AU2013101710A4 - Resistance exercise clothing device - Google Patents

Abstract

3 The resistance exercise clothing device provides a shirt and a pant. Each is 4 provided with resistance bands disposed within channels. Resistance bands may 5 be permanently installed and may also be removably installed. Resistance bands 6 are provided in various elastic resistance strengths. Removable bands are attached 7 at the origins and insertions by various means that may include but are not limited 8 to mechanical fasteners, such as hook and loop, buttons, snaps, and other 9 appropriate means. The origins of the shirt resistance bands are chosen by a user, 10 from lateral to medial attachment to the shirt reinforced panel. This feature enables I I further resistance properties of the shirt resistance bands by allowing greater or 1 2 lesser pre-load. The device provides resistance against limb movements of a user. 13 Upon donning the shirt, a user loops the shirt resistance bands around thumbs and 14 hands. A user loops pant resistance bands around feet. Page 12 of 12

Description

1 ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. 11-4-18.16PA 2 3 APPLICATION 4 FOR UNITED STATES LETTERS PATENT 5 6 TITLE 7 Resistance Exercise Clothing Device 8 9 INVENTOR 10 Charlie Harb 11 157 Boundary Road 12 Cranebrook, NSW 2747 13 AUSTRALIA 14 15 CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 16 US Provisional Application No. 61497839 Filed 06/16/2011 17 FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 18 Not Applicable 19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A 20 COMPACT DISK 21 Not Applicable 22 23 Page 1 of 12 1 SPECIFICATION 2 3 TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN 4 5 Be it known that 1, Charlie Harb, a citizen of Australia, have invented new and 6 useful improvements in a resistance exercise clothing device as described in this 7 specification. I claim benefit of my US Provisional Patent Application No. 61497839 8 filed on 06/16/2011. 9 10 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 11 12 It is well understood that resistance exercise is beneficial to the human body 13 for countless reasons. People and entities are therefore constantly involved in 14 improving available exercise equipment in order to provide more effective exercise 15 devices and often to reduce the time and equipment needed in exercise. The 16 present device provides separate shirt and pant with built in resistance such that an 17 individual may experience resistance exercise in movements while wearing the 18 device. 19 20 21 22 23 Page 2 of 12 FIELD OF THE INVENTION 3 The resistance exercise clothing device relates to resistance exercise 4 devices and more especially to an exercise clothing device that provides resistance b to substantially most of a wearer s upper and lower limb movements. 6 7 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 8 9 The general purpose of the resistance exercise clothing device, described () subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a resistance exercise clothing device i I which has many novel features that result in an improved resistance exercise 12 clothing device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even I implied by prior art, either alone or in combination thereof. 14 To attain this, the resistance exercise clothing device may provide only a 15 shirt, only a pant, or both. Each of the shirt and pant are provided with resistance 16 bands disposed within channels. Resistance bands may be permanently installed 17 and may also be removably installed. Resistance bands are provided in various 18 elastic resistance strengths. Removable bands may be attached at the origins and 19 insertions by various means that may include but are not limited to mechanical 20 fasteners, such as hook and loop, buttons, snaps, and other appropriate means. 2 The origins of the shirt resistance bands may be chosen by a user, from lateral to 22 medial attachment to the shirt reinforced panel. This feature enables further 23 resistance properties of the shirt resistance bands by allowing greater or lesser pret load of the shirt resistance bands. The shirt and pant may be comprised of various 2 pliable materials, especially those conducive to exercise and freedom of movement, . that are known in the art Upon donning the shirt, a user loops the shirt resistance 4 bands around thumbs and hands. A user loops pant resistance bands around feet. Thus has been broadly outlined the more important features of the improved 6 resistance exercise clothing device so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the S art may be better appreciated, 9 An object of the resistance exercise clothing device is to provide for 10 resistance exercise. II Another object of the resistance exercise clothing device is to provide for 12 resistance exercise for a wearer's arms and legs through being worn during 13 movement 14 A further object of the resistance exercise clothing device is to be 15 unobtrusive in appearance. 16 An added object of the resistance exercise clothing device is to be 17 unobtrusive in use, 18 And, an object of the resistance exercise clothing device is to provide for 19 varied resistance. 20 A further object of the resistance exercise clothing device is to be attractive in 21 appearance. 22 Another object of the resistance exercise clothing device is to be easily 23 donned. Paqe 4 of 12 I A further object of the resistance exercise clothing device is to be easily 2 doffed. 3 These together with additional objects, features and advantages of the 4 improved resistance exercise clothing device will be readily apparent to those of I ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of presently 6 preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments of the improved resistance exercise clothing device when taken in conjunction with the accompanying 8 drawings 9 101 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 1Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the shirt, 2 Figure 2 is a back perspective view of the shirt. 14 Figure 3 is a back perspective view of the pant. 15 Figure 4 is a front perspective in-use view of the shirt. 16 Figure 5 is a lateral perspective view of the device in use. 17 18 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 19 20 With reference now to the drawings, and in particular Figures 1 through 5 21 thereof, the principles and concepts of the resistance exercise clothing device 22 generally designated by the reference number 10 will be described.

