Patent ID: 7945970
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. Tights with a localized compression effect for performing a sport in which the legs are moved with repetitive movements, in particular running or cycling, wherein, in the portion corresponding to the lower part of the body: they are constituted by three types of stretchable textile pieces assembled by sewing to one another, namely first pieces of normal elasticity, second pieces providing a compression effect, and third pieces of greater elasticity; and all of the first and second pieces in the assembly have substantially the same mean elasticity in the longitudinal direction of the tights and the second pieces have mean elasticity in the transverse direction that is less than half the mean elasticity of the first pieces, wherein the compression effect is obtained solely by the elasticity difference presented by the second pieces in the transverse direction, wherein a second piece having a compression effect is disposed in the portion of the tights at the calf for covering the medial and lateral triceps muscles and the lower medial portion of the calf, wherein a second piece having a compression effect is placed in the portion of the tights at the thigh for covering the medial face of the knee and extending over the anterior face of the thigh, and wherein a third piece of greater elasticity is located on the back of the knee and is an open-mesh net.