Athletic garment
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorThomas Derderian
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Abstract
The present invention relates to athletic garments and, in particular, to tight, form-fitting athletic garment with panels to simultaneously warm preselected small, fragile muscles and tendons and provide ventilation for preselected large, hard-working and heat-generating muscles. In a preferred embodiment, the garment is a runner's tight with relatively open mesh panels covering the quadraceps and calf muscles and tightly knit panels covering the hamstring muscles, the front of the leg, the achilles tendons region and the groin area. The open mesh panels and the knit panels are preferably joined at their adjacent edges by relatively broad, four-needle flat seams which provide a proprioceptive effect.
Claims12
A form-fitting athletic garment to simultaneously warm preselected tendons and fragile muscles while allowing excess heat to escape preselected large, hard-working muscles, comprising:
- first fabric panels having relatively open mesh to cover preselected large, hard-working muscles;
- second fabric panels having relatively closed mesh to cover preselected tendons and fragile muscles;
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- said first and second fabric panels being joined at their adjacent edges by seams so that the garment form-fits a wearer and said first fabric panels cover the preselected large, hard-working muscles and the second fabric panels cover the preselected tendons and fragile muscles.
A form-fitting athletic tight to simultaneously warm preselected tendons and fragile muscles of a performing athlete while allowing excess heat to escape preselected large, hard-working muscles, comprising:
- a waistband;
- first fabric panels formed of relatively open-mesh material to cover preselected large, hard-working muscles of the legs;
- second fabric panels formed of relatively tight knit material to cover preselected fragile muscles and tendons of the legs;
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- said first and second fabric panels being joined at their adjacent edges by seams so that the athletic tight form-fits the lower body of a wearer and said first fabric panels cover the preselected large, hard-working muscles and the second fabric panels cover the preselected tendons and fragile muscles.
A tight, form-fitting athletic garment providing a proprioceptive function comprising:
- separate fabric panels for covering predetermined muscle and tendon groups of an athlete in a tight, form-fitting manner;
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- said separate fabric panels joined at their adjacent edges by relatively broad flat seams which move against the skin of a performing athlete enabling the wearer to feel his own movements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.