Athletic arm warmer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9427033-B2
Application number	US-201213400293-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2012
Priority date	Dec 16, 2009
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A device for warming a first arm and shoulder of a wearer includes a single arm portion and a torso portion. The single arm portion is comprised of a substantially flexible material and is configured to substantially cover the first arm of the wearer from the shoulder to a position beyond an elbow of the first arm. The torso portion is connected to the single arm portion and includes at least one pocket. At least one weight is retained in the pocket of the torso portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for warming a first arm and a shoulder of a wearer, the device comprising:
a single arm portion configured to substantially cover the first arm of the wearer from the shoulder to a position beyond an elbow of the first arm;
a torso portion including a shoulder portion and a chest portion, the torso portion connected to the single arm portion, the torso portion including at least one pocket provided in a foam section of the chest portion and a hard plastic section covering the pocket; and
at least one weight retained in the pocket of the torso portion.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the torso portion and single arm are substantially comprised of a first material, and wherein the at least one weight has a density that is substantially greater than the density of the first material.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the chest portion includes a front chest portion and a back chest portion, wherein the at least one pocket includes a front pocket in the front chest portion and a back pocket in the back chest portion, the front pocket separate from the back pocket, and wherein the at least one weight includes a front weight in the front pocket and a back weight in the back pocket.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein the at least one weight is a plate member.

5. The device of claim 4 wherein the plate member is a metal plate.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein the at least one weight has a mass of at least 300 grams.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein the at least one weight has a mass of less than one kilogram.

8. A garment for warming a first arm and shoulder of a wearer, the garment comprising:
a sleeve configured to receive the first arm of the wearer and substantially cover the first arm of the wearer, the garment not including an opposing sleeve configured to receive a second arm of the wearer;
a torso portion connected to the sleeve, the torso portion including a shoulder portion and a chest portion, the chest portion including a cushion section and a protective member, the shoulder portion configured to at least partially cover the shoulder of the wearer when the first arm of the wearer is received by the sleeve; and
at least one weight retained on the garment, the at least one weight arranged on the garment to urge the garment to engage the wearer when the first arm of the wearer is received by the sleeve, wherein the at least one weight is a weight plate retained in at least one pocket on the chest portion, the at least one pocket provided in the cushion section of the torso portion with the protective member covering the pocket, and wherein the weight plate is arranged on the chest portion to urge the chest portion to engage a chest of the wearer when the first arm of the wearer is received by the sleeve.

9. The garment of claim 8 wherein the at least one pocket includes a front pocket in a front chest portion and a back pocket in a back chest portion, the front pocket separate from the back pocket.

10. The garment of claim 8 wherein the at least one weight includes a flexible weighted sheet.

11. The garment of claim 10 wherein the sleeve is a multi-layered sleeve and the flexible weighted sheet is retained on an inner surface of the multi-layered sleeve.

12. The device of claim 10 wherein the flexible weighted sheet includes a plurality of bulbous portions that encapsulate weight members.

13. The garment of claim 8 wherein the torso portion and sleeve are comprised of a first material, and wherein the at least one weight has a density that is substantially greater than the density of the first material.

14. The garment of claim 8 further comprising a glove coupled to a wrist end of the sleeve, the glove moveable on the sleeve between a retracted position wherein the glove is inserted into an opening on the sleeve and an extended position wherein the glove extends past the wrist end of the sleeve.

15. The garment of claim 8 wherein the cushion section is a foam section and the protective member is a hard plastic member.

Assignees

• Blakely Kyle Sanders
• Dorton Jeffrey Allen
• Under Armour Inc

Inventors

• Blakely Kyle Sanders
• Dorton Jeffrey Allen

Classifications

• A41D13/0015 Primary

  Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088 · CPC title

• A41D31/185

  using layered materials · CPC title

• A41D31/102

  Waterproof and breathable · CPC title

• A41D27/285

  with closure adjustment · CPC title

• A41D2400/10

  Heat retention or warming · CPC title