IP Library Granted Patent US 11,178,919
Granted Patent B2
US 11,178,919 · App. 16/348,178 · Granted Nov 23, 2021

Garment for motorcyclists

Inventors: Giovanni Mazzarolo (Coste di Maser, IT); Tomaso Bacigalupo (Asolo, IT)
Assignee: ALPINESTARS RESEARCH S.P.A.
A41D3/00A41D2400/38A41D2600/102
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Patent No.
US 11,178,919
App. No.
16/348,178
Granted
Nov 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a garment for motorcyclists ( 10 ) comprising a panel ( 12 ) formed by two elastic inserts ( 14 ), each elastic insert ( 14 ) having a first portion ( 141 ), positioned underneath the respective armpit, along the side of the upper portion of the trunk, and a second portion ( 142 ), inclined upwards over the respective shoulder blade, and by an elastic band ( 16 ), crosswise positioned along the bottom portion of the back. According to the invention the two elastic inserts ( 14 ) are connected to the elastic band ( 16 ) by means of at least one not-stretchable element ( 18 ), running along the sides of the torso. Moreover the garment ( 10 ) comprises two further stretchable pieces ( 20 ), each stretchable piece ( 20 ) running along the inner side of the sleeve from the wrist up to the armpit and being provided with an extension ( 22 ) extending along the adjacent side of the upper portion of the trunk and joined to the first portion ( 141 ) of the adjacent elastic insert ( 14 ).

Claims (17)

1. A garment for motorcyclists comprising a panel formed by two elastic inserts and by an elastic band, each elastic insert having a first portion, configured to be positioned underneath a respective armpit and along a side of an upper portion of a trunk of a wearer of the garment, and a second portion, configured to be inclined upwards over a respective shoulder blade of the wearer, and the elastic band configured to be positioned crosswise along the bottom portion of a back of the wearer, characterized in that the two elastic inserts are connected to the elastic band by means of at least one non-stretchable element, configured for running along sides of a torso of the wearer, and in that the garment comprises two further stretchable pieces, each stretchable piece configured for running along an inner side of a sleeve of the wearer from wrist up to the respective armpit and being provided with an extension configured for extending along an adjacent side of the upper portion of the trunk and joined to the first portion of an adjacent one of the two elastic inserts.

2. The garment according to claim 1 , characterized in that the extension has an elongated triangular shape.

3. The garment according to claim 2 , characterized in that a whole length of a longer side of the extension is joined to the first portion of the adjacent one of the two elastic inserts, so that the extension extends in proximity of the adjacent non-stretchable element.

4. The garment according to claim 2 , characterized in that a apex of the extension is in touch with the adjacent non-stretchable element.

5. The garment according to claim 1 , characterized in that each stretchable piece is made with a stretchable fabric.

6. The garment according to claim 5 , characterized in that each stretchable piece and the extension are a single piece of stretchable fabric, having a seamless construction.

7. The garment according to claim 1 , characterized in that the two elastic inserts are connected to the elastic band by means of two non-stretchable elements, each positioned along a corresponding side of the wearer's trunk.

8. The garment according to claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one non-stretchable element is made with a material resistant to abrasion.

9. The garment according to claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one non-stretchable element has a substantially rectangular or parallelogram shape;

longer sides of the at least one non-stretchable element being disposed parallel to a longitudinal axis of the wearer's trunk.

10. The garment according to claim 1 , further comprising a protection element applied at the at least one non-stretchable element.

11. The garment according to claim 10 , characterized in that the protection element is applied at an inner side of the at least one non-stretchable element, the protection element being positioned between the at least one non-stretchable element and an inner fabric of the garment.

12. The garment according to claim 10 , characterized in that the protection element is made of a protective impact absorbing foam.

13. The garment according to claim 1 , characterized in that the elastic band is provided with side ends with two first extensions, each of the two first extensions extending upward along an area of the garment configured to be at a waist of the wearer.

14. The garment according to claim 1 , characterized in that the elastic band is provided with side ends with two second extensions, each of the two second extensions extending downward along an area of the garment configured to be at a hip of the wearer.

15. The garment according to claim 1 , further comprising a further stretchable panel running across a portion of the garment configured to be at an upper portion of a back of the wearer;

the further stretchable panel connecting the second portions of each elastic insert.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 31, 2021
From: ALPINESTARS RESEARCH SRL
To: ALPINESTARS RESEARCH S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 056106/0875 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2019
From: MAZZAROLO, GIOVANNI; BACIGALUPO, TOMASO
To: ALPINESTARS RESEARCH SRL
Reel/Frame 049302/0906 →
Priority Claims (1)
IT 102016000114569 · Nov 14, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190364989A1 · Dec 5, 2019