Patent Application
20250186264
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The disclosure relates to compression garments and more particularly pertains to a new compression garment for promoting blood circulation.
The prior art relates to compression garments. The prior art discloses compression stockings made from nylon or spandex which apply pressure to the foot and leg of a user, for example to treat and prevent foot and ankle injuries. Some of these compression stockings have design indicia printed on them, such as colorful stripes or patterns, to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the stockings. However, there is a need in the art for compression stockings that can facilitate a directed circulation of blood to and from the foot of the user. Such stockings would be highly useful for preventing the foot of the user from losing circulation and for preventing the blood from pooling in the foot of the user. There is also a need in the art for other compressive garments that can promote blood circulation and inhibit fatigue for the legs, back, and torso of the user.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a garment that comprises a blended fiber material. The blended fiber material may include cotton and spandex. A plurality of stripes is positioned on the garment.
Each of the plurality of stripes comprises a nylon material whereby the plurality of stripes is configured to apply pressure to a body of a user thereby facilitating a circulation of blood of a user.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A plurality of stripes 26 is positioned on the garment 12. Each of the plurality of stripes 26 comprises a nylon material 28 whereby the plurality of stripes 26 are configured to facilitate a circulation of blood of a user 11. Each of the plurality of stripes 26 is generally spaced from the others wherein the blended fiber material 18 is positioned between each of the plurality of stripes 26. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of stripes 26 has a width between 0.5 inch and 1.5 inch.
As used in this description, a stripe is a long narrow band or strip, typically of the same width throughout its length, differing in texture or material from the surface on either side of it. In other words, a stripe is not merely an indicia or decoration positioned on the garment 12, but rather a band or strip of material that differs from the blended fiber material 18 surrounding each of the plurality of stripes 26 on the garment 12.
In some embodiments, the sock 20 further comprises a foot portion 30 that is coupled to a leg portion 32. The sock 20, or each of the foot portion 30 and the leg portion 32, has an exterior surface 34. The leg portion 32 extends upwardly from the foot portion 30 to a top edge 36 defining an opening 38 extending inwardly into the exterior surface 34. In other words, the opening 38 provides access to an interior pocket 40 of the sock 20. The interior pocket 40 is generally configured to receive a foot and a leg of the user 11.
In such embodiments, the plurality of stripes 26 further comprises a front sock set 42 that is positioned on the front side 14 of the leg portion 32. Each stripe of the front sock set 42 of the plurality of stripes 26 is aligned with the others over the front side 14 of the sock 20. Each stripe of the front sock set 42 of the plurality of strips 26 comprises an upwardly pointed arrow whereby the front sock set 42 of the plurality of stripes 26 is configured to facilitate the circulation of blood of the user 11 upwardly from the foot of the user 11 when the user 11 is wearing the sock 20.
The plurality of stripes 26 may further comprise a back sock set 44 of the plurality of stripes 26 that is positioned on the back side 16 of the leg portion 32. Each stripe of the back sock set 44 of the plurality of stripes 26 is aligned with the others over the back side 16 of the sock 20. Each stripe of the back sock set 44 of the plurality of stripes 26 comprises a downwardly pointed arrow whereby the back sock set 44 of the plurality of stripes 26 is configured to facilitate the circulation of blood of the user 11 downwardly toward the foot of the user 11 when the user 11 is wearing the sock 20.
The front sock set 42 and the back sock set 44 may be spaced from each other, wherein the blended fiber material 18 is between the opposing lateral ends of each stripe of the front sock set 42 and the back sock set 44 whereby each stripe of the front sock set 42 and the back sock set 44 is surrounded by the blended fiber material 18. An example of this embodiment is provided in
The front sock set 42 of the plurality of stripes 26 is configured to apply a directed pressure to the leg of the user 11 corresponding to a shape of the upwardly pointed arrow of each stripe of the front sock set 42. The front sock set 42 of the plurality of stripes 26 is thereby configured to facilitate an upwardly directed circulation of blood of the user 11 and inhibit the blood of the user from collecting in the foot of the user. The back sock set 44 of the plurality of stripes 26 is configured to apply a directed pressure to the leg of the user corresponding to a shape of the downwardly pointed arrow of each stripe of the back sock set 44. The back sock set 44 of the plurality of stripes 26 is thereby configured to facilitate a downwardly directed circulation of blood of the user 11 through the leg of the user 11 and toward the foot of the user 11 to inhibit the foot of the user 11 from losing the circulation.
