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WO2008122873A1 - Vetement facilitant les mouvements du corps humain - Google Patents

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WO2008122873A1
WO2008122873A1 PCT/IB2008/000846 IB2008000846W WO2008122873A1 WO 2008122873 A1 WO2008122873 A1 WO 2008122873A1 IB 2008000846 W IB2008000846 W IB 2008000846W WO 2008122873 A1 WO2008122873 A1 WO 2008122873A1
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  • the present invention relates to a garment for assisting movement of the human body. More particularly, the invention relates to a garment which is capable of improving the movement performed by a human being both in normal everyday activities and in the sports field. Background art
  • the movements all the movements of the human body, are provided by means of the muscular system, which by being connected to the supporting skeletal system induces therein, at the articulated joints, angular rotations which, when combined, originate said movements.
  • the muscles similar to actuators, provide linear vector forces, which, connected to the skeletal system, always produce rotational torques at its joints.
  • the human body is as rich in possibilities of movement as in possible instabilities.
  • the controls of such instability are, as occurs in the directional ailerons of jets, a continuous correction in the small force differentials between the "agonist power” muscles and the "antagonist control” muscles involved, for a given type of equilibrium condition. Therefore, we can now understand that all our movements are not at all damped and, for example, articular compressions are not constant and uniform but are more similar to continuous "impacts" and separations in the sense of overcoming in one direction and in the other the necessary “plays” that allow their movement.
  • the human body is further subjected to gravitational forces: consider, for example, when walking, the step of lifting the leg after the thrust step, the effort of standing "on attention" for a soldier by extending forcibly the arms along the back, of lifting in addition to his own weight the weight of the arm for a plate hammering worker, the difficulties in “expanding” the ribcage while we breathe, while the curvature of the backbone facilitates, “by gravity", its “contraction”.
  • the stroke performed by a cyclist on the pedals of a bicycle entails a movement which tends to modify the angle between the foot and the leg, i.e., the portion of the lower limb that comprises the tibia and the calf.
  • the foot tends to reduce the angle that it forms with respect to the tibia.
  • this reduction in the foot/leg angle tends to generate a backward rotation (movement) of the leg, i.e., in the opposite direction with respect to the direction required in this step of the stroke, which must see the leg advance.
  • the cyclist finds himself forced to apply maximum effort with the muscles of the thigh, particularly the vastus medialis muscle, i.e., the muscle that lies directly above the knee, and the rectus femoris muscle, so as to contrast the negative moment that would move backward the tibia and the calf, rendering useless the forward rotation of the lower limb.
  • the vastus medialis muscle i.e., the muscle that lies directly above the knee
  • the rectus femoris muscle so as to contrast the negative moment that would move backward the tibia and the calf, rendering useless the forward rotation of the lower limb.
  • the above occurs in a mirror-symmetrical manner also during the traction step, i.e., the step of the pedaling stroke in which the pedal, after performing the stroke from 0 to 90°, with the 0 point indicated as the top dead center of the pedal and the 90° point as the point in which the pedal is in the furthest possible forward position, approaches the bottom dead center and must then rise, passing finally through the furthest backward position of the pedal at -90°.
  • the angle between the foot and the tibia tends to vary, inducing the leg to perform a rotation which is opposite with respect to the motion to be performed, so that the muscles of the cyclist must intervene, wasting energy, to restore the correct situation of equilibrium. Disclosure of the invention
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a garment for assisting movement of the human body which allows a person to perform normal movements, both everyday movements and in sports, with greatly improved effectiveness.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a garment for assisting movement of the human body which allows behavior substantially like a "second muscular system integrated in a garment", to the advantage of the execution of movements.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a garment for assisting movement of the human body which is highly reliable, relatively simple to provide and at competitive costs.
