WEARABLE ARTICLE WITH AERATION VENT

A wearable article over skin includes opposite circular edges. The wearable article further includes an inner surface and outer surface defined between the opposite circular edges. The inner surface includes a curved profile adapted to be extended across the opposite edges and a plurality of aeration vent grooved over the inner surface of the wearable article. Furthermore, the curved profile extending up to the opposite edges and the plurality of aeration vent on the inner surface creates an aeration path between the skin and the wearable articles. The aeration path facilitates fluids to flow between the skin and the wearable article.

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Description
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates to a wearable article, and, more particularly, to a wearable article with aeration vent.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Wearable articles, such as bracelets and rings, are one of the most popular articles around the world. People enjoy wearing these articles for its looks and style. Apart from looks and style, people also want such wearable articles to be comfortable as these articles are regular articles worn over the skin all along the seasons.

Conventional bracelets and rings generally have such a configuration which usually cover a portion of skin to which these are worn. For example, if a finger ring is worn on a finger, it usually covers the portion of skin of the finger where it is placed. As a result, the person may not get cross aeration between the skin and the rings or bracelets. Such covered skin or the skin under such rings or bracelets may get strain due excess dryness or excess moisture due to absence of cross aeration and non-exposure to the environment.

Accordingly, there exists a need to overcome shortcomings of the conventional wearable articles. There exists a need of such wearable article for being worn by a user over the skin which may facilitate cross aeration for the skin via the wearable articles so that the covered skin or the skin under such rings or bracelets may get strain due excess dryness or excess moisture.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the prior art, the general purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a wearable article for being worn by a user over the skin, to include all advantages of the prior art, and to overcome the drawbacks inherent in the prior art.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a wearable article for being worn by a user over the skin which may facilitate cross aeration for the skin via the wearable articles.

Another object of the present disclosure is to develop such a wearable article for being worn by a user over the skin which may facilitate flow of all kind of fluid across the wearable article.

Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a wearable article which may provide a tidy and comfortable wearing experience without leaving strains on the skin upon wearing the wearable articles for long period of time.

Yet further object of the present disclosure is to develop such a wearable article that may provide high permeability across the wearable article/material.

In light of the above objects, in one aspect, a wearable article for being worn by a user over the skin may be provided. In one embodiment, the wearable article for being worn by the user over the skin may include opposite circular edges, an inner surface and an outer surface, and a plurality of aeration vent grooved along the inner surface. The inner surface and the outer surface both extend along the width between the opposite circular edges. The inner surface may include a curved profile that may also extend along the width between the opposite circular edges. The curved profile extending up to the opposite edges and the plurality of aeration vent on the inner surface may create an aeration path between the skin and the wearable article. The aeration path between the skin and the wearable article may enable aeration between the skin and the wearable article.

Further, in one embodiment, the inner surface with the curved profile may include an inner curvature line in a middle portion of the inner surface of the wearable article. The inner curvature line in the middle portion of the inner surface may be the only region configured to be in contact with the skin, when the user wears the wearable article over the skin.

In one embodiment, the curved profile of the inner surface may have a curvature between a range of 33 degrees to 35 degrees.

In one embodiment, the curved profile of the inner surface may have the curvature between a range of 33.2 degrees to 34.5 degree.

In one embodiment, the curvature of the curved profile of the inner surface may be open to come into the contact of air.

In one embodiment, the aeration vent may be grooved over the curved profile of the inner surface and extends along the width between the opposite circular edges.

In one embodiment, each aeration vent of the plurality of aeration vent may be a X-shaped profile extending between the opposite circular edges along the inner surface of the wearable article. Further, the X-shaped profile may be in continuous pattern along the inner surface of the wearable article.

In one embodiment, each of the aeration vent of the plurality of aeration vent may include one or more profile configuration of a plurality of shapes that may extend between the opposite circular edges along the inner surface.

In one embodiment, the opposite circular edges along with the inner surface and the outer surface may define an elliptical profile of the wearable article along a cross-section thereof.

In one embodiment, the opposite circular edges along with the inner surface and the outer surface may define a semi-circular profile of the wearable article along a cross-section thereof.

In one embodiment, the wearable article may be a one-piece wearable article having opposing ends seamlessly joined to each other.

