Patent Application
20230240398
The present invention relates to clothing. In particular, it relates to clothing (e.g., shirts, pants, skinsuits, etc.) that can support the wearer's muscles in situations including during sports, during heavy lifting, or being under nursing care.
The present application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-165720, filed on Sep. 30, 2020; the entire content of the application is hereby incorporated into the present specification by reference.
Athletic wear for improving athletic performance when sports and other athletic games are engaged in has become familiar in recent years. Needs in respect of athletic wear are apparently very deep-seated. To take the example of golf: users who think they would like to raise their club-head speed and extend their flight distance even without daily strength training and stretching have become an appreciably numerous presence (e.g., see Patent Document 1).
Also, not just in golf as discussed above—in all sorts of sports and exercise, such as tennis, baseball, swimming, and yoga—movement of the shoulder blades that accompanies pivoting of other faculties and motion of the arms is frequent. For example, in golf and tennis, when the club or racket is swung, right-left asymmetrical movement of the shoulder blades caused by pivoting of the trunk takes place, while with poses in yoga, bilateral-symmetrical movement of the shoulder blades caused by bilateral-symmetrical moving of both arms takes place.
Such movement of the shoulder blades is in most cases not either the right or left shoulder blade moving independently, but the right and left shoulder blades moving cooperatively. Nevertheless, with typical athletic clothes in any case doing nothing more than bracing the upper-body posture of the wearer by means of tensing areas that, with respect to a main body section having elasticity, have higher tensing force than the main body, sufficient consideration has not been given to cooperative movement of the left and right shoulder blades. Accordingly, with these typical athletic garments, sufficiently improving athletic performance in the variety of movements that accompany pivoting of the trunk and motion of the arms has been problematic.
Against this backdrop as such, in Patent Document 1, athletic wear 1000 as illustrated in
The athletic wear 1000 is provided with a main body section 110 that fits closely to the upper half of the wearer's body, and tensing pieces 120 stitched into the outer sides of the main body section 110. The main body section 110 is composed of a front waist 111 and a rear waist 112, a collar section 113, and sleeve sections 114. The tensing pieces 120 are composed of, formed on the rear waist 112, first tensing sections 121, a second tensing section 122, and third tensing sections 123, and, formed on the front waist 111, fourth tensing sections 124. The first tensing sections 121 through fourth tensing sections 124, by their tensing force being caused to act, function to support the wearer's muscles and skeletal structure in the areas on which the first tensing sections 121 through fourth tensing sections 124 lie.
By means of the athletic wear 1000 when being worn, tensing force from the first tensing sections 121 acts on the shoulder blades and the muscle groups surrounding the shoulder blades, supporting in a spread-out manner the regions where the shoulder blades are mobile when the wearer performs pivoting of the trunk and movement of the arms. Meanwhile, tensing force from the first tensing section 121 on one side is transmitted via the second tensing section 122 to the first tensing section 121 on the other side. Therefore, movement of the shoulder blade on the other side cooperating with movement of the shoulder blade on the one side is boosted further, making the range though which the shoulder blades are mobile that much more broadened. Accordingly, with the athletic wear 1000, flexibility in and around the shoulders when the left and right shoulders move cooperatively is effectively heightened, enabling improvement to be realized in the performance of movements of every sort that accompany pivoting of the trunk and motion of the arms.
According to the athletic wear 1000 described above, due to the action of first tensing sections 121 through fourth tensing sections 124, flexibility in and around the shoulders when the left and right shoulders move cooperatively is effectively heightened, improving the performance of movements of every sort that accompany pivoting of the trunk and motion of the arms. Nevertheless, bettering athletic performance is not just a matter of heightening flexibility in and around the shoulders. The applicants in the present application, based on approaches (concepts) that differ fundamentally from those to date, have disclosed in Patent Document 2 clothing (shirts, pants, etc.) for improving athletic performance.
While the clothing (shirts, pants, etc.) that the applicants in the present application disclosed in Patent Document 2 was clothing (shirts, pants, etc.) that can improve athletic performance extraordinarily, the inventors in the present application upon further study became aware of aspects including that the manufacturing costs are rather high, and that in ordinary daily activities, doing the laundry etc. could lead to the tape peeling off, wherein as a result of concerted investigative efforts, they hit upon novel clothing whereby those aspects may be bettered, bringing them to the present invention.
A principal object of the present invention, brought about taking such aspects into consideration, is in clothing that supports the wearer's muscles to enable improving capacity for and flexibility in movement in situations such as during sports, during heavy lifting, or being under nursing care, to make available clothing that enables reducing its manufacturing costs, and at the same time that despite being laundered or the like enables preventing tape from peeling off.
Clothing involving the present invention—clothing for covering the body of a wearer—is furnished with an upper-body piece for covering at least a portion of the upper half of the body, and upper-body support patternings formed on the upper-body piece. The upper-body support patternings include an upper-body first printed-on patterning situated in a site following at least a portion of the psoas major muscle, an upper-body second printed-on patterning situated in a site following the supraspinatus muscle, and an upper-body third printed-on patterning situated in a site following the teres major muscle. The upper-body support patternings are constituted from ink-impressed figures formed by ink being printed on said upper-body piece.
In a preferred embodying mode, the upper body piece has the form of a T-shirt. The ink-impressed figures are formed by silkscreen printing. The upper-body first printed-on patterning is of 25 mm±10 mm width. The upper-body second printed-on patterning and the upper-body third printed-on patterning each are of 50 mm±10 mm width.
In a preferred embodying mode, the upper-body first printed-on patterning, the upper-body second printed-on patterning, and the upper-body third printed-on patterning each are disposed in a bilateral-symmetrical geometry.
Other clothing involving the present invention—clothing for covering the body of a wearer—is furnished with an upper-body piece for covering at least a portion of the upper half of the body, and upper-body support patternings formed on the upper-body piece. The upper-body support patternings include an upper-body second printed-on patterning situated in a site following the supraspinatus muscle, and an upper-body third printed-on patterning situated in a site following the teres major muscle. The upper-body support patternings are constituted from ink-impressed figures formed by ink being printed on said upper-body piece. The upper-body piece has the form of a T-shirt, and the ink-impressed figures are formed by silkscreen printing.
