CN102014679A

CN102014679A - Garments

Info

Publication number: CN102014679A
Application number: CN2009801159309A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 道格拉斯·詹姆斯·希尔
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-05-02
Filing date: 2009-03-30
Publication date: 2011-04-13
Also published as: ZA201008464B; US20110035860A1; EP2280617A2; AU2009241299A1; WO2009133483A2; AU2009241299B2; WO2009133483A3

Abstract

The invention provides a garment (12) for stimulating the human body to trigger desired responses in selected physiological systems. The garment (12) includes a flexible structure that is configured to extend in close proximity around part of the body and includes inwardly extending protuberances (14) in locations corresponding to activation areas on the human body, for triggering desired responses IN selected physiological structures.

Description

Clothes

Technical field

The present invention relates to the physical stimulation of human body, drive with the nerve that improves muscle and functional structure.The invention particularly relates to clothes.

Background technology

The behavior of mammalian body (such as human body) comprises complex phenomena, however not all phenomenon can both be understood fully, the each side of human physiology behavior can be by explaining with reference to sympathetic nerve reaction and opposite (parasympathetic nerve reaction) thereof.Typically by pressure, pain, dysfunction, in the sympathetic nerve reaction that state such as good performance does not trigger, human body has entered the state of warning that an existence has precedence over the performance of health, normally muscle tone strengthens and health is tending towards " closing " muscle and functional structure (just, physiological structure) presents that to be in performance be not best situation, such as moving forward shoulder and crooked back (in other effects).By contrast, in the parasympathetic nerve reaction, inhibiting nerve information improves, and physiological structure is tending towards loosening also " unlatching " usually, promptly present and be in neutral situation, the almost transient change that causes the health physiological potency, and allow that health shows more efficiently, has a rest, recovery and/or processing pressure.

Though the reaction of the sympathetic nerve in the supposition human body has purpose, for example, when stopping attack, the body function that is under the neutral state all can improve aspect a lot.But unfortunately, owing to pressure, environment, shortage nutrition, lack and take exercise and similarly influence, most of adult sympathetic nerve reaction systems are tending towards being subjected to overstimulation in industrialized environment.

At the pressure that the object construction certain location is applied the short time, can trigger the reaction that is similar to the parasympathetic nerve reaction during having been found that by experiment, and obtain beneficial effect some muscle and functional structure.In order to describe in detail, will be triggered and reference is carried out in the reaction that produces to the zone of in this technology, exerting pressure and as " activating reaction " of (promptly physiological) structure of muscle/function as " active region ".This Technology Need is exerted pressure in certain active region, till target muscle/functional structure is activated, exerts pressure at next active region then, thereby activates next desired physiological structure.When applying by trained people with activation target physiological structure, this can be of great use, when for example before the sportsman is about to the project of taking exercises, preparing, but as time goes by, the effect that activates can fade away, and for example before next training period or sports events, need exert pressure once more.For most of people that will therefrom benefit, need by trained people apply these activation techniques can make that it is too inconvenient, cost is high, unrealistic etc. in logic.

In addition, even concerning those can touch the people of these activation techniques, typically also can only the receptor do not participate in other activities during in implement this technology, rather than need most the receptor between the active stage of result of treatment, that is to say to set aside some time activates being used for.

The present invention attempts to stimulate active region, with the desired reaction of triggering in the physiological system of selecting, and need not apply this stimulation by trained people, and in some sense, this technology is easily and cost-effective, and can use during sports.

Summary of the invention

According to the present invention, a kind of clothes that comprise at least one flexible structure are provided, this flexible structure is configured to be close to skin around the part of human body and extends, described clothes also be included in human body on the corresponding position of active region at least one projection of extending internally, be used at least one selected physiological structure, triggering desired reaction.

Word " clothes " intention comprises any article that can be through on the human body, therefore not only comprises also comprising cap, belt, close-fitting diving dress etc. by conventional clothes.

The structure of these clothes can comprise flexible sheet material at least in part, and elastic sheet material preferably is such as tensile fabric.

But projection can comprise the material bodies of elastic compression, and such as elastomer foam, and projection can be attached to inside or its part that forms this structure of this structure.

The position of projection can be corresponding with the active region shown in the accompanying drawing.

Description of drawings

In order to understand the present invention better and how to implement to describe the present invention referring now to accompanying drawing by the example of non-limiting effect, wherein to tell in order to illustrate:

Fig. 1 shows according to first embodiment of clothes of the present invention and the front view of second embodiment;

Fig. 2 shows the rearview of the clothes among Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows according to the side view in the 3rd embodiment use of clothes of the present invention; And

Fig. 4 shows the side view according to the 4th embodiment of clothes of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

With reference to accompanying drawing, form according to first clothes of the present invention is a shirt 10, and be trousers 12 according to the form of second clothes of the present invention, every in these

clothes

10,12 comprises that all form is the structure of elongation fabric sheet, described elongation fabric sheet is sewn to together and forms elastic covering, and this elastic covering is configured to be close to extension around the part of human body.

