Posture improving garment
AssigneeIntelliskin USA, LLC
InventorTimothy W. Brown
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Abstract
A garment adapted to be worn by a wearer. The garment includes a main body portion that is configured to be worn over at least a portion of the wearer's lumbo-pelvic region, hips and at least a portion of the legs, wherein the main body portion includes first and second leg portions that each define an axis. The garment also includes a strap system that includes a plurality of leg straps releasably affixed to the main body portion. Each of the leg straps includes at least one connector for affixing the leg strap to the main body portion. Each of the leg straps overlies a grip layer that is adapted to contact the wearer's skin when the garment is worn.
Claims22
A garment adapted to be worn by a wearer, the garment comprising:
- a main body portion, wherein the main body portion is configured to be worn over at least a portion of the wearer's lumbo-pelvic region, hips and at least a portion of the legs, wherein the main body portion includes first and second leg portions each defining a longitudinal axis and configured to extend toward a respective knee of the wearer so as to envelop a substantial portion of a respective upper leg of the wearer,
- at least a first strap associated with the main body portion, wherein at least a portion of the first strap is releasably affixed to the first leg portion, and
- at least a first grip layer associated with the main body portion, wherein the first strap overlies the first grip layer, and wherein the first grip layer is configured to come into contact with a wearer's skin when the garment is worn.
A method comprising the steps of:
- donning a garment that covers at least a portion of the wearer's lumbo-pelvic region, hips and at least a portion of the legs, wherein the garment includes first and second leg portions each defining a longitudinal axis and configured to extend toward a respective knee of the wearer so as to envelop a substantial portion of a respective upper leg of the wearer, and
- positioning a first strap on the first leg portion such that it extends in a spiral about the longitudinal axis of the first leg portion, thereby defining a first spiral direction, wherein the first strap overlies a first grip layer that is in contact with the skin on the wearer's leg, and wherein the first grip layer pulls the wearer's skin in the first spiral direction.
A garment adapted to be worn by a wearer, the garment comprising:
- a main body portion, wherein the main body portion is configured to be worn over at least a portion of the wearer's lumbo-pelvic region, hips and at least a portion of the legs, wherein the main body portion includes first and second leg portions each defining a longitudinal axis and configured to extend toward a respective knee of the wearer so as to envelop a substantial portion of a respective upper leg of the wearer, and
- a strap system that includes a plurality of leg straps releasably affixed to the main body portion, wherein each of the leg straps includes at least one connector for affixing the strap to the main body portion, wherein each of the leg straps overlies a grip layer that is adapted to contact the wearer's skin when the garment is worn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.