Athletic training sleeve

Abstract

An athletic training sleeve includes a first piece of elastic material forming a tube of elastic material and a second piece of elastic material attached around a partial periphery thereof to the tube of elastic material to define a pocket therebetween. An opening of the pocket is defined between an unattached edge of the second piece of elastic material and the tube of elastic material. The opening of the pocket has a higher resistance to expansion than does a portion of the pocket.

1 . An athletic training sleeve, comprising:
 a first piece of elastic material forming a tube of elastic material; and   a second piece of elastic material attached around a partial periphery thereof to the tube of elastic material to define a pocket therebetween, wherein an opening of the pocket is defined between an unattached edge of the second piece of elastic material and the tube of elastic material;   wherein the opening of the pocket has a higher resistance to expansion than does a portion of the pocket spaced from the opening.   
   
   
       2 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein a closed end of the pocket spans a longer arc length at rest around an exterior surface of the tube than an arc length spanned at rest by the unattached edge of the second piece of elastic material. 
   
   
       3 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein a third piece of elastic material is attached to the unattached edge of the second piece of elastic material between ends of edges that form the partial periphery of the second piece, and the third piece of elastic material has a higher resistance to expansion than does the second piece of elastic material. 
   
   
       4 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the second piece of elastic material is a 2-way stretchable material with an axis of elasticity oriented generally parallel to a centerline of the pocket drawn between the opening of the pocket and a closed end of the pocket. 
   
   
       5 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the first piece of elastic material includes two pieces of elastic material attached to form the tube of elastic material. 
   
   
       6 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second, and third pieces of elastic material is a type of 2-way or 4-way stretchable elastic material selected from the group consisting of spandex, stretchable lace, polyester, nylon, rayon, cotton, polyester blend, and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       7 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 6 , wherein a portion of the athletic training sleeve includes a highly reflective coating. 
   
   
       8 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein a closed end of the pocket is generally parallel to an end of the tube. 
   
   
       9 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 8 , wherein the closed end of the pocket is spaced from the end of the tube. 
   
   
       10 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein a closed end of the pocket is generally parallel to a longitudinal extent of a cylindrical wall of the tube. 
   
   
       11 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the tube at a first end thereof is generally the same as a diameter of the tube at a second end thereof. 
   
   
       12 . An athletic training sleeve, comprising:
 a first piece of elastic material;   a second piece of elastic material attached to the first piece of elastic material to form a tube of elastic material; and   a third piece of elastic material attached around a partial periphery thereof to the second piece of elastic material to define a pocket therebetween, wherein an opening of the pocket is defined between an unattached edge of the third piece of elastic material and the second piece of elastic material;   wherein the unattached edge defining the opening of the pocket has a higher resistance to expansion than does a portion of the pocket spaced from the opening and a closed end of the pocket is generally parallel with an end of the tube.   
   
   
       13 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 12 , wherein a diameter of the tube at a first end thereof is larger than a diameter of the tube at a second end thereof. 
   
   
       14 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 13 , wherein the second and third pieces of elastic material are made of the same material. 
   
   
       15 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 14 , wherein the closed end of the pocket spans a longer arc length at rest around an exterior surface of the tube than an arc length spanned at rest by the unattached edge of the third piece of elastic. 
   
   
       16 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 15 , wherein a fourth piece of elastic material is attached to the unattached edge of the third piece of elastic material between ends of edges that form the partial periphery of the third piece, and the fourth piece of elastic material has a higher resistance to expansion than does the third piece of elastic material. 
   
   
       17 . An athletic training sleeve, comprising:
 a first piece of elastic material forming a tube of elastic material;   a second piece of elastic material attached around a partial periphery thereof to the tube of elastic material to define a pocket therebetween, wherein an opening of the pocket is defined between an unattached edge of the second piece of elastic material and the tube of elastic material, and wherein a closed end of the pocket is generally parallel with an end of the tube; and   a third piece of elastic material attached to the unattached edge of the second piece of elastic material between ends of edges that form the partial periphery of the second piece, wherein the third piece of elastic material has a higher resistance to expansion than does the second piece of elastic material.   
   
   
       18 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 17 , wherein the pocket expands to hold an item and the opening securely holds the item within the pocket and wherein the tube slides onto a straightened human arm and is held in place over the biceps and triceps muscles of a bent human arm. 
   
   
       19 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 18 , wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth pieces of elastic material is a type of 2-way or 4-way stretchable elastic material selected from the group consisting of spandex, stretchable lace, polyester, nylon, rayon, cotton, polyester blend, and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       20 . The athletic training sleeve of  claim 19 , wherein a portion of the athletic training sleeve includes a highly reflective coating and wherein the closed end of the pocket spans a longer arc length at rest around an exterior surface of the tube than an arc length spanned at rest by the unattached edge of the second piece of elastic material.