In one embodiment, the wearable article may be a one-piece wearable article having opposing ends spaced from each other.

In one embodiment, the wearable article may be a multi-piece wearable article joined together to form the wearable article.

In one embodiment, the wearable article may be of a material including one of a silicon, elastic or metallic.

In another aspect, a method for aeration between a wearable article and a skin of a user wearing the wearable article may be provided. The method may include creating an aeration path between the skin and the wearable article. The aeration path between the skin and the wearable article may enable aeration between the skin and the wearable article. The aeration path may be defined by the wearable article. The wearable article for being worn by a user over the skin may include opposite circular edges, an inner surface, an outer surface and a plurality of aeration vent grooved along the inner surface. The inner surface and the outer surface, both extending along a width between the opposite circular edges. The inner surface may include a curved profile adapted to be extended along the width between the opposite circular edges. The curved profile extending up to the opposite edges and the plurality of aeration vent on the inner surface may create an aeration path between the skin and the wearable article.

In one embodiment, the method may include the inner surface with the curved profile which may further include an inner curvature line in a middle portion of the inner surface of the wearable article. The inner curvature line may be the only region configured to be in contact with the skin, when the user wears the wearable article over the skin for creating the aeration path.

In another aspects, a method for making a wearable article for being worn by a user over the skin is provided. A method for making a wearable article as summarized above, and further explanation thereof will be excluded herein for the sake of brevity. Reference of the specified components related to wearable article will be taken herein for summarizing and understanding the method steps. The method may include forming an inner surface having a curved profile. The curved profile may be adapted to be extended along a width between opposite circular edges of the wearable article. The method for making the wearable article may further include grooving a plurality of aeration vent along the inner surface of the wearable article. Furthermore, the curved profile extending up to the opposite edges and the plurality of aeration vent on the inner surface may create the aeration path between the skin and the wearable article to enable aeration between the skin and the wearable article.

In one embodiment, grooving the plurality of aeration vent along the inner surface may include grooving a X-shaped profile extending between the opposite circular edges along the inner surface.

This together with the other aspects of the present disclosure, along with the various features of novelty that characterize the present disclosure, is pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and forms a part of the present disclosure. For a better understanding of the present disclosure, its operating advantages, and the specified object attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The advantages and features of the present disclosure will become better understood with reference to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a diagram of a wearable article in a perspective view, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 2 and 2A, respectively illustrate a cross-sectional and close-up view of the wearable article resting over a skin, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2B illustrates a front perspective view of a wearable article, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3A illustrates a close-up view of an inner surface of the wearable article, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3B illustrates a close-up view of an inner surface of the wearable article, in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 illustrates a diagram depicting a user wearing the wearable article over the skin, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIGS. 5A and 5B and illustrate a diagram depicting different form of the wearable article, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the description of several views of the drawing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

The exemplary embodiments described herein detail for illustrative purposes are subject to many variations in implementation. The present disclosure provides a wearable article for being worn by a user over the skin and methods. It should be emphasized, however, that the present disclosure is not limited to the wearable article for being worn by a user over the skin. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but these are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure.

The terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced items.

The terms “having”, “comprising”, “including”, and variations thereof signify the presence of a component.

A wearable article for being worn by a user over the skin may be provided. In one embodiment, the wearable article for being worn by the user over the skin may include opposite circular edges, an inner surface and an outer surface, and a plurality of aeration vent grooved along the inner surface. The inner surface and the outer surface both extend along the width between the opposite circular edges. The inner surface may include a curved profile that may also extend along the width between the opposite circular edges. The curved profile extending up to the opposite edges and the plurality of aeration vent on the inner surface may create an aeration path between the skin and the wearable article. The aeration path between the skin and the wearable article may enable aeration between the skin and the wearable article.

A wearable article and methods of operation and making of the wearable article will now be explained in conjunction with FIGS. 1-5B as below, in accordance with various exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, the drawings as shown herein are only for better understanding of the disclosure and may not be in anyway considered to be limiting only to the diagrams as disclosed herein. There may be various other arrangement that may be covered by the claims of the present disclosure.

