Drag inducing swimwear
View Patent ↗An exercise and training device for swimmers in the form of a shirt, top, or singlet that, due to the material of manufacture, increases the resistance to the swimmer's movement through the water.
1. An article of swimwear for increasing resistance to a wearer's movement through water when being worn and used by the wearer relative to the wearer not wearing and using the article of swimwear, the article comprising:
a torso portion covering the stomach and back of the wearer, a majority of the torso portion made from a first material, the first material comprising a water resistance inducing substrate wherein the increased resistance caused by wearing and using the article of swimwear increases the physical effort needed by the wearer when swimming relative to the wearer not wearing and using the article of swimwear;
long sleeves for covering the wearer's arms, the long sleeves comprising means for fitting over and engaging at least one of the wearer's fingers for preventing the sleeves from traveling up the wearer's arms during use; and
wherein the torso portion further comprises an armpit region and a shoulder region; the torso portion except for the armpit region and the shoulder region is made from the first material having a first elasticity, and the armpit region and the shoulder region are made from a second material having a second elasticity, wherein the second elasticity is greater than the first elasticity; and
wherein the armpit region and the shoulder region are distinct portions of the second material separated by a portion of the first material.
2. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a pant portion also made from the first material comprising the water resistance inducing substrate.
3. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 2 , wherein: the pant portion further comprises a crotch region; and the pant portion except for the crotch region is made from the first material having the first elasticity and the crotch region is made from the second material having the second elasticity.
4. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second elasticity is greater than the first elasticity.
5. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first material comprising a water resistance inducing substrate is single layered.
6. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first material comprising a water resistance inducing substrate is double layered.
7. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the torso portion and the pant portion are form-fitting to the wearer's body.
8. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first material comprising a water resistance inducing substrate is single layered.
9. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first material comprising a water resistance inducing substrate is double layered.
10. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the torso portion is form-fitting to the wearer's body.
11. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the long sleeves engage the wearer's thumb.
12. An article of swimwear for increasing resistance to a wearer's movement through water when being worn and used by the wearer relative to the wearer not wearing and using the article of swimwear, the article comprising:
a torso portion, a majority of the torso portion made from a first material comprising a water resistance inducing substrate, the torso portion further comprising an armpit region and a shoulder region,
wherein the torso portion except for the armpit region and the shoulder region is made from the first material having a first elasticity, and the armpit region and the shoulder region are made from a second material having a second elasticity, the second elasticity being greater than the first elasticity,
wherein the armpit region and the shoulder region are distinct portions of the second material separated by a portion of the first material,
wherein the torso portion comprises long sleeves for covering the wearer's arms, the long sleeves comprising means for fitting over and engaging at least one of the wearer's fingers for preventing the sleeves from traveling up the wearer's arms during use, and
wherein the increased resistance caused by wearing and using the article of swimwear increases the physical effort needed by the wearer when swimming relative to the wearer not wearing and using the article of swimwear.
13. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising a pant portion, a majority of the pant portion also made from the first material comprising the water resistance inducing substrate, wherein the pant portion further comprises a crotch region and the pant portion except for the crotch region is made from the first material having the first elasticity and the crotch region is made from the second material having the second elasticity.
14. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first material comprising a water resistance inducing substrate is single layered.
15. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first material comprising a water resistance inducing substrate is double layered.
16. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the first material comprising a water resistance inducing substrate is single layered.
17. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the first material comprising a water resistance inducing substrate is double layered.
18. The article of swimwear as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the long sleeves engage the wearer's thumb.