In a preferred embodying mode, the upper-body second printed-on patterning and the upper-body third printed-on patterning each are of 50 mm±10 mm width. The upper-body second printed-on patterning and the upper-body third printed-on patterning each are disposed in a bilateral-symmetrical geometry.
Still other clothing involving the present invention—clothing for covering the body of a wearer—is furnished with a lower-body piece for covering at least a portion of the lower half of the body, and lower-body support patternings formed on the lower-body piece. The lower-body support patternings include a lower-body first printed-on patterning situated in a site following at least a portion of the psoas major muscle, a lower-body second printed-on patterning situated in a site following the iliacus muscle, and a lower-body third printed-on patterning situated in a site following the piriformis muscle. The lower-body support patternings are constituted from ink-impressed figures formed by ink being printed on said lower-body piece.
In a preferred embodying mode, the lower-body piece has the form of shorts. The ink-impressed figures are formed by silkscreen printing. The lower-body first printed-on patterning, the lower-body second printed-on patterning, and the lower-body third printed-on patterning each are of 25 mm±10 mm width.
In a preferred embodying mode, the lower-body first printed-on patterning, the lower-body second printed-on patterning, and the lower-body third printed-on patterning each are disposed in a bilateral-symmetrical geometry.
In a preferred embodying mode, the lower-body support patternings further include a lower-body fourth printed-on patterning situated in sites following the glutei minimi, and a lower-body fifth printed-on patterning situated in sites following the sacrotuberous ligaments.
Yet other clothing involving the present invention—clothing for covering the body of a wearer—is furnished with upper and lower clothing core pieces for covering at a least a portion of the upper half of the body and at least a portion of the lower half of the body, and support patternings formed on the upper and lower clothing core pieces. The support patternings include a first printed-on patterning situated in a site following the psoas major muscle, a second printed-on patterning situated in a site following the iliacus muscle, an upper-body second printed-on patterning situated in a site following the supraspinatus muscle, an upper-body third printed-on patterning situated in a site following the tees major muscle, and a lower-body third printed-on patterning situated in a site following the piriformis muscle. The support patternings are constituted from ink-impressed figures formed by ink being printed on the upper and lower clothing core pieces.
In a preferred embodying mode, the support patternings further include a lower-body fourth printed-on patterning situated in sites following the glutei minimi, and a lower-body fifth printed-on patterning situated in sites following the sacrotuberous ligaments.
In a preferred embodying mode, the ink-impressed figures constituting the support patternings are formed by silkscreen printing. The ink-impressed figures are of 60 mm or less width.
A manufacturing method involving the present invention—a method of manufacturing support clothing for supporting a wearer's capacity for movement—includes a step of preparing an upper-body piece for covering at least a portion of the upper half of the body; and a step of forming, by silkscreen printing on at least one of an obverse side or a reverse side of the upper-body piece fabric, an upper-body first printed-on patterning situated in a site following at least a portion of the psoas major muscle, an upper-body second printed-on patterning situated in a site following the supraspinatus muscle, and an upper-body third printed-on patterning situated in a site following the teres major muscle.
In a preferred embodying mode, in the step of forming by silkscreen printing, a printing screen defining the upper-body first printed-on patterning to be of 25 mm±10 mm width, and the upper-body second printed-on patterning and the upper-body third printed-on patterning each to be of 50 mm±10 mm width is employed. In the printing screen, the regions defining the upper-body first printed-on patterning, the upper-body second printed-on patterning, and the upper-body third printed-on patterning each are disposed in a bilateral-symmetrical geometry.
Another manufacturing method involving the present invention—a method of manufacturing support clothing for supporting a wearer's capacity for movement—includes a step of preparing a lower-body piece for covering at least a portion of the lower half of the body; and a step of forming, by silkscreen printing on at least one of an obverse side or a reverse side of the lower-body piece fabric, a lower-body first printed-on patterning situated in a site following at least a portion of the psoas major muscle, a lower-body second printed-on patterning situated in a site following the iliacus muscle, and a lower-body third printed-on patterning situated in a site following the piriformis muscle.
In a preferred embodying mode, in the step of forming by silkscreen printing, further forming by silkscreen printing a lower-body fourth printed-on patterning situated in sites following the glutei minimi, and a lower-body fifth printed-on patterning situated in sites following the sacrotuberous ligaments is carried out.
On an upper body piece for covering at least a portion of the upper half of the body, upper-body support patternings are formed, with the upper-body support patternings including an upper-body first printed-on patterning situated in a site following at least a portion of the psoas major muscle, an upper-body second printed-on patterning situated in a site following the supraspinatus muscle, and an upper-body third printed-on patterning situated in a site following the teres major muscle, thereby activating the muscles by supporting them, so that the Conception Vessel and Governing Vessel meridians can be made to flow spontaneously. As a result, the wearer's muscles are supported in situations such as during sports, during heavy lifting, or being under nursing care, enabling capacity for and flexibility in movement to be improved. What is more, the fact that the upper-body support patternings are constituted from ink-impressed figures formed by ink being printed on the upper-body piece enables manufacturing costs to be lowered compared with instances in which the upper-body support patternings are fashioned by means of a taping medium.
Furthermore, by comparison with taping-medium implementations, in which repeated laundering or the like could lead to the taping medium peeling off, ink-impressed figures can be made long-lasting, since with them there is no peeling-off of a taping medium.
In addition, by combining with clothing (lower body clothes) in which on a lower body piece for covering at least a portion of the lower half of the body, lower-body support patternings are formed—with the lower-body support patternings including a lower-body first printed-on patterning situated in a site following at least a portion of the psoas major muscle, a lower-body second printed-on patterning situated in a site following the iliacus muscle, and a lower-body third printed-on patterning situated in a site following the piriformis muscle—in the same way as with the upper half of the body, in the lower half of the body as well, the muscles are supported, activating them to enable the Conception Vessel and Governing Vessel meridians to be made to flow spontaneously. Also, the lower body third printed-on patterning situated in a site following the piriformis muscle facilitates maintaining one's up-and-down and front-and-back balance. What is more, the fact that the lower-body support patternings are likewise constituted from ink-impressed figures enables manufacturing costs to be lowered compared with instances in which the lower-body support patternings are fashioned by means of a taping medium, and meanwhile enables them to be made long-lasting.
