Patent ID: 9095177
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A41B,A41D,A43B,A63B

Abstract:
1. A garment for being placed in contact with a wearer's limb, comprising: a base layer having a base level resistance to stretching; and an activation element layer disposed on a surface of said base layer, said activation element layer not being integrally formed with said base layer, and said activation element layer comprising a lattice pattern and having a resistance to stretching greater than the base level resistance to stretching, wherein the activation element layer further comprises: wherein a portion of said first activation component, a portion of said second activation component, and a portion of said third activation component are all linear, wherein the linear portions of said first, second, and third activation components are parallel to one another, wherein said activation element layer is configured to be placed in contact with the back of the wearer's thigh, not to extend above the upper most extent of the gluteus maximus, and not to extend below the knee, and wherein the garment is configured to be able to cause increased activity in a first muscle in the wearer's limb during a locomotion movement via an increase in the resistance to contraction of the first muscle provided by the garment during locomotion of the wearer.