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Athletic garment
Assignee: Nike Inc
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Filing: 1985-05-30
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Granted: 1986-12-02
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Expires: 2005-05-30
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to athletic garments and, in particular, to tight, form-fitting athletic garment with panels to simultaneously warm preselected small, fragile muscles and tendons and provide ventilation for preselected large, hard-working and heat-generating muscles. In a preferred embodiment, the garment is a runner's tight with relatively open mesh panels covering the quadraceps and calf muscles and tightly knit panels covering the hamstring muscles, the front of the leg, the achilles tendons region and the groin area. The open mesh panels and the knit panels are preferably joined at their adjacent edges by relatively broad, four-needle flat seams which provide a proprioceptive effect.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas Derderian
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:06
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/0015; A41D1/00; A41D1/06; A41D1/08; A41B; A41B2400/00; A41B2400/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A form-fitting athletic garment to simultaneously warm preselected tendons and fragile muscles while allowing excess heat to escape preselected large, hard-working muscles, comprising: first fabric panels having relatively open mesh to cover preselected large, hard-working muscles; second fabric panels having relatively closed mesh to cover preselected tendons and fragile muscles; and said first and second fabric panels being joined at their adjacent edges by seams so that the garment form-fits a wearer and said first fabric panels cover the preselected large, hard-working muscles and the second fabric panels cover the preselected tendons and fragile muscles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A form-fitting athletic garment to simultaneously warm preselected tendons and fragile muscles while allowing excess heat to escape preselected large, hard-working muscles, comprising: first fabric panels having relatively open mesh to cover preselected large, hard-working muscles; second fabric panels having relatively closed mesh to cover preselected tendons and fragile muscles; and said first and second fabric panels being joined at their adjacent edges by seams so that the garment form-fits a wearer and said first fabric panels cover the preselected large, hard-working muscles and the second fabric panels cover the preselected tendons and fragile muscles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
112 words
A form-fitting garment according to claim 1 wherein said first fabric panels extend substantially from the waist to immediately below the knee to cover the quadracep muscles and from immediately below the knee to just above the achilles tendons to cover the posterior calf muscles; and said second fabric panels extend substantially from the waist to immediately below the knee to cover the posterior thigh region including the hamstring muscles, from immediately below the knee to the top of the foot to cover the anterior leg including the extensor muscles, over the achilles tendon region, and from the waist across the adductor muscles to the quadracep muscles to cover the groin area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A form-fitting garment according to claim 1 wherein said first fabric panels ar made of nylon mesh and said second fabric panels are made of a tight knit stretch material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
115 words
A form-fitting athletic tight to simultaneously warm preselected tendons and fragile muscles of a performing athlete while allowing excess heat to escape preselected large, hard-working muscles, comprising: a waistband; first fabric panels formed of relatively open-mesh material to cover preselected large, hard-working muscles of the legs; second fabric panels formed of relatively tight knit material to cover preselected fragile muscles and tendons of the legs; and said first and second fabric panels being joined at their adjacent edges by seams so that the athletic tight form-fits the lower body of a wearer and said first fabric panels cover the preselected large, hard-working muscles and the second fabric panels cover the preselected tendons and fragile muscles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
115 words
A form-fitting athletic tight to simultaneously warm preselected tendons and fragile muscles of a performing athlete while allowing excess heat to escape preselected large, hard-working muscles, comprising: a waistband; first fabric panels formed of relatively open-mesh material to cover preselected large, hard-working muscles of the legs; second fabric panels formed of relatively tight knit material to cover preselected fragile muscles and tendons of the legs; and said first and second fabric panels being joined at their adjacent edges by seams so that the athletic tight form-fits the lower body of a wearer and said first fabric panels cover the preselected large, hard-working muscles and the second fabric panels cover the preselected tendons and fragile muscles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A form-fitting athletic tight according to claim 4 wherein said first fabric panels are nylon lycra mesh and said second fabric panels are knit spandex.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A form-fitting athletic tight according to claim 4 wherein said waistband includes a drawstring.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
114 words
A form-fitting athletic tight according to claim 4 wherein said first fabric panels extend substantially from said waistband to immediately below the knee to cover the quadracep muscles and from immediately below the knee to just above the achilles tendons to cover the posterior calf muscles; and said second fabric panels extend substantially from the waistband to immediately below the knee to cover the posterior thigh region including the hamstring muscles and from immediately below the knee to the top of the foot to cover the anterior leg including the extensor muscles, over the achilles tendon region, and from the waistband across the adductor muscles to the quadracep muscles to cover the groin area.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A form-fitting athletic tight according to claim 7 wherein said first fabric panels are nylon lycra mesh and said second fabric panels are knit spandex.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A form-fitting athletic tight according to claim 4 further comprising: a stirrup of knit material to secure the lower edge of each leg of the tight to the foot.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
A form-fitting athletic tight according to claim 4 wherein said first and second fabric panels are joined at their adjacent edges by relatively broad flat seams which move against the skin of a performing athlete enabling the wearer to feel his own movements.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
60 words
A tight, form-fitting athletic garment providing a proprioceptive function comprising: separate fabric panels for covering predetermined muscle and tendon groups of an athlete in a tight, form-fitting manner; and said separate fabric panels joined at their adjacent edges by relatively broad flat seams which move against the skin of a performing athlete enabling the wearer to feel his own movements.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
60 words
A tight, form-fitting athletic garment providing a proprioceptive function comprising: separate fabric panels for covering predetermined muscle and tendon groups of an athlete in a tight, form-fitting manner; and said separate fabric panels joined at their adjacent edges by relatively broad flat seams which move against the skin of a performing athlete enabling the wearer to feel his own movements.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
A tight, form-fitting athletic garment according to claim 8 wherein said separate fabric panels comprise: lightweight mesh panels to ventilate preselected large, hard-working muscles; and tightly knit panels to warm preselected tendons and fragile muscles.
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