Prior to an explanation of details of modes of embodying the present invention being made, clothing involving the present invention will be explained, as will particular circumstances under which techniques for movement capacity improvement (also, body functioning betterment) were discovered, and clothing of Patent Document 2 disclosed by the inventors in the present application as well.
Upon concerted investigations into whether an ordinary T-shirt, not fancy athletic clothing 1000 such as is illustrated in
As to why affixing tape in these sites improves physical capacity, the precise reasons were not ascertained, but it was surmised that it may be something along the lines of the following, which is, however, not more than a hypothesis. The positions (901-905) where the tape is affixed are positions in the musculature corresponding to the meridians. The Conception Vessel (rèn mài) and Governing Vessel (dū mài), which pass through the very middle of a human being, may be cited as meridians of primary importance. The Conception Vessel, a radial vessel belonging to the Extraordinary Vessels, runs along the body's anterior median line. The Governing Vessel, likewise a radial vessel belonging to the Extraordinary Vessels, runs along the body's posterior median line.
Herein, in the upper body half, the muscles that correspond to the Conception Vessel are the supraspinatus muscles 903, while the muscles that correspond to the Governing Vessel are the teres major muscles 904.
From there, likening the upper body to the forelegs and likening the lower body to the hindlegs presumably leads to correspondences as follows. Namely, the shoulder blades (upper body) correspond to the ilia (lower body); the shoulder joints (upper body), to the hip joints (lower body); the elbows (upper body), to the knees; and the wrists (upper body), to the ankles (lower body). Thus, in the lower body (hindlegs), what corresponds to the supraspinatus muscles 903 and the teres major muscles 904 are respectively the iliacus muscles 902 and the psoas major muscles 901.
In addition, when tape is applied to the iliacus muscles 902 and psoas major muscles 901 (the two together will also at times be referred to as the “iliopsoas muscle”) the formation of the body's axis will arise, yet the sense of being tugged by an attractive force could prove strong (for example, if one jumps, strongly feeling the force of landing). As a way of dealing with that, the idea of fixing tape onto sites of the piriformis muscles 905 was hit upon.
Next, while referring to
The shirt (T-shirt) 2000 illustrated in
The upper-body first support section 21 is constituted from a pair of structures of oblong form (strip pieces) 21a and 21b that extend along a portion of the psoas major muscles (901). The pair of strip pieces 21a and 21b extend downward from a point 21c that corresponds to the location that is the starting point of the upper end of the psoas major muscles. The upper-body second support section 22 is constituted from a pair of structures of oblong form (strip pieces) 22a and 22b that extend along the supraspinatus muscles (903). The upper-body third support section 23 is constituted from a pair of structures of oblong form (strip pieces) 23a and 23b that extend along the teres major muscles (904). In one preferred example of the shirt 2000, the upper-body first support section 21, the upper-body second support section 22, and the upper-body third support section 23 are constituted from a taping medium. The upper-body first support section 21, the upper-body second support section 22, and the upper-body third support section 23 lend the muscles a sense of tape (or cloth) having been applied to the sites of the given muscles (901, 903, and 904) on the shirt 2000, imparting stimuli to the given muscles (901, 903, and 904) and activating, and thereby enabling an assist to, the muscles. Also, when the upper-body first support section 21, the upper-body second support section 22, and the upper-body third support section 23 are constituted from a taping medium, in order that they not come off during laundering or the like, it is preferable to fix them with iron-on adhesive and then attach them securely by sewing them in with thread.
Likewise, the pants (breeches) 2100 illustrated in
The lower-body first support section 41 is constituted from a pair of structures of oblong form (strip pieces) 41a and 41b that extend along a portion of the psoas major muscles (901). The pair of strip pieces 41a and 41b extend upward from points 45 (45a and 45b) that correspond to the locations that are the starting points of the lower ends of the psoas major muscles. The lower-body second support section 42 is constituted from a pair of structures of oblong form (strip pieces) 42a and 42b that extend along the iliacus muscles (902). The lower-body third support section 43 is constituted from a pair of structures of oblong form (strip pieces) 43a and 43b that extend along the piriformis muscles (905). In one preferred example of the pants 2100, the lower-body first support section 41, the lower-body second support section 42, and the lower-body third support section 43 are constituted from a taping medium. The lower-body first support section 41, the lower-body second support section 42, and the lower-body third support section 43, lend the muscles a sense of tape (or cloth) having been applied to the sites of the given muscles (901, 903 and 905) on the pants 2100, imparting stimuli to the given muscles (901, 903, and 905) and activating, and thereby enabling an assist to, the muscles. Here, in the same way as with the upper-body support sections (21 to 23), when the lower-body first support section 41, the lower-body second support section 42, and the lower-body third support section 43 are constituted from a taping medium, in order that they not come off during laundering or the like, it is preferable to fix them with iron-on adhesive and then attach them securely by sewing them in with thread.
According to the clothing (shirt) 2000 disclosed in Patent Document 2, since on an upper-body piece 10 for covering at least a portion of the upper half of the body, the upper-body support unit 20 is formed, with the upper-body support unit 20 including the upper-body first support section 21 situated in a site following at least a portion of the psoas major muscles (901), the upper-body second support section 22 situated in a site following the supraspinatus muscles (903), and the upper-body third support section 23 situated in a site following the teres major muscles (904), the muscles are supported, whereby they are activated, enabling the meridians of the Conception Vessel and the Governing Vessel to be made to flow spontaneously. As a result, the wearer's muscles (or otherwise, entire body, including the muscles and joints, etc.) are supported in situations such as during sports, during heavy lifting, or being under nursing care, making improved movement capacity and flexibility possible. Meanwhile, combining with clothing (lower body clothes) 2100 in which on the lower-body piece 30 for covering at least a portion of the lower half of the body, the lower-body support unit 40 is formed—with the lower-body support unit 40 including the lower-body first support section 41 situated in a site following at least a portion of the psoas major muscles (901), a lower-body second support section 42 situated in a site following the iliacus muscles (902), and the lower-body third support section 43 situated in a site following the piriformis muscles (905)—in the same way as with the upper half of the body, in the lower half of the body as well, enables the muscles to be supported, activating them to make the meridians of the Conception Vessel and the Governing Vessel flow spontaneously. Also, the lower-body third support section 43 situated in a site following the piriformis muscles (905) facilitates maintaining one's up-and-down and front-and-back balance. Meanwhile, in Patent Document 2 numerous data appear that indicate improvements in movement capacity and flexibility.
