OUTERWEAR SHAPEWEAR

Abstract

An exercise body shaping garment suitable for gymnastics or other active use in general includes a top region and at least a plurality of compressive layers in a multi-layer compression abdominal region below the breasts. For a man or woman, a tee shirt is provided. For women, the outer or under wear garment has an opening in the crotch area and a pair of arm coverings which cover at least an over the shoulder clavicle area of the wearer, with optional spaghetti straps, tank tops, and sleeves short sleeves, half sleeves or full sleeves. For both a man or a woman, the abdominal compression area includes an inner skin contact first compressive porous layer capable of emitting body sweat therethrough and a second stronger compressive layer mesh layer and at least one sweat porous first compressive layer.

Claims

1. A breathable man's or woman's shirt comprising: an upper area with short sleeves comprising a layer of knitted fabric; and a lower compression abdominal area comprising a plurality of at least two layers of a textured sweat porous second stronger compressive mesh fabric and at least one sweat porous first compressive layer.

2. The breathable man's or woman's shirt of claim 1 wherein said plurality of at least two layers comprises three layers of knitted fabric, including a middle layer comprised of said textured sweat porous second stronger compressive mesh fabric and inner and outer sweat porous first compressive layers.

3. The breathable man's or woman's shirt as in claim 2 wherein said upper area with short sleeves comprises a layer of knitted fabric made from a mixture of about 330 GSM nylon and LYCRA®; and said lower compression abdominal area comprises three layers of knitted fabric, including a middle layer comprised of a mesh fabric and inner and outer layers of a mixture of about 330 GSM nylon and LYCRA®.

4. The breathable man's or woman's shirt of claim 1 a side zipper for opening said compression abdominal area to allow for ease of donning and removing said tee shirt.

5. The breathable man's or woman's shirt of claim 2 in which said inner and outer layers comprise about 65% nylon and 35% LYCRA®.

6. The breathable man's or woman's shirt of claim 2 in which said middle layer is about 92.5/8 polyester/nylon.

7. The breathable man's or woman's shirt of claim 1 in which said mesh fabric is POWER NET®.

8. The breathable man's or woman's shirt of claim 7 wherein said mesh fabric has holes provided in a range from about 0.20 mm to about 0.30 mm in diameter.

9. The breathable man's or woman's shirt as in claim 8, wherein the holes in the mesh fabric are about 0.025 mm in diameter.

10. The breathable man's or woman's shirt as in claim 1 further comprising wearable copper threaded fabric.

11. The breathable man's or woman's shirt as in claim 10 wherein said wearable copper threaded fabric is mixed with flexible fabrics selected from the group consisting of elastane, nylon and/or spandex, wherein further said wearable copper fabrics are knitted or woven with non-conductive yams.

12. The breathable man's or woman's shirt as in claim 12 further comprising wearable copper threaded fabric.

13. The breathable man's or woman's shirt as in claim 12 wherein said wearable copper threaded fabric is mixed with flexible fabrics selected from the group consisting of elastane, nylon and/or spandex, wherein further said wearable copper fabrics are knitted or woven with non-conductive yams.

14. The breathable man's or woman's shirt as in claim 1 wherein said shirt is selected from the group consisting of a sleeveless tank top shirt, a short-sleeved tee shirt, a full-length sleeved shirt and a partial length sleeved shirt.

15. A breathable exercise body shaping woman's romper garment comprising: a top region of knitted fabric; and a lower compression abdominal area comprising a plurality of at least two layers of a textured sweat porous second stronger compressive mesh fabric and at least one sweat porous first compressive layer.

16. The breathable exercise body shaping woman's romper garment as in claim 15 wherein said at least two layers comprises three layers of knitted fabric including a middle layer comprised of said textured sweat porous second stronger compressive mesh fabric and inner and outer sweat porous first compressive layers.

17. The breathable exercise body shaping woman's romper garment as in claim 15 wherein said textured sweat porous second stronger compressive mesh fabric layer comprises a compression abdominal region below the breasts of a wearer comprising a mixture of polyester and LYCRA® knitted fabric.

18. The breathable exercise body shaping woman's romper garment of claim 15 having a single layer knitted fabric back region below which is a compression region adjacent a crotch of said garment.

19. The breathable exercise body shaping woman's romper garment of claim 18 in which said compression abdominal region includes an inner skin contact first compressive layer capable of emitting body sweat therethrough, a middle second stronger compressive layer comprising a textured porous second stronger compressive mesh layer and an outer sweat porous first compressive layer.

20. The breathable exercise body shaping woman's romper garment of claim 16 in which said outer layer comprises about 84% polyester and 16% LYCRA®.

21. The breathable exercise body shaping woman's romper garment as in claim 16 wherein said mesh fabric has holes provided in a range of from about 0.20 mm to about 0.30 mm in diameter.

