Garment for motorcyclists with improved comfort
View Patent ↗Elastic inserts ( 15, 25 ) are incorporated in selected zones such as the legs and arms of an article of garment for motorcyclists, for example a leather suit, said inserts having a shape and manner of application such that the configuration of the garment in the rest condition corresponds to the position of the person wearing the garment when riding a motorcycle, but also allows said person to move freely when not sat in the saddle of the motorcycle.
1. A sport suit for a motorcyclist for having an improved wear when one of a knee and an elbow joint is flexed from a common riding position, the suit comprising:
a pair of trousers having legs;
a body-piece having sleeves;
an elastic insert disposed in a respective one of the legs and the sleeves to border a portion of a respective joint, each insert comprising a plurality of longitudinal folds, the longitudinal folds in each insert being substantially parallel to each other and uniformly spaced apart in each respective one of the leg inserts and the sleeve inserts when the motorcyclist is in the common riding position, the suit further comprising a thigh area, a knee area, and calf area, and wherein the elastic leg insert is disposed proximate to the knee and further comprises
a central strip disposed at the bottom of a thigh area but above the knee area, the longitudinal folds forming a circle there around with a periphery of the central strip extending perpendicularly to the axis of the leg,
two tapered wings having distal edges, the wings disposed behind the calf area so that the distal edges are located closely to one another, the longitudinal folds running axially along the calf area, and
two connecting parts disposed inside and on the outside of the calf area between said central strip and the said tapered wings,
wherein in a common riding position, the angle formed by an axis of each calf area with an axis of the respective thigh area is between 80 and 100 degrees and the elastic inserts are disposed on the legs in an unstretched condition, and
wherein in an erect standing position the folds in the central strip are compressed together and the folds in the wings are expanded, and in a competitive riding position the folds in the central strip are expanded and the folds in the wings are compressed.
2. The sport suit of claim 1 , wherein the inserts comprising a shape that does not cover the joint.
3. The sport suit of claim 1 , wherein the inserts comprise a ring starting at a front thigh area and proceeding to a calf.
4. A sleeved body-piece for a motorcyclist for having an improved wear, the body-piece having an armpit area, a shoulder area, and a waist area; the body-piece comprising:
a durable material resistant to motorcycle falls while the motorcycle is in motion;
two elastic inserts suitable for keeping the suit adhered to a body of the motorcyclist in a common riding position,
each insert comprising an overturned L-shape;
wherein the L shape comprises a first side and a second side, the first side extended from below the shoulder area to the armpit area, and the second side extends from the armpit area to a terminus in the waist area;
wherein the first side and the second side are angled about 45 degrees to each other; and
wherein the respective first sides of each insert extend in opposite directions with no points of mutual contact between them;
each insert comprising a plurality of longitudinal folds being substantially parallel to each other and uniformly spaced to each other when in the common riding position, each of the folds being inclined at an angle of substantially 45 degrees with respect to an axis of the body-piece and extending downwardly from the back toward the front on both the first and second sides; the plurality of folds favoring the raising of arms and arching of a back in the common riding position wherein the folds are in such uniformly spaced position, but able to withstand both vertical and horizontal stresses.