EMS GARMENT

Abstract

The invention is concerned with an EMS garment, such as a vest or a bottom strap, for enclosing a body part of a trainee during an EMS training session, comprising textile area sections (1, 2, 3; 101, 102, 103) for plane snuggling to the body part, and EMS electrodes for transmitting EMS stimuli consisting of current pulses and/or alternating current with predetermined values such as amplitude and frequency from a connected EMS stimulation generating unit to the body part, which EMS electrodes are each connected to one of the textile area sections (1, 2, 3; 101, 102, 103) and are each formed as a pad or a textile structure section having an electrically conductive conductive layer so as to flexibly snuggle to the body part, wherein

the EMS garment comprises, in regions facing the front side and the rear side of the body part, at least one of the textile area sections (1, 2, 3; 101, 102, 103), wherein

the textile area sections (1, 2, 3; 101, 102, 103) facing the front side and the rear side are connected along a height direction of the erected body part by stretch sections (4, 5; 104; 105) facing both flanks of the body part, each of which consists of a rubber-elastic, elastomeric solid material or is formed in the manner of a corset by a rubber-elastic band which is guided through eyelets at the edges of the two textile area sections (1, 2, 3; 101, 102, 103) to be connected to one another by the stretch sections (4, 5; 104; 105).

Claims

1. An EMS garment, such as a vest or a bottom strap, for enclosing a body part of a trainee during an EMS training session, comprising textile area sections (1, 2, 3; 101, 102, 103) for plane snuggling to the body part, and EMS electrodes for transmitting EMS stimuli consisting of current pulses and/or alternating current with predetermined values such as amplitude and frequency from a connected EMS stimulation generating unit to the body part, which EMS electrodes are each connected to one of the textile area sections (1, 2, 3; 101, 102, 103) and are each formed as a pad or a textile structure section having an electrically conductive conductive layer so as to flexibly snuggle to the body part, wherein the EMS garment comprises, in regions facing the front side and the rear side of the body part, at least one of the textile area sections (1, 2, 3; 101, 102, 103), wherein the textile area sections (1, 2, 3; 101, 102, 103) facing the front side and the rear side are connected along a height direction of the erected body part by stretch sections (4, 5; 104; 105) facing both flanks of the body part, each of which consists of a rubber-elastic, elastomeric solid material or is formed in the manner of a corset by a rubber-elastic band which is guided through eyelets at the edges of the two textile area sections (1, 2, 3; 101, 102, 103) to be connected to one another by the stretch sections (4, 5; 104; 105),

2. EMS garment according to claim 1, wherein the stretch sections (4, 5; 104; 105) are each designed as a planarly extending flat element.

3. EMS garment according to claim 2, wherein the stretch sections (4, 5; 104; 105) are each provided with holes.

4. EMS garment according to claim 3, wherein the holes are circular or oval.

5. EMS garment according to claim 1, wherein on each of the two body flanks, only one of the stretch sections (4, 5; 104; 105) is provided and being formed in one piece.

6. An EMS garment according to claim 1, wherein the elastomeric solid material of which the stretch sections (4, 5; 104; 105) consist is a vulcanized silicone rubber.

7. An EMS garment according to claim 5, wherein the elastomeric solid material of which the stretch sections (4, 5; 104; 105) consist is a vulcanized silicone rubber.

8. An EMS garment according to claim 6, wherein the stretch portions (4, 5; 104; 105) are sewn to the textile area sections (1, 2, 3; 101, 102, 103).

9. EMS garment according to claim 1, wherein the textile area section (1; 101) facing the rear side is formed in one piece and is connected on each of its two sides to at least one of the stretch sections (4, 5; 104; 105), the region of the EMS garment facing the front side being formed by two textile area sections (2, 3; 102, 103) of approximately equal size, which on their side facing the respective body flank are each connected to the at least one stretch portion (4, 5; 104; 105) there and which are connectable to one another for enclosing the body part with the EMS garment via a detachable closure such as a zipper (109) or a plug-in connection (8, 9).

