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US 6,282,729 B1Granted
Waist protection member
AssigneeGunze Limited
InventorsKatsuhiko Oikawa, Nanami Ozawa, Rika Kowatari
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Abstract
A waist protection member comprises a primary chamber (33) to be placed against at least an area of the human body surface in correspondence to a greater trochanter (1a) of a femur (1), and is fined with a gel-like substance (32). The waist protection member also comprises at least two auxiliary chambers (34) which are vertically juxtaposed to be placed against an area of the human body surface forwardly of the area covered with the primary chamber (33), and which are each filled with the gel-like substance (32) and have a smaller contact area with the human body than does the primary chamber.
Claims22
A waist protection member comprising:
- a primary chamber to be placed over a first area of the human body that includes at least an area of the human body corresponding to a greater trochanter of a femur, with said primary chamber being filled with a gel-like substance;
- and
- at least two auxiliary chambers which are vertically juxtaposed and are to be placed over at least second and third areas, respectively, of the human body forwardly of the first area, with said auxiliary chambers each being filled with a gel-like substance and each having a cross-sectional area corresponding to the second and third areas, respectively, that is less than a cross-sectional area of said primary chamber that corresponds to the first area.
A waist protection member comprising:
- a primary chamber to be placed over a first area of the human body that includes at least an area ofthe human body corresponding to a greater trochanter of a femur, with said primary chamber being filled with a gel-like substance and a foamed material;
- and
- an auxiliary chamber to be placed over a second area of the human body forwardly of the first area, with said auxiliary chamber being filled with said gel-like substance and said foamed material.
A garment for a lower body part, comprising:
- a waist protection member that includes a primary chamber and at least two auxiliary chambers, with
- said primary chamber to be placed over a first area of the human body that includes at least an area of the human body corresponding to a greater trochanter of a femur, and said primary chamber being filled with a gel-like substance;
- and
- said at least two auxiliary chambers being vertically juxtaposed and to be placed over at least second and third areas, respectively, of the human body forwardly ofthe first area, and said auxiliary chambers each being filled with a gel-like substance and each having a cross-sectional area corresponding to the second and third areas, respectively, that is less than a cross-sectional area of said primary chamber that corresponds to the first area.
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An underwear for a lower body part, comprising:
- a waist protection member that includes a primary chamber and at least two auxiliary chambers, with
- said primary chamber to be placed over a first area of the human body that includes at least an area of the human body corresponding to a greater trochanter of a femur, and said primary chamber being filled with a gel-like substance;
- and
- said at least two auxiliary chambers being vertically juxtaposed and to be placed over at least second and third areas, respectively, of the human body forwardly ofthe first area, and said auxiliary chambers each being filled with a gel-like substance and each having a cross-sectional area corresponding to the second and third areas, respectively, that is less than a cross-sectional area of said primary chamber that corresponds to the first area.
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A garment for a lower body part, comprising:
- a waist protection member that includes a primary chamber and at least two auxiliary chambers, with
- (i) said primary chamber to be placed over a first area ofthe human body that includes at least an area of the human body corresponding to a greater trochanter of a femur, and said primary chamber being filled with a gel-like substance;
- and
- (ii) said at least two auxiliary chambers being vertically juxtaposed and to be placed over at least second and third areas, respectively, of the human body forwardly of the first area, and said auxiliary chambers each being filled with a gel-like substance and each having a cross-sectional area corresponding to the second and third areas, respectively, that is less than a cross-sectional area of said primary chamber that corresponds to the first area;
- a lining fabric piece for holding said waist protection member to a back side of a body fabric piece;
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- an impact absorber interposed between said waist protection member and said lining fabric piece or to be interposed between said waist protection member and the body fabric piece.
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An underwear for a lower body part, comprising:
- a waist protection member that includes a primary chamber and at least two auxiliary chambers, with
- (i) said primary chamber to be placed over a first area of the human body that includes at least an area of the human body corresponding to a greater trochanter of a femur, and said primary chamber being filled with a gel-like substance;
- and
- (ii) said at least two auxiliary chambers being vertically juxtaposed and to be placed over at least second and third areas, respectively, of the human body forwardly of the first area, and said auxiliary chambers each being filled with a gel-like substance and each having a cross-sectional area corresponding to the second and third areas, respectively, that is less than a cross-sectional area of said primary chamber that corresponds to the first area;
- a lining fabric piece for holding said waist protection member to a back side of a body fabric piece;
- and
- an impact absorber interposed between said waist protection member and said lining fabric piece or to be interposed between said waist protection member and the body fabric piece.
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A waist protection member comprising:
- a primary chamber to be placed over a first area of the human body that includes at least an area of the human body corresponding to a greater trochanter of a femur, with said primary chamber being filled with a gel-like substance and a foamed material;
- and
- at least two auxiliary chambers which are vertically juxtaposed and are to be placed over at least second and third areas, respectively, of the human body forwardly of the first area, with said auxiliary chambers each being filled with a gel-like substance and a foamed material, and each having a cross-sectional area corresponding to the second and third areas, respectively, that is less than a cross-sectional area of said primary chamber that corresponds to the first area.
A waist protection member comprising:
- a primary chamber to be placed over a first area of the human body that includes at least an area of the human body corresponding to a greater trochanter of a femur, with said primary chamber being filled with a gel-like substance having voids;
- and
- at least two auxiliary chambers which are vertically juxtaposed and are to be placed over at least second and third areas, respectively, of the human body forwardly of the first area, with said auxiliary chambers each being filled with a gel-like substance having voids and each having a cross-sectional area corresponding to the second and third areas, respectively, that is less than a cross-sectional area of said primary chamber that corresponds to the first area.
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