In Patent Document 2, it is disclosed that as long as regions that are “areas that support” can be formed by the upper-body support unit 20 (21, 22, and 23) and/or the lower-body support unit 40 (41, 42, and 43), the upper-body support unit 20 (or 40) is not limited to being a taping medium, in that the material or weave of the upper-body piece 10 constituting the shirt 2000 may be changed, or inside the textile constituting the upper-body piece 10, a medium/component capable of making the “areas that support” may be disposed. Meanwhile, the inventors in the present application did a series of further research and experiments on methods of forming, without limiting to taping media, the regions being the “areas that support” that are disclosed in Patent Document 2. Amongst those, upon forming an upper-body support unit 20 (21, 22, and 23) by silk screen printing (or silk printing) in which ink was directly printed into the fabric of clothing (e.g., T-shirt fabric), they perfected being able to fabricate articles that demonstrate the same capabilities as the those having an upper-body support unit 20 (21, 22, and 23) constituted from a taping medium, bringing them to the present invention.
Hereinafter, referring to the drawings, an explanation of preferred modes of embodying the present invention will be made. Below in the drawings, for the sake of making the explanation concise, elements and regions exhibiting the same actions are labeled with the same reference marks, and reduplicating description in some instances will be either omitted or abbreviated. Furthermore, in every diagram the dimensional relationships (length, width, thickness, etc.) in some cases do not necessarily reflect the actual dimensional relationships accurately. Nevertheless, some dimensional relationships in designated drawings have been made coincident, and in those cases, from the dimensional and positional relationships in each diagram it is possible to derive the six primary views. It will be appreciated that inasmuch as the subject is clothing (clothes) thickness in the six primary views often may be ignored.
Further, particulars that are necessary for implementing the present invention and are matters apart from the particulars specifically referred to in the present specification can be apprehended to be particulars of design for the person skilled in the art, based on conventional technology in the given field. The present invention can be implemented based on the content disclosed by the present specification and drawings, and on common technical knowledge in the given field. What is more, the present invention is not limited to the following embodying modes.
The shirt 100 of the present embodying mode is furnished with an upper-body piece 10 for covering at least a portion of the upper half of the body. In the configuration of the present embodying mode, the upper-body piece 10 constituting the shirt 100 is made up of a trunk portion 15, consisting of a front waist 15a and a rear waist 15b, and a collar section 11 and sleeve sections 12. In this example, the lower edge 19 of the trunk portion 15 is situated along the periphery of the loins or the groin. Since the shirt 100 (upper-body piece 10) of the present embodying mode is in the form of a T-shirt, the collar section 11 is round-necked and not a collar such as is on ordinary shirts (e.g., dress shirts), but there may be a collar. Likewise, the sleeve sections 12 are short sleeves, but the shirt may be of such morphology as long-sleeved, three-quarter-sleeved (or elbow-length-sleeved), or sleeveless. While a trunk portion 15 in which a front waist 15a and a rear waist 15b are stitched together is readily fashioned, it may equally well be a seamless, unitary item.
The material constituting the upper-body piece 10 of the present embodying mode is fabric that is typically employed as clothing, and that as clothing has suitable stretchability. It should be understood that stretchability herein means what as clothing is a suitable property, not what especially demands the restorative capability of rubber (elastomers). Examples that can be cited of the material (fabric) constituting the shirt 100 (upper-body piece 10) are: natural-fiber textiles (e.g., cotton fiber (cottons), silk fiber (silks), etc.), and synthetic fiber textiles (e.g., polyester fiber, etc.), as well as textiles blended from natural-fiber textiles and synthetic-fiber textiles (e.g., polyester and cotton mixed yarns, etc.), and blended textiles of a plurality of kinds (e.g., nylon-polyurethane fiber, rayon fiber-acrylic fiber-polyester fiber, acrylic fiber-polyester fiber-rayon fiber-polyurethane fiber, etc.). In the illustrated shirt (T-shirt) 100, the material constituting the upper-body piece 10 is cotton (cotton fiber).
In the clothing (shirt) 100 of the present embodying mode, the upper-body support patternings 20 are formed on the upper-body piece 10 (or on the material constituting the upper-body piece 10—herein, on the material (cotton) constituting the T-shirt). In the configuration of the present embodying mode, the upper-body support patternings 20 are constituted from an upper-body first printed-on patterning 21 situated in sites following at least a portion of the psoas major muscles (“901” in
The upper-body first printed-on patterning 21 of the present embodying mode is constituted from, as illustrated in
The upper-body second printed-on patterning 22 of the present embodying mode is constituted from, as illustrated in
The upper-body third printed-on patterning 23 of the present embodying mode is constituted from, as illustrated in
In the present embodying mode, the upper-body support patternings 20 (specifically, the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21, the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22, and the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23) are constituted from ink-impressed figures formed by ink being printed on. That is, the upper-body support patternings 20 (21, 22, and 23) are formed, rather than with a taping medium in what was disclosed as one of preferred examples in Patent Document 2, by printing. In a preferred example of the present embodying mode, the ink-impressed figures constituting the upper-body support patternings 20 are formed by silkscreen printing.
