Patent Application
20180360145
The present invention relates to bodybuilding competition suits and, more particularly, to a bodybuilding competition suit number tab.
Bodybuilding competition suits, especially for women, purposefully use minimal amounts of fabric in order to showcase the competitor's prowess. As a result, bodybuilding competition suits have no designated location on which their competition number can be securely pinned without damaging the suit itself, hurting the competitor, or the number falling off.
As can be seen, there is a need for a bodybuilding competition suit number tab providing a secure place for a competitor to secure their competition number without fear of damaging the suit, making themselves uncomfortable during competition, or the number falling off.
In one aspect of the present invention, a bodybuilding competition suit number tab may include a sheet of stretch material forming a tubular shape providing a lumen therethrough, wherein the tubular shape is attached to a bottom portion of a competition suit, wherein the tubular shape extends for approximately three quarters of an inch, and wherein the lumen has a diameter of approximately one quarter inch.
In another aspect of the present invention, a system for connecting a number sheet to a competition suit provides a competition suit of a predetermined stretch material having a bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion is adapted to be worn around a waist of a human wearer; an attachment point provided by the bottom portion, wherein the attachment point is located on an upper left hand side of a front portion of the waist of the wearer; and a tubular shaped tab of the predetermined stretch material attached at the attachment point.
In yet another aspect of the present invention, a method of making a competition suit number tab for a competition suit, includes the steps of providing the competition suit of a predetermined stretch material; providing a sheet of the predetermined stretch material having a first surface and an opposing second surface; folding said sheet so that opposing ends thereof are generally aligned; joining the opposing ends along a join segment, forming a tubular shape of the predetermined stretch material; and trimming the tubular shape so that is extends for approximately three quarters of an inch, and in certain embodiments the step of inverting the tubular shape so that the join segment is within a lumen of the tubular shape.
These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings, description and claims.
The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.
Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a bodybuilding competition suit number tab embodying a tubular tab of stretch material for securing a competition number to a competition suit without fear of damaging the suit, or making the competitor uncomfortable during competition, or the number falling off. The tubular tab may be formed by folding a sheet of stretch material so that opposing ends generally align, and then joining the opposing ends. The tubular tab may then be inverted and joined to a bottom portion of the competition suit before connecting the competition number to the tubular tab, utilizing the space provided by the lumen of the tubular tab.
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A method of making the present invention may include the following steps. The sheet of material 30 may be provided, defined by a first surface 12 and an opposing second surface 14. The sheet of material 30 may be generally rectangular or elongated, extending between a first edge 31 and a second edge 32. The sheet of material 30 may be folded in half, as illustrated in
The tubular tab may be made while constructing the fabric straps and ties that are required for the competition suits 20, and then snipped off the ends of such fabric straps.
A method of using the present invention may include the following steps. The tubular tab 10 disclosed above may be provided. A user may utilize the connector 24 to attach the number sheet 22 to the tubular tab 10. In certain embodiments, the user may weave the pin 24 in and out of the tubular tab 10, utilizing the lumen 50, before closing the pin/connector 24 in order to further secure it. Wherein the lumen 50 affords ease of such weaving and initial connection of the connector 24 in the first place, which is a boon since the sizes of the above-mentioned elements.
It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates to exemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
