WO2012002828A1

WO2012002828A1 - Training garment

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Publication number: WO2012002828A1
Application number: PCT/PL2011/000015
Authority: WO
Inventors: Zbigniew Baranowski
Original assignee: Zbigniew Baranowski
Priority date: 2010-07-02
Filing date: 2011-02-14
Publication date: 2012-01-05
Also published as: EP2588057A1

Abstract

A training device is a suit put on the body of the exercising person, while the central part of the suit is a rigid, conical spatial ring (1) fastened to the user's body, while the bottom part of the suit is semi-elastic pants (2) arranged around the bottom edge (3) of the ring (1). The ring (1) is equipped with at least one group (11) of infrared lamps (10) and/or a vacuum pipe (18) connecting the interior of the ring with a suction unit (13). The ring (1) comprises permanently attached support suspenders (5) and is fastened at the height of the bottom part of the user's chest through the upper elastic belt (6).

Description

TRAINING GARMENT

The subject of the invention is a training device intended for exercises shaping the body of the user through the use of the advantages of infrared radiation and_. vacuum during

training. The device can be used both in individual training and in gyms, fitness clubs and beauty studios.

A number of solutions concerning devices for infrared radiation therapy are known. Devices of this type are equipped with single infrared lamps or infrared lamps arranged in groups .

Three types of devices used for the mentioned therapy are known. The first type of devices is portable devices placed or kept near the treated area of the user's body. The second type of devices for this purpose is or suit devices put on the user's body. The third type of the known devices is stationary devices to the working area of which treated fragments of the user's body surface area are brought closer. In a number of cases stationary devices include fitness equipment, such as motorized treadmills.

The known device of the first type is presented in a patent description of the European patent application No. EP 0107518 presenting a skin treatment device. According to this known solution this facial skin treatment device is portable and comprises a main body and a rotating massaging element connected to a driving motor. The main body includes

facilities for infrared radiation containing a heater and an infrared-emitting element, and facilities generating water vapour containing water-absorbent material located adjacent to the heater.

The known device of the second type is presented in the Chinese patent description No. CN 2514826 which subject is a multifunctional inflatable massage waistband. According to this known solution a slimming and health comprises an air bag , a vibrating motor, an air pump and an electric operating box, an infrared hot-compress-sheet and an electric heating wire. Two linking heating elements are arranged on two ends of the air bag . The vibrating motor is disposed in the air bag . The infrared hot-compress-sheet with an electric heating wire at the back constitutes a face on the inner periphery

thereof. An electric air pump is arranged at the outer

periphery end thereof. A plug of an air-out end of the

electric air pump is plugged into the air bag . A transmission line of the electric operating box is connected with the electric air pump, and a core of the conductor is connected with the vibrating motor and the electric heating wire is controlled by the electric operating box. This solution has multifunction of vibrating, inflatable massaging and hot compressing .

Another solution of the second type is presented in a patent description of the International application No. WO 03/030808. The description presents a solution of a gymnastic device in the form of a garment containing at least one area of skin stimulation, which is initiated by air pressure, and in this stimulation area it acts on the skin surface area topically. According to this known solution the gymnastic device is a low-pressure garment. The purpose of the invention is to increase the effectiveness of such a garment. Finally, the device causes that the stimulation area moves from the state of low-pressure effect on the skin in the area of stimulation, to the state of overpressure, in which

overpressure acts on the skin surface area in the area of stimulation. A further solution known from the Polish patent description No. PL 196885 presents another slimming apparatus of the second type, in the form of a garment. The garment comprises at least partial, tight body coverage with a

creation of at least one low-pressure chamber within at least one area of the skin surface. In this part of the garment there is at least one spacer, which holds the cover away from the body surface area within the low-pressure chamber. The spacer is also equipped with an overpressure chamber with air pressure higher than the ambient pressure.

The known solution of the structure of the training device of the third type is presented in a description of the Polish utility model No. 64906. According to this known solution a fitness device under vacuum pressure has a chamber with a sealing belt, in which the mechanism of motion in the form of a motorized treadmill is arranged. The device is equipped with a control apparatus comprising a control panel and a suction unit for generation of vacuum. The chamber has a shaped recess in which a suction device and a housing with a printed-circuit board PCB is arranged. In this known solution, the control panel is movably mounted on a frame attached to the housing at the upper opening of the chamber. End parts of the frame are bent and form handles. The housing has an air inlet, which is connected to the ventilation tube, the other end of which is connected with an opening in the treadmill through the housing of the PCB. The solution, according to the invention, is a slimming physical training device of the second type, which is a kind of a suit put on an exercising person that allows doing exercises such as walking or running on a motorized treadmill, exercises on a stepper or on other types of devices. The garment, according to the invention, is equipped with

facilities that stimulate the body shaping of the exercising person . According to the invention, the training device comprises a main body in the form of a suit put on the body of the user for the time spent on physical training. Elements that

stimulate the body shaping of the user are attached to the interior of the main body. The suit consists of three parts.

