Wearable airfoil
OwnerJoao M P Correla Nevesinventor
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Abstract
An wearable airfoil garment having one or more stretchable suspension lines disposed on the garment between one or more of the following combinations of proximate locations: the wrist and the shoulder, the back of the ankle and the back of the leg (upper portion of the adductor longus), and along a location on the back of the arm and a location on the torso. For each stretchable suspension line, a flexible and stretchable cloth material is attached to and forming a portion of the garment. The flexible and stretchable cloth material is attached to the stretchable suspension line, forming a draped and collapsible airfoil. The one or more stretchable suspension lines forms a cusp shape, whereby a trailing edge is formed.
Claims77
An airfoil garment comprising:
- a wearable garment;
- one or more stretchable suspension lines disposed on the garment between one or more of the following combinations of proximate locations:
- a) the wrist and the shoulder,
- b) the back of the ankle and the back of the leg (upper portion of the adductor longus), and
- c) along a location on the back of the arm and a location on the torso;
- for each stretchable suspension line, a flexible and stretchable cloth material is attached to and forming a portion of the garment;
- wherein the flexible and stretchable cloth material is attached to the stretchable suspension line, forming a draped and collapsible airfoil;
- and
- the one or more stretchable suspension lines forms a cusp shape, whereby a trailing edge is formed.
An airfoil garment comprising:
- a wearable garment;
- one or more stretchable suspension lines disposed on the garment between one or more of the following combinations of proximate locations:
- a) the wrist and the shoulder,
- b) the back of the ankle and the back of the leg (upper portion of the adductor longus), and
- c) along a location on the back of the arm and a location on the torso;
- for each stretchable suspension line, a flexible and stretchable cloth material is attached to and forming a portion of the garment;
- wherein the flexible and stretchable cloth material is attached to the stretchable suspension line, forming a draped and collapsible airfoil;
- and
- wherein the one or more stretchable suspension lines is shaped to form a bluff leading edge.
An aerodynamic drag-reducing garment comprising surfaces over one or more of:
- the arms,
- the legs, and
- the torso of the body of a person wearing the garment;
- self-adaptive, body-conformable aerodynamically efficient airfoil surfaces on the front upper arm, the front upper arm airfoil surface further comprising a bluff leading edge;
- and
- wherein the surfaces comprise self-adaptive and body-conformable airfoil cross-sections.
An aerodynamic drag-reducing garment comprising surfaces over one or more of:
- the arms,
- the legs, and
- the torso of the body of a person wearing the garment;
- self-adaptive, body-conformable aerodynamically efficient airfoil surfaces on one or more of a) the back lower arms and b) legs, the one or more airfoil surfaces further comprising a cusp-shaped trailing edge;
- and
- wherein the surfaces comprise self-adaptive and body-conformable airfoil cross-sections.
An aerodynamic drag-reducing garment comprising surfaces over one or more of:
- the arms,
- the legs, and
- the torso of the body of a person wearing the garment;
- a short-sleeve airfoil, wherein the short-sleeve airfoil is removable;
- and
- wherein the surfaces comprise self-adaptive and body-conformable airfoil cross-sections.
An aerodynamic drag-reducing garment comprising surfaces over one or more of:
- the arms,
- the legs, and
- the torso of the body of a person wearing the garment;
- a jersey and a short sleeve and a torso airfoil wherein the short-sleeve is removable from the jersey;
- and
- wherein the surfaces comprise self-adaptive and body-conformable airfoil cross-sections.
An aerodynamic drag-reducing garment comprising surfaces over one or more of:
- the arms,
- the legs, and
- the torso of the body of a person wearing the garment;
- an aero-dynamically efficient airfoil surface disposed between the torso and the elbow at the back of the arm, whereby a short-sleeve airfoil is formed;
- and wherein the short-sleeve airfoil is removable;
- and
- wherein the surfaces comprise self-adaptive and body-conformable airfoil cross-sections.
An aerodynamic drag-reducing garment comprising surfaces over one or more of:
- the arms,
- the legs, and
- the torso of the body of a person wearing the garment;
- a short-sleeve airfoil, wherein the short-sleeve airfoil is removable;
- and
- wherein the surfaces comprise self-adaptive and body-conformable airfoil cross-sections.
An aerodynamic drag-reducing garment comprising surfaces over one or more of:
- the arms,
- the legs, and
- the torso of the body of a person wearing the garment;
- a leg airfoil, wherein the leg airfoil is removable;
- and
- wherein the surfaces comprise self-adaptive and body-conformable airfoil cross-sections.
An aerodynamic drag-reducing garment comprising surfaces over one or more of:
- the arms,
- the legs, and
- the torso of the body of a person wearing the garment;
- wherein the surfaces comprise self-adaptive and body-conformable airfoil cross-sections;
- and
- wherein portions of the drag-reducing garment are removable to enable user preference for one or more from the combination of:
- style, color, sizing, comfort, level of aerodynamic efficiency, adjustable adjustable airfoil, and non-adjustable airfoil.
An aerodynamic drag-reducing garment comprising surfaces over one or more of:
- the arms,
- the legs, and
- the torso of the body of a person wearing the garment;
- wherein the surfaces comprise self-adaptive and body-conformable airfoil cross-sections;
- and
- wherein the self-adjusting airfoil surfaces comprise a stretchable tensioned suspension line with a stretchable fabric draped over the suspension line.
A wearable airfoil comprising:
- a wearable material, wherein the wearable material conforms to a human leg at locations proximate to:
- the upper portion of the adductor longus;
- the lower portion of the soleus;
- and
- a front portion of the human leg, forming a bluff leading edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.