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US 6,656,097 B2Granted
Exercise kit and method of using same
OwnerLinda Lee Kareckiinventor
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Abstract
An exercise kit includes an article of clothing stitched together using strands of a metallic fiber, wherein the metallic fiber imparts a memory property to the article of clothing to cause dynamic tensioning and compressing when the article of clothing is deformed from an original shape through the natural extension and flexing actions of a user wearing the article of clothing.
Claims20
An exercise kit in the form of an exercise garment, comprising:
- a foundation article of clothing of a desired shape and function to help facilitate the exercise of at least one muscle group of a user;
- and
- at least one shape memory alloy member fixed onto said foundation article to overlay said at least one muscle group of the user, said memory alloy member providing dynamic tensioning and compressing against said at least one muscle group as the muscle group moves through natural extension and flexing actions of the user.
An exercise kit, comprising:
- at least one elongated plastic member having a pair of slots adjacent a distal end thereof and another pair of slots adjacent a proximate end thereof, said plastic member being resilient and providing resistance when deformed and not providing resistance when restored to an original shape;
- and
- a pair of securing straps conformed to fit within respective ones of said slots for helping to secure said plastic member in a position extending longitudinally along a limb portion of a user.
An exercise garment, comprising:
- an article of clothing stitched together using strands of a metallic fiber, said metallic fiber imparting a memory property to said article of clothing to cause dynamic tensioning and compressing when said article is deformed from an original shape through natural extension and flexing actions of a user wearing said article.
A method of exercising, comprising:
- providing an article of clothing stitched together using strands of a metallic fiber, said metallic fiber imparting a memory property to said article of clothing to cause dynamic tensioning and compressing when said article is deformed from an original shape through natural extension and flexing actions of a user wearing said article;
- wearing said article of clothing;
- and
- deforming said article of clothing from said original shape through natural extension and flexing actions of the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.