1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to weight reducing athletic garments and more particularly pertains to a new weight reducing athletic garment for retaining heat around an abdomen, a lower back, a portion of a pelvic area and a portion of a buttocks of a person to help loose weight in those areas during a workout.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of weight reducing athletic garments is known in the prior art. While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the need remains for a system that has certain improved features that includes an interior panel positioned adjacent skin of a person to retain heat next to the skin and encourage sweating and weight loss. Additionally, the system should have the interior panel positioned around an abdominal area, a lower back, a portion of a pelvic area and a portion of buttocks to concentrate heat retention in these areas.
The present invention meets the needs presented above by generally comprising an upper garment section being positioned over a portion of an upper torso of a person when the upper garment section is worn. A waist constricting band is coupled to a bottom edge of the upper garment section. The waist constricting band constricts against the skin to secure the upper garment section in position on the upper torso. The waist constricting band is positioned around a waist of the person. A lower garment section is positioned over a lower torso and upper legs of the person when the lower garment section is worn by the person. An upper edge of the lower garment section is coupled to the constricting band opposite the upper garment section. An interior panel is coupled to and extends between the upper garment section and the lower garment section. The interior panel extends over an abdominal area and a lower back of the upper torso and a portion of a pelvic area and a portion of a buttocks of the lower torso to increase heat retention and increase sweating during the workout. The interior panel is positioned between the skin and the upper garment section and the lower garment section.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention 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 invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The invention 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
As best illustrated in
A waist constricting band 20 is coupled to a bottom edge 22 of the upper garment section 12. The waist constricting band 20 constricts against the skin to secure the upper garment section 12 in position on the upper torso. The waist constricting band 20 is positioned around a waist of the person 1. The waist constricting band 20 is comprised of an elastic material to constrict against the upper torso of the person 1.
A lower garment section 23 is positioned over a lower torso and upper legs of the person 1 when the lower garment section 23 is worn by the person 1. The lower garment section 23 is worn adjacent to the skin of the lower torso and the upper legs to inhibit the lower garment section 23 interfering with the workout. The lower garment section 23 includes a pair of leg members 24 each having a lower end 26 being open and defining a leg opening 28. An upper edge 30 of the lower garment section 23 is coupled to the constricting band opposite the upper garment section 12.
An interior panel 32 is coupled to and extends between the upper garment section 12 and the lower garment section 23. The interior panel 32 extends over an abdominal area and a lower back of the upper torso and a portion of a pelvic area and a portion of a buttocks of the lower torso to increase heat retention and increase sweating during the workout. The interior panel 32 is positioned between the skin and the upper garment section 12 and the lower garment section 23. The interior panel 32 is comprised of a vinyl material to retain heat against the skin to encourage sweating.
A pair of leg constriction bands 34 is coupled to the lower garment section 23. Each of the leg openings 28 of the lower garment section 23 has one of the leg constriction bands 34 positioned adjacent thereto. Each of the leg constriction bands 34 extends around an associated one of the upper legs to maintain positioning of the lower garment section 23 on the lower torso and the upper legs of the person 1. Each of the leg constriction bands 34 is comprised of an elastic material to constrict the leg constriction bands 34 against the associated one of the upper legs.
In an embodiment, as shown in
Additionally, the embodiment in
In use, the upper garment section 12 and the lower garment section 23 are positioned on the torso and the upper legs the person 1. As the person 1 works out the interior panel 32 helps to retain heat around the abdominal area, the lower back, the portion of the pelvic area and the portion of the buttocks. As the heat is retained in these areas sweating of the skin is encourage to encourage greater weight loss from those areas.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, 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 the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention 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 invention.
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