Referring now to FIG. 1, a perspective view of a wearable article 1000 is illustrated, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The wearable article 1000 may, for example, be a ring or a bracelet for being worn by a user over the skin. As illustrated, for the purpose of description of the invention, FIG. 1 is shown to depict a ring as the wearable article 1000. However, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, the wearable article 1000 may be bracelets, bangles or any other form of jewelry that need to be worn in very tight configuration over the skin. As seen in FIG. 1, the wearable article 1000, such as a ring, as illustrated may be made up of one of a material including, but not limited to, silicone, elastic, metallic, woods etc.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the wearable article 1000 may include opposite circular edges 110,120, an inner surface 210, an outer surface 220, and a plurality of aeration vent 400.

The inner surface 210 and the outer surface 220, both, extend along a width between the opposite circular edges 110,120. The inner surface 210 may include a curved profile 300 that may extend along the width between the opposite circular edges 110, 120. Further, as shown, the outer surface 220 may also include a curved profile that may extend along the width between the opposite circular edges 110, 120 to define elliptical profile of the wearable article along a cross-section thereof, wherein both the inner surface 210 and the outer surface includes the curved profile 300. However, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, the outer surface 220 may include any other profile, such as flat profile, that may extend along the width between the opposite circular edges 110, 120 to define a semi-circular profile of the wearable article 1000, wherein the inner surface 210 includes the curved profile 300 while the outer surface includes flat profile.

Now referring to FIGS. 2, 2A and 2B, to illustrates various views of the wearable articles 1000. For example, FIGS. 2 and 2A, respectively, illustrate a cross-sectional and close-up view of the wearable article 1000 resting over a skin, and FIG. 2B illustrates a front perspective view of the wearable article 1000, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIGS. 2, 2A and 2B will be described herein in conjunction with FIG. 1. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the curved profile 300 of the inner surface 210 may have a curvature. Such curvature may, in one example embodiment, be between a range of about 33 degrees to about 35 degrees. In one another example embodiment, the curved profile 300 of the inner surface 210 may have the curvature between a range of 33.2 degrees to 34.5 degree. The inner surface 210 with the curved profile 300 may include an inner curvature line 500 due to such curvature in a middle portion of the inner surface 210 of the wearable article 1000, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. The inner curvature line 500 in the middle portion of the inner surface 210 may be the only region configured to be in contact with the skin, when the user wears the wearable article 1000 over the skin.

As described above, both the inner surface 210 and the outer surface includes the curved profile 300 to define the elliptical profile of the wearable article 1000 along a cross-section thereof. More specifically, in such embodiment, the opposite circular edges 110,120 along with the inner surface 210 and the outer surface 220 define the elliptical profile of the wearable article 1000 along a cross-section thereof. Further, also described above, the inner surface 210 includes the curved profile 300 while the outer surface includes flat profile to define the semi-circular profile of the wearable article 1000 along the cross-section thereof. More specifically, in such embodiment, the opposite circular edges 110,120 along with the inner surface 210 and the outer surface 220 define the semi-circular profile of the wearable article 1000 along a cross-section thereof.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 2A, upon wearing the wearable article 1000, the inner curvature line 500 in the middle portion of the inner surface 210 comes into the contact of the skin of the user, whereas the rest of the region of the inner surface 210 of the wearable article 1000 may be open to come into the contact of the air. More specifically the region of the inner curvature line 500 may rest on the skin of the user while the rest of the region on the left and right of the inner curvature line 500 of the curved profile 300 of the inner surface 210 may not touch the skin. This in turn creates a gap 510 between the opposite circular edges 110,120 and the skin of the user. The gap 510 may allow air to come into the contact of the inner surface 210 of the wearable article 1000.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the wearable article 1000 also includes the plurality of aeration vent 400 along the inner surface 210. The plurality of aeration vent 400 may be grooved along the inner surface 210.

Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, a close-up view of the inner surface 210 having the plurality of aeration vent 400 in the wearable article 1000 is depicted, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and will now be described herein in conjunction with FIGS. 1 to 2B. FIG. 3A depicts the curved profile 300 that may extend along the width between the opposite circular edges 110,120. The plurality of aeration vent 400 may be grooved along the curved profile 300 of the inner surface 210 of the wearable article 1000. The plurality of aeration vent 400 may be grooved in such a manner that aeration vent 400 extends along the width between the opposite circular edges 110,120 of the wearable article 1000. The extension of aeration vent 400 along the width between the opposite circular edges 110,120 may create an aeration path between the skin and the wearable article 1000. The aeration path between the skin and the wearable article 1000 may enable aeration between the skin and the wearable article 1000. Such aeration restraints excess dryness or excess moisture of the skin upon wearing the wearable article 1000.