  • a garment for assisting movement of the human body characterized in that it comprises portions adapted to be worn at upper and/or lower limbs of the human body, said portions being elastically tensionable to create reverse preloading torques with respect to the rotary torques of the j oints of the human body.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic front perspective view of the garment according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a schematic perspective rear view of the garment according to the invention, shown in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of the garment according to the invention;
  • Figure 4 is a rear perspective view of the garment shown in Figure 3;
  • Figure 5 is a front perspective view of a variation of an embodiment of the garment according to the invention;
  • Figure 6 is a rear perspective view of the garment shown in Figure 5;
  • Figure 7 is a view of a third embodiment of the garment according to the invention, applied to a cyclist;
  • Figure 8 is a view of a fourth embodiment of the garment according to the invention, applied to a cyclist;
  • Figure 9 is a perspective view of the garment shown in Figure 8.
  • the garment according to the invention comprises portions adapted to be worn at upper and/or lower limbs of the human body, such portions being elastically tensionable in order to create reverse torques, i.e., provide a preloading for the rotary torques of the joints of the human body.
  • the garment according to the invention generally designated by the reference numeral 1 in the first embodiment of
  • Figure 1 and Figure 2 comprises a sort of partial or complete pair of trousers 2, made of elastic fabric and adapted to be worn so as to cling to the body and which includes, on the outer (or inner) surface, rigid means for grip on an exposed portion of the skeletal system of the human body, such as the ankle, knee, pelvis, shoulders, elbows, metatarsal bones and heels of the feet and metacarpal bones of the fingers and of the toes.
  • the garment according to the invention is a sort of pair of trousers, in the first embodiment, which is made of elastic fabric, and is provided with at least two rigid elements 3, 4 and preferably two pairs of rigid elements 3, 4 and 5, 6, which are respectively arranged at the thigh of the user and on the posterior part of the thigh and are fastened directly to a belt element 7 for fixing the rigid elements 3-6 to lateral and rear exposed parts of the pelvis.
  • connection of the rigid elements 3-6 to the belt element 7 is adjustable in its position.
  • the rigid elements 3-6 are conveniently connected to respective inserts 8, 9 and 10, 11, which are arranged respectively on the anterior part of the leg and on the posterior part of the leg.
  • the rigid elements are connected to these inserts, which are generally soft and internal and/or external with respect to the garment.
  • the rigid elements are provided with adjustment means 15, which allow to adjust the tension of the rigid elements and therefore to arrange the inserts in a position which is more or less close to the belt 7 by way of the elasticity of the trousers for individual morphological adaptation.
  • first elastic element for example a first elastic element and a second elastic element for each leg of the trousers, a first elastic element 20 which is connected at the rear insert
  • the first and second elastic means 20 and 22 in the form of ribbon-like or membrane-like elements, are connected in a fixed manner to the rear insert 10, which is therefore arranged at the region that lies above the knee, substantially proximate to the femoral bicep muscle, and extend under the foot of the user, with the possibility of being adjusted in their tension and in their specific grip position on the foot with respect to the metatarsal and heel regions.
  • the garment according to the invention in practice provides a second muscular system which is integrated in a garment and is superimposed on the "bare natural one" and, by preloading slightly with reverse torques (for the muscle group) the rotary torques of the joint with axial and membrane- like elements with variable stiffness, makes the muscular system perfectly balanced, without "rebound” effects on the articulated joints, which are stable, i.e., stabilized for the motion assigned thereto, and capable of assisting, with a low starting energy process, specific movements, relieving them, for the muscular system, of part of the gravitational weights to which the involved members are subjected.
  • the preloading for rotational torques corresponds to a preloading for the muscle groups which, in the normal activation of the torques, would be activated as "antagonists".
  • the muscle groups become initially forced "agonists", compensating in motion the natural muscular unevenness, thus ensuring it. Only small preloadings, within a certain interval, ensure this result, otherwise the muscular imbalance would be greater and contrary to motion.
  • the rotational torque of the ankle is closely tied, in the walking and running motion, to the rotational torque of the knee and of the hip.
  • the muscle groups involved in this gesture are the ones that undergo contractions and decontractions “in front” and “behind” the legs, “above” the thigh, and “in front” and “behind” of the pelvis.
  • the "power” muscle groups are the ones “in front” of the leg and “below” the thigh, while in order to close it they are the ones "behind” the leg and "above” the thigh.