Silk screen printing (screen printing and silk printing), a type of stencil printing, is a technique in which apertures (pores) are made in a mesh-like screen, and to print ink is cast only into the aperture areas. Its origins are in the fact that in the past, the screens were made of silk, but with screens of mesh form today, owing to durability issues, cloth of synthetic fiber such as polyester or nylon (there can be metal instances too) instead of silk is employed as the mesh medium for stencil prints. In the silkscreen printing, the mesh in a made-up screen and the shirt fabric (in this case, cotton) are brought into close contact, after which ink is placed on the mesh in the made-up screen, and next a squeegee is pressed hard against the top of the mesh and moved in a fixed direction across the entire surface of the mesh (or designated locations where printing is desired), whereby printing is executed by ink being pressed through the holes in the mesh and out onto the fabric. It should be noted that, inasmuch as silkscreen printing technology is general with T-shirt printing, it is not special technology; therefore, while from a technical aspect it has a high degree of stability, it enables production costs to be lowered.
Examples that can be cited as inks for T-shirt printing in silkscreen printing are: plastisol (ink), and water-based rubber (ink). In factories that carry out large-volume printing (large-lot projects of 300-plus runs) plastisol is often used, while in factories of medium scale (small-lot projects on the order of 50 runs) water-based rubber is often used. It will be appreciated that with the clothes (shirt 100) of the present embodying mode, silkscreen printing is employed, but as long as the effectiveness of clothes (shirt 100) of the present embodying mode can be obtained, other printing (e.g., inkjet direct printing, etc.) may be employed. Also, the printing ink (ink for shirt printing) of the present embodying mode is compounded with minerals (powders). In one example, the printing ink of the present embodying mode is adjusted to a concentration at which minerals (minerals that are known as so-called power stones (e.g., radium ore, germanium, quartz, “terahertz ore,” tourmaline, etc.), or a blend of several kinds of minerals) of 325-mesh particle size (about 44 microns)—per 500 square centimeters of ink, appropriate amounts from among 0.1 g to 0.5 g of each kind (in one example, one, two, or three kinds)—are compounded. It will be appreciated that 500 square centimeters of ink is a surface area equivalent to the print surface area on one shirt. It will also be appreciated that this concentration is merely one example, and can be changed or adjusted to what is suitable and appropriate to accord with the conditions under which it is used. Furthermore, additives other than minerals (powders) may equally well be included. A mineral powder of at least one kind (or a blended mineral powder of two or more kinds) selected from the group consisting of radium ore, germanium, quartz, terahertz ore, and tourmaline can be utilized as the mineral powder.
In the configuration of the present embodying mode, the ink-impressed figures constituting the upper-body support patternings 20 being fashioned by silkscreen printing produces differences in tactile and other properties (difference in texture, with the softness, stretchability, surface smoothness, and other material properties being different) between the T-shirt fabric (cotton) area and the areas that are printed onto (the upper-body support patternings 20), with the differences in properties activating the muscles to assist capacity for movement. It will be appreciated that even if the differences in properties are slight, since it suffices that the ink-impressed figures (upper-body support patternings 20), rather than support muscles and other parts of the body to fulfill the function of improving capacity for movement, are a trigger of muscle stimulation (where the body is a mass of delicate sensors), even with the differences in properties due to presence of the ink-impressed figures being slight, effectiveness in improving capacity for movement can be demonstrated. It should be noted that in instances in which minerals are compounded into the ink, there can be a possibility that impact from the minerals (e.g., negative ions, terahertz waves, static electricity, far infrared rays, hormesis, etc.) proves to be a stimulant to the muscles. In one example of the present embodying mode, ink-impressed figures constituting the upper-body support patternings 20 are formed on the obverse side (exposed surface) of the upper-body piece 10 to construct the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21, the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22, and the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23. By the same token, ink-impressed figures (upper-body support patternings 20) can be formed on the reverse side (surface along the body) of the upper-body piece 10 to construct the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21, the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22, and the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23.
The upper-body first printed-on patterning 21, the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22, and the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23 of the present embodying mode each are of, for example, 60 mm or less width. In the illustrated example, the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21 is of 25 mm(±10 mm) width. Meanwhile, the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22 and the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23 each are of 50 mm(±10 mm) width. Although with the upper-body first to third printed-on patternings 21 to 23 being of small width, (e.g., with the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21, 10 mm, and with the upper-body second and third printed-on patterning (22 and 23), 25 mm) allows them to be applied to the corresponding muscles with pinpoint accuracy to create overall balance, considering differences in each individual's figure (especially when mass production is involved), one preferred approach would be to have the ink-impressed figures (the upper-body support patternings 20 and the upper-body first to third printed-on patternings 21 to 23) be of a bit wider width (50 mm (±10) mm and 25 mm (±10 mm)). It is to be noted that in order that stimulation to the muscles (muscle activation) not be dulled, making the width 60 mm or less (preferably, 50 mm or less, or 50 mm) is satisfactory, but since what is appropriate varies depending on the individual, there could be cases in which the width would be made comparatively large (e.g., 50 mm to 100 mm).
In a configuration of the present embodying mode, the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21, the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22, and the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23 each can be made the same width (e.g., 50 mm). Alternatively, the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22 and the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23 may equally well be made differing widths, rather than the same width. This is because by varying the width of the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21, the width of the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22, and the width of the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23, there will be a possibility that the movements of the different muscles can be further activated depending on the individual, and at the same time because there can be instances in which owing to the demands of design it is better that the widths be altered. In the present embodying mode, the width of the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21 is made half the width of the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22 and the width of the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23.
Since the human body (skeleton and muscles) is basically bilaterally symmetrical, the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21, the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22, and the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23 each are disposed in a bilateral-symmetrical geometry. In reality, however, the roles of the muscles on the right side and the left side can be different (for example, in a right-handed person, muscles for throwing, etc. with the right hand are developed), and in that respect, there are instances in which it is preferable, in line with (tailored to) each individual, to dispose the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21, the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22, and the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23 bilaterally asymmetrical, following the courses of the muscles on the right side and on the left side. In addition, when there is a situation in which for reasons such as the demands of design—as opposed to right-left differences (subtle differences in each individual) in location of the muscles—rendering a not bilaterally symmetrical disposition is desired, making changes within the range in which the upper-body support patternings 20 in the present embodying mode exhibit their functionality is possible. Further, for upper-body support patternings 20 in the present embodying mode, it is preferable to render the upper-body support patternings 20 with the end portions being at either side (the origin area as well as the terminal area) of the given muscles; but in cases where, owing to reasons including the demands of design, altering their form is desired, making changes within the range in which the upper-body support patternings 20 in the present embodying mode exhibits its functionality is possible.