In one embodiment, the plurality of aeration vent 400 may be of a X-shaped profile extending between the opposite circular edges 110,120 along the inner surface of the wearable article 1000. Such X-shaped profile may be in continuous pattern along the inner surface of the wearable article 1000. However, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, one example embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 3B, the plurality of aeration vent 400 grooved along the curved profile 300 of the inner surface 210 may be of different pattern, such as sinusoidal pattern.

The curved profile 300 extending up to the opposite edges 110,120 that results the formation of the gap 510 along with the aeration vent 400 on the inner surface 200 may create the aeration path between the skin and the wearable article 1000. The aeration path between the skin and the wearable article 1000 may enable aeration between the skin and the wearable article 1000. Specifically, the gap 510 formed due to the curvature between the range of 33 degrees to 35 degrees of the curved profile 300 may facilitate air to come into the contact of the inner surface 210, whereas the plurality of X-shaped aeration vent 400 facilitates the air to pass through the opposite circular edges 110,120 of the wearable article 1000. In various embodiment, any fluid, such as liquid like water, oil, or air may pass through the aeration path created by the combination arrangement of the gap 510 (created by the opposite circular edges 110,120 of the wearable article 1000) and the aeration vent 400.

As shown in FIG. 4, a user wearing the wearable article 1000 over the skin. The wearable article 1000 may provide aeration across the wearable article during hand movement. When a user wearing the wearable article 1000 move his/her hand in the surrounding, the surrounding air is bound to travel from the one circular edge 110 to the other circular edge 120 (i.e. along the gap 510). The plurality of aeration vent 400 grooved along the inner surface 210 may provide easy passage from one circular edge 110 to the other circular edge 120 of the wearable article 1000.

Now referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B, a diagram depicting different form of the wearable article 1000 is shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. FIGS. 5A and 5B will now be described in conjunction with FIGS. 1 to 4. The wearable article 1000 may be of different shape, size and design without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In one example embodiment, the wearable article may be a one-piece wearable article having opposing ends seamlessly joined to each other as shown in FIG. 1A. Specifically, referring to FIG. 5A, the wearable article 1000 may be a wearable article having opposing ends 520,530 spaced from each other. In one example embodiment, the wearable article 1000 may be a multi-piece 610,620 wearable article coupled to form the wearable article 1000, as shown in FIG. 5B.

The wearable article 1000 may involve a method of aeration between a wearable article 1000 and a skin of a user wearing the wearable article 1000. The method may include creating an aeration path between the skin and the wearable article 1000 as described above and excluded herein from description for the sake of brevity of the disclosure. The aeration path between the skin and the wearable article 1000 may enable aeration between the skin and the wearable article 1000.

The wearable article 1000 along with aeration capability across the opposite circular edges 110,120 may involve a method of making. The method for making the wearable article 1000 for being worn by a user over the skin may include forming the inner surface 210 having the curved profile 300, as described above. The inner surface 210 with the curved profile 300 may extend along the width between opposite circular edges 110,120 of the wearable article 1000, as described above. The method of making the wearable article 1000 may further includes grooving the plurality of aeration vent 400 along the inner surface 210 of the wearable article 1000. The curved profile 300 extending up to the opposite edges 110,120 and the plurality of aeration vent 400 on the inner surface 200 creates the aeration path between the skin and the wearable article 1000. The aeration path between the skin and the wearable article 1000 may enable aeration between the skin and the wearable article 1000 as described herein above and excluded form explanation herein for the sake of brevity.

The present disclosure is advantageous in cross aeration for the skin via a wearable article, such as the wearable article 1000, as described above. The wearable article of the present disclosure may facilitate flow of all kind of fluid across the wearable article/material. The wearable article of the present disclosure may provide a tidy and comfortable wearing experience without leaving strains on the skin upon wearing the wearable articles for long period of time. Furthermore, the wearable article of the present disclosure may provide cross aeration between the skin and the wearable article while skin being at static and dynamic state.