The upper part of the suit is an elastic belt encircling the bottom part of the chest of the exercising person with a useful adjustment of the circumference and the sealing clamp with a Velcro fastener. The belt is made of neoprene or other similar elastic material. The upper edge of the spatial ring is attached to the bottom edge of the belt with a rubber belt or an elastic welt, or other systems.

The central part of the device is a spatial ring-shaped main body attached by the upper edge to the bottom edge of the elastic belt. The ring covers the area between the bottom part of the chest and the upper part of the thighs of the

exercising person.

The third and the bottom part of the suit is elastic pants which upper edge is fastened around the bottom edge of the ring with a rubber belt or an elastic welt, or other systems. The bottom part of the pants is at the height of the calves or at the height of the thighs of the exercising person and is fastened using Velcro or other elastic systems. The pants are made of neoprene or other similar elastic material.

According to the invention, the body shaping element can be at least one source of infrared radiation directed at the skin surface of the exercising person and disposed in the said spatial capsule. In the case of using more sources of infrared radiation in the spatial ring, they can be arranged in the spatial ring in the form of groups.

According to the invention, the whole suit can be made as tight and can be attached tightly to the body of the user. In this solution, the elements of body shaping apart from the sources of infrared radiation also contain a suction unit attached to the inside of the ring through a vacuum pipe. The device in this option can be used only with the use of

infrared radiation during exercising, only with the use of vacuum during training or with the use of both infrared radiation and vacuum during training.

According to the invention, an essential element of the training device is suspenders permanently attached to the ring and put on the shoulders of the exercising person make that the ring is at the desired height of the body, between the bottom part of the chest and the upper part of the thighs.

According to the invention, the support suspenders may contain facilities for adjusting the length and may contain foam lining on the inside from the side of the contact with the user's shoulders.

In addition, the training device, according to the invention, may include infrared radiation control unit, training parameters control unit with a suction unit

containing an electric motor with an air turbine, and a computer disposed on a stand. The vacuum pipe connecting the interior of the ring with the suction pump distributes air from the interior of the ring and generates vacuum in its interior. The training device is connected to the power source.

Furthermore, the spatial ring is arranged at a height of the bottom part of the chest of the user through a tightly encircled elastic belt. The ring can be made of rigid

polyester foam, laminate or other materials that meet the characteristics of rigidity and tightness.

In the device according to the invention the elastic belt is equipped with at least one known device for adjusting the length of its circumference such as Velcro or other regulatory system of its length and tightness.

According to the invention, on the bottom edge of link with the pants the ring has outer circumferential sealing elements; while the upper edge of the pants has complementary circumferential sealing elements cooperating with the

circumferential sealing elements of the bottom edge of the spatial ring. These circumferential sealing elements of the link of the bottom edge of the ring and the upper edge of the pants can be systems of complementary circumferential folds.

As provided in the solution, according to the invention, in the case of vacuum training, vacuum generated in the ring is maintained on a continuous basis, depending on the user's needs owing to tight legs, tight connection of the pants with the ring and owing to the elastic belt made of airproof materials.

In the solution according to the invention, in place of the commonly used stationary equipment for training under vacuum pressure, the use of the type of a suit put on the body of the exercising person has been proposed, comprising a main body constituting a rigid, spatial ring attached to the bottom part of the user's chest and elastic pants linked to the ring. This allows the exercising person doing such exercises as walking or running.

The solution of this kind enables reuse of the same device by many users, for example, during training at the gym, due to an easier access to the interior of the rigid, spatial ring and the possibility of its disinfection after prior use, which ensures appropriate hygiene of the equipment. The use of the solution according to the invention consists in training with the suit put on, according to the invention, on the mechanisms such as a treadmill, a stepper, or a gel cushion at the gym, at the fitness club, in a beauty salon or at the user's home. According to the invention, the device can be used in

conjunction with various training devices, as it is not

limited to one type of a training device disposed inside a stationary capsule so far.

The user can also control the degree of infrared radiation and/or vacuum intensity in the capsule through a training parameters control unit, which is an optional component of the device. The said training parameters control unit contains a training parameters display and is situated at a height

allowing the user to freely adjust the parameters.

