Antimicrobial exercise straps

Abstract

Exercise straps including an antimicrobial fiber are disclosed herein. The antimicrobial fiber is capable of eliminating or at least reducing the number of bacteria, viruses, and/or fungi, etc. on an exercise strap while also providing the requisite amount of tensile strength to form a portion of an exercise machine and/or device (e.g., a Pilates Reformer, Tower, Cadillac, Chair, and Barrel, etc.) and/or to perform an exercise program (e.g., a Pilates routine, etc.). The antimicrobial fiber includes antimicrobial threads of a salt fiber and a non-salt fiber interwoven to form an exercise strap.

1 . A strap, comprising:
 a plurality of interwoven antimicrobial threads; and   at least one binder thread compressing the plurality of interwoven antimicrobial threads to form a flat surface,   wherein each antimicrobial thread comprises a salt fiber.   
     
     
         2 . The strap of  claim 1 , wherein each antimicrobial thread further comprises a non-salt fiber. 
     
     
         3 . The strap of  claim 2 , wherein each antimicrobial thread comprises two ends of the salt fiber. 
     
     
         4 . The strap of  claim 3 , wherein each antimicrobial thread comprises one or more ends of the non-salt fiber. 
     
     
         5 . The strap of  claim 4 , wherein each antimicrobial thread comprises one of:
 two ends of 16/1 cotton fiber; and   one end of 16/2 cotton fiber.   
     
     
         6 . The strap of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one binder thread comprises twenty-eight binder threads. 
     
     
         7 . The strap of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a stuffer fiber comprising a polyester fiber; and   a textured polyester catch cord.   
     
     
         8 . The strap of  claim 2 , wherein each antimicrobial thread includes a quantity of turns per meter in the range of one hundred turns per meter to five hundred turns per meter. 
     
     
         9 . The strap of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of interwoven antimicrobial threads comprises one hundred to one thousand antimicrobial threads. 
     
     
         10 . The strap of  claim 2 , wherein ten percent to twenty-four percent of the plurality of interwoven antimicrobial threads are dyed. 
     
     
         11 . A textile fiber, comprising:
 a plurality of interwoven antimicrobial threads,   wherein each antimicrobial thread comprises a salt fiber and a non-salt fiber.   
     
     
         12 . The textile fiber of  claim 11 , wherein each antimicrobial thread comprises two ends of the salt fiber. 
     
     
         13 . The textile fiber of  claim 12 , wherein each antimicrobial thread comprises one or more ends of the non-salt fiber. 
     
     
         14 . The textile fiber of  claim 11 , wherein each antimicrobial thread includes a quantity of turns per meter in the range of one hundred turns per meter to five hundred turns per meter. 
     
     
         15 . The textile fiber of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of interwoven antimicrobial threads comprises one hundred to one thousand antimicrobial threads. 
     
     
         16 . The textile fiber of  claim 11 , wherein ten percent to twenty-four percent of the plurality of interwoven antimicrobial threads are dyed. 
     
     
         17 . A textile thread, comprising:
 two ends of a salt fiber; and   a non-salt fiber interwoven with the two ends of the salt fiber.   
     
     
         18 . The textile fiber of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the non-salt fiber includes a cotton fiber comprising one of two ends of 16/1 cotton fiber and one end of 16/2 cotton fiber; and   the salt fiber comprises a PurThread® fiber.   
     
     
         19 . The textile thread of  claim 18 , wherein the non-salt fiber and the salt fiber are one of dyed and undyed. 
     
     
         20 . The textile thread of  claim 17 , wherein the two ends of the salt fiber and the non-salt fiber are turned one hundred turns per meter to five hundred turns per meter.