The plurality of stripes 26 on the sock 20 may further comprise a foot set 46 of the plurality of stripes 26 that is positioned on the back side 16 of the foot portion 30. Each stripe of the foot set 46 of the plurality of stripes 26 comprises a bucket shape having a pair of side portions 48 extending outwardly from opposing lateral ends of a middle portion 50. The foot set 46 of the plurality of stripes 26 may include a first pair of stripes 52 and a second pair of stripes 54. Each stripe of the first pair of stripes 52 is spaced from the other. Each stripe of the second pair of stripes 54 is spaced from the other. The first pair of stripes 52 is spaced from the second pair of stripes 54. The second pair of stripes 54 may be positioned within the first pair of stripes 52. Each stripe of the second pair of stripes 54 may be positioned within the bucket shape between the pair of side portions 48 of a respective one of the first pair of stripes 52. The middle portion 50 of each of the second pair of stripes 54 is accordingly aligned with the middle portion 50 of the respective one of the first pair of stripes 52 such that each of the first pair of stripes 52 and the second pair of stripes 54 forms a hexagon shape. The foot set 46 of the plurality of stripes 26 is thereby configured to facilitate the circulation of blood of the user 11 around a sole of the foot of the user 11 when the user 11 is wearing the sock 20.
The blended fiber material 18 is generally positioned between each stripe of the first pair of stripes 52 and each one of the second pair of stripes 54. The blended fiber material 18 is also generally positioned between the first pair of stripes 52 and second pairs of stripes 54 such that none of the stripes of the foot set 46 of the plurality of stripes 26 are touching or contacting any of the others. In other words, each stripe of the foot set 46 of the plurality of stripes 26 is surrounded by the blended fiber material 18.
In some embodiments, the sock 30 comprises the foot portion 30, but not the leg portion 32, as shown in
The pant 22 may further comprise a waist portion 56 that is coupled to a pair of leg portions 58. Each of the pair of leg portions 58 extends downwardly from the waist portion 56. The plurality of stripes 26 on the pant 22 includes a front pant set 60 and a back pant set 62.
The front pant set 60 of the plurality of stripes 26 is positioned on the front side 14 of the pant 22. Each stripe of the front pant set 60 of the plurality of stripes 26 on the waist portion 56 is concavely arcuate between opposing lateral sides of the pant 22. Each stripe of the front pant set 60 of the plurality of stripes 26 on each of the pair of leg portions 58 comprises a downwardly pointed arrow. The the front pant set 60 of the plurality of stripes 26 is thus configured to facilitate the circulation of blood downwardly from a waist of the user 11 when the user 11 is wearing the pant.
The back pant set 62 of the plurality of stripes 26 is positioned on the back side 16 of the pant 22. Each stripe of the back pant set 62 of the plurality of stripes 26 may comprise an upwardly pointed arrow whereby the back pant set 62 of the plurality of stripes 26 is configured to facilitate the circulation of blood upwardly toward a waist of the user 11 when the user 11 is wearing the pant 22.
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The shirt 24 may further comprise a torso portion 68 coupled to a pair of arm portions 70. The plurality of stripes 26 may be positioned on the torso portion 68 of the shirt 24. The plurality of stripes 26 may include a front shirt set 64 and a back shirt set 66.
The front shirt set 64 of the plurality of stripes 26 is positioned on the front side 14 of the shirt 24. Each stripe of the front shirt set 64 of the plurality of stripes 26 may comprise an upwardly pointed arrow whereby the front shirt set 64 of the plurality of stripes 26 is configured to facilitate the circulation of blood upwardly toward a head of the user 11 when the user 11 is wearing the shirt.
The back shirt set 66 of the plurality of stripes 26 is positioned on the back side 16 of the shirt 24. Each stripe of the back shirt set 66 of the plurality of stripes 26 is generally a straight band that is parallel with the others, as shown in
Similar to the pant 22, opposing lateral ends of the front shirt set 64 of the plurality of stripes 26 may be in contact with opposing lateral ends of the back shirt set 66 of the plurality of stripes 26 such that the front shirt set 64 and the back shirt set 66 form continuous bands of the nylon material between the front side 14 of the shirt 24 and the back side 16 of the shirt 24.
Generally, each stripe of the various sets of stripes on each particular garment 12 will be parallel with the other stripes in that set. For example, each stripe in the front sock set 42 is parallel with the other stripes in the front sock set 42 and each stripe in the back sock set 44 is parallel with the other stripes in the back sock set 44. The pair of side portions 48 of the first pair of stripes 52 on the back side 16 of the foot portion 30 are generally parallel with the pair of side portions 48 of the second pair of stripes 54 on the back side 16 of the foot portion 30.
In use, the user 11 can wear one or more of the garments 12 to facilitate the circulation of blood throughout the body of the user 11. For example, the user 11 can wear the sock 20 to facilitate the circulation of blood through the calf, shin, and foot of the user 11. In another example, the user 11 can wear the embodiment of the sock 20 shown in
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