Now, a shirt 100 of the present embodying mode can be modified as follows. Disclosed and descriptively illustrated in FIG. 24 of Patent Document 2, a shirt 100 of the present embodying mode despite not being formed with the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21 situated in sites following a portion of the psoas major muscles (901), because it nonetheless is formed with the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22 situated in sites following the supraspinatus muscles (903), and the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23 situated in sites following teres major muscles (904), it supports these muscles (903 and 904), thereby activating them to enable the meridians of the Conception Vessel and the Governing Vessel to be made to follow spontaneously, thanks to which the shirt therefore has beneficial effects. Accordingly, as a modified example, instances in which a shirt 100 of the present embodying mode is formed with an upper-body first printed-on patterning 21 are preferable in terms of stability and improvement capacity for movement (for example, there will be cases where differences including that post-exercise fatigue appears less are evident).
A shirt 100 of the present embodying mode can be further modified as follows. Disclosed and descriptively illustrated in FIG. 34 of Patent Document 2, a shirt 100 of the present embodying mode, in addition to the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21 (21a and 21b) located on the front side, can be formed with an additional upper-body support patterning (not illustrated). The additional upper-body support patterning (reference mark “21e” in FIG. 34 of Patent Document 2, incidentally) is disposed, wherein with the site of the solar plexus being made a reference a point shifted toward a location on the left ribs is the starting point, extending from there to an infraumbilical site. By and large, the solar plexus is in a spot about three fingers below the navel. The angle at which the additional upper-body support patternings extend (the angle at which it extends inclined) is, with a perpendicular line as a reference, 20° to 25° (in one example, approximately 23° (23.4°)). By the forming of the additional upper-body support patternings, the body's rotation will be greater. Forming the additional upper-body support patternings increases the angle of rotation along the horizontal and is therefore suited to playing golf.
Clothing (pants, or crotched clothing) 200 of the present embodying mode is furnished with a lower-body piece 30 for covering at least a portion of the lower half of the body. In the configuration of the present embodying mode, it is constituted from a waist section 31 that defines an opening 32 through which the trunk (principally, the abdomen and loins) enters, an above-crotch section 35 that clothes the lower-body trunk (the area surrounding the abdomen and the groin), and a below-crotch section 36 that covers the legs. Since the pants 200 (lower-body piece 30) of the present embodying mode have the form of breeches (shorts), the length of the below-crotch section 36 is short, but the below crotch section 36 may be as far as the ankles (or the knees or the shins). Further, pants 200 of the present embodying mode may be in the form of briefs without portions that cover the legs, or also may be a swimsuit. Still further, with the illustrated pants 200, a mode in which the fabric on the right and left are joined together is represented, but the mode may be one in which the front waist 35a and the rear waist 35b of the pants 200 are joined together, as well as a mode in which the trousers are assembled with other parts; it is not limited to the illustrated specific configurations.
The material constituting the lower-body piece 30 of the present embodying mode is fabric typically employed as clothing, and has suitable stretchability as clothing. It should be understood that stretchability herein means what as clothing is a suitable property, not what especially demands the restorative capability of rubber (elastomers). Examples that can be cited of the material (fabric) constituting the pants 200 (lower-body piece 30) are: natural-fiber textiles (e.g., cotton fiber (cottons), silk fiber (silks), etc.), and synthetic fiber textiles (e.g., polyester fiber, etc.), as well as textiles blended from natural-fiber textiles and synthetic-fiber textiles (e.g., polyester and cotton mixed yarns, etc.), and blended textiles of a plurality of kinds (e.g., nylon-polyurethane fiber, rayon fiber-acrylic fiber-polyester fiber, acrylic fiber-polyester fiber-rayon fiber-polyurethane fiber, etc.).
In the clothing (pants) 200 of the present embodying mode, on the lower-body piece 30 (or on the material constituting the lower body piece 30—herein, on the material constituting the breeches) lower-body support patternings 40 are formed. In the configuration of the present embodying mode, the lower-body support patternings 40 are constituted from a lower-body first printed-on patterning 41 situated in sites following at least a portion of the psoas major muscles (“901” in
The lower-body first printed-on patterning 41 of the present embodying mode is constituted from, as illustrated in
The lower-body second printed-on patterning 42 of the present embodying mode is constituted from a pair of structures of oblong form (strip pieces) 42a and 42b that extend along the iliacus muscles (902). Being that the strip pieces 42a and 42b extend along the iliacus muscles (902), preferably they are formed to extend from end to end along (from the start point to the end point of) the supraspinatus muscles. And while depending on the wearer's figure there will be cases where they are not formed to follow the entirety of the iliacus muscles (902), to the extent possible they preferably are created putting together a lineup of sizes (or otherwise are made to order) in forms such that the one end and the other end (the start point and the end point (or the origin area and the terminal area)) of the iliacus muscles may correspond to the start point and the end point of the strip pieces 42a and 42b. What is more, in the configurations of the present embodying mode, what is illustrated is a design in which the lower-body first printed-on patterning 41 and the lower-body second printed-on patterning 42 are formed integrally, which is convenient for being formed by screen printing. It will be appreciated that they may be formed by combining a configuration having the pattern of the lower-body first printed-on patterning 41 with a configuration having the pattern of the lower-body second printed-on patterning (if, for example, making them be different colors is desired, they can be formed by carrying out screen printing twice).
