Wearable airfoil

Abstract

A wearable airfoil for reducing aerodynamic drag. The wearable airfoil includes a garment, the garment including at least an anchor unit adapted to receive a fastening means of an airfoil element, characterized in that the anchor unit includes adjusting means capable to adjust a tension of an edge of the airfoil element by at least controlling an effective length of the edge.

1 . A wearable airfoil comprising:
 a garment,   the garment including at least an anchor unit adapted to receive a fastening means of an airfoil element,   
       characterized in that
 the anchor unit includes adjusting means capable to adjust a tension of an edge of the airfoil element by at least controlling an effective length of the edge. 
 
     
     
         2 . A wearable airfoil according to  claim 1 , whereas the adjusting means include at least one of the group including:
 a wrap body capable to wind and unwind an elastic line thereby stretching and releasing the edge of the airfoil element,   a clamping means adapted to clamp the elastic line at certain positions,   a slide element adapted to connected to the elastic line and movable with respect to the garment in order to stretch or release the elastic line.   
     
     
         3 . A wearable airfoil according to  claim 1 or 2 , whereas the adjusting means is drivable manually or by an actuator means. 
     
     
         4 . A wearable airfoil according to  claims 1 to 3 , whereas the adjusting means is drivable in a linear or circular manner or in a combined manner. 
     
     
         5 . A wearable airfoil according to  claims 1 to 4 , whereas the adjusting means are remotely controlled, particularly by Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or near flied communication technology. 
     
     
         6 . A wearable airfoil according to  claims 1 to 5 , whereas the anchor unit is located in a shoulder region, a wrist region, a hip region, an ankle region, a torso region, a leg region or an arm region of the wearable airfoil. 
     
     
         7 . A wearable airfoil according to  claims 1 to 6 , whereas the adjusting means is adapted to be capable of:
 controlling an aerodynamic efficiency of the airfoil element,   changing a chord to thickness ratio of the airfoil element,   adjusting the effective length of the cord of the airfoil element.   
     
     
         8 . A wearable airfoil according to one of the  claims 1 to 7 , whereas the edge of the airfoil element is a leading edge, particularly an arm bluff leading edge, or a trailing edge. 
     
     
         9 . An air foil garment comprising:
 at least a bodice portion adapted to at least partly cover a torso portion of a person wearing the bodice portion;   at least one pant portion adapted to at least partly cover a hip and/or leg portion of a person wearing the pant portion;   the bodice portion having a lower hem section and the pant portion having a waistband section;   the hem section and the waistband section comprising corresponding fastening means adapted to detachably joining the bodice portion and the pant portion.   
     
     
         10 . Air foil garment according to  claim 9 , whereas the fastening means are at least one out of the group including:
 a zipper;   a Velcro fastener;   a cord threadably attachable to corresponding eyelets arranged within the hem section and the waistband section;   a plurality of snap fasteners.   
     
     
         11 . Airfoil garment according to  claim 9 or 10 , whereas when joined the hem section and the waistband section are arranged in an overlapping manner. 
     
     
         12 . Airfoil garment according to  claim 9 or 10 , whereas when joined the hem section and the waistband section are joined on butt to form a flash transition along the distal sides of the hem section and the waistband section. 
     
     
         13 . Airfoil garment according to  claim 11 , whereas the hem section overlaps the waistband section on a distal side of the waistband section. 
     
     
         14 . Airfoil garment according to one of the  claims 9 to 13 , whereas the fastening means are adapted to transfer tensile forces between the bodice portion and the pant portion occurring during wearing operation of the garment particularly generated by a suspension line of an airfoil portion anchored to the garment in a waist region thereby introducing tensile forces into a cloth material of the bodice portion or the pant portion. 
     
     
         15 . A bodice portion of an airfoil garment having sleeves, the sleeves adapted to get at least one airfoil portion attached thereto, thereby causing tensile forces tending to move the sleeves in a proximal direction towards a torso of a person wearing the bodies portion whereas at distal ends of the sleeves glove portions are provided adapted to engage with fingers and/or interspaces between fingers of the person wearing the bodice portion in a positive locking manner with respect to a proximal direction of the forces. 
     
