Toning garment with integrated damper
AssigneeTau Orthopedics, LLC
InventorsKaitlin von Hoffmann, Gerard von Hoffmann
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Abstract
Disclosed is a muscle toning garment with force dampening resistance elements, which may be fluid filled rotary dampers. The garment provides resistance training throughout an angular range of motion. The garment may be low profile, and worn by a wearer as a primary garment or beneath conventional clothing. Toning may thereby be accomplished throughout the wearer's normal daily activities, without the need for access to conventional exercise equipment. Alternatively, the device may be worn as a supplemental training tool during conventional training techniques.
Claims41
A toning garment, comprising:
- a waist;
- a left leg, extending across a left hip;
- a right leg, extending across a right hip;
- a left fluid filled damper at the left hip, comprising a housing and a rotatable connector;
- the housing secured with respect to the waist by adhesive;
- and
- a right fluid filled damper at the right hip;
- wherein each of the left and right dampers are secured with respect to the corresponding leg by a femoral lever extending inferiorly from the damper and each of the left and right dampers is secured with respect to the hip by a force dissipation layer.
A lower body toning garment, comprising:
- a waist portion, a right leg and a left leg;
- a left rotation point on a lateral side of the left leg and a right rotation point on a lateral side of the right leg, the left and right rotation points configured to be functionally aligned with a transverse axis of rotation extending through the center of rotation of a wearer's right and left hip in an as worn orientation;
- a left resistance unit mounted at the left rotation point;
- a right resistance unit mounted at the right rotation point;
- each of the left and right resistance units comprising a housing and a lever arm rotatable through a range of motion;
- the housing for the left resistance unit is attached to the garment at the left rotation point and a left lever arm is attached to the left leg;
- and
- the housing for the right resistance unit is attached to the garment at the right rotation point and a right lever arm is attached to the right leg, wherein
- each of the left and right resistance units comprises a fluid filled damper, and the fluid comprises an electro-rheological fluid.
A toning garment, comprising:
- a waist;
- a left leg, extending across a left hip;
- a right leg, extending across a right hip;
- a left fluid filled damper at the left hip, comprising a housing and a rotatable connector, the housing secured with respect to the waist;
- and
- a right fluid filled damper at the right hip;
- wherein each of the left and right dampers are secured with respect to the corresponding leg by a femoral lever extending inferiorly from the damper and each of the left and right dampers is secured with respect to the hip by a force dissipation layer secured to the garment by stitching.
A lower body toning garment, comprising:
- a waist portion, a right leg and a left leg;
- a left rotation point on a lateral side of the left leg and a right rotation point on a lateral side of the right leg, the left and right rotation points configured to be functionally aligned with a transverse axis of rotation extending through a center of rotation of a wearer's right and left hip in an as worn orientation;
- a left resistance unit mounted at the left rotation point;
- a right resistance unit mounted at the right rotation point;
- each of the left and right resistance units comprising a housing and a lever arm rotatable through a range of motion;
- the housing for the left resistance unit is attached to the garment at the left rotation point and a left lever arm is attached to the left leg;
- and
- the housing for the right resistance unit is attached to the garment at the right rotation point and a right lever arm is attached to the right leg, wherein
- each of the left and right resistance units comprises a fluid filled damper, and the fluid comprises a magneto-rheological fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.