2 Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the device 10 partially comprises a shirt 3 20 having a front 21 and a back 22, an open-ended torso 23, and a pair of open 4 ended long sleeves 24. A sleeve channel 25 is disposed medially on each open 5 ended long sleeve 24 and extended partially onto the open-ended torso 23 back 22 6 Each sleeve channel 25 has a distal end 26 on the open-ended long sleeve 24 and 7 a medial end 27 on the open-ended torso 23 back 22, 8 Referring again to Figure 2, an opening 25A is disposed on each sleeve 9 channel 25 at the distal end 26 and at the medial end 27, A shirt reinforced panel 10 30 is disposed horizontally and partially upwardly on the open-ended torso 23 back 11 22. A shirt resistance band 32 is removably disposed within each sleeve channel 12 25. Each shirt resistance band 32 has an origin 33 at the shirt reinforced panel 30 13 and an insertion 34 disposed laterally and distally on the open-ended long sleeve 14 24. 1 Referring to Figure 3, the device 10 further comprises a pant 40 having an 16 upwardly disposed waist 41. 17 Referring again to Figure 3 and also to Figure 5, the pant 40 further 18 comprises a seat 42A connected to the waist 41 and spaced apart from a pant front 19 42B connected to the waist and the seat 42A. The pant 40 further comprises two 20 spaced apart legs 43 connected to the seat 42A and the pant front 428. A pant 21 reinforced panel 44 is disposed on the pant 40 seat 42A A pant channel 45 is 22 disposed rearwardly on each pant 40 leg 43. A pant channel opening 45A is Page 6 of 12 I disposed at an each end of each pant channel 45. A pant resistance band 46 is 2 removably disposed within each pant channel 45, 3 Referring to Figure 4, the shirt resistance bands 32 are configured to resist a 4 plurality of arm movements of a user. Referring to Figure 5, the pant resistance bands 46 are configured to resist a 6 plurality of leg movements of a user, 7 Referring again to Figure 2, the shirt resistance band origins are selectively 8 determined. The origins 33 may be disposed as chosen along the shirt reinforced 9 panel 30, Resistance to arm movement can thereby be altered. For example, a 10 greater pre-loading of the shirt resistance bands 32 by establishing the origins 33 11 more medially results in a greater resistance to arm movement. Additionally, shirt 12 resistance bands 32 are provided in a plurality of varied elastic resistance strengths. 13 Referring again to Figure 3, the pant resistance bands 46 are provided in a 14 plurality of varied elastic resistance strengths, 15 Directional terms such as "front", "back", "in", "out", "downward", "upper", 16 "lower", and the like may have been used in the description. These terms are 17 applicable to the embodiments shown and described in conjunction with the 18 drawings. These terms are merely used for the purpose of description in 19 connection with the drawings and do not necessarily apply to the position in which 20 the resistance exercise clothing device may be used. 233