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The disclosure and prior art relates to garment devices and more particularly pertains to a new garment device for applying heat therapy or cold therapy to strategic locations on a user's body.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a shirt that is wearable on a user. A plurality of pockets is each of the pockets is coupled to the shirt. A plurality of thermal packs is provided and each of the thermal packs is positionable in a respective one of the pockets. Each of the thermal packs is exposable to a heat source to apply heat therapy to strategic locations on the user's body. Each of the thermal packs is exposable to a cooling source to apply cold therapy to the strategic locations on the user's body. A plurality of straps is each coupled to the shirt. Each of the straps is tensionable along the shirt for compressing the shirt against the user's body. In this way each of the straps reduces blood circulation in the user's body for enhancing effectiveness of the heat or cold therapy.
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 pockets 26 is each coupled to the shirt 12 and each of the pockets 26 is aligned with strategic points on the shirt 12 that correspond to locations on the user's body that would commonly have heat therapy or cold therapy applied thereto. Additionally, each of the pockets 26 is positioned on the outer surface 22 of the shirt 12. The plurality of pockets 26 includes a set of body pockets 28 that is each positioned on the back side 24 of the body portion 16 of the shirt 12. The set of body pockets 28 are arranged into a plurality of rows 29 on the body portion 16 of the shirt 12.
The plurality of pockets 26 includes a set of shoulder pockets 30 that is each positioned on an intersection between a respective one of the shoulder portions 18 of the shirt 12 and a respective one of the sleeves 20. The plurality of pockets 26 includes a set of sleeve pockets 32 that is each is positioned on a respective one of the sleeves 20. Each of the sleeve pockets 32 is positioned on a top side 34 of the respective sleeve 20. Additionally, each of the pockets 26 has a top end 36 and the top end 36 of each of the pockets 26 is open into an interior of the pockets 26. Each of the pockets 26 includes a flap 38 that is movably positioned on the shirt 12 and is aligned with the top end 36 of a respective one of the pockets 26. The flap 38 on each of the pockets 26 is foldable over the top end 36 of the respective pocket 26 for closing the top end 36 of the respective pocket 26.
Each of the sleeves 20 has a vent 27 extending therethrough for passing air into the sleeves 20. The vent 27 on each sleeve 20 is positioned on a front side 29 of the sleeve 20. A pair of closures 31, such as a zipper or other type of releasable closure, is coupled to a respective one of the sleeves 20. Each closure 31 is aligned with the vent 27 in the respective sleeve 20 for opening and closing the vent 27.
A plurality of thermal packs 39 is provided and each of the thermal packs 39 is positionable in a respective one of the pockets 26. Each of the thermal packs 39 is comprised of a thermally conductive material such that each of the thermal packs 39 is in thermal communication with the user's body when the thermal packs 39 are positioned in the respective pocket 26. Each of the thermal packs 39 is exposable to a heat source thereby facilitating each of the thermal packs 39 to absorb heat. In this way each of the thermal packs 39 can apply heat therapy to the strategic locations on the user's body.
Each of the thermal packs 39 is exposable to a cooling source thereby facilitating each of the thermal packs 39 to be cooled. In this way each of the thermal packs 39 can apply cold therapy to the strategic locations on the user's body. Each of the thermal packs 39 may be a gel thermal pack of any conventional design. Each of the thermal packs 39 is insertable through the top end 36 of the respective pocket 26. The flap 38 on the respective pocket 26 is foldable over the thermal pack 38 in the respective pocket 26 to retain the thermal pack 38 in the respective pocket 26.
A plurality of straps 40 is provided and each of the straps 40 is coupled to the shirt 12. Each of the straps 40 is tensionable along the shirt 12 for compressing the shirt 12 against the user's body. In this way each of the straps 40 can reduce blood circulation in the user's body for enhancing effectiveness of the heat or cold therapy. Each of the straps 40 is releasably matable to the shirt 12 when the straps 40 are tensioned along the shirt 12.
Each of the straps 40 has a first end 42, a second end 44 and a first surface 46 extending therebetween. The first surface 46 of each of the straps 40 is coupled to the outer surface 22 of the shirt 12 and each of the first 42 and second 44 ends of each of the straps 40 is free from the shirt 12. Each of the first 42 and second 44 ends of each of the straps 40 is matable to the outer surface 22 of the shirt 12. Additionally, each of the straps 40 may be comprised of an elastomeric material. In this way each of the straps 40 can be stretched fully around the shirt 12.
The plurality of straps 40 includes a set of body straps 48 and each of the body straps 48 is horizontally oriented on the shirt 12. Each of the body straps 48 is oriented collinear with a respective one of the rows 29 of the body pockets 28. The plurality of straps 40 includes a pair of shoulder straps 50 and each of the shoulder straps 50 is positioned on a respective one of the shoulder portions 18 of the shirt 12. Each of the shoulder straps 50 is aligned with an intersection of a respective one of the sleeves 20 and the respective shoulder portion. Moreover, each of the shoulder straps 50 extends across a respective one of the shoulder pouches 30. Each of the straps 40 may include hook and loop fasteners or the like for releasably engaging the shirt 12.
In use, the shirt 12 is worn when the user needs to apply heat therapy or cold therapy to selected areas of the user's upper body. Selected ones of the thermal packs 39 are heated or cooled, depending on the user's wishes for heat therapy or cold therapy. Each of the thermal packs 39 is positioned in a respective one of the pockets 26 when the thermal packs 39 have been heated or cooled. In this way the user can apply heat therapy or cold therapy to selected areas on the user's upper body. Additionally, the straps 40 can be tensioned along the shirt 12 for compressing the shirt 12 against the user's body. In this way blood circulation can be slowed for enhancing the effectiveness of the heat or cold therapy. The shirt 12 can be worn underneath clothing that the user is wearing or the shirt 12 can be worn by itself.
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.