Sweat managing fistband |
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申请号 | US12931530 | 申请日 | 2011-02-03 | 公开(公告)号 | US20110247125A1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2011-10-13 |
申请人 | John E. F. Fournier; | 发明人 | John E. F. Fournier; | ||||
摘要 | A tubular fistband, having a stretchy absorbent cloth which connects to an elastic mesh band body. The absorbent cloth can be repeatedly compressed by closing the hand of the wearer without losing shape, dispensing accumulated moisture wiped off wearer. | ||||||
权利要求 | I claim: |
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说明书全文 | This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/337,418, filed 2010 Feb. 4 by the present inventor. Not Applicable Not Applicable 1. Field This application relates to sweat absorption, bands, and gloves. 2. Prior Art Athletic stores and sporting good companies commonly supply consumers with sweat absorption products such as, sweatbands and wristbands. These traditional sweatbands absorb moisture, but can't be dried quickly, often remaining saturated for hours. They do not typically allow moisture to dispense; they are cumbersome, not attractive, retain heat in warm weather, soak easily (adding weight), leave tan lines, and aren't accurate at wiping. These products are not preferred by runners because of these negative factors. Most runners in humid and rainy climates have a variety of home-made solutions—towels, hats, sponges, and their own shirts—to remove perspiration. U.S. Pat. No. 4,809,366 Inventor Michael J. Pratt Granted Mar. 7, 1989, discloses a towel attached to the back of a wristband, addressing the need for an accurate wipe as well as a desire to dry off sweat. This item does not deliver, as it is a complicated massive accessory. The towel may drape to the side, missing the face all together. The towel may snag or get caught. The jarring motion of a joggers head leaning to wipe while searching for the towel or wristband can also interfere with performance. U.S. patent 2008/0168593 Inventor Val Parker Granted Jul. 17, 2008, shows a glove and/or glove insert that absorbs moisture in the hand. This does not provide moisture relief to other parts of the body and gloves typically leave the wearer hotter than desired. Gloves also lessen the ease of dexterity for hands and fingers. This product is difficult to put on as well. U.S. Pat. No. 4,843,652 Inventor Mark E. Kuwahara Granted Jul. 4, 1989, teaches of a glove that absorbs but traps moisture in the hand and eventually contributes to a very hot, wet hand if worn during exercise. It is bulky and dexterity is lost once again. U.S. Pat. No. 5,706,521 Inventor Lee Haney Granted Jan. 13, 1998, reveals a glove that contains absorbent pads for gathering perspiration yet is only effective for minimal perspiration gathering, does not dispose moisture and is difficult to put on as well. This bulky item is not preferred for endurance sports and is designed more for wrist protection. U.S. Pat. No. 5,305,470 Inventor William D McKay Granted Apr. 26, 1994, shows a wristband with optional ice and heat inserts. This device continues the trend of wrist focused sweat wipe relief yet fails again to advance the effort of better sweat management. All of these suffer a number of disadvantages:
Most sweat absorbing solutions have been designed for use on the wrist and forehead. My own patent No. 61/337,418, describes a band which is made of moisture drying material on the exterior or knuckle portion of the band and absorbent cloth combined to pull moisture away from the user. A simple fist squeeze dispenses built-up moisture one brief motion. In accordance with one embodiment a sweatband comprised of a tube shaped band, combining a soft absorbent cloth and a comfort mesh band body, herein referred to as a fistband, worn with the mesh body covering the users' knuckles and the absorbent cloth covering their palms.
The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appended drawings is intended as a description of the presently preferred embodiments of the invention, and is not intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention may be constructed or utilized. It is to be understood, however, that the same or equivalent functions and sequences may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention. One embodiment of the band is illustrated in User having accumulated moisture in the absorbent area may form fist Additional embodiments are shown in From the description above, a number of advantages of some embodiments of my fistband become evident.
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