angled superior surface that intersect at a prow disposed at a superior portion of the chest pad, each of the left-angled superior surface and the right-angled superior surface being configured to route water from the chest region in a lateral direction.
Claims46
A wetsuit for aquatic activities, the wetsuit comprising:
- a wetsuit material having a first surface and an opposite second surface;
- and
- a chest pad located on the first surface in an anterior portion of the wetsuit corresponding with a portion of the wetsuit associated with the chest region of a wearer of the wetsuit, the chest pad including a left-angled superior surface and a right-angled superior surface that intersect at a prow disposed at a superior portion of the chest pad, each of the left-angled superior surface and the right-angled superior surface being configured to route water from the chest region in a lateral direction.
A wetsuit for aquatic activities, the wetsuit comprising:
- a wetsuit material having a first surface and an opposite second surface;
- and
- at least one sipe in the first surface, extending from an upper portion of a chest region of the wetsuit to a lateral portion of the chest region of the wetsuit.
A wetsuit for aquatic activities, the wetsuit comprising:
- a wetsuit material having a first surface and an opposite second surface;
- and
- a first paddling assist member disposed on an arm region of the wetsuit, including a flap portion on the first surface configured to lay flat while inserting the arm region into water, and extend outward from the first surface when the arm region is drawn backward during a paddling stroke movement to provide greater resistance to the movement and, thereby, increase the thrust provided by the movement.
A wetsuit for aquatic activities, the wetsuit comprising:
- a wetsuit material formed in a first section and a second section, the first section and the second section being configured to be adjoined together to enclose a portion of the body of a wearer;
- wherein the first section includes a first adjoining edge portion having a first edge thickness that is less than a thickness of adjacent portions of the first section;
- wherein the second section includes a second adjoining edge portion having a second edge thickness that is less than a thickness of adjacent portions of the second section;
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- wherein the first adjoining edge portion and the second adjoining edge portion are configured to fit together in an overlapping configuration such that the combined thickness of corresponding portions of the edge portions is approximately the same as the thickness of adjacent portions of the first section and the second section.
A wetsuit for aquatic activities, the wetsuit comprising:
- a wetsuit material;
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- an elongate kinesiology strip formed of an elastic material and incorporated into the wetsuit material in a location and orientation configured to exert tension on the wetsuit in a predetermined direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.