Patent Application
20150342270
The present technology relates generally to exercise garments, and more specifically, but not by way of limitation, to exercise garment, such as pants that include integrated legwarmers. In some embodiments the legwarmers are sized to extend over at least a portion of the feet of the wearer.
According to some embodiments, the present technology may be directed to a pair of pants, comprising: (a) an upper segment formed from an elastomeric material; and (b) a pair of legwarmers that are each joined to the upper segment, the pair of legwarmers forming a lower segment of the pair of pants, each of the pair of legwarmers comprising a length, the length of each of the pair of legwarmers being sufficiently long enough to overlap the portion of a foot of a wearer.
According to some embodiments, the present technology may be directed to a pair of pants that comprises: (a) an upper segment formed from an elastomeric material; and (b) a pair of legwarmers that are each joined to the upper segment, the pair of legwarmers forming a lower segment of the pair of pants, each of the pair of legwarmers comprising a length, each of the pair of legwarmers comprising ruching that causes material of each of the pair of legwarmers to gather together and form ripples in the material.
In some embodiments, the pair of legwarmers is fixedly attached to the upper segment using a thigh seam. In other embodiments, the thigh seam is located above the knees of the wearer.
According to some embodiments, the connection seam is located from approximately five inches to approximately seventeen inches relative to a lower seam of the waistband of the upper segment.
In yet other embodiments, a material that comprises each of the pair of legwarmers is attached with an elastic material to create ruching that causes material of each of the pair of legwarmers to gather together and form ripples in the material. In one embodiment the ruching is located along an inside seam or edge of each of the pair of legwarmers.
In some embodiments, the pair of legwarmers and the upper segment mate together at connecting seams.
In one embodiment, the connecting seams are each disposed at an angle relative to an inseam of the upper segment. In another embodiment, the angle causes the connecting seams to slant from an outer edge of each of the pair of legwarmers towards an inner edge of each of the pair of legwarmers.
In some embodiments, the connecting seams are arcuate. In other embodiments, the angle causes the connecting seams to slant from an outer edge of each of the pair of legwarmers towards an inner edge of each of the pair of legwarmers.
In yet other embodiments, each of the pair of legwarmers comprises an inner seam running along its length, wherein the inner seam comprises an elastic material that creates shirring along the inner seam.
Certain embodiments of the present technology are illustrated by the accompanying figures. It will be understood that the figures are not necessarily to scale and that details not necessary for an understanding of the technology or that render other details difficult to perceive may be omitted. It will be understood that the technology is not necessarily limited to the particular embodiments illustrated herein.
While this technology is susceptible of embodiment in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described in detail several specific embodiments with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the technology and is not intended to limit the technology to the embodiments illustrated.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present technology. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
It will be understood that like or analogous elements and/or components, referred to herein, may be identified throughout the drawings with like reference characters. It will be further understood that several of the figures are merely schematic representations of the present technology. As such, some of the components may have been distorted from their actual scale for pictorial clarity.
Broadly described, the present technology contemplates exercise pants that integrate yoga pants with legwarmers or leggings. An upper segment of the pants are created from a nylon/elastane material, while the legwarmers can comprise any one (or combination) of a variety of materials.
The pair of pants 100 is comprised of an upper segment 105 and a lower segment 110. Broadly, the upper segment 105 comprises a first material, such as an elastomeric material that is configured to conform to the body, and specifically the lower torso of a wearer. In one non-limiting example, the material for the upper segment 105 is a composite of Nylon and Spandex in a combination of 87% Nylon and 13% Spandex. The elastomeric material can include any suitable material that is used for exercise garments that would be known to one of ordinary skill in the art. The material for the upper segment 105 may, in some embodiment, comprise a triangle gusset 115 that is positioned proximately a front rise 120 of the upper segment 105. In other embodiments, the front rise 120 includes a flat lock seam or a straddle stitch.
The upper segment 105 also includes a waistband 125 that is provided at the top edge of the upper segment 105.
The lower segment 110 comprises a pair of legwarmers 130 that are joined to the upper segment 105 in a variety of manner, which will be described in greater detail below. As examples,
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The connection seams 150 and 155 may comprise any type of connecting seam. In some non-limiting examples, the connection seams 150 and 155 include flat lock seams. Another example includes straddle seams.
In some embodiments, it is preferable for the connection seams 150 and 155 to be located such that they are positioned above the knee of the wearer. Because the pants 100 can be created in various sizes and the physical proportions of the wearers may be different from one another, the exact location of the connection seams 150 and 155 may vary according to the size of the pants 100. For example, the exact location of the connection seams 150 and 155 for pants that are designed for individuals that are shorter than six feet tall might be different from the location of the connection seams 150 and 155 for pants that are designed for individuals that are taller than six feet tall. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that common sizes for exercise pants, such as xxsmall, xsmall, small, medium, large, extra large, and so forth, are generally each sized to fit ranges of differently sized individuals. These general size differences can be used as a baseline for determining or estimating the placement of the connection seams such that they are positioned above the knee of the wearer.
In some embodiments, the first legwarmer 140 and the second legwarmer 145 each comprise a length that is configured to allow a wearer to overlap at least a portion of their feet with the ends of the legwarmers.
While the terminal end 160 has been described as being configured to overlap the heel of a foot, the legwarmers may be sized to allow their terminal ends to overlap the foot up to the toes of the foot as well. Advantageously, the legwarmers can be pulled up from around the feet of the wearer such that the terminal end of each legwarmer is above the ankle of the wearer. The extra length required to allow the legwarmers to overlap the foot will function to enhance the gathering (ruching) of the fabric of the legwarmers when the rib of each legwarmer is above the ankle of the wearer.
As with the location of the connection seams, in some embodiments, the length of each of the legwarmers is sufficient to ensure that the material of the legwarmers gathers, at least slightly, to create a distinct visual appearance of bunching or rippling of the material of the legwarmers. Again, the exact or estimated length of the legwarmers is based upon target sizes such as xxsmall, xsmall, small, medium, large, and so forth.
The angle Ø tapers, in some embodiments, from an outer edge 535 of the legwarmer 505 to an inner edge 545 of the legwarmer 505.
The legwarmers 505 and 510 are each joined to the upper segment 515 using connection seams. In some embodiments, the connection seams are arcuate. For example, connection seam 525 forms an arcuate pattern, creating an arc from the top 535 towards the bottom 545 of the connection seam.
While various embodiments have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example only, and not limitation. The descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the technology to the particular forms set forth herein. Thus, the breadth and scope of a preferred embodiment should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that the above description is illustrative and not restrictive. To the contrary, the present descriptions are intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the technology as defined by the appended claims and otherwise appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art. The scope of the technology should, therefore, be determined not with reference to the above description, but instead should be determined with reference to the appended claims along with their full scope of equivalents.
