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US 8,407,814 B2Granted
Garment
Assigneeadidas International Marketing B.V.
InventorsMichel Caillibotte, Vincent Philippe Rouiller
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Abstract
A garment for a part of the body, and in particular a sport pant, includes an elasticity element, or a number of such elements, disposed on a portion of the garment, while another portion of the garment is free of elasticity elements. As a result, the garment can store energy by elastic elongation under a movement of, for example, a leg. This energy can then be released under a second movement of the leg in the opposite direction, resulting in the garment supporting the second movement of the leg.
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A garment for at least an upper portion of a body, the garment comprising:
- a fabric disposable over at least a portion of an upper body of a wearer at a location corresponding to at least a portion of a front region, an intermediate region, and a rear region of the upper body, when worn, wherein the fabric comprises:
- a front fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the front region of the upper body;
- an intermediate fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the intermediate region of the upper body;
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- a rear fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the rear region of the upper body;
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- at least one elasticity element associated with the fabric, the at least one elasticity element comprising a plurality of bands arranged in at least a single layer and extending at least partially over the intermediate fabric portion, wherein the at least one elasticity element comprises a restoring force, under an elongation of 100%, of between approximately 5 N and approximately 50 N.
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A garment for at least a lower portion of a body, the garment comprising:
- a fabric disposable over at least a portion of a lower body of a wearer at a location corresponding to at least a portion of a front region, an outer side region, and a rear region of the lower body, when worn, wherein the fabric comprises:
- a front fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the front region of the lower body;
- a side fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the outer side region of the lower body;
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- a rear fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the rear region of the lower body;
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- at least one elasticity element associated with the fabric, the at least one elasticity element comprising a plurality of bands arranged in at least a single layer and extending at least partially over the rear fabric portion and the side fabric portion, wherein the at least one elasticity element comprises a restoring force, under an elongation of 100%, of between approximately 5 N and approximately 50 N.
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A garment for at least an upper portion of a body, the garment comprising:
- a fabric disposable over at least a portion of an upper body of a wearer at a location corresponding to at least a portion of a front region, an intermediate region, and a rear region of the upper body, when worn, wherein the fabric comprises:
- a front fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the front region of the upper body;
- an intermediate fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the intermediate region of the upper body;
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- a rear fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the rear region of the upper body;
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- at least one elasticity element associated with the fabric, the at least one elasticity element comprising a web-like arrangement of bands arranged in at least a single layer and extending at least partially over the intermediate fabric portion, wherein the at least one elasticity element comprises a restoring force, under an elongation of 100%, of between approximately 5 N and approximately 50 N.
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A garment for at least a lower portion of a body, the garment comprising:
- a fabric disposable over at least a portion of a lower body of a wearer at a location corresponding to at least a portion of a front region, an outer side region, and a rear region of the lower body, when worn, wherein the fabric comprises:
- a front fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the front region of the lower body;
- a side fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the outer side region of the lower body;
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- a rear fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the rear region of the lower body;
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- at least one elasticity element associated with the fabric, the at least one elasticity element comprising a web-like arrangement of bands arranged in at least a single layer and extending at least partially over the rear fabric portion and the side fabric portion, wherein the at least one elasticity element comprises a restoring force, under an elongation of 100%, of between approximately 5 N and approximately 50 N.
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A garment for an upper portion and a lower portion of a body, the garment comprising:
- a fabric disposable over at least a portion of an upper body and a lower body of a wearer at a location corresponding to at least a portion of a front region, an intermediate region, and a rear region of the upper body and the lower body, when worn, wherein the fabric comprises:
- a front fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the front region of the upper body and the lower body;
- an intermediate fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the intermediate region of the upper body and the lower body;
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- a rear fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the rear region of the upper body and the lower body;
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- at least two elasticity elements associated with the fabric, each elasticity element comprising a web-like arrangement of bands arranged in at least a single layer and extending at least partially over the rear fabric portion and the intermediate fabric portion, wherein each elasticity element comprises a restoring force, under an elongation of 100%, of between approximately 5 N and approximately 50 N.
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A garment for an upper portion and a lower portion of a body, the garment comprising:
- a fabric disposable over at least a portion of an upper body and a lower body of a wearer at a location corresponding to at least a portion of a front region, an intermediate region, and a rear region of the upper body and the lower body, when worn, wherein the fabric comprises:
- a front fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the front region of the upper body and the lower body;
- an intermediate fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the intermediate region of the upper body and the lower body;
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- a rear fabric portion corresponding to at least a portion of the rear region of the upper body and the lower body;
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- at least two elasticity elements associated with the fabric, each elasticity element comprising a plurality of bands arranged in at least a single layer and extending at least partially over the rear fabric portion and the intermediate fabric portion, wherein each elasticity element comprises a restoring force, under an elongation of 100%, of between approximately 5 N and approximately 50N.
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