US2007032359A1PendingUtilityA1

Proprioception enhancement bands

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Assignee: TORONTO BRIANPriority: Aug 2, 2005Filed: Apr 17, 2006Published: Feb 8, 2007
Est. expiryAug 2, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Brian Toronto
A63B 21/0557A63B 21/4005A63B 21/4007A63B 21/0004A63B 21/0552A63B 21/00065A63B 23/12A63B 21/0555A41D 31/185A41D 13/0015A63B 21/4025A63B 21/4017A63B 2069/0006
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Abstract

The invention is a band that improves proprioception. The band comprises a soft covering and a tension-creating device. The tension-creating device puts pressure on the skin and improves the awareness of the user of the position of their body. The band is placed over the muscle group that an improvement in proprioception is desired. The preferred placement is over the belly of a muscle in the muscle group. The preferred tension-creating device comprises two to twenty elastic rings. Other versions have the band attached to a shirt or other article of clothing.

Claims

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1 . A proprioception enhancement band comprising a tension-creating device that is placed on the body of a user around a muscle group that an improvement in proprioception is desired so that the user experiences improved proprioception.  
   
   
       2 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 1  where the band is attached to an article of clothing.  
   
   
       3 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 1  where the band is attached to a shirt.  
   
   
       4 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 1  where the band comprises a tension-creating device with a soft covering.  
   
   
       5 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 4  where the band has an opening with two ends, with a fastener on one end and a corresponding fastener on the other end, that allows the band to be placed around a muscle group and then the opening is closed by reversibly attaching the fastener to the corresponding fastener, securing the band to the muscle group.  
   
   
       6 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 5  where the fastener is a fastener selected from the group consisting of statistical fasteners, hook and loop fasteners, snaps, ties, or buttons.  
   
   
       7 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 1  where the tension-creating device is made of a ring of material selected from the group consisting of elastic, rubber, string, or cloth.  
   
   
       8 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 1  where the tension is created by the combination of more than one tension creating devices.  
   
   
       9 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 1  where the tension is created by a rib that projects within the band.  
   
   
       10 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 1  where the tension of the band is such that the band is one to two inches smaller in diameter than the muscle group the band is fitted over.  
   
   
       11 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 1  where the number of tension-creating devices is two to twenty.  
   
   
       12 . A proprioception enhancement band comprising: 
 A tension-creating device;    A covering for the tension-creating device;    So that the proprioception enhancement band is placed around the belly of the muscles that improvement in proprioception is desired so that the user experiences improved proprioception.    
   
   
       13 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 12  where the tension-creating device is made of a ring of material selected from the group consisting of elastic, rubber, string, or cloth.  
   
   
       14 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 12  where the band is created by the combination of more than one tension-creating devices.  
   
   
       15 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 12  where the tension is created by a rib that projects within the band.  
   
   
       16 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 12  where the tension of the band is such that the band is one to two inches smaller in diameter than the muscle group the band is fitted over.  
   
   
       17 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 12  where the number of tension-creating devices is two to twenty.  
   
   
       18 . An article of athletic clothing comprising an article of clothing with at least one tension-creating band attached to the clothing, with the band positioned so that it fits around a muscle group and creates a tension that gives the user an increased sense of proprioception for that muscle group.  
   
   
       19 . The, proprioception enhancement band of  claim 18  where the tension-creating device is made of a ring of material selected from the group consisting of elastic, rubber, string, or cloth.  
   
   
       20 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 18  where the tension is created by the combination of more than one tension-creating devices.  
   
   
       21 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 18  where the band is attached to a shirt.  
   
   
       22 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 18  where the tension is created by a rib that projects within the band.  
   
   
       23 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 18  where the tension of the band is such that the band is one to two inches smaller in diameter than the muscle group the band is fitted over.  
   
   
       24 . The proprioception enhancement band of  claim 18  where the number of tension-creating devices is two to twenty.

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