Depending on the height of the user, he/she can adjust the location of the suit on his/her body owing to support

suspenders which include facilities for length adjustment, whereas, the elastic belt is equipped with a facility for adjusting the circumference, which allows adjustment of the suit to the user's waist circumference. The training device is equipped with sources of infrared radiation which allows the use of infrared treatment during training. The biological effect of infrared radiation consists in generation of heat in tissues. For a positive biological effect IR lamps with a wavelength from 770nm to 1500 nm are used here. With shorter wavelengths, the thermal effect is larger. This phenomenon is used in stationary solutions in the form of infrared saunas, however, in the solution according to the invention equipment with this type of the solution of the training suit with the said rigid, spatial ring is proposed.

Operation of this device can be aided by the use of a vacuum effect if the device according to the invention is also well suited for operation under vacuum pressure. During training with the device according to the invention the used vacuum causes hemangiectasis and also the improvement of blood circulation in such places of the human body as thighs, waist and abdomen. As a result of improved blood circulation during training using the device according to the invention fatty acids are liberated faster and are transported to muscle tissue. Adipose tissue, which is best supplied with blood at this time, is used by the muscles for energy. The effect of vacuum in conjunction with movement during training is

conducive to faster fat burning in areas where it wouldn' t normally be burned during conventional training. Increased blood flow is caused by the suction effect on the skin which causes retraction of body fluids from the deeper tissues into the outer skin layers.

The condition for the proper reaction is an appropriately long-time effort while reducing the strain on the heart. This type of devices known and used so far typically consist of a stationary housing comprising a spatial housing with an elastic belt, inside which there is a movement

mechanism, for example in the form of a motorized treadmill. This type of equipment occupies much space, is expensive and, therefore, for the average user is not usually available.

Thus, devices of this type are addressed primarily to

entrepreneurs running gyms, fitness clubs and beauty salons. The solution applied according to the invention consisting in putting the suit on the body due to its relatively low

production costs, small sizes and the ease of maintaining hygiene, will increase the availability of such solutions for people interested in, and moreover will facilitate

entrepreneurs to equip the gyms with devices according to the present invention.

The subject of the invention is shown in the embodiment in the accompanying drawing, where Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of the training device put on the user in front view, Fig. 2 shows short pants, and Fig. 3 shows long pants.

As shown in the accompanying drawing Fig. 1, the central part of the suit is a rigid, tight, spatial ring 1 fastened around the lower part of the user's chest. In the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing, the spatial ring is tapered down, covering in the lower part the hip of the exercising person. The bottom part of the suit is semi-elastic pants 2 attached to the bottom edge 3 of the said ring 1. Short pants, reaching the shank is shown in Fig. 2, and long pants,

reaching the user' s calves is shown in another embodiment in Fig. 3. In both embodiments the pants legs are finished with a type of turn-ups with adjustable Velcro fasteners. This is clearly shown in the drawing Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. Owing to this the edges 4 of the pants 2 legs are tightly connected with the surface of the user's legs in this embodiment. These

connections, depending on the purpose of the suit, are tight when the suit is designed to operate with the use of vacuum or without the requirement of tightness when the suit is designed to operate only with the use of infrared radiation.

As shown in the accompanying drawing Fig. 1, in the training device the ring 1 of the suit comprises permanently attached support suspenders 5. The ring 1 is fastened at the height of the bottom part of the user' s chest via an elastic belt 6, and can be made of polyester foam, laminate or other materials with similar rigidity. The elastic belt 6 is

equipped with a facility 7 for adjusting the length of its circumference. In this embodiment, the facility 7 for

adjusting the circumference of the belt 6 is a Velcro

fastener, however, in other embodiments a different type of facilities 7 for adjusting the length of the circumference of the elastic belt 6 is also possible.

Support suspenders 5 comprise facilities 8 for adjusting the length. In this embodiment, facilities 8 for adjusting the length of the suspenders 5 are buttons, but in other

embodiments a different type of facilities 8 for adjusting the length of the suspenders 5, for example, regulatory clamps is also possible. In this embodiment, suspenders 5 have foam lining 9 on the inside. Support suspenders 5 allow adjustment of the position of the ring on the body, depending on the user's height. Support suspenders 5 are put on the user's shoulders .

The ring 1 has arranged sources of infrared radiation in the form of lamps 10. In the illustrated embodiment, the lamps 10 are arranged in groups 11 of infrared lamps, and are spaced on the circumference of the ring 1 of the suit.

As shown in Fig. 1, in this embodiment, the ring 1 has on the bottom edge 3 of contact with the pants 2 outer

circumferential sealing elements 12, while the upper edge of the pants 2 has internal circumferential complementary

elements, cooperating with the outer sealing elements 12 of the bottom edge 3 of the ring 1. Sealing elements 12 of the connection of the bottom edge 3 of the ring 1 and the upper edge of the pants 2 are circumferential folds 19 in this embodiment. The use of other types of sealing elements 12 is also possible in other embodiments. Vacuum generated in the ring 1 is maintained thanks to the sealing elements during training on the permanent basis, depending on the user's needs.