  • the foot-leg angle passes in front of the malleolus, under the knee and from there, under the leg, rigidly to the rear exposed part of the pelvis.
  • FIG. 3 and 4 A second embodiment of the garment according to the invention is shown in Figures 3 and 4, in which the garment in this case is a sort of jacket, designated by the reference numeral 50, which must be worn by the user.
  • the garment according to the invention takes into account the condition of the upper limbs, which under the effect of gravity, and being articulated in their three components from the shoulder, the elbow and the wrist, fluctuate by being moved by the accelerations of motions, representing in this case masses which require control, or in a state of simple upright posture, by internal condition, become fatigued in a state of unnatural "distension" which requires the continuous seeking of "support” and multiple changes in position.
  • one acts with elastic tension members, which being fixed like a fingerless glove to the metacarpal protrusions of the back and palm of the hand and being elastic up to the elbow and then becoming from there rigid around the scapula, allow to provide rotary preloading torques which are reversed with respect to the motions to be privileged and protected, on the upper limbs as well.
  • the garment 50 is provided with an elastic portion 51 which passes, like a fingerless glove, around the hand of the user, and remains elastic up to the elbow joint, with tension adjustment means 52, and then a rigid portion up to the scapula, with the rigid portion designated by the reference numeral 53, which is connected at one end to an insert 54 which is arranged at the elbow, and, at the opposite end, to an insert 55 which is arranged at the shoulder of the garment 50.
  • an elastic portion 51 which passes, like a fingerless glove, around the hand of the user, and remains elastic up to the elbow joint, with tension adjustment means 52, and then a rigid portion up to the scapula, with the rigid portion designated by the reference numeral 53, which is connected at one end to an insert 54 which is arranged at the elbow, and, at the opposite end, to an insert 55 which is arranged at the shoulder of the garment 50.
  • the jacket described above receives the addition of rigid elements 56 and 57, which are respectively crossed at the front by connecting them to the inserts 55 and 58, arranged at the shoulders, and to inserts 59 and 60 arranged at the breast of the jacket, and by using a given pair of rigid and crossed elements 61 and 62 arranged at the rear part (back) of the jacket, which also are connected respectively to inserts 63 and 64 arranged at the central region of the back, and to the inserts 55 and 58 provided at the shoulders.
  • FIG. 5 and 6 A variation of the garment is shown in Figures 5 and 6, which illustrate an upper part provided with rigid elements 76 and 77 which are extended in a substantially parallel direction from the inserts 55, 58 until they are connected to the belt element 7.
  • the rear upper part is provided with two elastic elements 71, 72, which extend from the inserts 55, 58 and cross each other on the back of the user and are then connected to the belt element 7.
  • the calibration of the elastic elements, of the fixing points of the elastic elements and of the rigid elements depends also on any kinematic conditions and on the need for particular postures and performance typical of a highly specialized activity.
  • the garment according to the invention can be limited to the lower part of the trunk, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, or can relate to the upper part, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, or also can be the complete garment that wraps around the entire body, using therefore the garments of Figures 1,
  • Figures 7-9 are views of two further embodiments of the garment according to the invention, specialized for assisting the pedaling stroke and therefore to be used in the cycling field.
  • the garment for assisting the pedaling stroke generally designated in this case by the reference numeral 100, comprises in a third embodiment a portion of a belt element 200 which is substantially provided by the ribbon-like element and is adapted to be wrapped around the waist of a cyclist, designated by the reference numeral 300.
  • the ribbon-like element 200 is connected, at each thigh of the cyclist, to a second portion 400, which is contoured so as to adapt around the knee of the cyclist and ends with a slot-like configuration 500 which allows to pass around the shoe 600 of the cyclist, particularly for example at the heel of the shoe.
  • the portion 400 forms a closed loop around the shoe 600 of the cyclist, arranging itself around the heel of the shoe or an extension tab thereof, and passing appropriately within a U-shaped element 700 which is defined at the heel of the shoe 600 and is arranged longitudinally along the axis of said shoe, or the like.
