Patent ID: 8850619
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A41B,A41D

Abstract:
1. A technical pant garment comprising: an inner short being formed to fit tightly to the wearer of the garment and including a leg for entirely encircling a thigh of the wearer, the leg including a leg end and a portion for covering the front of the wearer's thigh, a portion for covering the wearer's inner thigh, and a portion for covering the wearer's outer thigh, the portion of the leg for covering the front of the wearer's thigh including an inner surface for facing towards and contacting the wearer's thigh and an outer surface for facing opposite the inner surface and away from the wearer's thigh, the inner short including one or more sections of elongate taping for imposing one or more loads on the wearer which act to affect the posture of the wearer in a manner tending to cause a wearer who has adopted an incorrect posture to realign towards a correct posture, one of the one or more sections of elongate taping having a width and extending on the leg of the inner short in a direction from the portion of the leg for covering the wearer's inner thigh to the portion of the leg for covering the wearer's outer thigh and then extending in a direction on the inner short away from the leg end, the inner short including sections of taping each having a width less than the width of the section extending on the leg of the inner short, and being arranged in a repeating pattern that forms the shape of a matrix, grid, or chequer on the inner surface of the portion of the leg for covering the front of the wearer's thigh for providing an area of grip for gripping the thigh of the wearer; and an outer short connected to the inner short and fitting loosely about the inner short and including a leg entirely encircling the leg of the inner short.