22. The breathable exercise body shaping woman's romper garment as in claim 15 wherein said mesh fabric has holes provided with a size of about 0.25 mm in width in diameter.

23. The breathable exercise body shaping woman's romper garment as in claim 15 wherein said garment is worn as an outerwear garment.

24. The breathable exercise body shaping woman's romper garment as in claim 15 wherein said garment is worn as an undergarment.

25. The exercise body shaping woman's romper garment as in claim 15 wherein said garment is worn as a bathing swimsuit.

26. The exercise body shaping woman's romper garment as in claim 25 wherein said bathing swimsuit is sun and chlorine resistant.

27. The exercised body shaping woman's romper garment as in claim 15 further comprising a pair of arm coverings selected from the group consisting of spaghetti straps, tank top straps, short length sleeves, partial length sleeves, half-length sleeves or full-length sleeves.

28. The exercise body shaping woman's romper garment as in claim 15 further comprising a brassiere with pockets having slots for insertion of silicone or other synthetic breast inserts or implants therein.

29. A breathable woman's body shaper garment comprising: an integral top, abdominal compression area, and at least one of a skirt, shorts or pants of knitted fabric; and said abdominal compression area is below the breasts of wearer and comprises at least one first compressive porous layer capable of emitting body sweat therethrough and a second stronger compressive layer comprising a textured porous compressive mesh layer.

30. The breathable woman's body shaper garment as in claim 29 further comprising an inner skin contact first compressive porous layer capable of emitting body sweat therethrough, a middle second stronger compressive layer comprising said textured porous compressive mesh layer and an outer sweat porous first compressive layer.

31. The breathable woman's body shaper garment as in claim 29 further comprising wearable copper threaded fabric.

32. The breathable woman's body shaper garment as in claim 29 wherein said wearable copper threaded fabric is mixed with flexible fabrics selected from the group consisting of elastane, nylon and/or spandex, wherein further said wearable copper fabrics are knitted or woven with non-conductive yarns.

33. The exercise body shaping woman's garment as in claim 29 wherein said garment is worn as an undergarment.

34. The exercise body shaping woman's garment as in claim 29 wherein said garment is worn as outerwear.

35. The exercise body shaping woman's garment as in claim 29 wherein said garment is worn as a bathing swimsuit.

36. The exercise body shaping woman's garment as in claim 35 wherein said bathing swimsuit is sun and chlorine resistant.

37. The exercise body shaping woman's garment as in claim 29 further comprising a brassiere with pockets having slots for insertion of silicone or other synthetic breast inserts or implants therein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] The present invention can best be understood in connection with the accompanying drawings. It is noted that the invention is not limited to the precise embodiments shown in the following drawings, in which:

[0027] FIG. 1 is a front elevation of a man's or woman's tee shirt of this invention.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a back elevation of the shirt of FIG. 1.

[0029] FIG. 3 is a rear view of another embodiment for a man's or woman's tee shirt.

[0030] FIG. 4 is a front elevation of a women's exercise body shaping romper suit garment.

[0031] FIG. 5 is a back elevation of the garment of FIG. 3.

[0032] FIG. 6 is a front elevation of a woman's garment showing the use of a modesty skirt over the lower part.

[0033] FIG. 7 is a rear view of the woman's garment of FIG. 6.

[0034] FIG. 8 is a front elevation of an alternate embodiment for a woman's garment with a halter top portion thereof.

[0035] FIG. 9 is a rear view of the halter top garment of FIG. 8.

[0036] FIG. 10 is an exploded detail view of an alternate brassiere to be used with any of the aforementioned woman's garment, with slots for insertion of silicone or other synthetic breast inserts or implants.

[0037] FIG. 11 is an exploded detail view of the torso portion of any of the woman's garments, shown with a first outer first compressive porous layer, a mid-second stronger compressive porous mesh layer and an inside first compressive porous layer to be placed adjacent to the wearer's skin.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0038] The Figures presented here represent a small sampling of the variety of garments for both men and women that are possible to be produced as both outerwear and undergarments with the features of this invention. All garments are constructed of breathable sweat-wicking material using seamless WKS or similar knitting techniques with compression in the abdominal area.