The lower-body third printed-on patterning 43 of the present embodying mode is constituted from, as illustrated in
In the present embodying mode, the lower-body first printed-on patterning 41, the lower-body second printed-on patterning 42, and the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43 are constituted from ink-impressed figures formed by ink being printed on. That is, the lower-body support patternings 40 (41, 42, and 43) are formed, rather than with a taping medium in what was disclosed as one of preferred examples in Patent Document 2, by printing, in the same way as with a shirt 100 of the present embodying modes. In a preferred example of the present embodying mode, the ink-impressed figures constituting the lower-body support patternings 40 are formed by silk-screen printing. Inasmuch as it would be the same as with a shirt 100 of the present embodying modes, a description of silk-screen printing here is omitted.
In the configuration of the present embodying mode, the ink-impressed figures constituting the lower-body support patternings 40 being fashioned by silkscreen printing produces differences in tactile and other properties (difference in texture, with the softness, stretchability, surface smoothness, and other material properties being different) between the pants fabric area and the areas that are printed onto (the lower-body support patternings 40), with the differences in properties activating the muscles to assist capacity for movement. In one example of the present embodying mode, by the ink-impressed figures constituting the lower-body support patternings 40 being formed on the reverse side (surface along the body) of the lower-body piece 30, the lower-body first printed-on patterning 41, the lower-body second printed-on patterning 42, and the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43 are constructed. By the same token, ink-impressed figures (lower-body support patternings 40) can be formed on the obverse side (exposed surface) of the lower-body piece 30 to construct the lower-body first printed-on patterning 41, the lower-body second printed-on patterning 42, and the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43. It will be appreciated that forming the ink-impressed figures on both the obverse side and the reverse side of the lower-body piece 30 to construct the lower-body first printed-on patterning 41, the lower-body second printed-on patterning 42, and the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43 is also possible. This is likewise as with a shirt 100 of the present embodying modes.
Further, the lower-body first printed-on patterning 41, the lower-body second printed-on patterning 42, and the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43 of the present embodying mode can be of, for example, 60 mm or less (preferably, 25 mm±10 mm, or 25 mm to 1 mm) width each. The width of the ink-impressed figures constituting the lower-body support patternings 40 may be made the same as, or may be made different from, the width of the ink-impressed figures constituting the upper-body support patternings 20. And the ink and like conditions may be made the same as (e.g., ink of the same type that is of the same color), or may be made different from (e.g., ink of the same type (or different type) that differs in color), those for the upper-body support patternings 20.
In a configuration of the present embodying mode, the lower-body first printed-on patterning 41, the lower-body second printed-on patterning 42, and the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43 each can be made the same width (such as, for example, 25 mm). Alternatively, the lower-body first printed-on patterning 41, the lower-body second printed-on patterning 42, and the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43 and the upper-body third printed-on patterning 43 may equally well be made differing widths, rather than the same width. This is because by varying the width of the lower-body first printed-on patterning 41, the width of the lower-body second printed-on patterning 42, and the width of the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43 there will be a possibility that the movements of the different muscles can be further activated, and at the same time because there can be instances in which owing to the demands of design it is better that the widths be altered.
Since the human body (skeleton and muscles) is basically bilaterally symmetrical, the lower-body first printed-on patterning 41, the lower-body second printed-on patterning 42, and the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43 each are disposed in a bilateral-symmetrical geometry. In reality, however, the roles of the muscles on the right side and the left side can be different (for example, in a person whose footedness is right-footed, the muscles for kicking, etc. with the right foot are developed), and in that respect, there are instances in which it is preferable, in line with each individual, to dispose the printed-on patternings so as to be bilaterally asymmetrical, following the courses of the muscles on the right side and on the left side. In addition, when there is a situation in which for reasons such as the demands of design—as opposed to right-left differences (subtle differences in each individual) in location of the muscles—rendering a not bilaterally symmetrical disposition is desired, making changes within the range in which the lower body support patternings 40 in the present embodying mode exhibits its functionality is possible. Further, for a lower-body support patternings 40 in the present embodying mode, it is preferable to render the lower-body support patternings 40 with the end portions being at either side (the origin area or the terminal area) of the given muscles; but in cases where, owing to reasons including the demands of design, altering its form is desired, making changes within the range in which the lower-body support patternings 40 in the present embodying mode exhibits its functionality is possible.
According to clothing (a shirt) 100 of the present embodying modes, since on an upper-body piece 10 for covering at least a portion of the upper half of the body, the upper-body support patternings 20 are formed, with the upper-body support patternings 20 including the upper-body first printed-on patterning 21 situated in a site following at least a portion of the psoas major muscles (901), the upper-body second printed-on patterning 22 situated in a site following the supraspinatus muscles (903), and the upper-body third printed-on patterning 23 situated in a site following the teres major muscles (904), the muscles are supported, whereby they are activated, enabling the meridians of the Conception Vessel and the Governing Vessel to be made to flow spontaneously. As a result, the wearer's muscles (or otherwise, entire body, including the muscles and joints, etc.) are supported in situations such as during sports, during heavy lifting, or being under nursing care, making improved movement capacity and flexibility possible.
What is more, the fact that the upper-body support patternings 20 are constituted from ink-impressed figures formed by ink being printed on the upper-body piece 10 enables manufacturing costs to be lowered compared with instances in which the upper-body support unit (20) is fashioned by means of a taping medium. To explain further, compared with, in the shirts disclosed in Patent Document 2, what is fashioned utilizing a taping medium, shirts fashioned by printing (especially, fashioned by silk-screen printing) are better suited for manufacturing in small-lot as well as massive-lot production, wherein manufacturing costs thus can be kept under control. Furthermore, in taping-medium implementations, repeated laundering or the like could lead to the taping medium peeling off, so in order to prevent that, sewing the taping medium fast to the shirt with thread is desirable, but doing so increases manufacturing costs. By comparison with taping-medium implementations, constituting the upper-body support patternings 20 with ink-impressed figures in a shirt 100 of the present embodying modes enables them, with the peeling-off of a taping medium being lessened, to be made long-lasting, and at the same time enables manufacturing costs to be kept in check since there is no need for the work of sew-fastening with thread.