Every inside in

clothes

10,12 is provided with the inside to clothes, the projection 14 of promptly giving prominence to towards the human body of wearing these clothes.(suffix of the Reference numeral of projection will be described below.) form of each projection 14 is elastomer foams soft, springy, its be seamed to

clothes

10,12 extending fabric with the corresponding position of human body active region on.In the accompanying drawings, show a plurality of projections 14, these projections be positioned at the corresponding position of human body active region on, be for invention intention is described but do like this, and in practice, clothes typically will include only the corresponding projection of active region with selected physiological structure.Therefore

clothes

10,12 will be designed to include the projection 14 with the corresponding setting of active region of physiological system, and these active regions need be activated with the activity that is used to select, and for example shirt 10 and/or trousers 12 are designed to special exercise.

This only is an example to the structure of projection 14 described above (adopting foam to be seamed to

clothes

10,12 inside), and other suitable construction that can be used for projection comprise flexible member, and this element comprises the sack that gel or gas (for example air), rubber, gel coating, the rubber that steeps such as swelling or plastic mould etc. are housed.

With reference to Fig. 3, are bathing caps 16 according to the form of the 3rd clothes of the present invention, it comprises that form is the structure that has the elastic covering of the elastic webbing 18 that can extend around chin under the wearer.The inside that projection 14 is attached to cap 16 with and belt 18.

With reference to Fig. 4, are helmets 20 according to the form of the 4th clothes of the present invention, it comprises that form is that have can be around the structure of the liner cover 22 of wearing the elastic webbing 24 that chin extends under the band person of wearing.Projection 1 is attached to the inside and the belt 24 of liner.

The active region corresponding with each projection 14 discerned by its suffix and corresponding to the target physiological system of active region:

14.1 center line (when shoulder is opened)

14.2 nutator

14.3 diaphragm

14.4 shoulder chest muscle

14.5 latissimus dorsi and pyriformis (band retreads)

14.6 musculus quadriceps

14.7 sura and adrenal gland

14.8 psoas/gluteus maximus and compound tendon

14.9 side band

14.10 tibialis anterior

14.11 abdominal muscle

14.12 the front portion of neck structure and sidepiece

14.13 cucullaris and levator scapulae

14.14 sacrum ilium stability

14.15 at the bottom of the pelvis

14.16 gluteus maximus

14.17 gluteus maximus

All protection modes of human body all comprise some forms of the anterior damage of reply, and the result is the problem of most of active region reply from the front.

In use, when wearing

clothes

10,12,16,20, the elasticity of each projection 14 by fabric is slightly to corresponding with it human body active region compressing, thereby projection is exerted pressure on skin.This pressure does not need too strong or prolongs, but must be enough for stimulating active region and triggering the activating reaction of target physiological system, drives and improves its performance thereby improve nerve to system.

Result of the test shows that by this way, the activation of physiological structure has caused the improvement of strength, ability, pliability, endurance, equilibrant force, harmony and speed.Yet the benefit that activates physiological systems by the projection 14 of

clothes

10,12,16,20 has more than and is limited to motion, but uses the use that also comprises stress management, medical applications, the purposes in armed forces, employee of company etc.These benefits are to the people of institute's has age and all effective to man and Ms.

As an example of activating reaction, a projection 14.3 in the projection be arranged on the corresponding position of diaphragm active region on.When dress includes the shirt 10 of projection 14.3, this projection stresses on this wearer's breastbone, and this position primary protective position that is human body, and equally also be first zone of in the sympathetic nerve reaction of human body, closing, cause diaphragm not work best.Yet, the skin at projection 14.3 sternal positions is exerted pressure, and projection reach appropriate balance to phrenic neural control and activate diaphragm by impelling, this can stimulate the parasympathetic nerve reaction again.The stimulation of 14.3 pairs of healths of projection constantly reminds health to use this system, thus the wearer who makes shirt 10 state of government pressure more effectively.

Claims

1. clothes, comprise at least one flexible structure, described at least one flexible structure is configured to be close to skin around the part of human body and extends, described clothes also be included in human body on the corresponding position of active region at least one projection of extending internally, be used at least one selected physiological structure, triggering desired reaction.

2. clothes according to claim 1, wherein said clothes comprise flexible sheet material at least in part.

3. clothes according to claim 1 and 2, but wherein said projection comprises the material bodies of the elastic compression of the inside that is attached to described structure.

4. clothes according to claim 1 and 2, but wherein said projection comprises the material bodies of the elastic compression of a part that forms described structure.

5. according to each described clothes in the aforementioned claim, wherein the position of each projection is corresponding with the active region shown in the accompanying drawing.