The present disclosure should not be construed to be limited to the configuration of the wearable article and method as described herein. Various configurations of the wearable article are possible which shall also lie within the scope of the present disclosure.

The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present disclosure have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present disclosure to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present disclosure and its practical application, and to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present disclosure and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but such omissions and substitutions are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A wearable article for being worn by a user over the skin thereof, the wearable article comprising:

opposite circular edges;
an inner surface and outer surface, both extending along a width between the opposite circular edges, wherein the inner surface comprises a curved profile adapted to be extended along the width between the opposite circular edges; and
a plurality of aeration vent grooved along the inner surface;
wherein the curved profile extending up to the opposite edges and the plurality of aeration vent on the inner surface creates an aeration path between the skin and the wearable article to enable aeration between the skin and the wearable article.

2. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein the inner surface with the curved profile comprises an inner curvature line in a middle portion of the inner surface of the wearable article.

3. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein the inner curvature line in the middle portion of the inner surface is only a region configured to be in contact with the skin, when the user wears the wearable article over the skin.

4. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein the curved profile of the inner surface comprises a curvature between a range of 33 degrees to 35 degrees.

5. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein the curved profile of the inner surface comprises a curvature between a range of 33.2 degrees to 34.5 degree.

6. The wearable article of claim 5, wherein the curvature of the curved profile of the inner surface is open to come into the contact of air.

7. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein the aeration vent is grooved over the curved profile of the inner surface and extends along the width between the opposite circular edges.

8. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein each aeration vent of the plurality of aeration vent comprises a X-shaped profile extending between the opposite circular edges along the inner surface.

9. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein the X-shaped profile is in continuous pattern along the inner surface.

10. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein each aeration vent of the plurality of aeration vent comprises one or more profile configuration of a plurality of shapes extending between the opposite circular edges along the inner surface.

11. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein the opposite circular edges along with the inner surface and the outer surface define an elliptical profile of the wearable article along a cross-section thereof.

12. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein the opposite circular edges along with the inner surface and the outer surface define a semi-circular profile of the wearable article along a cross-section thereof.

13. The wearable article of claim 1 is a one-piece wearable article having opposing ends seamlessly joined to each other.

14. The wearable article of claim 1 is a one-piece wearable article having opposing ends spaced from each other.

15. The wearable article of claim 1 is a multi-piece wearable article joined together to form the wearable article.

16. The wearable article of claim 1 is of a material comprising one of a silicone, elastic or metallic.

17. A method for aeration between a wearable article and a skin of a user wearing the wearable article, the method comprising:

creating an aeration path between the skin and the wearable article to enable aeration between the skin and the wearable article, wherein the aeration path is defined by the wearable article having: opposite circular edges, an inner surface and outer surface, both extending along a width between the opposite circular edges, wherein the inner surface comprises a curved profile adapted to be extended along the width between the circular opposite edges, and a plurality of aeration vent grooved along the inner surface,
wherein the curved profile extending up to the opposite edges and the plurality of aeration vent on the inner surface creates the aeration path.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the inner surface with the curved profile comprises an inner curvature line in a middle portion of the inner surface of the wearable article, wherein the inner curvature line is only a region configured to be in contact with the skin, when the user wear the wearable article over the skin for creating the aeration path.

19. A method for making a wearable article for being worn by a user over the skin thereof, the method comprising:

forming an inner surface having a curved profile adapted to be extended along a width between opposite circular edges of the wearable article; and
grooving a plurality of aeration vent along the inner surface;
wherein the curved profile extending up to the opposite edges and the plurality of aeration vent on the inner surface creates the aeration path between the skin and the wearable article to enable aeration between the skin and the wearable article.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein grooving the plurality of aeration vent along the inner surface comprises grooving a X-shaped profile extending between the opposite circular edges along the inner surface.

Patent History
Publication number: 20210259371
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 24, 2020
Publication Date: Aug 26, 2021
Inventor: LU CHAONENG (Guangzhou)
Application Number: 16/798,535
Classifications
International Classification: A44C 9/00 (20060101); A44C 5/00 (20060101);