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Fashion/exercise garment

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-03-22
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Granted: 1986-07-22
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Expires: 2005-03-22
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Abstract

Abstract The invention features a fashion/exercise garment for use by dancers, gymnasts and acrobats. The garment has built-in warming wraps disposed at extremity portions of the garment, such as the neck, wrists and ankles. The wraps comprise elongated bindings extending from, and affixedly winding about the garment.

Inventors

  • 👤 Walter A. Campbell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 14:02
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D1/00; A41D1/06; A41D1/08; A41D1/04; A41D13/00; A41D13/0015; A41D31/00; A41D31/04; A41D31/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim 111 words
A two-piece garment to be worn indoors for exercising and dancing, comprising an upper body section and a lower body section, said upper body section having the form of a jersey having sleeves and openings about neck and wrist extremity portions, said lower body section having the form of a pair of tights having legs and openings about ankle extremity portions, and a warmer disposed adjacent one of said extremity portions, said warmer having the form of an elongated tapered binding that extends from, and winds more than once about, the said extremity portion to provide a raised wrap while said taper provides a tight, conforming, streamlined profile to said extremity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 111 words
A two-piece garment to be worn indoors for exercising and dancing, comprising an upper body section and a lower body section, said upper body section having the form of a jersey having sleeves and openings about neck and wrist extremity portions, said lower body section having the form of a pair of tights having legs and openings about ankle extremity portions, and a warmer disposed adjacent one of said extremity portions, said warmer having the form of an elongated tapered binding that extends from, and winds more than once about, the said extremity portion to provide a raised wrap while said taper provides a tight, conforming, streamlined profile to said extremity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
The garment of claim 1, wherein said warmer for said extremity portion comprises a neck binding that decreasingly tapers from a mid-portion thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
The garment of claim 1, wherein said warmer for said extremity portion comprises a wrist binding that decreasingly tapers outwardly from said extremity portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 24 words
The garment of claim 1, wherein each warmer for said extremity portion comprises an ankle binding that decreasingly tapers outwardly from said extremity portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 111 words
A two-piece garment to be worn indoors for exercising and dancing, comprising an upper body section and a lower body section, said upper body section having the form of a jersey having sleeves and openings about neck and wrist extremity portions, said lower body section having the form of a pair of tights having legs and openings about ankle extremity portions, and a plurality of warmers disposed adjacent each extremity portion, each warmer having the form of an elongated tapered binding that extends from, and winds more than once about, its respective extremity portion to provide a raised wrap while said taper provides a tight, conforming, streamlined profile to said extremity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 111 words
A two-piece garment to be worn indoors for exercising and dancing, comprising an upper body section and a lower body section, said upper body section having the form of a jersey having sleeves and openings about neck and wrist extremity portions, said lower body section having the form of a pair of tights having legs and openings about ankle extremity portions, and a plurality of warmers disposed adjacent each extremity portion, each warmer having the form of an elongated tapered binding that extends from, and winds more than once about, its respective extremity portion to provide a raised wrap while said taper provides a tight, conforming, streamlined profile to said extremity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 23 words
The garment of claim 5, wherein said warmer for said neck extremity portion comprises a binding that decreasingly tapers from a mid-portion thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 26 words
The garment of claim 5, wherein said warmers for said wrist and ankle extremity portions comprise a binding that decreasingly tapers outwardly from said extremity portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 23 words
The garment of claim 5, wherein each binding includes means for fastening said binding in a wound position about its respective extremity portions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 17 words
The garment of claim 8, wherein said fastening means comprises an adhering strip disposed upon said binding.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 35 words
The garment of claim 5, wherein said wrist and ankle extremity portions of said garment each comprise adjustment means for conforming said respective extremity portions to the individual extremities of the wearer of said garment.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 37 words
The garment of claim 10, wherein said adjustment means includes a slit in said wrist and ankle extremity portions for allowing easy insertion of a respective hand and foot into said respective extremity portions of said garment.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 31 words
A garment of claim 11, wherein each of said slits extends along a respective sleeve and leg for a distance substantially equal to a length of attachment of a respective binding.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 21 words
The garment of claim 11, wherein each of said adjustment means comprises an overlapping piece of material disposed about said slit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 26 words
The garment of claim 11, wherein each of said adjustment means includes a securing means for fixing said respective adjustment means to a desired conforming position.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 24 words
The garment of claim 14, wherein each of said securing means comprises an adhering strip disposed upon the respective extremity portion of said garment.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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