A garment for improving the wearer's posture provides cords that, when secured in place, exert a slight pressure against the wearer's shoulders each time he/she starts to slouch, serving as a reminder to be more erect. The garment had a horizontal channel that is located around the body of the user,
A garment for improving the wearer's posture provides cords that, when secured in place, exert a slight pressure against the wearer's shoulders each time he/she starts to slouch, serving as a reminder to be more erect. The garment had a horizontal channel that is located around the body of the user, preferably just below the breast area, that accommodates a first cord. The garment further includes vertically-extending channels that extend upward from the horizontal channel and over the shoulders of the user. Respective cords in each vertical channel pass over respective shoulders of the garment from the front of the garment, and extend down the back of the garment to a position at which they are accessible to a person wearing the garment (the “user”), and are anchored in the front of the garment by the horizontal cord in such a way that when the vertical cords are sufficiently pulled at the rear of the garment and secured in place, they lightly engage the front of the wearer's shoulders so that the wearer will feel a slight pressure against his/her shoulders each time he/she starts to slouch, serving as a reminder to be more erect.
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1. A garment disposed about a centerline and having a front, a back, a left side and a right side, said garment comprising: a generally horizontally-extending channel formed in the garment to extend generally horizontally about the body of a user wearing the garment;a pair of generally vertically-ex
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A garment disposed about a centerline and having a front, a back, a left side and a right side, said garment comprising: a generally horizontally-extending channel formed in the garment to extend generally horizontally about the body of a user wearing the garment;a pair of generally vertically-extending channels, each extending over a respective shoulder of the garment-wearing user towards or into the generally horizontally-extending channel in the front of the garment, and each being in communication with the generally horizontally-extending channel in the rear of the garment; andcords disposed in the channels in such a way that, when pulled and secured, cause the generally horizontally-extending channel to be secured about the user's body and the generally vertically-extending channels to exert a lightly sensed pressure against the user's shoulders that increases when the user slouches as a reminder to be more erect,the cords includinga first cord disposed within the generally horizontally-extending channel to substantially circumscribe the user's body, andsecond and third cords that extend through respective ones of the generally vertically-extending channels to the front of the garment in such a way that the first cord serves as an anchor against which the second and third cords can be tensioned to create said sensed pressure shoulder engagement utilized by the garment, said second and third cords further extending via its generally vertically-extending channel from the user's shoulders down the back of the garment and into the horizontally-extending channel at the rear of the garment,at least one end of each cord being accessible to the user for pulling and securing via at least one opening in the garment; andone or more deflection surface members within the generally horizontally-extending channel at the rear of the garment configured to transition the second and third cords to a generally horizontal orientation within the generally horizontally-extending channel to minimize lateral movement of the garment about the user when the second and third cords are pulled. 2. The garment of claim 1 wherein the channels are formed by respective strips of material affixed to the interior of the garment. 3. The garment of claim 1 wherein the interiors of the generally vertically-extending channels lead into the interior of the generally horizontally-extending channel at both the front and the back of the garment. 4. The garment of claim 1 wherein the generally horizontally-extending channel is positioned on the garment to cross just below the user's breast region. 5. The garment of claim 1 wherein at least one of the generally vertically-extending channels includes a loop-shaped segment in the front of the garment formed by two generally vertically-extending arms separated by an interjacent segment lying within or formed by a section of the generally horizontally-extending channel. 6. The garment of claim 1 wherein at least one of the generally vertically-extending channels includes a loop-shaped segment in the front of the garment formed by two generally vertically-extending arms separated by an interjacent segment coupled to the generally horizontally-extending channel via adjacent channel walls that are affixed to each other or to interjacent coupling material. 7. The garment of claim 1 wherein the opening in the garment is located on the side of the garment when worn by the user. 8. The garment of claim 1 wherein the pair of generally vertically-extending channels extend over a respective shoulder of the garment-wearing user into the generally horizontally-extending channel in the rear of the garment. 9. The garment of claim 1 wherein the pair of generally vertically-extending channels extend from the front of the garment over respective shoulders of the garment-wearing user and into a common generally vertically extending channel at the rear of the garment that leads into the generally horizontally-extending channel at the rear of the garment. 10. The garment of claim 1 wherein the deflection surface members are first and second loops on the first cord through which the second and third cords respectively pass. 11. The garment of claim 1 wherein the deflection surface members are portions of the first cord's exterior surface, about which the second and third cords are looped as they extend along the generally horizontally-extending channel towards the garment opening. 12. The garment of claim 1 wherein the first cord has two end regions which are accessible to the user via said garment opening for pulling and securing. 13. The garment of claim 1 wherein the second and third cords each have two end regions, one end region being accessible to the user via said garment opening for pulling and securing, the other end region being affixed to its cord within the garment in such a way that the pulling of said one end at the garment hole permits the cord to be tensioned. 14. The garment of claim 1 wherein the at least one end of the second cord is accessible to the user for pulling and securing at the same garment opening as the at least one end of the third cord. 15. The garment of claim 1 wherein the at least one end of the second cord is accessible to the user for pulling and securing at a different garment opening as the at least one end of the third cord. 16. A garment disposed about a centerline and having a front, a back, a left side and a right side, said garment comprising: a generally horizontally-extending channel formed in the garment to extend generally horizontally about the body of a user wearing the garment;a pair of generally vertically-extending channels, each extending over a respective shoulder of the garment-wearing user towards or into the generally horizontally-extending channel in the front of the garment, and each being in communication with the generally horizontally-extending channel in the rear of the garment; andcords disposed in the channels in such a way that, when pulled and secured, cause the generally horizontally-extending channel to be secured about the user's body and the generally vertically-extending channels to exert a lightly sensed pressure against the user's shoulders that increases when the user slouches as a reminder to be more erect,the cords including a first cord disposed within the generally horizontally-extending channel to substantially circumscribe the user's body,second and third cords that extend through respective ones of the vertically-extending channels, passing over respective shoulders of the garment from the front of the garment, and extending down the back of the garment to a position at which they are accessible to a person wearing the garment, the second and third cords being anchored in the front of the garment by the horizontal cord in such a way that when the vertical cords are sufficiently pulled at the rear of the garment and secured in place, they lightly engage the front of the user's shoulders each time the user slouches to serve as a reminder to be more erect,said second and third cords extending from the user's shoulders down the back of the garment into the generally horizontally-extending channel at the rear of the garment, at least one end of each cord being accessible to the user for pulling and securing via at least one opening in the garment; anda pair of loops within the generally horizontally-extending channel at the rear of the garment configured to transition the second and third cords to a generally horizontal orientation within the generally horizontally-extending channel to minimize lateral movement of the garment about the user when the second and third cords are pulled.
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