Form-fitting garment

Abstract

A form-fitting garment with an elastic fabric having a first modulus of elasticity, the form-fitting garment when worn by a user generates an elastic tension pressing the fabric against a user's body; and provides a pattern of elastic bonding material having a second modulus of elasticity so that the elastic bonding material is bonded to the elastic fabric to form a composite garment material that has the elastic fabric as a first layer and the elastic bonding material as a second layer. A joint third modulus of elasticity of the composite material is more than twice the elastic fabric's first modulus of elasticity so that the elastic tension pressing the fabric against the user's body forms a pattern of pressure spaces of higher pressure where bonding material is located in comparison to spaces where no bonding material is located.

1 . A form-fitting garment, comprising:
 an elastic fabric having a first modulus of elasticity, said form-fitting garment when worn by a user generates an elastic tension pressing the fabric against a user's body;   a pattern of elastic bonding material having a second modulus of elasticity so that the elastic bonding material is bonded to the elastic fabric to form a composite garment material comprising the elastic fabric as a first layer and the elastic bonding material as a second layer; wherein   a joint third modulus of elasticity of the composite material is more than twice the elastic fabric's first modulus of elasticity so that the elastic tension pressing the fabric against the user's body forms a pattern of pressure spaces of higher pressure where bonding material is located in comparison to spaces where no bonding material is located;   the pattern of elastic bonding material comprises a plurality of discrete bonding material segments that are not directly connected with each other through the elastic bonding material;   the plurality of discrete bonding material segments are star-shaped; and   the star-shaped bonding material segments have the shape of a three-pronged star having arms becoming narrower in a direction from a center of the star towards outer ends of the arms of the star, consequently providing the highest pressure in the center of the star and the lowest at the vertices of the star.   
     
     
         2 - 4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . The form-fitting garment according to claim  4 , wherein all outer ends of the arms of the star-shaped bonding material segments are spaced apart from outer ends of the arms of respective adjacent star-shaped bonding material segments. 
     
     
         6 . The form-fitting garment according to claim  4 , wherein the garment is leggings and when worn by a user, having one arm of the three-pronged star oriented in substantially lengthwise direction of a user's leg. 
     
     
         7 . The form-fitting garment according to  claim 6 , wherein the leggings comprises fixation points configured to be at a user's ankle end and at a user's waist that are strong enough to create a lengthwise tension force of the leggings directed from the user's waist to the ankle, biasing the leggings in lengthwise direction. 
     
     
         8 . The form-fitting garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic fabric comprises between 80-90% polyamide and between 10-20% elastane. 
     
     
         9 . The form-fitting garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic bonding material comprises polyurethane and is applied by a printing process with subsequent heat treatment to the elastic fabric to form said composite material by bonding.