10. EMS garment according to claim 6, wherein the textile area section (1; 101) facing the rear side is formed in one piece and is connected on each of its two sides to at least one of the stretch sections (4, 5; 104; 105), the region of the EMS garment facing the front side being formed by two textile area sections (2, 3; 102, 103) of approximately equal size, which on their side facing the respective body flank are each connected to the at least one stretch portion (4, 5; 104; 105) there and which are connectable to one another for enclosing the body part with the EMS garment via a detachable closure such as a zipper (109) or a plug-in connection (8, 9).

11. EMS garment according to claim 9, wherein the textile area section (1; 101) facing the rear side, and also the textile area sections (2, 3; 102, 103) on the front side, carry EMS electrodes.

12. EMS garment according to claim 10, wherein the textile area section (1; 101) facing the rear side, and also the textile area sections (2, 3; 102, 103) on the front side, carry EMS electrodes.

13. EMS garment according to claim 6, wherein the EMS electrodes have a structure not being elastically stretchable.

14. EMS garment according to claim 13, wherein at least each textile area section (1, 2, 3; 101, 102, 103) carrying EMS electrodes consists of an elastane-free textile material not being non elastically stretchable.

Description

[0028] In the following, advantageous embodiments of the invention are described in more detail on the basis of the enclosed drawings.

[0029] FIG. 1 shows a bottom strap according to an advantageous embodiment of the invention;

[0030] FIG. 2 shows an EMS vest according to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention; and

[0031] FIG. 3 the EMS vest shown in FIG. 2 in a state wherein it is applied to a mannequin.

[0032] First, reference is made to FIG. 1, which shows an EMS garment formed as a bottom or butt strap. The EMS bottom strap or belt has a textile area section 1 on its area facing the back of the body when in the applied state, which has two EMS electrodes assigned to the two buttocks, the push buttons of which are marked 6, 7 for connecting power connection cables. At its two side edges, the rear textile area section 1 is sewn to a flat, one-piece stretch section 4, 5 made of vulcanized silicone rubber. Each of the two stretch sections 4, 5 can have circular holes in order to be able to select the thickness of the stretch section 4, 5 so high that, despite the desired stretchability, the stretch sections 4, 5 have a high robustness. At their front edge area facing away from the rear textile area section 1, the two stretch sections 4, 5 are each connected, preferably sewn, to a further textile area section 2, 3. The two textile area sections 2, 3 each carry belt straps with plug-in elements 8, 9, with which they can be connected to each other on the front side of the body after putting on the bottom strap. The textile area sections 1, 2, 3 do not need to have any elasticity, so that the elasticity required for the precise fitting of the bottom strap to the body is provided solely by the two stretching sections 4, 5.

[0033] FIGS. 2 and 3 show an EMS garment formed as a vest with three pairs of electrodes on the back of the body and two pairs of electrodes on the front. A one-piece textile area section facing the back part of the trainee having the three pairs of electrodes is designated 101 and sewn above the arm loops with two further textile area sections 102, 103 each with two EMS electrodes provided for contact with the front of the body. Below the two arm loops, two one-piece stretch sections 104, 105, consisting of vulcanized silicone rubber, extend along the height direction of the erected body and are connected, preferably sewn, along their side edges to the facing side edges of the respective textile area sections 101, 102 or 101, 103. The elastic restoring force or compression of the vest required for a planar contact of the EMS electrodes to the torso of the trainee is provided solely by the two elastomer stretch sections 104, 105, if a zipper 109 running in the direction of the upright body is closed on the belly side. Furthermore, the EMS vest has hooks 107 on the one hand and eyelets 108 on the other, on which the two front textile area sections 102, 103 can be pre-fixed to each other before closing the zipper 109.

[0034] Variations and modifications are possible without leaving the scope of the invention.

[0035] For example, upper arm or thigh straps could also be provided with corresponding, preferably one-piece, elastomeric stretch sections, which would make the adjustment loops and Velcro fasteners previously required for lashing obsolete.