Upper body article of apparel

US10905174B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FALKE KGaA · DE

Inventors

• Angela Langer · Schmallenberg, DE
• Claudius Brinkmann · Lörrach, DE
• Georg Wüllner · Winterberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 6, 2015
• Grant date: Feb 2, 2021
• Expiry date: Jan 4, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A41B11/003
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

In order to provide an upper body article of apparel, in particular a shirt, a bodysuit, an undershirt or an oversleeve which is suitable for reducing the risk of injury to the wearer of the upper body article of apparel, particularly during sports activities and to achieve compensation of possible functional imbalances in the musculoskeletal system of the wearer, it is proposed that the upper body article of apparel comprises at least one compression region in which, in the worn state, the upper body article of apparel exerts a compression effect on the body of the wearer of the upper body article of apparel, and comprises at least one stimulus-inducing structure which, in the worn state, is arranged on an inside of the upper body article of apparel facing toward the body of the wearer of the upper body article of apparel.