     
         16 . A bodice portion according to  claim 15 , whereas the glove portion is tethered or detachably mounted to the distal ends of the sleeves. 
     
     
         17 . A bodice portion according to  claim 15 or 16 , whereas the glove portion comprises at least one loop portion adapted to be arranged within an interspace between two fingers of the person wearing the bodice portion. 
     
     
         18 . A bodice portion according to  claim 17 , whereas the loop portion is formed of an elastic material, particularly an elastic fabric material or at least comprises an elastic section being stretchable by tensile forces above certain predetermined threshold values. 
     
     
         19 . A pant portion of an airfoil garment having pants legs, the pant legs adapted to get at least one airfoil portion attached thereto thereby causing tensile forces tending to move the pants legs in a proximal direction towards a torso of a person wearing the pants portion whereas at distal ends of the pants legs glove portions are provided adapted to engage with the sole of a foot of the person wearing the pant portion in a positive locking manner with respect to a proximal direction of the forces. 
     
     
         20 . A pant portion according to  claim 19 , whereas the glove portion is tethered or detachably mounted to the distal ends of the pants legs. 
     
     
         21 . A pant portion according to  claim 19 or 20 , whereas the glove portion comprises at least one loop portion adapted to be arranged around the sole of a foot of the person wearing the pant portion. 
     
     
         22 . A pant portion according to  claim 21 , whereas the loop portion is formed of an elastic material, particularly an elastic fabric material or at least comprises an elastic section being stretchable by tensile forces above certain predetermined threshold values. 
     
     
         23 . A pant portion according one of the  claims 19 to 22 , whereas the glove portions of the pant portion are adapted not to cover the heel of the foot of the person wearing the pant portion. 
     
     
         24 . An airfoil element adapted to be attached to a garment of a wearable airfoil for reducing a sportsman's air drag comprising:
 an airfoil element attachable to the garment at least via one anchor element, whereas the airfoil element comprises a trailing edge, whereas the trailing edge being stretched between anchors by an elastic suspension line,   
       characterized in that
 the suspension line is accommodated within a casing extending along the trailing edge. 
 
     
     
         25 . Airfoil element according to  claim 24 , whereas the casing is formed by an envelope elastic material, particularly the elastic fabric material of the airfoil element. 
     
     
         26 . Airfoil element according to  claim 24 or 25 , whereas the casing is formed by a tube element being elastically stretchable in its longitudinal direction and being fastened particularly stitched and/or glued and/or welded to the trailing edge of the airfoil element. 
     
     
         27 . Airfoil element according to one of the  claims 24 to 26 , whereas the suspension line is adapted to slide within casing and fixed at distinct and distant locations along the longitudinal direction of the suspension line. 
     
     
         28 . Airfoil element according to one of the  claims 24 to 27 , whereas each free end of the suspension line protrudes from a corresponding free end of the casing to be freely accessible for anchoring to the garment. 
     
     
         29 . Airfoil element of one of the  claims 24 to 28 , whereas free ends of the suspension line are formed in size such that the free ends of the suspension line are prevented from slipping into the casing. 
     
     
         30 . An airfoil element adapted to be attached to a garment of a wearable airfoil for reducing a sportsman's air drag comprising:
 an airfoil element attachable to the garment at least via on anchor element, where the airfoil element comprising at least one elastic suspension line adapted to be stretched between anchor locations,   whereas free ends of the suspension line are adapted to be engaged to and disengaged from the anchor locations by hand without the need of additional tools.   
     
     
         31 . An airfoil element of  claim 30 , whereas means for toolless engagement and disengagement of the free ends are at least one out of the group including:
 clips,   snap fasteners,   loops for engagement with a hooklike anchor or a pinlike anchor,   Velcro fasteners.