Suit for athletic activities

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10548358-B2
Application number	US-201715678700-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2017
Priority date	Aug 16, 2016
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

A suit wearable by a human user includes a torso section, two arm sections extending from an upper portion of the torso section, and two leg sections extending from a lower portion of the torso section. The suit further includes at least one seam that connects portions of the suit together and extends across a leg section, where the seam is asymmetrical in relation to a lengthwise dimension of the suit.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A suit wearable by a human user, the suit comprising:
a torso section;
two arm sections extending from an upper portion of the torso section, each arm section comprising an arm sleeve formed as a cylindrical tube having a length that extends from the upper portion of the torso section; and
left and right leg sections extending from a lower portion of the torso section; and
a pair of seams that connect portions of the suit together and extend across a leg section, wherein the seams of the pair are asymmetrical in relation to a lengthwise centerline axis of the suit;
wherein the seams of the pair define a first continuous fabric section of the suit that extends along a portion of the left leg section of the suit and further extends across a front side of the suit to cover a right hip portion and also a portion of a rear side of the suit, the first continuous fabric section being secured to other portions of the suit only by the pair of seams as the first continuous fabric section extends from the front side and around the right hip portion to the portion of the rear side of the suit.

2. The suit of claim 1 , wherein the pair of seams comprise a primary seam section that extends laterally across a front side of the suit from a primary seam first location corresponding with the right leg section of the suit to a primary seam second location corresponding with the left leg side of the suit, and the first location is offset in the lengthwise dimension of the suit from the second location.

3. The suit of claim 2 , wherein the primary seam first location is located above the right hip of the suit, and the primary seam second location is located at or below a left hip portion of the suit.

4. The suit of claim 2 , further comprising a secondary seam section that is asymmetrical in relation to the lengthwise dimension of the suit, the secondary seam section being located below the primary seam section.

5. The suit of claim 4 , wherein the secondary seam section connects portions of the suit together and extends laterally across the front side of the suit from a secondary seam first location corresponding with the right leg section of the suit to a secondary seam second location corresponding with a crotch location of the suit that defines a connection between the left and right leg sections.

6. The suit of claim 5 , wherein the secondary seam first location is located at or below the right hip portion of the suit, and the secondary seam second location is offset in the lengthwise dimension of the suit in relation to the secondary seam first location.

7. The suit of claim 1 , wherein one of the pair of seams further defines a second continuous fabric section of the suit that extends along a portion of the right leg section of the suit that connects with the first continuous fabric section at the one of the pair of seams.

8. The suit of claim 1 , wherein one of a left side portion at a hip region of the suit and a right side portion at the hip region of the suit includes a greater number of seams in comparison to the other of the left and right side portions at the hip region of the suit.

9. The suit of claim 8 , wherein the right side portion at the hip region of the suit has two seams, and the left side portion at the hip region of the suit has a single seam.

10. The suit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a hood extending from an upper portion of the torso section, wherein the hood is configured to cover a portion of the human user wearing the suit.

11. A method of engaging in a sporting activity comprising:
wearing the suit of claim 1 while engaging in the sporting activity.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the sporting activity comprises speed skating.

13. A suit wearable by a human user, the suit comprising:
left and right leg sections extending from a midsection of the suit;
wherein the leg sections comprise a first continuous fabric section of the suit that extends along a portion of the left leg section of the suit and further extends across a front side of the suit to cover a right hip portion and also a portion of a rear side of the suit, the first continuous fabric section being secured to other portions of the suit by a pair of seams, the seams of the pair being asymmetrical in relation to a centerline axis of the suit, and the first continuous fabric section is secured to the other portions of the suit only by the pair of seams as the first continuous fabric section extends from the front side and around the right hip portion to the portion of the rear side of the suit.

14. The suit of claim 13 , wherein the right leg section further comprises a second continuous and seamless fabric section of the suit that extends along a portion of the right leg section of the suit that connects with the first continuous fabric section at one of the pair of seams.

Assignees

• Under Armour Inc

Inventors

• Roberts Maxi

Classifications

• A41D2200/20

  Hoods · CPC title

• A41D27/24

  Hems; Seams · CPC title

• A41D2400/24

  Reducing drag or turbulence in air or water · CPC title

• A41D2600/10

  for sport activities · CPC title

• A41D13/02 Primary

  Overalls {, e.g. bodysuits or bib overalls} (sweating suits A61H36/00) · CPC title