[0039] FIG. 1 shows the front of a man's or woman's tee shirt 2 with short sleeves 4, side zipper 10, lower compression area 8, and upper region 6. Dashed outlines 12 show the alternative embodiment as a tank top. Zipper 10 is used for ease of donning because of the compression region 8. FIGS. 2 and 3 show the back of tee shirt 2 with back panel 14. Top region 6, sleeves 4 (if used), and back 14 are 330 GSM 65% nylon/35% LYCRA®. Region 8 compression area consists of three layers, outer layer is the same as the top and back, inner layer (skin contact) is also the same 330 GSM 65/35 nylon/LYCRA®, the middle layer is POWER NET® mesh 92.5/8 polyester/nylon. The abdominal compression area 8 includes an inner skin contact first compressive porous layer capable of emitting body sweat therethrough, a middle second stronger compressive layer comprising a textured porous second stronger compressive mesh layer and an outer sweat porous first compressive layer. The difference between FIGS. 2 and 3 is that FIG. 2 shows the zipper 10 for insertion of the second stronger compressive mesh layer 8 into a pocket of the tee shirt garment 2, but FIG. 3 shows where the second stronger compressive layer 8 is sewn into the tee shirt 2 in the abdominal region thereof. The man's or woman's tee short can also be a sleeveless tank top or a full or partial length sleeved tee shirt.

[0040] FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate an exercise body shaping romper garment suitable for gymnastics or gym use in general. It can be paired with bottom covering shorts, pants or skirt for use as active wear. In FIG. 3, garment 20 has a top region 24 and a three-layer compression abdominal region 22 (below the breasts). It has snaps in the crotch area (not shown). Although shown as short sleeves 26, half sleeve 21 and full sleeve 23 extents are indicated. Since a bright pattern is used, the outer layer is 84% polyester and 16% LYCRA® because this holds color and patterns better than a 90% nylon and 10% LYCRA®. In FIG. 4, double back 28 panel is shown. A single layer fabric back region (not shown) may be provided below the compression zone and adjacent to the crotch. The abdominal compression area 22 includes three layers, such as shown in FIG. 11, including an inner skin contact first compressive porous layer capable of emitting body sweat therethrough, a middle second stronger compressive layer comprising a textured porous second stronger compressive mesh layer and an outer sweat porous first compressive layer. The garment can cover at least a shoulder clavicle area of the wearer, with optional spaghetti straps, tank top straps. short sleeves, half sleeves, partial length sleeves or full-length sleeves.

[0041] FIGS. 6 and 7 show front and rear views of a body shaper garment 50 with an integral top 51 and a modesty skirt 64. A triple layer abdominal region 60 compresses the tummy below the breasts. As shown, it is a sleeveless tank 52, but short sleeve 54, mid sleeve 56 and long sleeve 58 lengths are also shown. Since the garment itself 50 can be a body suit with crotch wide gusset for bathroom use, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a lower covering is required for use as outerwear. Skirt 64 can be replaced by shorts or pants. The abdominal compression area 60 includes an inner skin contact first compressive porous layer capable of emitting body sweat therethrough, a middle second stronger compressive layer comprising a textured porous second stronger compressive mesh layer and an outer sweat porous first compressive layer. FIG. 7 shows the optional zipper 10 for insertion of the second stronger compressive mesh layer 8 into a pocket of the body shaper garment 50.

[0042] FIGS. 8 and 9 show an alternate embodiment for front and rear views of a woman's garment 70 with a compressive triple layer abdominal portion 78 and a sleeveless strap top portion 72 thereof, where the breasts are exposed and are covered with an outer blouse or shirt (not shown). Variable length leg covering portions are shown, including mid-thigh length portions 74, knee length portions 76 and below the knee length portions 78.

[0043] FIG. 10 shows an alternate brassiere 80 to be used with any of the aforementioned woman's garments 20, 50 or 70, with pockets 84 having slots 86 for insertion of silicone or other synthetic breast inserts or implants 88 or 89 therein.

[0044] In conclusion, FIG. 11 shows the torso portion 91 of a woman's garment 90, shown with the torso portion 91 (below the breasts) having first outer first compressive porous layer 92, a middle second stronger compressive porous mesh layer 94 and an inside first compressive porous layer 96, (shown in a bracket for the torso portion 91 in an exploded view) to be placed adjacent to the wearer's skin. The other woman's garments 20, 50 and 70 shown in drawing FIGS. 4 and 5, 6 and 7, as well as 8 and 9, respectively, also have three layer abdominal portions similar to abdominal portion 91 of FIG. 11, with first outer first compressive porous layer 92, a middle second stronger compressive porous mesh layer 94 and an inside first compressive porous layer 96 to be placed adjacent to the wearer's skin.

[0045] The man's or woman's tee shirt 2 of FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 can also have three layer compressive abdominal portion 8, similar to abdominal portion 91 of the woman's garment 90 shown in FIG. 11, also having first outer first compressive porous layer 92, a middle second stronger compressive porous mesh layer 94 and an inside first compressive porous layer 96 to be placed adjacent to the wearer's skin.

[0046] In the foregoing description, certain terms and visual depictions are used to illustrate the preferred embodiment. However, no unnecessary limitations are to be construed by the terms used or illustrations depicted beyond what is shown in the prior art, since the teams and illustrations are exemplary only, and are not meant to limit the scope of the present invention.