What is more, with the clothing (pants) 200 of the present embodying mode, on the lower-body piece 30 for covering at least a portion of the lower half of the body, the lower-body support patternings 40 are formed, with the lower-body support patternings 40 including the lower-body first printed-on patterning 41 situated in sites following at least a portion of the psoas major muscles (901), the lower-body second printed-on patterning 42 situated in sites following the iliacus muscles (902), and the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43 situated in sites following the piriformis muscles (905). Meanwhile, combining clothing (pants, lower-body clothes) 200 of the present embodying mode with a shirt (T-shirt, upper-body clothes) of the present embodying modes, in the same way as with the upper half of the body, in the lower half of the body as well, enables the muscles to be supported, activating them to make the meridians of the Conception Vessel and the Governing Vessel flow spontaneously. Also, the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43 situated in a site following the piriformis muscles (905) facilitates maintaining one's up-and-down and front-and-back balance. What is more, implementations configured with the lower-body fourth printed-on patterning 46 (46a and 46b) situated in sites following the glutei minimi, and the lower-body fifth printed-on patterning 47 (47a and 47b) situated in sites following the sacrotuberous ligaments having been added, by activating (strengthening) muscles that support movement of the loins, enable strengthening the loins to prevent lower-back pain.
With a shirt 100 of the present embodying modes, the upper-body support patternings 20 constituted from ink-impressed figures stimulate meridians including the Conception Vessel and the Governing Vessel, modulating the body by gentle stimulation, and enabling movement capacity/flexibility and the like to be improved. With pants 200 of the present embodying modes, the lower-body support patternings 40 constituted from ink-impressed figures stimulate various meridians in the loins, modulating the body by gentle stimulation, and enabling movement capacity/flexibility and the like to be improved. While taping, in which tape is stretched directly on the body—often used especially by athletes—works to protect muscles, the technology of the present embodying modes utilizes, in contrast to strong stimulation from attaching tape directly, gentle stimulation, and, as it were, thus may be referred to as noncontact-type indirect taping.
Next, referring to
The “Downward Press,” “Frontward Press,” and “Backward Press” presented in
To explain further: the (1) Downward Press is a trial that tests the body's effectiveness at being able to withstand a downward (perpendicularly directed) load. In the Downward Press, Person A puts out both hands, placing one hand on top of the other, and Person B presses on Person A's hands from above. With the shirt (pants) not being worn, the hands drop, while with the shirt (pants) being worn, the body is stabilized such that the hands do not drop. Therein, the numbers in the table indicate as experimental results the weightings (units: kg weight) at the moment when the hands dropped. (2-1 and 2-2) The Frontward Press and Backward Press are tests to ascertain whether the trunk going up and down is holding firm. Person A laces together their fingers on both hands and places them in front of their body (in the Frontward Press case). (Or Person A laces together their fingers on both hands and places them behind their body (in the Rearward Press case).) Then Person B sets their fists on the palms of Person A's hands and puts their weight on them. If the trunk holds firm, the body will be steady and not move. With the shirt (pants) not being worn the body will tremble, but with the shirt (pants) being worn the body will be steady. Therein, the numbers in the table indicate as experimental results the weightings (units: kg weight) at the moment when the body is about to tumble.
As will be appreciated from looking at the results for Example 2, and the Example 2 percent gains over Example 1, in
In the same testing, the effectiveness of the shirt 2000 (pants 2100) disclosed in Patent Document 2 was as a reference also tested. As will be appreciated from looking at the results for Example 3, and the Example 3 percent gains over Example 1, in
Inasmuch as the effectiveness of the shirt 100 (pants 200) of the present embodying modes was a 23% average percent gain (
Next, with reference to
As indicated in
The printing press 90 represented in
Next, the printing figures are printed onto the T-shirt (Step S300). Specifically, with the T-shirt having been set on the printing-job pallet 80 of the printing device 90 in
Thus, the manufacturing method of the present embodying mode is convenient in that it enables manufacturing the shirts/pants (2000 and 2100) disclosed in Patent Document 2 readily in large volume as well as at low cost. The method accordingly facilitates broadly, rapidly popularizing clothing (100, 200) of this sort that improves physical/exercise capacity. It should be noted that it does not matter if the manufacturing device (printing device) of the present embodying modes, not limited to being the configuration of the device 90 represented in
Next, while referring to
As indicated in
Furthermore, the mode may be not only combining a shirt 100 and pants 200 (top/bottom clothing) involving the present embodying mode, but also a “skinsuit” in which the top/bottom clothing is made unitary.
In a skinsuit 400 involving the present embodying mode, the upper body piece 10 includes the lower body piece (30) to take on a unitary configuration (upper and lower clothing core pieces). So as to make putting it on and taking it off easier, the skinsuit 400 may be provided along a portion thereof (the back etc.) with buttons, a zipper, or the like. The skinsuit 400 is tantamount to coveralls for construction venues and coveralls for work (e.g., automotive servicing etc.) in workshops, as well as to full body tights, wet suits used for surfing or scuba diving, and swimsuits, etc.
In the foregoing, preferred modes of embodying the present invention have been described, yet such descriptions are not limiting items, and of course, various modifications are possible. The above-described embodying modes as well as the configurations of modified examples as well as the techniques are applicable each to the other. For example, with the configuration of a shirt (100) of the present embodying modes, given the difficulties during nursing care with changing a patient's clothes or with the patient changing clothes, the configuration may be a mode in which buttons, or a zipper are put on the shirt to make it so the front opens. Also, although with regard to shirts, chiefly T-shirt modes have been described, in golf, since collared articles are basically required, configuring the shirts with collars is preferable. Further, since the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43, situated in sites following the piriformis muscles 905, alleviates what would be intensifying of the feeling of being tugged at by an attractive force, in situations where there need not be concern about that odd sense, it is possible to take off the lower-body third printed-on patterning 43.
According to the present invention, in clothing that supports the wearer's muscles to enable improving capacity for and flexibility in movement in situations such as during sports, during heavy lifting, or being under nursing care, made available is clothing that enables its manufacturing costs to be reduced, and/or that despite being laundered or the like enables tape peel-off to be prevented.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-165720 | Sep 2020 | JP | national |
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| Parent | PCT/JP21/36312 | Sep 2021 | US |
| Child | 18192254 | US |