  • connection between the first portion 200 and the second portion 400 of the garment 100 according to the invention is provided by means of a coupling with a buckle 800 and Velcro 900, so that it is possible to adjust the tension of the second portion 400, which is arranged around the shoe 600 of the cyclist, with respect to the first portion 200 which is arranged like a belt around the waist of the cyclist.
  • the cyclist wears the garment 100, inserting the shoe within the slot 500 of the second portion 400 of the garment, so that the second portion 400 enters the U-shaped element 700 of the shoe 600.
  • the cyclist applies tension to the second portion 400 by acting on the buckle 800 and on the Velcro 900, so as to apply the correct tension to the garment 100, so that during the pedaling action one avoids the problem of the tendency of the part of the tibia to tilt backwardly and therefore to form an acute angle with respect to the foot of the cyclist, applying a reaction force against the movement of the leg which replaces the effort normally performed by the vastus muscles.
  • the tension of the garment 100 around the foot and the leg of the cyclist in fact helps to keep the portion of the tibia substantially always perpendicular to the foot, so as to maintain, between the foot and the tibia, during the thrust step, an angle which is not excessively smaller than 90°, and in any case ensure also for smaller angles a better distribution of muscular load, thus reducing the overload of the vastus medialis and rectus femoris muscles of the cyclist, with the advantage of reducing fatigue caused by lactic acid poisoning and thus improving performance significantly.
  • the garment according to the invention has, in addition to what has been described above and shown in Figure 7, a third garment portion 111, which is arranged below the first portion 200 of the garment and is connected thereto.
  • the third portion 111 of the garment is provided to be arranged below the thigh of the cyclist, therefore in contrast with the first portion 200 of the garment.
  • the third portion 111 also ends with a slot 112 which allows the insertion of the tip of the shoe 600 of the cyclist.
  • the garment according to the invention arranges itself both around the heel of the shoe and at the tip of the shoe, then extending itself respectively along the tibia and thigh of the cyclist and along the calf and femoral bicep of said cyclist.
  • the leg of the cyclist is interposed between two portions of the garment 110, i.e., between the portion 200, which continues with the second portion 400, and the portion 111 in the opposite position.
  • the third portion 111 of the garment 110 is provided with tension adjustment means, which are constituted conveniently for example by a buckle 150 and corresponding Velcro 160 to adjust the portion under the leg, i.e., the tensioning of the third portion 111.
  • the third portion 111 of the garment adapted to be arranged under the leg of the cyclist, has a pair of rings 130 which are arranged substantially at the posterior region of the knee, and is connected to the second portion 400 by means of a ribbon-like or membrane-like element 140 which engages in the rings and is connected, for example by sewing, to the second portion 400 of the garment 110.
  • the fourth embodiment thanks to the presence of the third portion
  • the garment according to the invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects, since it allows to apply preloadings with reverse torques with respect to the rotary torques of the joints, so as to perfectly stabilize the muscular system of the human body of the user.
  • the material of which the garment according to the invention is made must be a material with inherent elasticity and therefore can be provided by means of any one of the materials currently known which have elasticity properties and are suitable for direct contact with human skin.
  • a ratchet or the like which allows to perform a graduated adjustment of the tension of the garment.
  • the garment has been described and illustrated in its fundamental elements in order to allow comprehension of the inventive principle, the person skilled in the art understands without effort that the described structure can be inserted and/or integrated easily within classic sports garments, particularly suits, either full-body suits or suits separated into a jacket and trousers, cycling shorts, cycling body suits and others, so as to give the traditional sports garment the functional characteristics according to the present invention, and within "classic" type garments not intended for sports use.
  • the materials used, as well as the contingent shapes and dimensions may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.

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L'invention concerne un vêtement (1) destiné à faciliter les mouvements du corps humain, comprenant des parties (3, 4, 5, 6) conçues pour être portées sur les membres supérieurs et/ou inférieurs du corps, ces parties étant extensibles élastiquement pour créer des couples de précharge inverses par rapport aux couples de rotation des articulations du corps.
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