The training device comprises a training parameters control unit containing a suction unit 13 with the known electric motor with an air turbine, which is not shown in the accompanying drawing. The control unit also comprises a control panel 14 connected to the control computer which is also not shown in the accompanying drawing. The control panel 14 contains a training parameters display 15, and a training parameters control 16, including lamp 10 radiation control. In this embodiment the whole panel is arranged on a stand 17. The control 16 is connected with control elements of the suction unit 13 and the groups 11 of lamps 10. The suction unit 13 is connected by a vacuum pipe 18 with the inside of the ring 1 which is the main structural element, of the suit.

In the interior of the suit during training the suction unit 13 generates vacuum the value of which is controlled through the training parameters control 16. In another embodiment according to the invention, for operation using only infrared radiation, the device does not have tight connections, and does not have a suction unit 14 • and a vacuum pipe 18.

As shown in the accompanying drawing, the training device is a kind of a suit fastened to the user's body. The suit is put on the exercising person for the time of doing exercises.

When operating in infrared radiation, the beam of infrared light from the group of lamps arranged in the spatial ring is directed on the surface of the body of the exercising person.

When operating in vacuum, the air is discharged from the suit through the suction unit attached to the inside of the suit through the vacuum pipe.

The device can be made as containing only infrared lamps without maintaining the tightness of connections with the user' s body, or as a tight device containing only the vacuum system, or in the third option as a universal device, which is a tight device and operating in vacuum and also allowing operation with the use of infrared radiation units.

The illustrated embodiment of the solution according to the invention describes the training device enabling the exercising person to do exercises with the simultaneous use of infrared radiation and vacuum where the device tightness is ensured. This does not preclude another embodiment of the device in the option for training using only infrared

radiation without the need to ensure the tightness of

connections, or another embodiment in the option for training using only vacuum where the tightness of connections of various elements of the suit and the elements of fastening the suit to the body of the exercising person is required and the ring does not include the sources of infrared radiation.

Use of the device consists in walking, trotting or running in the suit according to the invention, on a training

mechanism such as a treadmill, a stepper or a gel cushion that may be located at the gym, fitness club, beauty salon, or at the user's home.

The list of marks in the drawings

1. Ring .

2. Pants .

3. Bottom edge of the ring.

4. Bottom edge of the pants leg.

5. Suspenders .

6. Elastic belt.

7. Facility for adjusting the circumference of the belt

8. Facility for adjusting the length of the suspenders.

9. Foam lining.

10. Infrared lamp.

11. Group of infrared lamps.

12. Sealing element.

13. Suction unit.

14. Control panel.

15. Training parameters display.

16. Training parameters control.

17. Stand .

18. Vacuum pipe .

19. Circumferential folds.

Claims

A training device comprising a main body around the user's body, while elements stimulating the body shaping are connected to the interior of the main body, where the main body of the device is a suit put on the user' s body, characterized in that, the upper part of the suit is an elastic belt (6) encircled on the bottom part of the user's chest, the central part of the suit is a rigid, spatial ring (1) attached to the elastic belt (6), wherein the upper edge of the spatial ring (1) is attached to the bottom edge of the elastic belt (6), while the bottom part of the suit is elastic pants (2) which upper edge is arranged around the bottom edge (3) of the ring (1) .

A training device according to claim 1, characterized in that as a body shaping element comprises at least one infrared lamp (10) directed to the skin surface of the user and arranged in the spatial ring (2).

A training device according to claim 2, characterized in that the infrared lamps (10) are arranged in a spatial ring (1) in the form of groups (12) of lamps (10).

A training device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the whole suit is tight and fastened tightly on the body of -the user, while a body shaping element is a suction unit (13) attached to the inside of the ring (1) via a vacuum pipe (18) .

A training device according to claim 1, characterized in that the ring (1) is equipped with support suspenders (5) . A training device according to claim 2, characterized in that suspenders (5) contain a facility (8) for length adjustment. 7. A training device according to claim 2 or 6, characterized in that the suspenders (5) contain foam lining (9) on the inside .

8. A training device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an attached training parameters control unit (16) .

9. A training device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an elastic belt (6) is equipped with a facility (7) for adjusting the circumference.

10. A training device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the ring (1) has on the bottom edge (3) outer circumferential sealing elements (12), while the upper edge of the pants (2) has circumferential sealing elements cooperating with the circumferential sealing elements (12) of the bottom edge (3) of the ring (1) .

11. A training device according to claim 8, characterized in that sealing elements (12) a connection of the bottom edge (3) of the ring (1) and the upper edge of the pants (2) are mutually complementary circumferential folds (19).