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Title:
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR REGIONS OF LOWER LIMB
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1998/043504
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A protective clothing for regions of lower limb efficacious mainly in reinforcing the hamstrings which are muscles of the posterior surface of the femoral region among the above regions. This clothing is made of a stretchable fabric and has a lower body portion including legs with such a length as being capable of covering at least the patellar region. It has parts with a potent tightening force including (A) at least a highly tightening part (101) passing the greater trochanter from above, passing the vicinity of the boundary between the biceps muscle of thigh and the iliotibial tract for supporting the biceps muscle of thigh, going not across the venter of the biceps muscle of thigh but diagonally across the vicinity of the tendons (4) below the venter of the biceps muscle of thigh, and getting to the vicinity of the upper end of the shinbone (5).

Inventors:
FUJII TAKAKO (JP)
SAKA RISA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1997/003372
Publication Date:
October 08, 1998
Filing Date:
September 22, 1997
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
WACOAL CORP (JP)
FUJII TAKAKO (JP)
SAKA RISA (JP)
International Classes:
A41B11/00; A41C1/00; A41D13/00; A63B71/08; A61F13/06; A61F5/01; A63B21/055; (IPC1-7): A41B11/00; A41D13/00; A61F13/06; A63B71/08
Foreign References:
EP0519135A11992-12-23
JPH0450302A1992-02-19
JPH0881807A1996-03-26
JPH09241906A1997-09-16
Other References:
See also references of EP 1016351A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ikeuchi, Hiroyuki (Umeda Plaza Building 3-25, Nishitenma 4-chome, Kita-k, Osaka-shi Osaka 530, JP)
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